Ron Swarner

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by Ron Swarner - Feb 7, 2025

Peaks and Pints hosts a Tree-mendous Tacoma Beer Week Night

Peaks and Pints hosts a Tree-mendous Tacoma Beer Week Night Trees can have…

by Ron Swarner - Feb 7, 2025

Peaks and Pints Load To Super Bowl LIX Six-Pack: 2.7.25

Peaks and Pints Load To Super Bowl LIX Six-Pack: 2.7.25 Whether you’re looking…

by Ron Swarner - Feb 7, 2025

Peaks and Pints Beer Flight: Dark Lagers

When most people think of lagers, they think of pale, clear lagers with…

by Ron Swarner - Feb 6, 2025

Peaks and Pints Beer Flight: Matchless

West Olympia letter carrier, botanist, and homebrewer Patrick Jansen met Darby’s Café owners…

by Ron Swarner - Feb 5, 2025

Peaks and Pints New Beer Six-Pack: 2.5.25

Peaks and Pints New Beer Six-Pack: 2.5.25 Peaks and Pints New Beer Six-Pack…

by Ron Swarner - Feb 5, 2025

Peaks and Pints Beer Flight: Oakshire

In 2006, Jeff and Chris Althouse were the only employees at their newly…

by Ron Swarner - Feb 4, 2025

Peaks and Pints Load To Super Bowl LIX Six-Pack: 2.4.25

Peaks and Pints Load To Super Bowl LIX Six-Pack: 2.4.25 Here are six…

by Ron Swarner - Feb 4, 2025

Tacoma Silent Trees: Breaking Silence near the Rhododendron Garden

Tacoma Silent Trees: Breaking Silence near the Rhododendron Garden "What are you doing?"…

by Ron Swarner - Feb 4, 2025

Peaks and Pints February Stout Flight: Russian Imperial

There are tales of Peter the Great, the Russian Tsar who traveled to…

by Ron Swarner - Feb 3, 2025

Tournament of Beer Time: What is your favorite Northwest IPA?

Tournament of Beer Time: What is your favorite Northwest IPA? In April 2025,…

by Ron Swarner - Feb 3, 2025

Peaks and Pints Monday Incline Cider Flight: Climb For Clean Air

The American Lung Association’s Climb for Clean Air is an exclusive mountaineering training…

by Ron Swarner - Feb 2, 2025

Pouring It Forward: Tacoma Beer Week with Drinking For Conservation

Pouring It Forward: Tacoma Beer Week with Drinking For Conservation Polar bears, the…

by Ron Swarner - Feb 2, 2025

Peaks and Pints Snow IPA Flight

First things first... SNOW. Snow prompts Peaks & Pints to think that the…

by Ron Swarner - Feb 1, 2025

Tacoma Beer Week 2025 Comes In Like A Lion

Tacoma Beer Week 2025 Comes In Like A Lion You read that headline…

by Ron Swarner - Feb 1, 2025

Peaks and Pints February Stout Month 2025: Boozy Stouts

Peaks & Pints’ staff knows February’s a struggle with cold rain and wind…

by Ron Swarner - Feb 1, 2025

Peaks and Pints February Stout Month 2025

Peaks and Pints February Stout Month 2025 So, are you looking to have…

by Ron Swarner - Jan 31, 2025

Peaks and Pints Beer Flight: Drink 5 Before Take 6

With 10 Grammy Awards, 10 Dove Awards, 2 NAACP Image Awards, a Soul…

by Ron Swarner - Jan 30, 2025

Peaks and Pints New Beer Six-Pack: 1.30.25

Peaks and Pints New Beer Six-Pack: 1.30.25 There’s a chance snow will fall…

by Ron Swarner - Jan 30, 2025

Peaks and Pints Sierra Nevada Beer Flight

Nov. 15, 1980: 26-year-old Ken Grossman brewed his first commercial beer four years…

by Ron Swarner - Jan 29, 2025

Peaks and Pints Beer Flight: Tacoma Beer Week 2025 Prefunk

Tacoma beer joints are scrambling. Although it feels like we just celebrated Tacoma…

by Ron Swarner - Jan 28, 2025

Peaks and Pints New Beer Six-Pack: 1.28.25

Peaks and Pints New Beer Six-Pack: 1.28.25 Here’s a six-pack from today’s new…

by Ron Swarner - Jan 28, 2025

Peaks and Pints Single Hill Beer Flight

Hops are one of Washington’s most prominent crops, and their farmers are powering…

by Ron Swarner - Jan 27, 2025

Tacoma Silent Trees: Breaking Silence at Swan Creek Park

Tacoma Silent Trees: Breaking Silence at Swan Creek Park Hold on! Hold on!…

by Ron Swarner - Jan 26, 2025

Peaks and Pints Beer Flight: Affogato

It takes two to make a thing go right. Think about it: it…

by Ron Swarner - Jan 25, 2025

Peaks and Pints New Beer Six-Pack: 1.25.25

Peaks and Pints New Beer Six-Pack: 1.25.25 Today’s Peaks and Pints New Beer…

by Ron Swarner - Jan 25, 2025

Peaks and Pints Robert Burns Day Beer Flight

Robert Burns was born on this day, 25th January, in 1759. The national…

by Ron Swarner - Jan 24, 2025

Peaks and Pints New Beer Six-Pack: 1.24.25

Peaks and Pints New Beer Six-Pack: 1.24.25 Peaks & Pints has the goods,…

by Ron Swarner - Jan 24, 2025

Peaks and Pints Beer Flight: Tropical Paradise

Remember when you knew how to relax? It was probably before you had…

by Ron Swarner - Jan 23, 2025

Peaks and Pints Beer Flight: Russian River

While Natalie Cilurzo was working full-time at a winery, Vinnie Cilurzo bought a…

by Ron Swarner - Jan 22, 2025

Peaks and Pints New Beer Six Pack: 1.22.25

Peaks and Pints New Beer Six Pack: 1.22.25 Alert! New cans dropped in…

by Ron Swarner - Jan 22, 2025

Peaks and Pints Vancouver Beer Flight: Hold My Beer Film

With two dozen breweries, a century of beer-brewing history, and a strong Northbank…

by Ron Swarner - Jan 21, 2025

Peaks and Pints New Beer in Stock: 1.21.25

Peaks and Pints New Beer in Stock: 1.21.25 Here’s a six-pack of new…

by Ron Swarner - Jan 21, 2025

Peaks and Pints Eastern European Beer Flight: Dhaulagiri I

Dhaulagiri I is the tallest peak in the Dhaulagiri mountain range in Nepal,…

by Ron Swarner - Jan 20, 2025

Tacoma Silent Trees: Breaking silence near People’s Park

Tacoma Silent Trees: Breaking silence near People’s Park “I heard you mention ‘London…

by Ron Swarner - Jan 19, 2025

Peaks and Pints Fort George Beer Flight

In 2009, Fort George Brewery bought almost the entire city block in Astoria,…

by Ron Swarner - Jan 18, 2025

Peaks and Pints New Beer Six-Pack: 1.18.25

Peaks and Pints New Beer Six-Pack: 1.18.25 COOLER CHECK! Hella fresh haul for…

by Ron Swarner - Jan 18, 2025

Peaks and Pints Beer Flight: Baltic Porters

Today is Baltic Porter Day, an event started by the Polish brewer and…

by Ron Swarner - Jan 17, 2025

Peaks and Pints New Beer Six-Pack: 1.17.24

Peaks and Pints New Beer Six-Pack: 1.17.24 Your favorite Friday activity has arrived:…

by Ron Swarner - Jan 17, 2025

Peaks and Pints Chicago Beer Flight: Pack Drumline Tacoma

Local fans of pounding drum-and-bugle corps — those young marching musician-athlete ensembles famous…

by Ron Swarner - Jan 16, 2025

Peaks and Pints New Beer Six-Pack: 1.16.25

Peaks and Pints New Beer Six-Pack: 1.16.25 New Beer Six-Pack! Just what we…

by Ron Swarner - Jan 16, 2025

Peaks and Pints Beer Flight: Drekker Beer

Scientist Mark Bjornstad, builder Darin Montplaisir, businessperson Jesse Feigum, and engineer Mason Montplaisir…

by Ron Swarner - Jan 15, 2025

Peaks and Pints Beer Culture Flight

Beer holds a significant place in society, transcending mere refreshment. It has deep…

by Ron Swarner - Jan 14, 2025

Peaks and Pints New Beer Six-Pack: 1.14.25

Peaks and Pints New Beer Six-Pack: 1.14.25 New Beer Six-Pack! Just what we…

by Ron Swarner - Jan 14, 2025

Peaks and Pints Holy Mountain Beer Flight

Raised in Puyallup, Colin Lenfesty was a longtime homebrewer who worked his way…