Good Morning, Mashing-In News: Lucky Envelope Collabs, Aslan Tangletown Open
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Friday, June 6, 2025 — Paul Giamatti turns 58 today and still hates Merlot
Grit & Grain Episode 147: Barry Chan of Lucky Envelope
Seattle’s Lucky Envelope Brewing is celebrating its 10th year in the beer business with a bang — A year-long series of collaboration beers with former brewers who have left Barry’s tutelage and continued their journey at other fantastic breweries around the Pacific Northwest. Tune in to Grit & Grain Podcast Episode 147 to hear Lucky Envelope co-owner Barry Chan discuss his latest beers, the scoop on upcoming collabs, and the secret to well-made tea-infused beers. (Grit & Grain Podcast)
Aslan Tangletown Now Open
Just steps from Green Lake in the Tangletown neighborhood, Asla Brewing’s new all-ages taproom is pouring organic beer and natural wine, and serving a tasty food menu featuring a seafood-focused selection, along with kid-friendly options. (Washington Beer Blog)
Rosenstadt Moves Into Culmination Space
Rosenstadt Brewery, a Portland, Oregon-based brand known for its traditional German-style ales and lagers, is opening its first-ever taproom just in time for its 10th anniversary. Rosenstadt Brewery is taking over the space previously occupied by Culmination Brewing. (New School Beer)
GABF Forced Brewing Fun: Vera
The 2025 Great American Beer Festival competition will include a unique, one-time-only category for brewers to enter. In recognition of the latest hop developed at the United States Department of Agriculture/Agricultural Research Service (USDA/ARS) public hop breeding program in Prosser, Wash., a special category featuring beers brewed with “Vera” (formerly known as W1108-333 or HRC-003) will be judged in the 2025 competition. (Brewers Association)
Brewers United for Freedom of Flavor
After coming together for the better of craft beer in 2003, Sam Calagione (Dogfish Head), Bill Covaleski (Victory Brewing), and Greg Koch (Stone Brewing, now retired) will reunite as Brewers United for Freedom of Flavor (BUFF). For this new one-off event, BUFF will make its return at The Beer Authority in New York City on Thursday, June 26, 2025. The trio is bringing their legendary friendship, their boundary-busting brews, and a rock-and-roll spirit that can’t be tamed. (Brewpublic)
Virgin Craft Beer Sets Sail
Sir Richard Branson is a billionaire entrepreneur and the founder of the Virgin Group, a globally recognized brand. In 1970, Branson founded Virgin as a mail-order record company, eventually signing artists such as the Rolling Stones and the Sex Pistols. The Virgin Group has since expanded into many sectors, including travel, banking, health, music, telecommunications, and leisure. And now Virgin has its own branded craft beer, which is currently being contract brewed for them by Brewery Ommegang in Cooperstown, NY. (American Craft Beer)
BreWskey Speaks
This decade-old brewery in tourist-centric Old Montreal has quietly become a New England–style IPA powerhouse, driven by a desire to minimize astringency while embracing the breadth of character that can be found within fewer varieties by selecting and blending from multiple lots. Beer & Brewing Episode 416 sits down with Derrick Robertson of BreWskey to discuss balancing brewpub and taproom beer menus, as well as an on-the-fly creative process, and more. (Beer & Brewing)
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