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by Ron Swarner - Mar 7, 2026
Drink Like a Monk: Trappist Tuesday at Peaks & Pints
Drink Like a Monk: Trappist Tuesday at Peaks & Pints There are beers…
by Ron Swarner - Mar 7, 2026
Peaks & Pints Saturday Cerebral Flight
Some breweries chase trends. Others build laboratories and quietly start mapping the chemistry…
by Ron Swarner - Mar 7, 2026
The Daily Outside: Bird Walk, Work Parties, Down and Dirty … 3.7.26
The Daily Outside: Bird Walk, Work Parties, Down and Dirty … 3.7.26 Saturday…
by Ron Swarner - Mar 6, 2026
Peaks & Pints Warm Toes, Comfort Pours Flight
Tacoma knows the particular joy of dry socks. It’s a small miracle that…
by Ron Swarner - Mar 6, 2026
The Daily Outside: Nature Center Work Party & Dog Days at NW Trek 3.6.26
The Daily Outside: Nature Center Work Party & Dog Days at NW Trek…
by Ron Swarner - Mar 6, 2026
Mashing-In News: Ezra Johnson-Greenough, Socks & Suds
Mashing-In News: Ezra Johnson-Greenough, Socks & Suds GOOD MORNING, SOUTH PUGET SOUND! Friday,…
by Ron Swarner - Mar 5, 2026
The Daily Outside: Native Plants, Tacoma Green Drinks, Tacoma Runners 3.5.26
The Daily Outside: Native Plants, Tacoma Green Drinks, Tacoma Runners Thursday stretches in…
by Ron Swarner - Mar 5, 2026
Peaks & Pints Narrows Proctor Prefunk Flight
Proctor District evenings have their own tempo — a little slower, a little…
by Ron Swarner - Mar 4, 2026
Peaks & Pints New School New Oregon Beer Flight
New School New Oregon isn’t just a clever flight name — it’s a…
by Ron Swarner - Mar 4, 2026
The Daily Outside: Co-Create to Recreate 3.4.26
The Daily Outside: Co-Create to Recreate 3.4.26 Midweek slows down just enough to…
by Ron Swarner - Mar 4, 2026
Mashing-In News: New School On Grit & Grain, Session Lager Turns 21
Mashing-In News: New School On Grit & Grain, Session Lager Turns 21 GOOD…
by Ron Swarner - Mar 3, 2026
Peaks & Pints For Pines Beer Flight
There’s something beautifully subversive about putting the forest in a pint. Hops, those…
by Ron Swarner - Mar 3, 2026
The Daily Outside: Pints For Pines, Fleet Feet Puyallup, Feederwatch 3.3.26
The Daily Outside: Pints For Pines, Fleet Feet Puyallup, Feederwatch 3.3.26 Tuesday branches…
by Ron Swarner - Mar 2, 2026
Peaks & Pints Disney & Dunkels Flight
Before pilsner went pale and colonized the planet, Bavaria preferred shadow. Dunkel —…
by Ron Swarner - Mar 2, 2026
6-Pack of Things To Do in Tacoma March 2-8 2026
6-Pack of Things To Do in Tacoma March 2-8 2026 March in Tacoma…
by Ron Swarner - Mar 2, 2026
The Daily Outside: Feederwatch, Monday Fun Run, Thru-Hiking Psychology 3.2.26
The Daily Outside: Feederwatch, Monday Fun Run, Thru-Hiking Psychology 3.2.26 Monday stretches from…
by Ron Swarner - Mar 2, 2026
Mashing-In News: Tacoma Beer Week, IPA Survey Results
Mashing-In News: Tacoma Beer Week, IPA Survey Results GOOD MORNING, SOUTH PUGET SOUND!…
by Ron Swarner - Mar 1, 2026
Peaks & Pints New Beer Six-Pack 3.1.26
Peaks & Pints New Beer Six-Pack 3.1.26 March kicks in the door with…
by Ron Swarner - Mar 1, 2026
Peaks & Pints Peanut Butter Lover’s Day Flight
Peanut butter didn’t enter beer with a marketing deck and a tidy mission…
by Ron Swarner - Mar 1, 2026
The Daily Outside: Coffee with the Birds, Swan Creek, Mt. Rainier Snowshoe 3.1.26
The Daily Outside: Coffee with the Birds, Swan Creek, Mt. Rainier Snowshoe 3.1.26…
by Ron Swarner - Feb 28, 2026
Peaks & Pints 7 Seas Polar Bear Flight
Tacoma Beer Week has a way of turning neighborhoods into ecosystems, and on…
by Ron Swarner - Feb 28, 2026
The Daily Outside: Tacoma Runners, Work Parties, Master Gardeners 2.28.26
The Daily Outside: Tacoma Runners, Work Parties, Master Gardeners 2.28.26 Saturday reads like…
by Ron Swarner - Feb 27, 2026
Peaks & Pints Logan Brewing Tacoma Flight
In August 2020, in the strange quiet of a pandemic summer, Chris Palumbo…
by Ron Swarner - Feb 27, 2026
Mashing-In News: Oregon Distribution, Beervana Turns 20
Mashing-In News: Oregon Distribution, Beervana Turns 20 GOOD MORNING, SOUTH PUGET SOUND! Friday,…
by Ron Swarner - Feb 27, 2026
The Daily Outside: Chambers Creek Birding Walk, Feeding Frenzy 2.27.26
The Daily Outside: Chambers Creek Birding Walk, Feeding Frenzy 2.27.26 Friday slides from…
by Ron Swarner - Feb 26, 2026
Fort George 2026 Matryoshka Stout Flight
Fort George Brewery’s Matryoshka program has never been about making just one big…
by Ron Swarner - Feb 26, 2026
The Daily Outside: Green Drinks, Tacoma Runners, Theler Wetlands Birds 2.26.26
The Daily Outside: Green Drinks, Tacoma Runners, Theler Wetlands Birds … 2.26.26 Thursday…
by Ron Swarner - Feb 25, 2026
Peaks & Pints Chuckanut Beer Flight
Chuckanut Brewery’s story begins long before Burlington, back in the first ripple of…
by Ron Swarner - Feb 25, 2026
The Daily Outside: Ecological Economics, Backyard Habitats, Winter Gardening … 2.25.26
The Daily Outside: Ecological Economics, Backyard Habitats, Winter Gardening … 2.25.26 Wednesday hums…
by Ron Swarner - Feb 24, 2026
Peaks & Pints Humble Sea Second Round Flight
Two weeks later, the tide turns again. The Humble Sea Second Round Flight…
by Ron Swarner - Feb 24, 2026
The Daily Outside: Point Defiance Trails, Feederwatch, Puyallup Run 2.24.26
The Daily Outside: Point Defiance Trails, Feederwatch, Puyallup Run 2.24.26 Tuesday stretches from…
by Ron Swarner - Feb 23, 2026
Tacoma Beer Week 2026: Peaks & Pints Basecamp
Tacoma Beer Week 2026: Peaks & Pints Basecamp Tacoma Beer Week has never…
by Ron Swarner - Feb 23, 2026
Peaks & Pints Monday Botanical Cider Flight
Tacoma doesn’t really do quiet gardens. Even the herbs here grow with a…
by Ron Swarner - Feb 23, 2026
6-Pack of Things To Do in Tacoma Feb. 23–March 1, 2026
6-Pack of Things To Do in Tacoma Feb. 23–March 1, 2026 Late winter…
by Ron Swarner - Feb 23, 2026
Mashing-In News: Grit & Grain & Ladd & Lass, Chinese Hops
Mashing-In News: Grit & Grain & Ladd & Lass, Chinese Hops GOOD MORNING,…
by Ron Swarner - Feb 23, 2026
The Daily Outside: Beginning Birders, Joe Albrecht, Park Board 2.23.26
The Daily Outside: Beginning Birders, Joe Albrecht, Park Board 2.23.26 Monday arrives in…
by Ron Swarner - Feb 22, 2026
Peaks & Pints Triple IPA Flight
Triple IPA still isn’t an official BJCP style — which feels oddly perfect…
by Ron Swarner - Feb 22, 2026
The Daily Outside: Point Defiance Bird Walk, Mount Rainier Snowshoe … 2.22.26
The Daily Outside: Point Defiance Bird Walk, Mount Rainier Snowshoe … 2.22.26 Sunday’s…
by Ron Swarner - Feb 21, 2026
Peaks & Pints New Beer Six-Pack 2.21.26
Peaks & Pints New Beer Six-Pack 2.21.26 Saturday’s New Beer Six-Pack lands like…
by Ron Swarner - Feb 21, 2026
Tacoma Field Notes: Logan Brewing Really Special Bitter
Tacoma Field Notes: Logan Brewing Really Special Bitter Logan Brewing, Tacoman R. Steven…
by Ron Swarner - Feb 21, 2026
Peaks & Pints Irrelevant Beer Flight
Irrelevant Beer didn’t arrive waving a banner or chasing a trend cycle —…
by Ron Swarner - Feb 21, 2026
The Daily Outside: Tacoma Runners, Work Parties, Workshops 2.21.26
The Daily Outside: Tacoma Runners, Work Parties, Workshops 2.21.26 Saturday wakes up early…
by Ron Swarner - Feb 20, 2026
Peaks & Pints New Beer Six-Pack 2.20.26
Peaks & Pints New Beer Six-Pack 2.20.26 Friday’s New Beer Six-Pack arrives like…
by Ron Swarner - Feb 20, 2026
Peaks & Pints hosts 2026 Fort George Dark Arts Road Show
Peaks & Pints hosts 2026 Fort George Dark Arts Road Show Every February,…
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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