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Say it with me: never leave a brewery taproom empty-handed.<\/h2>\n

Last week Kim and I finally got around to checking out the new-to-us 7 Seas Brewing<\/a> taproom in Gig Harbor. It opened over a year ago. Though it\u2019s not exactly nearby for us, we felt a little embarrassed and lame that it took so long for us to visit. We love 7 Seas Brewing and want to help support its continued existence in today\u2019s tricky craft beer environment. I am sure there are breweries like that for you, too. Breweries that you love, breweries that you visit occasionally, but not so often as you wish. But that\u2019s not my point.<\/p>\n

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The beers at 7 Seas Brewing were as tasty as ever, and we left with a bunch of canned beer, including some Heidelberg, which, like the Apex CBD water, is produced by 7 Seas. The trip home included a quick detour for dinner at E9 Brewing<\/a> in Tacoma. Some folks don\u2019t know it, but along with great beer, E9 also makes outstanding wood-fired pizza. Really good stuff. But that is not my point.<\/p>\n

On the way out, we grabbed some of E9\u2019s beer to go, which is my point. It\u2019s great that you visit a brewery to support it by drinking a properly poured pint of fresh beer but never leave empty-handed. The breweries you love operate on very slim margins and the margins are fattest when you buy beer at the source, which includes packaged beer to go.<\/p>\n

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Buying a local brewery\u2019s beer at the grocery store is great. Don\u2019t stop doing that. But when you can, buy it at the source. The difference is greater than you imagine. I don\u2019t want to start misquoting numbers, but I cannot overstate this enough: buying beer at the source is one of the very best ways to pledge your support.<\/p>\n

There are advantages for you, too. You might save a few precious dimes, it\u2019ll stock your fridge, and you\u2019ll know that the beer is fresh and has been properly handled. And so, say it with me: never leave a brewery\u2019s taproom empty-handed. (Pictured at the top are some of the beers I\u2019ve brought home from breweries in the last couple of weeks.)<\/p>\n

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