Our annual photo recap of the year is here, a look back at some of our favorite people, times, beers, places, and events. This is a great opportunity for us to share some behind-the-scenes and otherwise unseen images taken over the last year of intimate and big moments alike, as well as photos we just think are pretty, funny or interesting. It was a pretty good year for great beer and also a bummer for those places that closed or were sold.Breakside Brewery opened their long-awaited NW Slabtown Pub, our first look preview here.Our annual best beer/brewery summer patio series was another hit this year with more options than ever, a few of them highlighted in the photos above.Melvin Brewing, Sunriver Brewing, Breakside, Goodlife and many other brewers did well at the 2017 Great American Beer Festival as pictured above. Read our full recap of the fest and awards here.Bron Yr Aur in the Yakima Valley has one of the best brewery patios and views ever. Photo above of the front of the brewery and the below photo from the side patio looking across the stret from the brewpub.