Ron Swarner

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by Ron Swarner - Jan 31, 2022

Peaks and Pints Monday Cider Flight: Cherry

Since the Seahawks weren’t in yesterday’s NFL Championship Games, did you hike, ski…

by Ron Swarner - Jan 30, 2022

Peaks and Pints Escape To Stout Mountain

Peaks and Pints Escape To Stout Mountain Now in its sixth year, this…

by Ron Swarner - Jan 30, 2022

Tacoma Sandwich Special of the Day: NFL Buffalo Wingwich

Tacoma Sandwich Special of the Day: NFL Buffalo Wingwich SUNDAY JAN. 30 2022:…

by Ron Swarner - Jan 30, 2022

Peaks and Pints Pilot Program: NFL Championships Beer On the Fly

If today’s NFL conference championship games are anything like last weekend’s divisional rounds,…

by Ron Swarner - Jan 29, 2022

Tacoma Sandwich Special of the Day: Self-Righteous French Dip

Tacoma Sandwich Special of the Day: Self-Righteous French Dip SATURDAY, Jan. 29 2022:…

by Ron Swarner - Jan 29, 2022

Peaks and Pints Pilot Program: Strange Brew On The Fly

Originating in 2005 and held every year during January, Strange Brewfest Port Townsend…

by Ron Swarner - Jan 28, 2022

Peaks and Pints New Beers in Stock 1.28.22

Peaks and Pints New Beers in Stock 1.28.22 You made it! It’s Friday!…

by Ron Swarner - Jan 28, 2022

6-Pack of Things To Do: Jan. 28-30 2022

6-Pack of Things To Do: Jan. 28-30 2022 January is ending, and even…

by Ron Swarner - Jan 28, 2022

Peaks and Pints Pilot Program: Threshold Brewing On The Fly

“The magnitude or intensity that must be exceeded for a certain reaction, phenomenon, result,…

by Ron Swarner - Jan 27, 2022

Three Beer Minimum: Our Choice, Most Popular, Your Choice

Three Beer Minimum: Our Choice, Most Popular, Your Choice Let this be your…

by Ron Swarner - Jan 27, 2022

Peaks and Pints Pilot Program: Chocolate Cake Beer On the Fly

You’ve done a great job of sticking to that New Year’s resolution. So,…

by Ron Swarner - Jan 26, 2022

Peaks and Pints New Beer in Stock 1.26.22

Peaks and Pints New Beer in Stock 1.26.22 Mid-week Peaks and Pints New…

by Ron Swarner - Jan 26, 2022

Tacoma Sandwich Special of the Day: Day of 1000 Münsters

Tacoma Sandwich Special of the Day: Day of 1000 Münsters WEDNESDAY, JAN. 26…

by Ron Swarner - Jan 26, 2022

6-Pack of Things To Do: Jan. 26-27 2022

6-Pack of Things To Do: Jan. 26-27 2022 Peaks & Pints’ 6-Pack of…

Short Throw Brewing beer in Tacoma

by Ron Swarner - Jan 26, 2022

Peaks and Pints Pilot Program: Short Throw On the Fly

Brandon Tolbert gained notoriety as head brewer at The Answer Brewpub. In fact, his…

by Ron Swarner - Jan 25, 2022

Peaks and Pints New Beer in Stock 1.25.22

Peaks and Pints New Beer in Stock 1.25.22 Peaks and Pints New Beer…

Scuttlebutt Pop Life IPA in Tacoma

by Ron Swarner - Jan 25, 2022

Tacoma Sandwich Special of the Day: Pastrami Pop Life

Tacoma Sandwich Special of the Day: Pastrami Pop Life TUESDAY, JAN. 25 2022:…

by Ron Swarner - Jan 25, 2022

Peaks and Pints Pilot Program: X Marks Trappist Tuesday

The origins of Belgian styles are rooted in classic Parti-Gyle, which means running…

by Ron Swarner - Jan 24, 2022

Tacoma Sandwich Special of the Day: Descent Into Deliciousness

Tacoma Sandwich Special of the Day: Descent Into Deliciousness MONDAY, JAN. 24 2022:…

by Ron Swarner - Jan 24, 2022

6-Pack of Things To Do: Jan. 24-25 2022

6-Pack of Things To Do: Jan. 24-25 2022 From ooey-gooey cookies to classic…

by Ron Swarner - Jan 24, 2022

Peaks and Pints Pilot Program: Peanut Butter Beer On the Fly

People are nuts for the stuff, and not just schoolchildren cash-strapped college kids.…

by Ron Swarner - Jan 24, 2022

Peaks and Pints Monday Cider Flight: Willamette Valley

The Willamette Valley is the largest river valley in Oregon. Part of the…

by Ron Swarner - Jan 23, 2022

Tacoma Sandwich Special of the Day: Seeing Deli Reubens

Tacoma Sandwich Special of the Day: Seeing Deli Reubens DAY OF THE WEEK…

by Ron Swarner - Jan 23, 2022

Instagram Outsider: Beer Candles, Pulling Nails, 7 Holy Years

Instagram Outsider: Beer Candles, Pulling Nails, 7 Holy Years From The Lost Abbey…

by Ron Swarner - Jan 22, 2022

Tacoma Sandwich Special of the Day: Britpop Beer Cheese

Tacoma Sandwich Special of the Day: Britpop Beer Cheese SATURDAY, JAN. 22 2022:…

by Ron Swarner - Jan 22, 2022

Peaks and Pints Pilot Program: Old Schoolhouse Beer On The Fly

Casey and Laura Ruud purchased the floundering Winthrop brewery in 2008, changed the…

by Ron Swarner - Jan 21, 2022

Peaks and Pints New Beer in Stock 1.21.22

Peaks and Pints New Beer in Stock 1.21.22 What are you drinking this…

by Ron Swarner - Jan 21, 2022

Tacoma Sandwich Special of the Day: Olive Amusement

Tacoma Sandwich Special of the Day: Olive Amusement FRIDAY, JAN. 21 2022: The…

by Ron Swarner - Jan 21, 2022

6-Pack of Things To Do: Jan. 21-23 2022

6-Pack of Things To Do: Jan. 21-23 2022 This weekend brings famed Pink…

by Ron Swarner - Jan 21, 2022

Peaks and Pints Pilot Program: Ravenna Brewing On the Fly

Former London-bound information-security architect Tommy Ortega, his wife, Elise Ransom Oretga, and several…

by Ron Swarner - Jan 20, 2022

Tacoma Sandwich Special of the Day: Deep Cheesy Ham

Tacoma Sandwich Special of the Day: Deep Cheesy Ham THURSDA, JAN. 20 2022:…

by Ron Swarner - Jan 20, 2022

Peaks and Pints Pilot Program: Equilibrium Beer On The Fly

In 2016, MIT graduates and friends Peter Oates and Ricardo Petroni opened Equilibrium…

by Ron Swarner - Jan 19, 2022

Peaks and Pints New Beer in Stock 1.19.22

Peaks and Pints New Beer in Stock 1.19.22 Peaks & Pints is stoked…

by Ron Swarner - Jan 19, 2022

Peaks and Pints Pilot Program: Revision On the Fly

Jeremy Warren is widely admired for his mastery of hops, especially with his…

by Ron Swarner - Jan 18, 2022

Peaks and Pints New Beer in Stock 1.18.22

Peaks and Pints New Beer in Stock 1.18.22 Coming in today for a…

by Ron Swarner - Jan 18, 2022

Peaks and Pints joins Trappist Tuesday

Peaks and Pints joins Trappist Tuesday If all this isn’t a hotly vivid,…

by Ron Swarner - Jan 17, 2022

Tacoma Sandwich Special of the Day: Hamzola

Tacoma Sandwich Special of the Day: Hamzola MONDAY, JAN. 17 2022: Peaks &…

by Ron Swarner - Jan 17, 2022

6-Pack of Things To Do: Jan. 17-18 2022

6-Pack of Things To Do: Jan. 17-18 2022 We are all unique individuals…

by Ron Swarner - Jan 17, 2022

Peaks and Pints Monday Cider Flight: Bend Oregon

Named for a sharp hook in the Deschutes River in Central Oregon’s high…

by Ron Swarner - Jan 16, 2022

Peaks and Pints Tap List: Holy Mountain Drinking The Cup of Judgment

Peaks and Pints Tap List: Holy Mountain Drinking The Cup of Judgment Peaks…

by Ron Swarner - Jan 16, 2022

Instagram Outsider: Stivo, Hop Tricks, Snowshoe Beer

Instagram Outsider: Stivo, Hop Tricks, Snowshoe Beer From snowshoe beer to Hop Tricks,…

by Ron Swarner - Jan 16, 2022

Peaks and Pints Pilot Program: Browns On The Fly

According to The Oxford Companion to Beer, “the term ‘brown ale’ can easily…

by Ron Swarner - Jan 15, 2022

Tacoma Sandwich Special of the Day: Chicken Pow!

Tacoma Sandwich Special of the Day: Chicken Pow! SATURDAY, JAN. 15 2022: The…

by Ron Swarner - Jan 15, 2022

Peaks and Pints Pilot Program: Pilsners On The Fly

In the world history of beer, pilsners are relatively recent. Around 1840, eons…