Single Hill Brewing has teamed up with Yakima Chief Hops and the tribal nonprofit organization Peacekeeper Society to create a unique IPA using hops mostly grown on the Yakama Indian Reservation
"We Are Yakima" is a fundraising mission to provide some relief of the financial burden that business owners and their employees are enduring with stay-at-home orders in place.
Do you like to go out for a drink with co-workers? If so, you may have contributed to the state average. According the Alcohol.com, the average citizen in Washington had spent $2,627 in drinks after work in 2019 and the stats don't stop there.
We've been hearing more and more about the relationship between hops and hemp lately. As the Yakima Valley is the hop capital of the Western Hemisphere, it stands to reason that hemp would grow and thrive plentifully in this region as well.
What kind of economic impact would the advent of hemp farms in the county have?
Yakima's annual Fresh Hop Ale Festival (Oct. 5), held near the end of hop harvest each year at Millenium Plaza in downtown, has finally gotten so big it is moving a couple of blocks to accommodate the throng expected.
I came across a study that listed the best cities in America for beer lovers. It's based on the number of breweries per capita. Yakima made the list! We are at #28.
The Beer Shoppe, currently on Yakima Avenue, has announced it's planning on closing its doors for the last time -- and they're doing it sooner than you think.