PNW Beer Moms

     My two daughters and a fellow beer mom and I had the pleasure of joining the Pink Boots Society of Bellingham in their annual collaboration brew at Stones Throw Brewery in the historic Fairhaven district of Bellingham last week! The Local chapter of the Pink Boots posted on social media that all women were welcome to participate and I jumped at the chance to get some PNW Beer Moms up in there! This year they had two brew days for a double batch of goodness! We missed the first brew day, but there was no way we would miss the second. We adorned our feet with our rain boots (a flowery pink pair, an owl pair, and my black and white plaid pair) and headed down to the brewery! We were welcomed with cookies, banana bread, a beer for me and lots of smiles!     The Pink Boots Society of Bellingham was formed not to long ago as a way to commemorate a good friend of the founding members, who passed away before fulfilling her dream of starting a chapter in Bellingham. Her friends took u

   I love playing tourist to beer spots, especially in my home town of Salem, Oregon. So when Cathy Lane Teal joined PNW Beer Moms and I saw she owned not just one, but two tap houses I had never been to, I had to pay her a visit! After all, there is nothing better than a Beer Mom in the industry! You really can't get more beer mom than that!     Cathy and her husband Mitch opened Brew Coffee and Ta House in the little ol' town of Independence, OR. in 2017. If you have ever driven Hwy 22 from Salem to the Oregon Coast, you may have seen the sign to Independence. Growing up in Salem, Independence was most renowned as the place to buy booze if you lived in the neighboring town of Monmouth, home to Western Oregon University. Up until a few years ago Monmouth was a dry town. What is a thirsty college student to do?! Why drive the two minutes to Independence, of course! Interestingly enough, Independence itself was a dry town at one point, as well as West Salem when it was it's