Anacortes Brewery Releases / Rockfish Grill Events for Aug 2023

New Beer Releases:

Vienna Lager (ABV 6.1% / IBU 15) Smooth and malty, this elegant amber lager is delicately hopped with Perle & Mt Hood varieties for aroma and balance.

OG IPA (ABV 6% / IBU 80) Our classic northwest style IPA features Columbus, Cascade & Simcoe in the fermenter to produce citrus and stone fruit aroma yielding to bold, prolonged hop flavor and bitterness.

Upcoming Anacortes Brewery Events:

Anacortes Arts Festival Fri-Sun 8/4 – Sun 8/6, Downtown Anacortes

Brewfest on the Skagit 2 PM Sat 8/12, Edgewater Park, Mount Vernon

Pension King and the Dependents 6 PM 8/12, Heart of Anacortes

Savage Blues Band 6 PM 8/19, Heart of Anacortes

The Enthusiasts 6PM 8/26, Heart of Anacortes

Rockfish Grill Entertainment Calendar:

8/2 – Joan Penney (6 PM)

8/5 – Randy Weeks and the Silent Treatment (7:30 PM)
8/9 – Michael Wisniewski (6PM)
8/12 – Ebb Slack and Flood (7:30 PM)

8/16 – Baker and West (6 PM)

8/19 – The Duntons (7:30 PM)

8/23 – Janette West (6 PM)

8/26 – Cascadia Groove (7:30 PM)

8/30 – Pension King and the Dependents (6 PM)

7:30 Fri 8/25 – Too Slim and the Taildraggers at the Rockfish Grill

Tim “Too Slim“ Langford is a monster guitarist and unabashed blues rocker whose influences run the gamut from Lightnin’ Hopkins, Freddy King, Duane Allman, Lynyrd Skynyrd and Robin Trower.

He is a prolific singer/songwriter whose songs have now yielded an impressive 14 studio albums, 2 solo albums and several live CD’s on the Vizztone and his own Underworld Records labels. Too Slim and the Taildraggers are Tim “Too Slim” Langford on guitar/vocals, Zach Kasik on bass/vocals and Chris Reiser on drums/vocals.

Brace Yourself the new live release is the latest effort in the evolution of their contemporary Blues/Rock sound that has been described as ‘Straight Whiskey Blues with a Southern Rock Beer Chaser’

The Remedy their latest studio effort debuted at #3 on the Billboard Top Blues Album Chart. ‘High Desert Heat’ their 2018 release charted 11 times in the Billboard Top Blues Album Chart in 2018 and is nominated for Best Blues/Rock album at the 2019 Blues Music awards. High Desert Heat was also featured in heavy rotation on Sirius XM’s B.B. King’s Bluesville.Their 2016 release ‘Blood Moon’ was nominated for Blues Rock Album of the Year at the 2016 Blues Blast Music Awards and was voted Blues Rock Album of the Year at the 2016 Jimi Awards. Blood Moon reached #6 on the Billboard Top Blues Album Chart in 2016. The 2014 release Anthology was vote #1 Blues Album of the Year by Blues Matters Writers Poll in 2015. The 2013 release ‘Blue Heart’ rose to #3 on the Billboard Top Blues Album Chart and was nominated for Rock/Blues Album of the Year at the 2014 Blues Blast Music Awards. Shiver the 2011 release, was nominated for Rock/Blues Album of the Year by the Blues Foundation’s Blues Music Awards.

Too Slim and the Taildraggers ever evolving musical direction cannot easily be classified into any box or category. Tim “Too Slim” Langford has received Lifetime Achievement and Hall Of Fame awards by three Northwest blues societies, 
as well as more than 40 regional and national music awards. Too Slim and the Taildraggers music has also been featured on MTV’s series, The Real World and Road Rules.

Preview:

9/2 – Odd Mood Jam Band  (7:30 PM)