PNW Beer Moms

       PNW Beer Moms hasn't even been rolling a month yet and it already has me questioning how big the world really is.  Small talk with strangers is no big deal to me, but putting myself and PNW Beer Moms out there, I mean really out there, is a whole different thing.  Most people's eye get a little crooked when you say "hey, you should join my club!" Instantly people are regretting talking to me, thinking I am about to sell them some MLM sh*t or invite them to church. I don't know how people actually do that! Because at least after I clarify myself, PNW Beer Moms is something you'd want to be a part of! And as one awesome mom recently asked, "Wait I don't have to read a book or anything do I?" Nope, there is nothing a mom needs to do, but drink beer, and come to social events and maybe drink beer for a cause! All win wins! Alright, back to my point. What reaching out to people has taught me, is that you really have to pick and chose who you a...

         We're an anxious bunch here in the States. Winter celebrations start in November, swim suits go on sale in February and everything pumpkin comes out in August! But August is the hottest month of the year and Summer doesn't technically start until the last week in September! It's been humid here the last week or so and there is no way, even though school has started for many, that I could choke down a syrupy, heavy or pumpkin brewed beer right now. So soak up the remaining weeks of summer my friends, or better yet, drink it up with my list of 2019 summer time faves and beat the pumpkin beer (Halloween is two months away) blues!     These beers I can't get off my mind. You know the song, "You were always on my mind"?  Okay, maybe not, but you get the point. These beer leave more than a good first impression, these beers have you contemplating their superior taste for days even weeks and leave happy memories on your taste buds. So without ...

    Just like going to the grocery store alone as a parent, sometimes you just have to go to a 21+ only establishment.  Usually, I'm annoyed by a brewery that doesn't allow minors.  I want to try their beer, but I am stuck with these adorable human spawn and therefore I probably wont see them for like another 18 years. The audacity! Don't they want my super well behaved, quiet, perfectly distracted kids at their brewery?! It's not like they run around the place, stare at people, dump all the board games out, and make me scream "knock it off" and "get back over here" for all the patrons to be startled by. NOT MY KIDS! Okay, maybe sometimes. So when you have a baby sitter, a mom minute alone, and dare I say it, a date night with your significant other, there is nothing better than going to a minor unfriendly place!      This week grandma was visiting. AKA the best damn babysitter ever! So mom and dad got away kid-less, twice! Structures Brewing ha...

Twin Sisters Brewery opened a year ago in the Sunnyland Neighborhood of Bellingham, WA. After quite a few adjustments in their outdoor beer garden over the past year, it is finally optimal for beer drinkers of all types, especially moms! Here are a few reason's I flock to Twin Sisters on a day when mommy craves a beer and the kids need to run off some energy. The main building itself is a very large industrial building boasting of many windows, a private loft for parties (is it okay to have my kids birthday parties there? Kidding, Sort of...), and large garage doors to welcome the fresh air inside. But it's the beer garden outback that sells this brewery and makes this a busy spot for families with kids. The brewery has really worked hard at being a good neighbor in this part neighborhood/part industrial side of town. With permission from the city and some smart parking lot planning, we haven't had a problem finding parking that doesn't annoy the neighbors. ...

PNW Beer Moms, a  social group for moms who like beer!      Amidst the booming craft beer culture of the Pacific Northwest, it's no longer taboo to see moms and their families at breweries, bottle shops and minor friendly taprooms. Moms are saying "Hell yes I drink beer!" and "Hell yes I brought my kids to a brewery!" and "Pass me an IPA!"  Establishments are catching on too. See our blog to find reviews of the best kid friendly beer establishments. Join our online FaceBook group! Add your Beer Mom friends. A judge free, no drama online space to post about beer, see recommendations and meet up with other like minded PNW Beer Moms in your area.  Come to our monthly meetups, every third Wednesday of the month. Check out other PNW Beer Events, such and beer festivals, BBQs, and tasting events. Volunteer with us as we give back to the community. Buy some PNW Beer Mom swag to show the world you re a proud, beer drinking mama! Sorry ...

     Hi I am Shanna. The mother of all PNW Beer Moms.  Here I will give you some insight of why I decided to start yet another mom group and why it is different and why there was a hole I felt needed to be filled. And I shall do it in the most ridiculous way I can think of, by interviewing myself.   I met myself on a Monday....errr Tuesday, turns out it is Tuesday morning, still in my pajamas as I didn't feel like hearing my toddler scream for me for the millionth time already today because I had seemingly 'disappeared'. I had plugged my oldest, fournado of a daughter, into Wildkrats because it's educational and distracting and I need her distracted.  My youngest, already terrible 23 months old (that's one month shy of 2 years for you annoyed non math folks), is busy running around breaking and pouring (child proof) stuff out because she feels I have nothing better to do then clean up after her for my own sanity and her amusement. She's also ...