This is Monday, 4/20!
Come learn about the fascinating chemistry of pot, and similarities with the chemistry of beer!
Learn about the interaction btw climate change & pollinators!
And drink some beer! We don't charge for this event, but we do pay rent! We can pay rent because people drink beer!
A chalkboard that says “the glow of each other’s majestic presence. rye ba stout 11.5%”
Sorry I didn’t see this earlier.
Bee is still available in bottles, and its sister beer is still on tap and in bottles. 🙂
A couple of former coworkers/friends who hadn’t met in years just ran into each other in front of the bar, started talking, comparing kid pics.
“You’ve got a 4yo, too? No way! Dude, I bet you’re an amazing dad! I bet you’re crushing it!”
“It’s fun! But it’s hard!”
I love this place sometimes.
West Coast IPA is mostly a reactionary style.
Most (not all, but most) is made to prove the brewer remembers the good old days and doesn't truck with this hazy stuff.
And is not very good as a result.
We have liftoff!
This is the first crewed mission around the Moon since 1972. Wear your NASA swag for a buck off your first drink!
There’s always a chance the launch gets scrubbed - if so, we’ll post updates if we decide to give it another try.
Get in, smarties! We’re going to the moon!
We’re having a watch party for the Artemis II launch on Wednesday! Liftoff is planned for 3:24 with a two hour launch window - we'll start streaming when we open at 3.
Roe: Smarty Pints event poster, for April 20, 6:30pm at Burke-Gilman Brewing. Background image of lots of beer hops on the vine, and an overlay of a graph with a noisy horizontal line with several vertical spikes, labeled “Burke’s Best Bitter”. Overlay text for the talk title, “Volatile compounds in cannabis, essential oils, and beer”, and the speaker, Jim Roe, analytical chemist, SoRSE Technology.
Brosi: Smarty Pints event poster, for April 20, 6:30pm at Burke-Gilman Brewing. Background image of an alpine meadow with a variety of wildflowers, and a circular image on top with a closeup of a bee on a yellow flower. Overlay text for the talk title, “Climate-driven plant-pollinator timing mismatches: Does biodiversity provide backup?”, and the speaker, Prof. Berry Brosi, UW Biology and Executive Director, MeadoWatch.
Spring has sprung, so we’re bringing you pollinators and weed(s) for Smarty Pints this month! On April 20 we’re back with more timely talks, on how changing snow conditions affect plants and their pollinators and on the chemistry of cannabis, beer, and essential oils. See you 6:30 in the taproom!
See you soon!
Karaoke with KJ Brogan With the Burke Gilman brewing company logo, a picture of an old-timey microphone and a green and grey checked pattern. LAST SATURDAY OF THE MONTH 7PM Burke-Gilman Brewing A neighborhood taproom 3626 NE 45th St And a QR code that takes you to https://www.burkegilmanbrewing.com/events
Coming up Saturday evening, it's KJ Brogan hosting karaoke! Starts at 7pm, so you and your friends can get a slot, sing your heart out, and still get home at a reasonable hour!
Brewers are creative people - they look at an empty brewkettle, and a pile of possible ingredients, and figure out how to create magic. They partner with other creative people (artists, copywriters, etc) to promote the magic.
There's no good reason to undercut other creative people.
Or “you could drink in moderation like an adult” weather!
It’s ride your bike weather.
It’s patio weather.
It’s drinking beer weather.
Indeed!
A glass of beer against a backdrop of a cherry tree in blossom
Quick! The sun is out! Come sit under the cherry tree!
Smarty Pints event poster, for March 16, 6:30pm at Burke-Gilman Brewing. The image is of a large maple tree with lots of thick branches, and no leaves, with two people partially visible sitting on branches and several lines hanging down from where they are seated. There is a semi-transparent gray overlay with green text for the talk title, “Arborist Tells All: The Secret Life of a Broadleaf Maple”, and the speaker, Zach McCurry, ISA Certified Arborist, Emerald Arbor Care.
Smarty Pints event poster, for March 16, 6:30pm at Burke-Gilman Brewing. Image description from the source: NSF–DOE Rubin Observatory in Chile sits beneath a night sky rich with cosmic detail—the Milky Way arcs overhead while the Large and Small Magellanic Clouds glow nearby. Overlain on the image is the talk title, “Searching for ET with ‘big data’ astronomy”, and the speaker, Prof. James Davenport, UW Astronomy, and Director, DiRAC Institute.
Spring is coming, and with it the occasional appearance of that weird big blue cloud!
On March 16 we’re looking towards the sky, and beyond, with arborist Zach McCurry on maple trees and care and astronomy prof James Davenport on the search for life beyond Earth. See you at 6:30 in the taproom!
Karaoke with KJ Brogan then an image of the Burke Gilman Brewing Company logo then a pic of a old timey microphone against a green and gray checkered background Text: Last Saturday of the Month 7pm Burke-Gilman Brewing A neighborhood taproom 3626 NE 45th St. As well as a QR code that takes you to: https://www.burkegilmanbrewing.com/
Karaoke Saturday! Come on by and have a good time! You can't just watch, we're gonna make you sing.
An image of a Carrom board, with the text:" Come learn carrom make some new friends, drink some good beer come join your neighbors and learn to play this game from South Asia every other Thursday 2/26, 3/13, 3/26 burke-gilman brewing a neighborhood taproom family and dog friendly 3626 NE 45th St.
Come in on Thursday and learn how to play Carrom, a game from south asia. Similar to pool or shuffleboard, but played on a tabletop.
And, you know, drink some beer!
We're a flagship store now!
Oh, 47th - where the new off-ramp is by that big new apartment complex, feeding right into U Village!
Nice. Based on last cycle of widening, I'm guessing this will take about a year, once started....
Greenland has been heavy on many of our minds recently, and we will have an extended Q&A so that we can discuss what you're most curious about.
Event poster, Smarty Pints on February 2, 6:30pm at Burke-Gilman Brewing. Special Event: Why Greenland Matters. Let's discuss, with scientists and educators who work on and in Greenland. The background image is of the city of Ilulissat, Greenland. Two small red buildings on a grassy slope in thEvent poster, Smarty Pints on February 2, 6:30pm at Burke-Gilman Brewing. Special Event: Why Greenland Matters. Let's discuss, with scientists and educators who work on and in Greenland. The background image is of the city of Ilulissat, Greenland. Two small red buildings on a grassy slope in the foreground, in front of a rack of kayaks and a small bay. Across the bay are homes and other buildings, on a rocky outcrop going down to the water. In the background are icebergs, with one hundreds of feet long forming the horizon. The lighting is near sunset.e foreground, in front of a rack of kayaks and a small bay. Across the bay are homes and other buildings, on a rocky outcrop going down to the water. In the background are icebergs, with one hundreds of feet long forming the horizon. The lighting is near sunset.
Poster with speaker details, Smarty Pints on February 2, 6:30pm at Burke-Gilman Brewing. Special Event: Why Greenland Matters. The first row is Dr. Michalea King, Senior Research Scientist, UW-APL Polar Science Center. Round photo with her face in a big red parka with blue sky in the background. The second row is Dr. Kristin Laidre, Senior Principal Scientist, UW-APL Polar Science Center and Professor, UW School of Aquatic and Fishery Science. Round photo of her in a blue parka, holding a polar bear cub. The last row is Dr. Michelle Koutnik, Associate Research Professor, UW Department of Earth and Space Sciences. Round photo of her in a blue jacket and scarf, with icebergs in the background.
Join us on February 2, 6:30pm for a discussion about Greenland, beyond the latest headlines. We'll have three polar scientists here to discuss their work, their experiences collaborating with Greenlandic communities, and the broader context under which Americans scientists work in Greenland.
A beer stein sitting on a bar, full of small whistles, with a few whistles on keychain rings being held in someone's hand.
Free with purchase, while supplies last: whistles.
On a key chain, so you’ll always have it with you. In case you suddenly need it.
Perhaps you’ll be coaching youth sports. Or directing traffic. I’m sure there are other reasons.
They’re pretty loud!
Don't forget - Smarty Pints is tonight!
Smarty Pints event poster, for January 19, 6:30pm at Burke-Gilman Brewing. A grayscale image with a rectangular device on a mechanical arm coming up from the bottom. Something circular is blurry, perhaps a spinning tool, at the end of the device. Beneath the equipment is a dark surface, with rough white shooting away from the spinning tool. It’s a picture taken from NASA’s OSIRIS-REx spacecraft at the moment it collects a rock sample from the asteroid Bennu. There is a text overlay for the talk, “Navigating a Spacecraft to Asteroid Bennu and Back”, and the speaker, Eric Sahr, Optical Navigation Lead Engineer at KinetX Aerospace. The image is credited to NASA/Goddard/University of Arizona.
Smarty Pints event poster, for January 19, 6:30pm at Burke-Gilman Brewing. An x-ray image of a ribcage, gray and semi-transparent on a dark background, with what appears to be an anomalous oblong object inside. There is a glowing white text overlay for the talk, “Minerals in Medicine”, and the speaker, Dr. Jeff Otjen, Associate Professor, Department of Radiology, Seattle Children’s Hospital & UW.
Did you also have a recent work meeting or social event end with “Well, hopefully 2026 is better”?
Well, get your 2026 off to a *better* start at our next Smarty Pints!
On Jan 19 we’re going rock collecting – examining medical minerals & bringing home asteroid samples.
See you here at 6:30!
It is January 2nd, and you have shaken off that New Year’s Eve hangover and find yourself surveying a gray winter landscape. Night falls at 4:30 pm, but now there are no more holidays to anticipate, just two more months of yuck. This is the moment to get down to your local pub.
loool, ABC.
Everyone in the taproom: WHERE'S THE BALL! SHOW US THE BALL!
ABC, small graphic: TAPE DELAY
Sorry, everyone - it worked last time!
Smarty Pints event poster, for January 19, 6:30pm at Burke-Gilman Brewing. A grayscale image with a rectangular device on a mechanical arm coming up from the bottom. Something circular is blurry, perhaps a spinning tool, at the end of the device. Beneath the equipment is a dark surface, with rough white shooting away from the spinning tool. It’s a picture taken from NASA’s OSIRIS-REx spacecraft at the moment it collects a rock sample from the asteroid Bennu. There is a text overlay for the talk, “Navigating a Spacecraft to Asteroid Bennu and Back”, and the speaker, Eric Sahr, Optical Navigation Lead Engineer at KinetX Aerospace. The image is credited to NASA/Goddard/University of Arizona.
Smarty Pints event poster, for January 19, 6:30pm at Burke-Gilman Brewing. An x-ray image of a ribcage, gray and semi-transparent on a dark background, with what appears to be an anomalous oblong object inside. There is a glowing white text overlay for the talk, “Minerals in Medicine”, and the speaker, Dr. Jeff Otjen, Associate Professor, Department of Radiology, Seattle Children’s Hospital & UW.
Did you also have a recent work meeting or social event end with “Well, hopefully 2026 is better”?
Well, get your 2026 off to a *better* start at our next Smarty Pints!
On Jan 19 we’re going rock collecting – examining medical minerals & bringing home asteroid samples.
See you here at 6:30!
(don't worry, cider fans - bring your beer drinking friends. We will still sell them a pint of beer. :) )
A poster with a bunch of apples on it, and the text: Greenwood Cider tap takeover at BGBC! Greenwood Cider co-founder Marchall Petryni will tell us about his ciders and take us on a guided tasting! Thursday, November 13th, 630 - 830 PM. $18 gets you a flight of five Greenwood Ciders (or just have a pint of your fave!) Also on the poster is Greenwood Cider co.'s logo, which is a log with growth rings, colored dark green.
Cider fans! Come by next Thursday (11/13) for a Greenwood Cider tap takeover!
We've long been known as a brewery that takes cider seriously, with 5 dedicated taps. But now we're going to give all the taps to one cidery! Co-founder Marshall will be there to help us taste through them.
