The celebration of barrel-aged beers begins March 24th. The Beer Junction is preparing to celebrate the biggest of the bigs. After a one-year hiatus, Barrel Junction returns for 2022, beginning on Thursday, March 24th. It’s an homage to barrel-aged beers, be they stouts, sours, strong ales, or barleywines. Barrel Junction runs for 10 days, from March 24th thru April 3rd. Below, I share some of the beers that will be part of the opening lineup. Keep an eye on The Beer Junction’s social channels, where they’ll announce the addition of other barrel-aged […]

It is nice to see the beer events calendar filling back up, though it’s all happening at the last minute. The nature of our world these days makes it difficult to plan things too far in advance, so everyone waits until they are sure the coast is clear before announcing events. Case in point, The Beer Junction just announced that Chocolate Beer Week is happening. “The good news just keeps on rolling here at The Beer Junction,” said an email from the West Seattle bottleshop and bar. “Last week we […]

The story of The Beer Junction’s 11th-anniversary collaboration beer took shape nearly a year ago. In fact, there are two beers involved in this story, with two brewers collaborating on each. The breweries involved? Otherlands Beer of Bellingham and Wayfinder Beer of Portland. Both beers release this weekend at The Beer Junction in West Seattle. A Very Special Anniversary The Washington Beer Blog and The Beer Junction are like children of a common mother. The blog was still getting its sea legs when The Beer Junction opened 11 years ago. Over the years, our businesses grew […]

Environmental scientists refer to salmon as an indicator species, suggesting that the health of an individual species is an indicator of the health of the overall environment. Maybe bars and restaurants are an indicator species as well. Given the impact of the pandemic, if a bar can survive, there’s hope. These days, whenever a bar or restaurant opens back up or expands business back to something a bit closer to normal, it feels like a reason to celebrate. Case in point, The Beer Junction just announced that it has expanded […]

The Beer Junction announces that it has teamed up with Mirage Beer Company to create a beer to commemorate a significant milestone: the 10th Anniversary. In July of 2010, a new bottleshop opened on 42nd Avenue in West Seattle, offering beer lovers a selection of over 1,000 beers shoehorned into an immediately too-small space. This was the original location of The Beer Junction. Two years after opening, Morgan Herzog moved the business to a location around the corner on California Avenue, added a draft beer system, and changed the business’s liquor […]