Submitted by Bellingham Tap Trail
Four Bellingham residents are launching a new business called Bellingham Tap Trail (BTT). BTT will be the way to locate Bellingham’s many breweries, pubs, and beer events. Not only a map and website for those visiting Bellingham seeking our world class beer, but eventually tours by bike and van.
By 2015, Bellingham will host at least nine breweries, with more in the works. Bend, Ore., is often compared to Bellingham in size and culture and hosts 26 breweries as well as a comparable population of 80,000. Bellingham Tap Trail foresees Bellingham’s brewery tourism as an exciting new business sector.
BTT will offer beer competitions, interactive maps, BTT gear, beer reviews, events and much more.
Bellingham Tap Trail was founded under the LLC “Taps, Caps and Corks”, which is owned in equal partnership by Shannon Larkin, Mindy Overlin, Scott Pelton and Brian Seales. Brian and Shannon also own the popular marketing company Ketchup+Mustard.
“Bellingham has breweries, but how did we plan to find them all without a map? Problem solved. We’re excited to bring all Bellingham’s amazing breweries together and be the resource for all beer related venues. We already have people coming to Bellingham for the sole purpose of trying our beer. Let’s show them the inner workings of the breweries, get to know the owners and get to know all the amazing nooks and crannies of our beautiful city. BTT isn’t just about exposing people to our breweries, it’s about showcasing the best of Bellingham, but with beer,” says co-founder Scott Pelton.
You can learn more about Bellingham Tap Trail at www.bellinghamtaptrail.com or by heading to their Facebook page here.
