Area craft beer chain expands out west

TAMPA — World of Beer has made its debut in one of the nation's top markets for craft brew: Washington state.

The Tampa-based chain of craft beer pubs — which already has more than 75 locations in 23 U.S. states, as well as China and South Korea — opened a new location at the Kitsap Mall in Silverdale, Wash., this month.

According to a press release, the Silverdale World of Beer will provide more than 50 craft brews on tap and hundreds in the cooler. It will feature nearly 40 Washington beers on tap.