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Washington Beer Open House!

We are pleased to be participating in the Washington Beer Open House!

The Washington Beer Commission invites you to visit 110+ of our state’s many innovative, esteemed, and downright friendly craft brewers on Saturday, Feb 29 from Noon - 5:00pm (our tasting room will be open 12-10pm)

*Present WABL passport to receive 10% off ALL PURCHASES all day*

Come by Lantern Brewing's production facility/tasting room and learn about our approach to making outstanding Belgian- and French-influenced beer from a uniquely Washington perspective.

12:30pm Barrel Vertical Tasting
Join your fellow ale-loving compatriots as we walk among the barrel stacks, take a quick tour of the brewery, and pull samples from selected barrels. We’ll then retire to the tasting room to enjoy a comparative tasting of multiple years’ fruited and hopped barrel-aged ales, to taste how barrel-aging can create unique flavors and experiences. *Appx 1 hour, session $10 tour+tasting, includes souvenir glass

2pm Tour & Talk: Celebrating Washington Beer…but What Exactly is Washington Beer?
We’ll continue the Open House with a quick tour of the brewery and a guided tasting of a flight of our most Washington beer while exploring the question: just what makes “Washington Beer”?  We’ll look at this question from the perspective of brewing traditions across the world and compare them with modern American ideas—with the goal of better understanding what can make Washington Beer special, and what can make it uniquely Washington. *Appx 1 hour, session $10 tour+tasting, includes souvenir glass

4pm Tour & Chat: A Brief History of Beer
An informal yet informational tour and chat on all topics beer; a brief brewery tour followed with an interactive discussion beginning with the whats, whys, and hows of beer, and ending with a chat about the future of beer. On the way we’ll discuss history and concepts and flavors and aromas-- and why the modern idea of ‘brewing to style’ might bring about the end to truly interesting beer. *Appx 1 hour, choose-your-own pour. Free, space is limited, 21+only.

10% discount all day for WABL Members!

Earlier Event: December 21
Winter Solstice Vertical tasting
Later Event: March 5
2022 Washington Beer Open House!