New Beer

I was recently shocked and amazed to learn there were two breweries between Vancouver and Seattle that I haven’t been to! Ever anxious to discover new places, we found ourselves detouring through Tenino WA during a recent commute. There, we visited Scatter Creek Winery & Brewing.

The winery has been producing award-winning wines since 2005. However, due to regulations, they could not operate a brewery at the same location. Until this last December.

The brewery has received overwhelming support to the point they literally sold out of all five beers on tap. By the time we got there, there was only one left, Da Train Pale Ale. It was a solid beer but if that was the one they didn't sell out of, I want to come back for the ones that did! (As it turned out, we bought the very last pint of Pale while we were there!)

They assured me they were in production and all five beers would be back by mid-March, maybe sooner. Andrea, one of the owners, mentioned the strong support from WABL members who sought them out. Indeed, if it were not for WABL, we would have never found them ourselves. Next time you're traveling the I-5 corridor, consider a detour to Tenino. (It's only 15 minutes from Grand Mound.)

Jones Creek Brewing is located in Chehalis, about 30 minutes from I-5. Currently under construction, their beers are available only by tasting size or growler. Follow them on Facebook to get updates about the tasting room. This Saturday (March 10), they are releasing their Safety First Black IPA. I hope to have enough time on our next commute to make the detour. (Growler is already in the trunk.)

Jones Creek Brewing came to my attention through the WABL app but here's one that WABL doesn't know about yet: Grains of Wrath just opened in Camas this week. You can find them on Facebook and read a good review of GOW here from New School Beer. You know I'll be heading there the first free second I get!

Time to check out some new beer!