Tapworks Northwest

05/04/2026

05/01/2026

Well, Meta finally did it.

Last week, Tapworks Northwest — along with thousands of other beer, wine, and spirits-related businesses — got an email from Facebook saying our page would no longer be recommended by their algorithms. The reason? "Community Standards violations." Which ones? They won't say. How do we appeal? The link doesn't work.

For those keeping score: we clean beer lines. We don't sell alcohol. We don't advertise alcohol. We post photos of clean draft systems and the occasional bar we're proud to service.

Apparently that's enough.

The upshot is that fewer people will see our Facebook posts going forward. The best ways to keep up with us:

📸 Instagram (also Meta, but somehow not affected — yet)
🌐 tapworksnorthwest.com
📞 A phone call or text

And if you've got a second — liking, commenting on, or sharing our posts genuinely helps. Since Facebook won't recommend us anymore, the only way our content reaches new people is through you. Every share gets us in front of someone the algorithm has decided we shouldn't talk to.

To every other business in the industry navigating the same nonsense — we see you. Hang in there.

Tapworks Northwest

04/30/2026

A little behind on posting this, but after a bit of a process, we won the contract to clean taps at Naval Air Station Whidbey Island!

23 taps across three venues — Keglers, the O' Club, and the CPO Club — and every one of them is its own puzzle. Different system layouts, different line runs, different challenges from stop to stop. What works at one bar won't always work at the next, so showing up with the right equipment is half the job: jumper stacks, recirculation pumps, the right hoses and fittings to adapt on the fly. That's the difference between checking a box and actually doing it right.

Because at the end of the day, bad beer almost always comes down to dirty lines. Clean lines = the beer your brewer intended.

Proud to service the men and women of NAS Whidbey.

Tapworks Northwest — professional beverage line cleaning, parts, and installs across the Pacific Northwest.

04/29/2026

Knocked out the lines at The Rex Bistro this morning.

Six taps cleaned, scrubbed, and pouring fresh. The before/after isn't always visible, but your customers can taste the difference in the first sip.

Be sure to go check this spot out if you haven't yet!

04/09/2026

"Our beer has been pouring super foamy."

Hmmm, I think I found your problem...

04/07/2026

A little over a year ago we installed this beautiful long draw draft system… and it still looks this good today!

After consistent bi-weekly cleanings, the faucets are still shining, there’s zero buildup, and the entire system is performing perfectly.

From the clean beer faucets to the spotless lines and tidy setup, proper installation + regular professional maintenance makes all the difference.

This is exactly why we recommend bi-weekly cleanings for long draw systems — it keeps everything looking and pouring like new, month after month!

Tapworks Northwest – Draft Beer Installation & Service

04/07/2026

This is what buildup looks like on draft equipment even after some cleaners have serviced it. Thick sludge and gunk caked on the outside — not just inside the lines.

When equipment isn’t properly cleaned on a regular schedule (like bi-weekly), it becomes a breeding ground for bacteria and mold, which can affect beer quality and taste.

At Tapworks Northwest we clean everything — inside the lines and the exterior of your draft equipment — so this doesn’t happen.

Proper bi-weekly cleanings keep your beer tasting fresh and your system looking professional.

04/03/2026

"Something just ain't right."

This is what happens when someone messes with your long draw draft system that doesn't know what they're doing. 30psi of straight CO2 pumped into the kegs.

04/02/2026

Long story short, tons driving today. But when we got home we were greeted with quite the treat. No April Fools day here, just awesome beer brought to us by some awesome people!

02/22/2026

Thick beerstone, yeast, mold, and biofilm crusted inside the faucet, shank, and coupler. These parts touch every pour—when they're this dirty, beer gets foamy, funky, or just plain off.

Even top-tier equipment turns nasty without regular cleaning. The Brewers Association recommends full system cleans (lines, faucets, shanks, couplers) at least every 2 weeks with caustic, plus quarterly acid cleans to break down mineral scale like the heavy buildup shown here.

At Tapworks Northwest, we deliver thorough caustic deep cleans + quarterly acid treatments included at no extra charge. We disassemble, scrub everything, and get your pours flowing fresh—no hidden fees.

Serving Skagit, Whatcom, and Northern Snohomish Counties (Mount Vernon, Bellingham, Marysville, and more).

Got similar gunk? Comment or DM us—we'll get your equipment back to where it needs to be! "