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Pints for Prostates at Pike Brewing on June 16

Gross-ish name, great-ish cause.

Posted by: Jessica Voelker on Jun 01, 2010 at 10:01AM 0 Comments

Prostate gland (as defined by Wordnetweb): a firm partly muscular chestnut sized gland in males at the neck of the urethra; produces a viscid secretion that is the fluid part of semen.

Okay, so it’s not exactly the sort of thing you want to think about when you’re knocking back a frothy brewsky. But the point of the nonprofit Pints for Prostates is about getting past embarrassment-induced reticence, promoting open dialogue about viscid secretion producers (and the illnesses that plague them) via the power of beer. Founded by a drinks journo/prostate-cancer survivor, the North Carolina organization promotes early screening for prostate cancer which, I just learned, affects one in six American men.

On the evening of Wednesday, June 16, Pike Brewing will be donating proceeds from beer sales to Pints for Prostates, which in turn donates money to prostate research. Expect a silent auction with loot from the likes of Tom Douglas Restaurants, Beecher’s, and Click Distributing. Okay then, mark your calendars.

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The Jolly Roger Taproom Hires Four Farestart Trainees

Another reason to check out the brew pub’s new digs.

Posted by: Jessica Voelker on Apr 08, 2010 at 02:27PM 0 Comments

Jolly Roger Taproom recently hired four Farestart trainees—a line cook, prep cook, and two dishwashers. That is a cool thing to do, Jolly Roger. Way to do it.

If you’re not familiar with Farestart, it is a non-profit that trains homeless and otherwise disadvantaged people to work in commercial kitchens. Farestart’s chefs nights are a big thing.

The taproom, whose new location is at 1111 NW Ballard Way, is Maritime Pacific’s brew pub—I’m currently in love with Maritime’s crisp, graceful Portage Bay Pilsner. (That beer, it so happens, is also on tap at Summit. I had some last night in fact.)

Full disclosure: Seattle Met is, as of very recently, a Farestart media sponsor.

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Tags: Beer, Beer, Craft Brewing, Ballard, Good Cause