Author Posts
by Ron Swarner - Nov 2, 2025
Peaks & Pints Thank You Beer Flight
Last night felt like a song — nine years of friendship, foam, and…
by Ron Swarner - Nov 1, 2025
Peaks & Pints Ninth Anniversary Beer Flight
Nine years. That’s nine circuits around the sun, nine winters of cedar and…
by Ron Swarner - Oct 31, 2025
Peaks & Pints Halloween Beer Flight
Halloween in Proctor always hits different — the air thick with caramel and…
by Ron Swarner - Oct 31, 2025
Mashing-In News: Rep. Marilyn Strickland, Beer Church Turkey Bowl
Mashing-In News: Rep. Marilyn Strickland, Beer Church Turkey Bowl GOOD MORNING, SOUTH PUGET…
by Ron Swarner - Oct 30, 2025
Finnriver Buckhorn Cider: One Mountain, Two Hearts, One Shared Horizon
Finnriver Buckhorn Cider: One Mountain, Two Hearts, One Shared Horizon This is the…
by Ron Swarner - Oct 30, 2025
Peaks & Pints Ninth Anniversary Thursday Lumberbeard Flight
There’s something almost mythic about the way Lumberbeard Brewing brews — Spokane sunlight…
by Ron Swarner - Oct 29, 2025
Peaks & Pints Ninth Anniversary Wednesday 2016 Local Beer Flight
When Peaks & Pints swings open its cedar doors each November, the city…
by Ron Swarner - Oct 29, 2025
Mashing-In News: Rep. Marilyn Strickland on Grit & Grain, Washington Craft Beer Summit
Mashing-In News: Rep. Marilyn Strickland on Grit & Grain, Washington Craft Beer Summit…
by Ron Swarner - Oct 28, 2025
Grit City Bakery Halloween Candy Cheesecake at Peaks & Pints
Grit City Bakery Halloween Candy Cheesecake at Peaks & Pints Somewhere between a…
by Ron Swarner - Oct 28, 2025
Peaks & Pints Ninth Anniversary Beer Flight: The Cooler, 2016
When Peaks & Pints finally swung open its cedar doors on the afternoon…
by Ron Swarner - Oct 28, 2025
Mashing-In News: Toll Bridge Brewing Opens, Pumpkin Junction
Mashing-In News: Toll Bridge Brewing Opens, Pumpkin Junction GOOD MORNING, SOUTH PUGET SOUND!…
by Ron Swarner - Oct 27, 2025
6-Pack of Things To Do in Tacoma: Oct. 27-Nov.2 2025
6-Pack of Things To Do in Tacoma: Oct. 27-Nov.2 2025 Because Tacoma this…
by Ron Swarner - Oct 27, 2025
Peaks & Pints Late October Cider Flight
Autumn, if it were liquid, would taste exactly like this. Peaks & Pints’…
by Ron Swarner - Oct 27, 2025
Mashing-In News: Dirtbag Ball, Lagunitas Chicago Auction
Mashing-In News: Dirtbag Ball, Lagunitas Chicago Auction GOOD MORNING, SOUTH PUGET SOUND! Monday,…
by Ron Swarner - Oct 26, 2025
Peaks & Pints Sunday Milk Stout Flight
History, dear drinkers, is rarely this creamy. Once upon a frothy British morning…
by Ron Swarner - Oct 25, 2025
Peaks & Pints Pre-Halloween Beer Flight
Some breweries flirt with madness; Great Notion married it in the woods, fed…
by Ron Swarner - Oct 24, 2025
Tacoma Arts Month In the Cooler: Oct. 24
Winds5: Woods | Friday, Oct. 24 | Tacoma Armory Roosevelt Room, 8 p.m.…
by Ron Swarner - Oct 24, 2025
Lumberbeard Brewing: From Diesel Shop to Cut-Off Flannel IPA
Lumberbeard Brewing: From Diesel Shop to Cut-Off Flannel IPA Peaks & Pints co-owner…
by Ron Swarner - Oct 24, 2025
Peaks & Pints Side-By-Side Beer Flight
There’s a special kind of lunacy — the good, delicious kind — that…
by Ron Swarner - Oct 24, 2025
Mashing-In News: Beer & Cheese Pairing, Fast Fashion Speaks
Mashing-In News: Beer & Cheese Pairing, Fast Fashion Speaks GOOD MORNING, SOUTH PUGET…
by Ron Swarner - Oct 23, 2025
The Tao of Peaks & Pints Beer Flight
Every once in a while, beer stops behaving like beer and starts acting…
by Ron Swarner - Oct 23, 2025
Mashing-In News: 30,000-Beer Milestone, All About Beer
Mashing-In News: 30,000-Beer Milestone, All About Beer GOOD MORNING, SOUTH PUGET SOUND! Thursday,…
by Ron Swarner - Oct 22, 2025
Peaks & Pints Pohjala Beer Flight
Some breweries chase trends. Others bend them until they snap. And then there’s…
by Ron Swarner - Oct 22, 2025
Tacoma Arts Month In the Cooler: Oct. 22
Mend by Yoshi Nakagawa | Woolworth Window #3 | On view through Dec.…
by Ron Swarner - Oct 22, 2025
Mashing-In News: The Tao of Manny & Josh, Meet Thora
Mashing-In News: The Tao of Manny & Josh, Meet Thora GOOD MORNING, SOUTH…
by Ron Swarner - Oct 21, 2025
Peaks & Pints New Beer Six-Pack Oct. 21
Peaks & Pints New Beer Six-Pack Oct. 21 Today’s Peaks & Pints New…
by Ron Swarner - Oct 21, 2025
Peaks & Pints Sierra Nevada Celebration Flight
There are breweries — and then there is Sierra Nevada Brewing, the one…
by Ron Swarner - Oct 20, 2025
Peaks & Pints Pear Cider Flight
Monday pear-fectly ripens at Peaks & Pints — a flight of orchard poetry…
by Ron Swarner - Oct 20, 2025
6-Pack of Things To Do in Tacoma: Oct. 20-26 2025
6-Pack of Things To Do in Tacoma: Oct. 20-26 2025 Because Tacoma this…
by Ron Swarner - Oct 20, 2025
Mashing-In News: WA Fresh Hop Awards, Salmon-Safe Award
Mashing-In News: WA Fresh Hop Awards, Salmon-Safe Award GOOD MORNING, SOUTH PUGET SOUND!…
by Ron Swarner - Oct 19, 2025
Fancy Pants Sunday: Kriek De Ranke
Fancy Pants Sunday: Kriek DeRanke Welcome, aficionados of velvet tongues and sip‑sublime revelations.…
by Ron Swarner - Oct 19, 2025
Peaks & Pints Sunday Urban Family Flight
Urban Family Brewing began as a dream small enough to fit inside a…
by Ron Swarner - Oct 18, 2025
Tacoma Arts Month In the Cooler: Oct. 18
Stephanie Anne Johnson: Album Release Show | Saturday, Oct. 18 | Tacoma Armory…
by Ron Swarner - Oct 18, 2025
Peaks & Pints Tacoma Halloween Parade Flight
By dusk, Proctor’s heartbeat turns pumpkin-orange. The Tacoma Halloween Parade returns — bigger,…
by Ron Swarner - Oct 17, 2025
Peaks & Pints Single Hill Fresh Hop Flight
If Yakima is the Vatican of hops, then Single Hill Brewing is its…
by Ron Swarner - Oct 17, 2025
Tacoma Arts Month In the Cooler: Oct. 17
CAN I KICK IT? featuring Enter the Dragon | Friday, Oct. 17 |…
by Ron Swarner - Oct 16, 2025
The Tao of Josh & The Tao of Manny — A Tale of Two Ways, One Pint
The Tao of Josh / The Tao of Manny — A Tale of…
by Ron Swarner - Oct 16, 2025
Tacoma Arts Month In the Cooler: Oct. 16
Shaping the Story: Designs for the Theatre by Carey Wong | Washington State…
by Ron Swarner - Oct 16, 2025
Peaks & Pints Avery Beer Flight
Avery Brewing sits at a crossroads: heritage, hype, and redefined ambition. Once fiercely…
by Ron Swarner - Oct 16, 2025
Mashing-In News: Mac & Jack’s Moves, Chuckanut Wins
Mashing-In News: Mac & Jack’s Moves, Chuckanut Wins GOOD MORNING, SOUTH PUGET SOUND!…
by Ron Swarner - Oct 14, 2025
Peaks & Pints GABF 2025 Northwest Medalists Beer Flight
Every October, the craft-beer cosmos descends on Denver for the Great American Beer…
by Ron Swarner - Oct 13, 2025
Medalist 2 Towns Ciderhouse Monday Cider Flight
The Pacific Northwest may be crawling with cideries, but few blaze as brightly—or…
by Ron Swarner - Oct 13, 2025
6-Pack of Things To Do in Tacoma: Oct. 13-19, 2025
6-Pack of Things To Do in Tacoma: Oct. 13-19, 2025 Because Tacoma this…
by Ron Swarner - Oct 13, 2025
Mashing-In News: GABF 2025 Medals, Beer Writers Medals
Mashing-In News: GABF 2025 Medals, Beer Writers Medals 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…
Test Gallery
Ac porttitor ac est urna cras hac. Aliquet! Phasellus! Aliquam augue natoque. Massa mus, massa…
