Ron Swarner

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by Ron Swarner - Oct 7, 2023

Peaks and Pints Beer Flight: Varietal Beer

Chris Baum, John Cope, Chad Roberts, David Paulson, and Karl Vanevenhoven opened Varietal…

by Ron Swarner - Oct 6, 2023

6-Pack of Things To Do Sept. 5-8 2023

6-Pack of Things To Do Sept. 5-8 2023 Did you hear? It’s Tacoma…

by Ron Swarner - Oct 6, 2023

Peaks and Pints Beer Flight: Finback Brewery

Named in honor of the whale that washed up in Breezy Point in…

by Ron Swarner - Oct 5, 2023

Peaks and Pints New Beer In Stock 10.5.23

Peaks and Pints New Beer In Stock 10.5.23 Peaks and Pints New Beer…

by Ron Swarner - Oct 5, 2023

Peaks and Pints Beer Flight: Fresh Hop Ales

Pacific Northwest hops are harvested each year from late August through September, which…

by Ron Swarner - Oct 4, 2023

Peaks and Pints Beer Flight: Fresh Hop October

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

by Ron Swarner - Oct 3, 2023

Peaks and Pints Beer Flight: The Veil Brewing

In April 2016, Matt Tarpey, Dustin Durrance, and Dave Michelow opened their The…

by Ron Swarner - Oct 1, 2023

Peaks and Pints Beer Flight: Even More Fresh Hops

During fresh hop season, the hop cones go straight from the vine to…

by Ron Swarner - Sep 30, 2023

Peaks and Pints Beer Flight: Rocky Horror Pastry Stouts

If this was a standardized test the question would be, The Rocky Horror…

by Ron Swarner - Sep 29, 2023

Peaks and Pints New Beer in Stock 9.29.23

Peaks and Pints New Beer in Stock 9.29.23 New arrivals to the Peaks…

by Ron Swarner - Sep 28, 2023

Grit & Grain Podcast adds new host, changes venue

Grit & Grain Podcast adds new host, changes venue Welcome to the Grain…

by Ron Swarner - Sep 28, 2023

Peaks and Pints Beer Flight: Torch & Crown

It’s the old “high schoolers get caught with a fake ID start homebrewing…

by Ron Swarner - Sep 27, 2023

Peaks & Pints New Beer in Stock 9.27.23

Peaks & Pints New Beer in Stock 9.27.23 Even more fresh hop beers,…

by Ron Swarner - Sep 27, 2023

Peaks and Pints Beer Flight: Fresh Double Mountain

On sprawling farms clustered around Yakima and Willamette valleys, thousands of green Humulus…

by Ron Swarner - Sep 26, 2023

Peaks and Pints Beer Flight: Gigantic

Van Havig, former brewmaster at Rock Bottom Brewery in Portland, and Ben Love,…

by Ron Swarner - Sep 25, 2023

Peaks and Pints New Fresh Hops in Stock 9.25.23

Peaks and Pints New Fresh Hops in Stock 9.25.23 New fresh hop gems…

by Ron Swarner - Sep 24, 2023

Oregon and Washington breweries win 37 medals at GABF 2023

Oregon and Washington breweries win 37 medals at GABF 2023 In 1982, only…

by Ron Swarner - Sep 20, 2023

Peaks and Pints welcomes 450 North Arch Enemies

Peaks and Pints welcomes 450 North Arch Enemies People often wonder: what "makes"…

by Ron Swarner - Sep 19, 2023

Peaks and Pints New Beer in Stock 9.19.23

Peaks and Pints New Beer in Stock 9.19.23 Tuesday hits from the Peaks…

by Ron Swarner - Sep 19, 2023

Peaks and Pints Beer Flight: Freshest Fresh Hops

Fresh hops are brewed during a very brief window of the year when…

by Ron Swarner - Sep 18, 2023

Peaks and Pints Monday Cider Flight: September

What we eat and drink this time of year evokes memories more easily…

by Ron Swarner - Sep 17, 2023

Peaks and Pints Beer Flight: Stillwater Artisanal

Stillwater is the brainchild of Baltimore native Brian Strumke, whose past life as…

by Ron Swarner - Sep 16, 2023

Peaks and Pints Beer Flight: Oktoberfest

The party began in October 1810, when a great horse race was organized…

by Ron Swarner - Sep 15, 2023

Peaks and Pints New Beer in Stock 9.15.23

Peaks and Pints New Beer in Stock 9.15.23 Happy Friday! Peaks and Pints…

by Ron Swarner - Sep 15, 2023

Peaks and Pints Beer Flight: Pizza Port

The unusually named Pizza Port Brewing traces its origins back to 1987, when…

by Ron Swarner - Sep 14, 2023

Peaks and Pints Beer Flight: Fresh Hoptoberfest Day 14

For the seventh consecutive September, Peaks & Pints is throwing a month-long autumn…

by Ron Swarner - Sep 13, 2023

Peaks and Pints Beer Flight: Fort George Beer

We received a bunch of Fort George Brewery beer; let’s pour another in-house…

by Ron Swarner - Sep 12, 2023

Peaks and Pints New Beer in Stock 9.12.23

Peaks and Pints New Beer in Stock 9.12.23 New Brews Tues offers several…

by Ron Swarner - Sep 10, 2023

Peaks and Pints Beer Flight: E9 Beer

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

by Ron Swarner - Sep 9, 2023

Peaks and Pints New Beer in Stock 9.9.23

Peaks and Pints New Beer in Stock 9.9.23 Some fresh delicious beverages in…

by Ron Swarner - Sep 9, 2023

Peaks and Pints Beer Flight: Fresh Hops

Pacific Northwest hops are harvested each year from late August through September, which…

by Ron Swarner - Sep 7, 2023

Peaks and Pints Beer Flight: National Beer Lovers Day

Every year on Sept. 7 — aka National Beer Lovers Day — a…

by Ron Swarner - Sep 6, 2023

Peaks and Pints Beer Flight: Fresh Hoptoberfest

In September 2017, Peaks & Pints presented our first Fresh Hoptoberfest — a…

by Ron Swarner - Sep 4, 2023

Peaks and Pints Labor Day Six-Pack: 9.4.23

Peaks and Pints Labor Day Six-Pack: 9.4.23 Labor Day is upon us. It…

by Ron Swarner - Sep 2, 2023

Peaks and Pints Beer Flight: Labor Day Weekend

Labor Day is a respectful way of thanking and serving tribute to a…

by Ron Swarner - Sep 1, 2023

Peaks and Pints Fresh Hop Six-Pack: 9.1.23

Peaks and Pints Fresh Hop Six-Pack 9.1.23 The brewhouse fermenter sits empty waiting…

by Ron Swarner - Sep 1, 2023

Peaks and Pints Beer Flight: Fresh Hoptoberfest

For the seventh consecutive September, Peaks & Pints is throwing a month-long autumn…

by Ron Swarner - Aug 31, 2023

Peaks and Pints Fresh Hoptoberfest VII Days A Week

Peaks and Pints Fresh Hoptoberfest VII Days A Week For the seventh consecutive…

by Ron Swarner - Aug 29, 2023

Peaks and Pints Prefunk Six-Pack 8.29.23: Shakespeare in the Park … in the Armory

Peaks and Pints Prefunk Six-Pack 8.29.23: Shakespeare in the Park … in the…

by Ron Swarner - Aug 29, 2023

Peaks and Pints Beer Flight: pFriem

Seattle native Josh Pfriem began homebrewing while at Western Washington University in his…

by Ron Swarner - Aug 28, 2023

Peaks and Pints Monday Cider Flight: Art+Science Cider

Kim Hamblin is the artistic side and formally known as “artistic director” and…

by Ron Swarner - Aug 27, 2023

Peaks and Pints Getaway Six-Pack 8.27.23: Mosaic Crush, Tropic Like It’s Hot and more

Peaks and Pints Getaway Six-Pack 8.27.23: Mosaic Crush, Tropic Like It’s Hot and…

by Ron Swarner - Aug 27, 2023

Peaks and Pints Beer Flight: University of Puget Sound Prefunc

Welcome to Tacoma. Nice, isn’t it? We here at Peaks & Pints understand…

by Ron Swarner - Aug 26, 2023

Join Peaks and Pints’ pFriem West Coast IPA party

Join Peaks and Pints’ pFriem West Coast IPA party If you’re an India…