Firkin Friday

I've been having a fantastic time at Jones Radiator since it opened. They have great beer and something you don't always find at beer bars: a happy hour! They started Firkin Friday last month. The first friday of each moth they are going to have a firkin on tap. Last month, local brewer Chachi from C.I. Shenanigan's brought his cask-conditioned porter. Tomorrow will be a firkin from Two Beers Brewery of their EVO IPA.

Washington Beer Open House 2011

On February 26th, the Washington Beer Commission held an open house at breweries across the state. It is essentially the Washington version of Zwickelmania. The only location in Spokane participating was C.I. Shenanigan's. Shenanigan's is affiliated with The Ram and mostly brews recipes from their brewery. The brewmaster at Shenanigan's gets to experiment with some of his own recipes as well. We got to taste a handfull of beers from the zwickel (what is a zwickel?) while we were there.

The Beers:

Dark Czar Russian Imperial Stout
Unnamed Belgian Golden Ale
Big Red IPA*
Ole St. Mick's Irish Stout*

*Ram recipe