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by Ron Swarner - Oct 18, 2020

Peaks and Pints Pilot Program: 2020 GABF Winners On the Fly

The Brewers Association awarded 272 medals to 240 breweries across the country during…

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by Ron Swarner - Oct 18, 2020

Morning Foam: Kareem Kandi World Orchestra and Trap Door Y3K pulls

Morning Foam: Kareem Kandi World Orchestra and Trap Door Y3K pulls GOOD MORNING,…

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by Ron Swarner - Oct 17, 2020

Peaks and Pints New Beers In Stock 10.17.20

Peaks and Pints New Beers In Stock 10.17.20 The Seattle Sounders FC take…

by Ron Swarner - Oct 17, 2020

6-Pack of Things To Do: Saturday October 17 2020

6-Pack of Things To Do: Saturday October 17 2020 Today, for the first…

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by Ron Swarner - Oct 17, 2020

Peaks and Pints Pilot Program: New Hazy IPAs On The Fly

Hitting the scene in the early 2010s, the New England style India pale…

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by Ron Swarner - Oct 17, 2020

Morning Foam: Proctor Farmers Market and Top Rung Wet Line pulls

Morning Foam: Proctor Farmers Market and Top Rung Wet Line pulls GOOD MORNING,…

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by Ron Swarner - Oct 16, 2020

6-Pack of Things To Do: Friday October 16 2020

6-Pack of Things To Do: Friday October 16 2020 We should have made…

by Ron Swarner - Oct 16, 2020

Peaks and Pints Pilot Program: Mocha On the Fly

If you drink enough mocha, you will come to realize that some are…

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by Ron Swarner - Oct 16, 2020

Morning Foam: Letterpress and Reuben’s Northsun pulls

Morning Foam: Letterpress and Reuben’s Northsun pulls GOOD MORNING, SOUTH SOUND! Friday, Oct.…

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by Ron Swarner - Oct 15, 2020

Peaks and Pints stocks Bale Breaker fancy beers

Peaks and Pints stocks Bale Breaker fancy beers We can’t wait for the…

by Ron Swarner - Oct 15, 2020

Peaks and Pints Pilot Program: Last Fresh Hoptober On The Fly

October in Washington brings juicy plums, the smell of boiling Dungeness crab and…

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by Ron Swarner - Oct 15, 2020

Morning Foam: Write 253 and Fort George Matryoshka pulls

Morning Foam: Write 253 and Fort George Matryoshka pulls GOOD MORNING, SOUTH SOUND!…

by Ron Swarner - Oct 14, 2020

6-Pack of Things To Do: Wednesday October 14 2020

6-Pack of Things To Do: Wednesday October 14 2020 Comments, feedback, stern scoldings…

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by Ron Swarner - Oct 14, 2020

Peaks and Pints Pilot Program: Octobermas On The Fly

Check your calendars, friends. Yep, we’re in October, a month in which your…

by Ron Swarner - Oct 14, 2020

Morning Foam: UPS and PLU masterclasses and Chuckanut Pilsner pulls

Morning Foam: UPS and PLU masterclasses and Chuckanut Pilsner pulls GOOD MORNING, SOUTH…

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by Ron Swarner - Oct 13, 2020

Peaks and Pints New Beers In Stock 10.13.20

Peaks and Pints New Beers In Stock 10.13.20 It has been a lot…

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by Ron Swarner - Oct 13, 2020

More than 100 Washington State Parks remain open year round

More than 100 Washington State Parks remain open year round First a caveat:…

by Ron Swarner - Oct 13, 2020

6-Pack of Things To Do: Tuesday October 13 2020

6-Pack of Things To Do: Tuesday October 13 2020 The 6-Pack of Things…

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by Ron Swarner - Oct 13, 2020

Peaks and Pints Pilot Day: Chocolate Peanut Pumpkin Popover Day

Let’s face it; food holidays are more often than not ridiculous, but we…

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by Ron Swarner - Oct 13, 2020

Morning Foam: Tacoma Wayzfaring Press and Barrel Mountain Freckleface pulls

Morning Foam: Tacoma Wayzfaring Press and Barrel Mountain Freckleface pulls GOOD MORNING, SOUTH…

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by Ron Swarner - Oct 12, 2020

Peaks and Pints Tacoma reopens for onsite eats and drinks

Peaks and Pints Tacoma reopens for onsite eats and drinks After more days…

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by Ron Swarner - Oct 12, 2020

Peaks and Pints Monday Cider Flight: Effervescent

When Robert Frost came upon his two paths, he chose the one less…

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by Ron Swarner - Oct 12, 2020

Morning Foam: Stephanie Anne Johnson and Trap Door Coffee and Cream pulls

Morning Foam: Stephanie Anne Johnson and Trap Door Coffee and Cream pulls GOOD…

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by Ron Swarner - Oct 11, 2020

Instagram Outsider: DJ Topcutter, 8 Rainy Dazes, E9 Riffage

Instagram Outsider: DJ Topcutter, 8 Rainy Dazes, E9 Riffage From Space Rock to…

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by Ron Swarner - Oct 11, 2020

Peaks and Pints Pilot Program: Big Sky On The Fly

Big Sky Brewing has been leading the Montana craft beer scene since friends…

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by Ron Swarner - Oct 11, 2020

Morning Foam: Steve’s Local History and pFriem Pilsner pulls

GOOD MORNING, SOUTH SOUND!  Sunday, Oct. 11, 2020 — Mark Goodman is 68…

by Ron Swarner - Oct 10, 2020

6-Pack of Things To Do: Saturday October 10 2020

6-Pack of Things To Do: Saturday October 10 2020 Today, your Pacific Lutheran…

by Ron Swarner - Oct 10, 2020

Peaks and Pints Pilot Program: Porters On The Fly

There’s nothing quite like a good porter; Peaks and Pints can recognize one…

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by Ron Swarner - Oct 10, 2020

Morning Foam: PLU on Tap and Brothers Cascadia High Tide pulls

Morning Foam: PLU on Tap and Brothers Cascadia High Tide pulls GOOD MORNING,…

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by Ron Swarner - Oct 9, 2020

Peaks and Pints New Beers In Stock 10.9.20

Peaks and Pints New Beers In Stock 10.9.20 Peaks and Pints New Beers…

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by Ron Swarner - Oct 9, 2020

6-Pack of Things To Do: Friday October 9 2020

6-Pack of Things To Do: Friday October 9 2020 Happy Friday! 6-Pack of…

by Ron Swarner - Oct 9, 2020

Peaks and Pints Pilot Program: E9 IPAs On The Fly

In the early ’90s, Dusty Trail converted the historic Engine House No. 9…

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by Ron Swarner - Oct 8, 2020

Peaks and Pints New Beers In Stock 10.8.20

Peaks and Pints New Beers In Stock 10.8.20 The Peaks & Pints cooler…

by Ron Swarner - Oct 8, 2020

6-Pack of Things To Do: Thursday October 8 2020

6-Pack of Things To Do: Thursday October 8 2020 6-Pack of Things To…

by Ron Swarner - Oct 8, 2020

Peaks and Pints Pilot Program: Oreo Imperials on The Fly

Consider the Oreo. In the 100 years since its invention, Oreo has become…

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by Ron Swarner - Oct 8, 2020

Morning Foam: South Sound Surfrider and Postdoc Kilty pulls

Morning Foam: South Sound Surfrider and Postdoc Kilty pulls GOOD MORNING, SOUTH SOUND! …

by Ron Swarner - Oct 7, 2020

Peaks and Pints Pilot Program: Tropical IPAs On the Fly

Polynesian culture washed onto America's shores after World War II, when soldiers returned…

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by Ron Swarner - Oct 7, 2020

Morning Foam: Chocolate lecture and Stone Xocoveza pulls

Morning Foam: Chocolate lecture and Stone Xocoveza pulls GOOD MORNING, SOUTH SOUND!  Wednesday,…

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by Ron Swarner - Oct 6, 2020

Peaks and Pints New Beers In Stock 10.6.20

Peaks and Pints New Beers In Stock 10.6.20 Peaks & Pints brought in…

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by Ron Swarner - Oct 6, 2020

6-Pack of Things To Do: Tuesday October 6 2020

6-Pack of Things To Do: Tuesday October 6 2020 Did you hear? It’s…

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by Ron Swarner - Oct 6, 2020

Peaks and Pints Pilot Program: California Doubles On The Fly

Today’s Peaks & Pints to-go beer flight originated out of California. It’s a…

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by Ron Swarner - Oct 6, 2020

Morning Foam: National Night Out and Fremont Cowiche Canyon pulls

Morning Foam: National Night Out and Fremont Cowiche Canyon pulls GOOD MORNING, SOUTH…

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by Ron Swarner - Oct 5, 2020

Peak and Pints Pilot Program: International Cider On The Fly

Apples were among some of the first crops grown in colonial America. Potted…

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by Ron Swarner - Oct 5, 2020

Morning Foam: Netflix and Chill plus Dirty Couch pulls

Morning Foam: Netflix and Chill plus Dirty Couch pulls GOOD MORNING, SOUTH SOUND! …