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by Ron Swarner - Aug 22, 2025
Mashing-In News: Viking Beer Fest, Beer & Blues
Mashing-In News: Viking Beer Fest, Beer & Blues GOOD MORNING, SOUTH PUGET SOUND!…
by Ron Swarner - Aug 21, 2025
Peaks & Pints Omnipollo Barrel-Aged Pastry Stouts Flight
Once upon a Stockholm whim, brewer Henok Fentie and artist Karl Grandin decided…
by Ron Swarner - Aug 21, 2025
Mashing-In News: Oktoberfest Northwest Turns 20, Burke-Gilman Brewing Turns 7
Mashing-In News: Oktoberfest Northwest Turns 20, Burke-Gilman Brewing Turns 7 GOOD MORNING, SOUTH…
by Ron Swarner - Aug 20, 2025
Peaks & Pints New Beer Six-Pack: August 20
Peaks & Pints New Beer Six-Pack: August 20 Today’s New Beer Six-Pack is…
by Ron Swarner - Aug 20, 2025
Peaks & Pints McLarens Setlist Flight
Wednesday, Aug. 20, Tacoma becomes a stage with a split spotlight: Matt McLaren…
by Ron Swarner - Aug 20, 2025
Mashing-In News: Grit & Grain Waxes Fresh Hops, Netflix House of Guinness
Mashing-In News: Grit & Grain Waxes Fresh Hops, Netflix House of Guinness GOOD…
by Ron Swarner - Aug 19, 2025
Peaks & Pints Tacoma Sandwich Special: Tropic Thunder
Peaks & Pints Tacoma Sandwich Special: Tropic Thunder Tuesday, August 19, 2025: Some…
by Ron Swarner - Aug 19, 2025
Peaks & Pints Mortalis Beer Flight
They started like so many great bad ideas do: two brothers-in-law, a five-tap…
by Ron Swarner - Aug 19, 2025
Mashing-In News: Elysian Pumpkin Fest, Farmtoberfest
Mashing-In News: Elysian Pumpkin Fest, Farmtoberfest GOOD MORNING, SOUTH PUGET SOUND! Tuesday, August…
by Ron Swarner - Aug 18, 2025
Peaks & Pints New Beer Six Pack: August 18
Peaks & Pints New Beer Six Pack: August 18 Today’s New Beer Six-Pack…
by Ron Swarner - Aug 18, 2025
6-Pack of Things To Do In Tacoma: August 18-24 2025
6-Pack of Things To Do In Tacoma: August 18-24, 2025 Tacoma, behold your…
by Ron Swarner - Aug 18, 2025
Peaks & Pints Pineapple Monday Cider Flight
Mondays deserve fruit with fangs, which is why we turn to pineapple cider…
by Ron Swarner - Aug 18, 2025
Washington Trails & Taps Weekly Recap: August 11–17, 2025
Washington Trails & Taps Weekly Recap: August 11–17, 2025 Summer’s pulse continues across…
by Ron Swarner - Aug 18, 2025
Mashing-In News: Brew Five Three Recap, Bourdain vs. Beer
Mashing-In News: Brew Five Three Recap, Bourdain vs Beer GOOD MORNING, SOUTH PUGET…
by Ron Swarner - Aug 15, 2025
Peaks & Pints New Beer In Stock: Friday, Aug. 15
Peaks & Pints New Beer In Stock: Friday, Aug. 15 Today’s Peaks &…
by Ron Swarner - Aug 15, 2025
Peaks & Pints August 15 Tacoma History Beer Flight
August 15 in Tacoma is a strange little bookmark — equal parts burn…
by Ron Swarner - Aug 14, 2025
Trillium Brewing — Now Chilling in Tacoma
Trillium Brewing — Now Chilling in Tacoma Founded in 2013 by JC and…
by Ron Swarner - Aug 14, 2025
Peaks & Pints Thursday Drekker Flight
Once upon a Fargo frostbite, before the city had quite realized it needed…
by Ron Swarner - Aug 14, 2025
Mashing-In News: Squatches Win Big, Fresh Hop Fest Bigger
Mashing-In News: Squatches Win Big, Fresh Hop Fest Bigger GOOD MORNING, SOUTH PUGET…
by Ron Swarner - Aug 13, 2025
Peaks & Pints New Beer Six-Pack: Wednesday, Aug. 13
Peaks & Pints New Beer Six-Pack: Wednesday, Aug. 13 Today’s Peaks & Pints…
by Ron Swarner - Aug 13, 2025
Peaks & Pints Wednesday Fast Fashion Flight
Fast Fashion Brewing didn’t so much stroll onto the Seattle beer scene as…
by Ron Swarner - Aug 13, 2025
Mashing-In News: Fort George Pilsner, Hall of Fame Beers
Mashing-In News: Fort George Pilsner, Hall of Fame Beers GOOD MORNING, SOUTH PUGET…
by Ron Swarner - Aug 12, 2025
Peaks & Pints Tuesday Westbound & Down Flight
Picture this: three Coloradans—Geoff McFarlane, Dan Brown, and Jed MacArthur—stumble out of the…
by Ron Swarner - Aug 12, 2025
Mashing-In News: Boundary Bay Lives, Beer Bible Legacy
Mashing-In News: Boundary Bay Lives, Beer Bible Legacy GOOD MORNING, SOUTH PUGET SOUND!…
by Ron Swarner - Aug 11, 2025
Peaks & Pints New Beer Six-Pack: Monday, Aug. 11
Peaks & Pints New Beer Six-Pack: Monday, Aug. 11 Today’s Peaks & Pints…
by Ron Swarner - Aug 11, 2025
6-Pack of Things To Do in Tacoma: August 11-17 2025
6-Pack of Things To Do in Tacoma: August 11-17, 2025 Because this week…
by Ron Swarner - Aug 11, 2025
Peaks & Pints Monday Pear Cider Flight
Mondays, frankly, need saving, and nothing rescues a day from the cubicle abyss…
by Ron Swarner - Aug 11, 2025
Washington Trails & Taps Weekly Recap: August 4–10, 2025
Washington Trails & Taps Weekly Recap: August 4–10, 2025 If summer had a…
by Ron Swarner - Aug 11, 2025
Mashing-In News: Historic German-American Lager, Willamette Valley Hops
Mashing-In News: Historic German-American Lager, Willamette Valley Hops GOOD MORNING, SOUTH PUGET SOUND!…
by Ron Swarner - Aug 10, 2025
Peaks & Pints Sunday S’mores Beer Flight
S’mores aren’t just a campfire treat — they’re a primal invocation, a memory…
by Ron Swarner - Aug 9, 2025
Peaks & Pints Saturday Double Dry Hopped Beer Flight
Double dry hopping is the brewing equivalent of turning the stereo not just…
by Ron Swarner - Aug 8, 2025
Peaks & Pints New Beer Six-Pack: Friday, Aug. 8
Peaks & Pints New Beer Six-Pack: Friday, Aug. 8 Today’s Peaks & Pints…
by Ron Swarner - Aug 8, 2025
Peaks & Pints Roses by The Stairs Beer Flight
Some breweries are built with stainless steel, spreadsheets, and a small fortune in…
by Ron Swarner - Aug 8, 2025
Mashing-In News: Renton Reinheitsgebot, Craft Beer Meets Butcher
Mashing-In News: Renton Reinheitsgebot, Craft Beer Meets Butcher GOOD MORNING, SOUTH PUGET SOUND!…
by Ron Swarner - Aug 7, 2025
Peaks & Pints New Beer Six-Pack: Thursday, Aug. 7
Peaks & Pints New Beer Six-Pack: Thursday, Aug. 7 From Great Notion’s pink…
by Ron Swarner - Aug 7, 2025
Peaks & Pints 2025 National IPA Day Flight
Before there was “IPA,” there was survival. The India Pale Ale didn’t…
by Ron Swarner - Aug 7, 2025
Mashing-In News: Brew Five Three, GABF on sale
Mashing-In News: Brew Five Three, GABF on sale GOOD MORNING, SOUTH PUGET SOUND!…
by Ron Swarner - Aug 6, 2025
Peaks & Pints German-Style Beer Flight
Sometimes you want the neon haze and triple-dry-hopped glitter bomb. And sometimes —…
by Ron Swarner - Aug 6, 2025
Mashing-In News: Four Generals salute, Hopsource returns
Mashing-In News: Four Generals salute, Hopsource returns GOOD MORNING, SOUTH PUGET SOUND! Wednesday,…
by Ron Swarner - Aug 5, 2025
Tacoma Armory: From Drill Hall to Brew Five Three
Tacoma Armory: From Drill Hall to Brew Five Three Oh, the Tacoma Armory—once…
by Ron Swarner - Aug 5, 2025
Peaks & Pints National Night Out Beer Flight
National Night Out is when America collectively leaves the porch light on, pours…
by Ron Swarner - Aug 5, 2025
Mashing-In News: Big Dumper Beer, Cat’s Meow at Leikam
Mashing-In News: Big Dumper Beer, Cat’s Meow at Leikam GOOD MORNING, SOUTH PUGET…
by Ron Swarner - Aug 4, 2025
Peaks and Pints New Beer Six-Pack: Monday, Aug. 4
Peaks and Pints New Beer Six-Pack: Monday, Aug. 4 Some Mondays drag in…
by Ron Swarner - Aug 4, 2025
Grit & Grain returns to Brew Five Three Aug. 9
Grit & Grain Podcast does 2025 Brew Five Three Tacoma’s summer-sun street sermon…
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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