This Seattlest's liver already hurts just thinking about all the beers we're going to try this weekend. Granted, the Hard Liver Festival at Brouwer's Cafe in Fremont officially runs all week. But, some of the good stuff will be gone before the afternoon is out on the opening day this Saturday (Doors at 11am). But, if you don't like crowds, don't come on Saturday....it will most likely be packed by noon.

The sixth annual Hard Liver Festival is Brouwer's chance to shine on the annual rotation of barleywine festivals that goes around Seattle, and the country in general. For those of you that have not been paying attention the past month, March is barleywine heaven in Seattle. This festival follows up events at Collins Pub and Beveridge Place Pub, both of which had some great beers. But, this one promises to top them both.

Our plan is to drink the hell out of the barleywine this weekend, and then we probably will have had enough of these huge beers to last us a while. We'll drink nothing but straight Pils after that, we promise (yeah, right).

There are so many great beers that we're not even sure what to be extra excited about. In addition to any special surprises, we'll be looking forward to Bourbon Aged Bigfoot from Sierra Nevada, all the different versions of Doggie Claws from Hair of the Dog and Walking Man Old Stumblefoot.

Previous winners included Lagunitas Gnarleywine '04(2007 winner), Hair of the Dog Doggie Claws(2006 winner) and Midnight Sun Arctic Devil(2005 winner).

See you there?

Hard Liver Barleywine Festival
Brouwer's Cafe in Fremont(Corner of 35th and Phinney)
206-267-BIER
Doors at 11am on Saturday, March 15
Many beers will be available next week, but not all

The cost is 3oz. for $2, 6oz. for $4, and 12oz. for $6.

Photo thanks to pdgibson on Flickr

You can check out the full list of beers, and the special food menu, after the break.

Beers Available for Hard Liver '08:

Alaskan Big Nugget '06
Anacortes Old Sebastes
Big Sky Old Blue Hair '07
& a bourbon aged '06
Anchor Old Foghorn '05 & '06
Anderson Valley Horn of the Beer
Avery Hog Heaven '06
Avery Samaels '07
BJ's Surgeon Barley '07
Boulder Beer Killer Penguin '07
Boundary Bay Old Bounder
Deschuttes Mirror Mirror '07
Diamond Knott Ice Breaker
Dicks '05
Dogfish Head Olde School '07
Elliot Bay Feurte Von Burien blend of '06 & '07
Elysian Cyclops
Fish Tale Leviathon '06
Full Sail Old Boardhead '07
Great Divide Old Ruffian '07
Hair of the Dog Doggie Claws '04, '05, '07,
and a special version of the '07!
Hales Rudyards Rare '05
Hood Canal Breidablik '08
JW Lees Harvest Ale
Lagunitas Gnarley Wine '06
Left Hand Widdershins
Mad River John Barleycorn '07
Moylans Old Blarney
North Coast Old Stock
Pacific Rim Castaway
Pike Old Bawdy '06, '07, and a surprise older vintage!
Port Townsend '07
Ram Sleigher Makers Mark aged
Rogue Old Crustacean '07
Scuttlebutt Old #1 '06
Sierra Nevada Bigfoot '07
& Bourbon Aged Bigfoot '07
Skaggit 2 Penny Ale
Stix Old Schtixxx '07
Stone Old Guardian '07
Walkingman Old Stumblyfoot
Waterstreet Old Wookie
and special surprises!

Food Specials for the day will be:

Barley Wine BBQ of smoked pulled pork Sandwich
served with coleslaw and frites.

Blackened Halibut tacos with sour cream, roasted tomato salsa,
cabbage, avacado, and cheese.