Mashing-In News: Walking Man Turns 25, Firestone Walker Brewmaster’s Collective
GOOD MORNING, SOUTH PUGET SOUND!
Monday, Nov. 11, 2025 — Trcy Morgan turns 57 today!
Today’s craft beer news pours a full flight of innovation, nostalgia, and boundary-pushing flavor—from Walking Man’s 25-year celebration and Iron Horse’s one-can revolution to Firestone Walker’s blockbuster beer club, botanical brewing revivals, and breweries redefining what “beer” can be.
Walking Man Brewing Marks 25 Years With Throwback Beers and $2.50 Anniversary Pours
Walking Man Brewing will celebrate 25 years in the Columbia River Gorge with a November 26 anniversary party featuring throwback beers, new releases, live music, raffles, and $2.50 pours honoring a quarter-century of craft, community, and small-town pub culture. (Brewpublic)
Iron Horse Brewery Embraces Holacracy and Unveils One Can to Rule Them All
Iron Horse Brewery is unveiling a unified black-lidded can design, created through its quirky holacratic decision-making system, replacing mountains of individually printed cans with a single versatile can-and-label approach—while keeping Irish Death unchanged. (Washington Beer Blog)
Firestone Walker Opens 2026 Brewmaster’s Collective, Its Most Ambitious Beer Club Yet
Firestone Walker has opened enrollment for its 2026 Brewmaster’s Collective, an ultra-limited beer club offering 25 exclusive barrel-aged and small-batch releases that routinely sell out almost instantly thanks to its rare beers, special collaborations, and deep connection with fans. (American Craft Beer)
Master Brewers Podcast Deconstructs Jester King’s Le Petit Prince
Jester King breaks down how they brew Le Petit Prince while exploring the history, technique, and nuance of Franco-Belgian table beer in a deep-dive conversation on this week’s Master Brewers podcast. (Master Brewers Podcast)
Beyond Beer: Craft Breweries Embrace Innovation to Reach New Drinkers
Breweries nationwide are expanding beyond traditional beer, embracing innovations like rice-fermented lagers, gluten-free brewing, indigenous-ingredient seltzers, and multi-brand beverage portfolios to reach new consumers and stay competitive. (Brewer Magazine)
Beyond Hops: Brewers Reembrace Botanicals for New Flavor Frontiers
Botanicals are making a quiet comeback in craft beer, as brewers rediscover pre-hop traditions and use herbs, spices, and plant aromatics to add depth, nuance, and creative new flavor dimensions. (Craft Beer & Brewing)
Rediscovering La Fin du Monde: A Tripel Worth the Time Travel
A writer nostalgically revisits Unibroue’s La Fin du Monde for the first time in years, rediscovering its dry, citrus-and-honeyed tripel brilliance while reflecting on French countryside memories, early beer adventures, and how gracefully the beer still holds up. (Fuggled)
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