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by Ron Swarner - Apr 19, 2026
Peaks & Pints Blues Vesper IPA Flight
Sunday settles into Tacoma like a low, velvet chord, and over at Kilworth…
by Ron Swarner - Apr 19, 2026
The Daily Outside: Low Tide Tour, Meet the Cat Crew … 4.19.26
The Daily Outside: Low Tide Tour, Meet the Cat Crew ... 4.19.26 Sunday…
by Ron Swarner - Apr 18, 2026
Peaks & Pints New Beer Six-Pack 4.18.26
Peaks & Pints New Beer Six-Pack 4.18.26 Somewhere between citrus groves, pine forests,…
by Ron Swarner - Apr 18, 2026
Peaks & Pints Not Your Grandfather’s Lager Flight
There was a time—not long ago, but it feels like another century—when lager…
by Ron Swarner - Apr 18, 2026
Peaks & Pints Tournament of Beer: Best PNW Breweries April 18
Peaks & Pints Tournament of Beer: Best PNW Breweries April 18 By now,…
by Ron Swarner - Apr 18, 2026
The Daily Outside: Kona Big Wave Pond Skim, Parks Appreciation Day … 4.17.26
The Daily Outside: Kona Big Wave Pond Skim, Parks Appreciation Day ... 4.17.26…
by Ron Swarner - Apr 17, 2026
Peaks & Pints New Beer Six-Pack 4.17.26
Peaks & Pints New Beer Six-Pack 4.17.26 Friday’s New Beer Six-Pack drifts in…
by Ron Swarner - Apr 17, 2026
Peaks & Pints 5-Course Beer Flight
There are tasting flights, and then there are meals — the kind that…
by Ron Swarner - Apr 17, 2026
Peaks & Pints Tournament of Beer: Best PNW Breweries April 17
Peaks & Pints Tournament of Beer: Best PNW Breweries April 17 Somewhere back…
by Ron Swarner - Apr 16, 2026
Peaks & Pints Tournament of Beer E9 vs Matchless Flight
E9 Brewing and Matchless Brewing were always going to make this ugly in…
by Ron Swarner - Apr 16, 2026
Peaks & Pints Tournament of Beer: Best PNW Breweries April 16
Peaks & Pints Tournament of Beer: Best PNW Breweries April 16 The Peaks…
by Ron Swarner - Apr 15, 2026
Peaks & Pints Fort George Vortex Month Flight
There are IPAs, and then there is Fort George Vortex — the one…
by Ron Swarner - Apr 15, 2026
Peaks & Pints Tournament of Beer: Best PNW Breweries April 15 — Second Round
Peaks & Pints Tournament of Beer: Best PNW Breweries April 15 — Second…
by Ron Swarner - Apr 14, 2026
Peaks & Pints New Beer Six-Pack 4.14.26
Peaks & Pints New Beer Six-Pack 4.14.26 Tuesday’s New Beer Six-Pack rolls in…
by Ron Swarner - Apr 14, 2026
Peaks & Pints Hetty Alice IPA Flight
Gavin Lord did not exactly tumble into brewing by accident or wake up…
by Ron Swarner - Apr 14, 2026
Peaks & Pints Tournament of Beer: Best PNW Breweries April 14
Peaks & Pints Tournament of Beer: Best PNW Breweries April 14 — First…
by Ron Swarner - Apr 14, 2026
The Daily Outside: Birding Walk, Peck Greenspace, Fleet Feet 4.14.26
The Daily Outside: Birding Walk, Peck Greenspace, Fleet Feet 4.14.26 Tuesday stretches itself…
by Ron Swarner - Apr 13, 2026
Peaks & Pints Monday Ice Cider Flight
Ice cider begins, as all the best indulgences do, with patience and a…
by Ron Swarner - Apr 13, 2026
Peaks & Pints Tournament of Beer: Best PNW Breweries April 13
Peaks & Pints Tournament of Beer: Best PNW Breweries April 13 The bracket…
by Ron Swarner - Apr 12, 2026
Peaks & Pints Bellingham Beer Week Flight
There are beer weeks, and then there is Bellingham Beer Week — that…
by Ron Swarner - Apr 12, 2026
The Daily Outside: Snowshoe, Goodall Day 4.12.26
The Daily Outside: Snowshoe, Goodall Day 4.12.26 Sunday trims itself down to a…
by Ron Swarner - Apr 11, 2026
Peaks & Pints & Kings & Daughters Beer Flight
Kings & Daughters Brewery did not arrive in Oregon beer wearing steel-toe boots…
by Ron Swarner - Apr 11, 2026
Peaks & Pints Tournament of Beer: Best PNW Breweries April 11
Peaks & Pints Tournament of Beer: Best PNW Breweries April 11 Six days…
by Ron Swarner - Apr 11, 2026
The Daily Outside: Bikinis on snow, boots in the forest … 4.11.26
The Daily Outside: Bikinis on snow, boots in the forest ... 4.11.26 Saturday…
by Ron Swarner - Apr 10, 2026
Peaks & Pints Tournament of Best Breweries Friday Flight
The Tournament of Beer: Best PNW Breweries hits Day 6 today, and the…
by Ron Swarner - Apr 10, 2026
Peaks & Pints Tournament of Beer: Best PNW Breweries April 10
Peaks & Pints Tournament of Beer: Best PNW Breweries April 10 Day 6…
by Ron Swarner - Apr 10, 2026
Mashing-In News: Bellingham Beer Week, Spotlight Brewing Opens
Mashing-In News: Bellingham Beer Week, Spotlight Brewing Opens GOOD MORNING, SOUTH PUGET SOUND!…
by Ron Swarner - Apr 9, 2026
Peaks & Pints Bright Hops Slow Burn Flight
Some flights arrive loud, flexing ABV and bravado right out of the gate.…
by Ron Swarner - Apr 9, 2026
Peaks & Pints Tournament of Beer: Best PNW Breweries April 9
Peaks & Pints Tournament of Beer: Best PNW Breweries April 9 Five days…
by Ron Swarner - Apr 8, 2026
Peaks & Pints Hops, Horror, and Late-Night Channels Flight
There are flights that behave, that pour neatly into categories and call it…
by Ron Swarner - Apr 8, 2026
Peaks & Pints Tournament of Beer: Best PNW Breweries April 8
Peaks & Pints Tournament of Beer: Best PNW Breweries April 8 Four days…
by Ron Swarner - Apr 7, 2026
Peaks & Pints 3 Floyds Beer Day Flight
There are holidays that politely suggest celebration, and then there’s National Beer Day…
by Ron Swarner - Apr 7, 2026
Peaks & Pints Tournament of Beer: Best PNW Breweries April 7
Peaks & Pints Tournament of Beer: Best PNW Breweries April 7 Two days…
by Ron Swarner - Apr 6, 2026
Peaks & Pints Purple Hands Monday Cider Flight
Somewhere between orchard discipline and full-on wilderness, the berries take over. They creep,…
by Ron Swarner - Apr 6, 2026
Peaks & Pints Tournament of Beer: Best PNW Breweries April 6
Peaks & Pints Tournament of Beer: Best PNW Breweries April 6 And just…
by Ron Swarner - Apr 5, 2026
National Beer Day at Peaks & Pints: 3 Floyds Brewing
National Beer Day at Peaks & Pints: 3 Floyds Brewing There are days…
by Ron Swarner - Apr 5, 2026
Peaks & Pints Kareem Kandi and Lambics
Sunday, April 5, Peaks & Pints becomes part jazz room, part cellar séance,…
by Ron Swarner - Apr 5, 2026
The Daily Outside: Swan Creek Hug, Hermit Crabs Hustle 4.5.26
The Daily Outside: Swan Creek Hug, Hermit Crabs Hustle 4.5.26 Sunday gets its…
by Ron Swarner - Apr 4, 2026
Peaks & Pints Dreams, Resin, and Consequences Flight
Some flights are tidy, polite, built for casual sipping and responsible decision-making. This…
by Ron Swarner - Apr 4, 2026
Tournament of Beer: Best PNW Breweries Opening Day results
Tournament of Beer: Best PNW Breweries Opening Day results Sixty-four Washington- and Oregon-brewed…
by Ron Swarner - Apr 4, 2026
The Daily Outside: Mt. Rainier Snowshoe, Bird Walk, Point Defiance Hikes … 4.4.24
The Daily Outside: Mt. Rainier Snowshoe, Bird Walk, Point Defiance Hikes ... 4.4.24…
by Ron Swarner - Apr 3, 2026
Peaks & Pints New Beer Six-Pack 4.3.26
Peaks & Pints New Beer Six-Pack 4.3.26 Friday’s New Beer Six-Pack storms in…
by Ron Swarner - Apr 3, 2026
Peaks & Pints Tournament of Best PNW Breweries Flight
There are tournaments, and then there are pilgrimages disguised as brackets — and…
by Ron Swarner - Apr 3, 2026
Mashing-In News: PNW Brewery Showdown, Robyn Schumacher Podcast
Mashing-In News: PNW Brewery Showdown, Robyn Schumacher Podcast GOOD MORNING, SOUTH PUGET SOUND!…
Hoppy Holiday Food Drive 2021 a success
[caption id="attachment_38893" align="aligncenter" width="1400"] Odd Otter Brewing brought in the most food for the Emergency…
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