Articles about Beer

Seattle soccer fan became toast of the internet with his map for where to find alcohol at the World Cup

Ed Ball is back in Seattle after spending 10 days traveling to the World Cup in Qatar. But his legacy… Read More

High-tech homebrew appliance maker PicoBrew seeks buyer after failing to secure new funding

PicoBrew, the Seattle startup that has sought to revolutionize the way people brew beer and more at home, is looking… Read More

GeekWire Calendar Picks: Hacking for NASA; celebrating Minecraft; and solving a crime

— The ability to travel through the stars is something that we all dream of, but in reality, becoming one… Read More

Rainier Beer goes wild again as iconic brand raises can to ‘new Seattle’ and huge influx of tech workers

Before you pour another one out for all that’s been lost in Seattle, take a minute to appreciate a new… Read More

Inside Arzeda’s synthetic biology lab, where industrial ingredients are brewed like beer

Alexandre Zanghellini can’t help but think about what makes up the world around him. Sitting in a conference room, Zanghellini… Read More

Clean-energy Buds: Rising Seattle startup Drift teams with King of Beers in Super Bowl promotion

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UKDA2HVlgko Budweiser is back at the Super Bowl, as usual, with another high-profile commercial in the contest for eyeballs, clicks… Read More

Clear some counter space, new PicoBrew appliance will make a variety of beverages beyond beer

There’s more to life than craft beer. That might be hard for some to swallow, especially in such a beer-crazy… Read More

More beer for your buck: PicoBrew Z Series brewing machines target restaurants, bars and more

PicoBrew, the Seattle-based makers of craft beer brewing appliances suitable for the homebrewer’s kitchen counter, is upping the game with… Read More

Seattle’s geekiest beer? Fremont Brewing crafting Dark Heron in time for Emerald City Comic Con

No doubt the cosplayers get thirsty in whatever get-up they’ve worked themselves into during Emerald City Comic Con in Seattle.… Read More

Latest home beer-making appliance from PicoBrew now available as company celebrates all week

Pardon the folks at PicoBrew this week if they pause to toast a number of different offerings and accomplishments. The… Read More

Beer lovers, take note: University of Washington lab brews up a new way to make paper

There were pretzels and there was a guy dressed in lederhosen. But the only sign of beer at this Oktoberfest… Read More

No beer goggles required: Brewer turns to AR tech in label to set itself apart in crowded market

Take a look at the selections in the beer aisle at your local grocery store, and you’re sure to notice… Read More

New breed of microbrew: UW chemists use 3-D printing to blaze a trail for better beer

Long before you take that first sip of an ice-cold beer, the ingredients that went into that beverage had to… Read More

Beer me, and you and you and … PicoBrew sets Kickstarter record with $1.812M for latest machine

PicoBrew, the Seattle-based makers of high-tech home-brew machines, just gave the boot to the Precision Cooker on Kickstarter. The Pico… Read More

Geek of the Week: ExtraHop’s Ryan Corder says something special is brewing at work and at home

Something about working for a company called ExtraHop just begs the question: Do you like beer? The Seattle-based IT analytics… Read More

Just a little r&R to break up the work week: Rainier and Reuben’s team up to create historic beer

In its 138 years, Rainier Beer has established itself as an icon of the Pacific Northwest. Since 2012, Reuben’s Brews,… Read More

PicoBrew redesigns its home craft beer machine, and new Kickstarter offers unit for just $279

Raise another glass to the folks at PicoBrew as they continue to make advances in their quest to bring simplified… Read More

Make it a Rigged Red — Seattle brewery’s debate-night tap list is worth drinking to

If you’re planning on taking a drink every time Donald Trump says “rigged” or Hillary Clinton does a shimmy during… Read More

I used a new high-tech appliance to make craft beer at home, and here’s how it tasted

If you’re a craft beer drinker, there are few places that compare to Seattle when it comes to its concentration of great,… Read More

App of the Week: HopPlotter helps you plan pub crawls and cross-country brewery tours

The explosion of craft breweries in recent years has been great for beer lovers, but in an era when many… Read More

What’ll it be? Brewery deploying beer tap beacons to communicate with drinkers via smartphone app

If you’ve ever walked into a bar or a beer hall and stared at a line of taps just waiting… Read More

This beer-pouring robot lets you skip the line for the bar — using text messages and a laser

We’ve already seen robots that get you a beer and coffee machines that start brewing when you text. Now, those… Read More

Better beer through technology: Seattle brewery mixes science, automation into recipe for growth

Fremont Brewing operates with the slogan “Because Beer Matters.” But now the fast-growing Seattle craft brewery, which is undergoing a major… Read More

‘3D printer for beer’: PicoBrew unveils new $499 at-home brewing machine

A Seattle startup has developed what it calls a “3D printer for beer” — a device that can be used by… Read More

How Seattle’s micro VCs are like craft breweries

Walk through the industrial section of Seattle’s Ballard neighborhood and within minutes you’ll likely stumble on an amazing craft brewery… Read More

What’s brewing in Tampa? A new craft beer industry emerges in ‘Cigar City’

TAMPA— Sun-drenched Tampa and cloud-soaked Seattle may not share a lot in common. But here’s one area where the two… Read More

Meet the iKeg: This tracking device tells bartenders exactly how much beer remains in a keg

LAS VEGAS — We’ve been hearing a lot about the Internet of Things at this CES — the connected devices… Read More

Growlers at your doorstep: Brewtown looks to deliver tasty suds to Seattle beer lovers

Seattle is undergoing a craft brewing renaissance, with small beer makers such as Reuben’s, Populuxe and Schooner Exact expanding faster… Read More

The gift of beer: You can now send Budweiser to Facebook friends

It was only a matter of time before someone came up with way to buy beer for friends on Facebook.… Read More

Ex-Microsofties raise $1.2M for high-tech beer-brewing machine

Turns out there’s quite a demand — and investor interest — for at-home beer brewing systems. We last wrote about PicoBrew this… Read More