Keg tossing, seasonal brews and kids running around with the adults could only mean one thing - the Washington Brewers Festival is here for 2008. Coming up this weekend at Saint Edwards Park, in Kenmore, WA(North side of Lake Washington), almost 200 beers will be available for your tasting pleasure. The full list is here, but we're most looking forward to the Organic Alder Smoked Coffee Stout by Elliott Bay, Scuttlebutt's 12th Anniversary Scotch......

The East Coast got two new toys this month and Seattle didn't get any. We didn't even get a Microsoft/Yahoo buy-out like we were promised. Why can't Seattle get a bike-sharing program of our own, a la Washington, D.C.'s new "SmartBike DC"? Our city has a dedicated (at times, frighteningly dedicated) cadre of bicyclists who will shoot down objections that Seattle's just not bike-friendly. If we can embrace Zipcar, as undoubtedly Seattle has, we......

There's no shortage of special occasions to sample beer here in Seattle, whether it's a low-key event like Hard Liver over at Brouwer's Cafe, or a full-fledged lollapaloosa like the Seattle International Beer Festival. Yes, Seattle loves its microbrews, and will occasionally pay homage to wine (particularly if it's of local extraction). But let's face it: Sometimes we get tired of beer, no matter how good, and start jonesing for something a bit stiffer. Certainly,......