Mashing-In News: Big Dumper Beer, Cat’s Meow at Leikam

GOOD MORNING, SOUTH PUGET SOUND!

Tuesday, August 5, 2025 — Maureen McCormick turns 69 today!

Today’s craft beer news pours a full flight of celebration and caution—featuring celebrity collabs, cat-themed anniversaries, tax-fueled industry fights, and the ever-slippery slope of national sales data—because in the world of beer, every pint tells a story, and not all of them are brewed with foam and sunshine.

Big Dumper Beer Slides Into Home at Scuttlebutt

Scuttlebutt Brewing in Everett is teaming up with Seattle Mariners catcher Cal Raleigh—aka “Big Dumper”—to release a crisp, gameday-ready lager named in his honor, with a launch party (minus Cal) set for August 15. (Washington Beer Blog)

Leikam Brewing’s 11th Anniversary Is the Cat’s Meow

Portland’s only Kosher-certified brewery, Leikam Brewing, celebrates 11 years with a cat-themed bash on August 9—complete with special beer releases, feline festivities, and community love, all in honor of their brewery cat, Puck. (The New School)

Binary Brewing Celebrates 3 Years in the Heart of Beaverton

BinaryBrewing.co, Beaverton’s only homegrown brewery, will celebrate its 3rd anniversary on August 9 with three collaboration beer releases, DJ sets, food specials, and family-friendly festivities—all marking three years of growth, community, and craft in their historic downtown brewpub. (The New School)

BC Craft Brewers Demand Tax Reform to Survive

Amid rising closures and mounting costs, the BC Craft Brewers Guild has launched the “Protect BC Craft Beer” campaign to demand tax reform, arguing that the current system unfairly favors global beer giants while punishing local breweries for growing—threatening the survival of BC’s independent brewing scene. (Noms Magazine)

Beer Demand Still Down, But Less

The craft beer segment showed signs of slowing its off-premise decline with its highest Beer Purchasers’ Index of 2025 so far—though still in contraction territory—while the overall beer industry remains in a cautious summer holding pattern, according to the National Beer Wholesalers Association. (Craft Brewing Business)

Tilray’s Beer Sales Slide 15% in Q4

Tilray Brands’ beverage division—primarily made up of craft beer brands acquired from AB InBev and Molson Coors—saw fourth-quarter revenue drop nearly 15% year-over-year to $65.6 million, reflecting broader beer market challenges despite modest annual growth in gross profit. (ProBrewer)

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