Ron Swarner

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Tacoma-Beer-Week-Dune-SudsPop-Calendar

by Ron Swarner - Jul 17, 2019

Peaks and Pints Tacoma Beer Week Dune Night

Peaks and Pints Tacoma Beer Week Dune Night Hey Tacoma GeekMoms and GeekDads!…

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by Ron Swarner - Jul 17, 2019

Craft Beer Crosscut 7.17.19: Flight by Merchant du Vin

Peaks and Pints hosts a Belgian beer and artisan cheese pairing tonight. The…

Craft-Beer-Crosscut-7-16-19-Flight-of-de-Belgian-Beerloo

by Ron Swarner - Jul 16, 2019

Craft Beer Crosscut 7.16.19: Flight of de Belgian Beerloo

Belgians produce more than 1,100 varieties of beer, a few you can taste…

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by Ron Swarner - Jul 15, 2019

Peaks and Pints de Belgian Beerloo: XXX

Peaks and Pints de Belgian Beerloo: XXX Few brewing nations hold a special…

by Ron Swarner - Jul 15, 2019

Peaks and Pints Monday Cider Flight 7.15.19: Quimper Peninsula

On the northeast corner of the Olympic Peninsula is an extension of land…

Craft-Beer-Crosscut-7-13-19-Flight-of-Decadent-Ales

by Ron Swarner - Jul 13, 2019

Craft Beer Crosscut 7.13.19: Flight of Decadent Ales

In 2016, mad scientist brewer Paul Pignataro founded Decadent Ales, a nanobrewery located…

by Ron Swarner - Jul 12, 2019

Craft Beer Crosscut 7.12.19: Flight by Jeppe Jarnit-Bjergsø

Jeppe Jarnit-Bjergsø, the founder and man behind Evil Twin Brewing, was a physics…

by Ron Swarner - Jul 11, 2019

Craft Beer Crosscut 7.11.19: Flight of Grains of Wrath

The metal movement has an outsider ethos and no-holds-barred authenticity that appeals to…

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by Ron Swarner - Jul 10, 2019

Craft Beer Crosscut 7.10.19: Flight For Brew Five Three

Like most beer festivals, Brew Five Three: Tacoma’s Beer & Music Festival will…

by Ron Swarner - Jul 9, 2019

Craft Beer Crosscut 7.9.19: Flight of Belgian-Style Tripel

Though strong Belgian pale ales have existed for centuries, the “tripel” name wasn’t…

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by Ron Swarner - Jul 8, 2019

Ecliptic Brewing 5 Beers For 5 Years: Breakside Brewery

Ecliptic Brewing 5 Beers For 5 Years: Breakside Brewery Your parents’ anniversary got…

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by Ron Swarner - Jul 8, 2019

Peak and Pints Monday Cider Flight 7.8.19: European

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

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by Ron Swarner - Jul 7, 2019

Fancy Pants Sunday: Deschutes Black Butte XXXI

Fancy Pants Sunday: Deschutes Black Butte XXXI This summer marks 31 years since…

by Ron Swarner - Jul 7, 2019

Craft Beer Crosscut 7.7.19: Flight of Fruit Cup

Normally condemned to rot in a mediocre ceramic bowl, the fruit cup has…

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by Ron Swarner - Jul 6, 2019

Peaks and Pints New Beers In Stock July 6 2019

Peaks and Pints New Beers In Stock July 6 2019 Soccer fans, this…

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by Ron Swarner - Jul 6, 2019

Craft Crosscut 7.6.19: Flight of Strawberry Sundae

Tomorrow is National Strawberry Sundae Day — a day Americans combine vanilla or…

Craft-Beer-Crosscut-7-5-19-Flight-of-Cherry

by Ron Swarner - Jul 5, 2019

Craft Beer Crosscut 7.5.19: Flight of Cherry

Like oil and water, Elizabeth Taylor and marriage, and Iggy Pop and body…

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by Ron Swarner - Jul 3, 2019

Peaks and Pints New Beers In Stock 7.3.19

Peaks and Pints New Beers In Stock 7.3.19 The Fourth of July is…

Craft-Beer-Crosscut-7-3-19-Flight-of-Double-Mountain

by Ron Swarner - Jul 3, 2019

Craft Beer Crosscut 7.3.19: Flight of Double Mountain

Founded on St. Patrick’s Day 2007, Double Mountain Brewery has a clear mission:…

Craft-Beer-Crosscut-7-2-19-Flight-of-Ale-Apothecary

by Ron Swarner - Jul 2, 2019

Craft Beer Crosscut 7.2.19: Flight of Ale Apothecary

Founder Paul Arney and his team are focused on one thing at the…

by Ron Swarner - Jul 1, 2019

Peaks and Pints Monday Cider Flight 7.1.19

Good Day South Sound! TV says you got those high class blues. Seems…

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by Ron Swarner - Jun 30, 2019

Craft Beer Crosscut 6.30.19: Flight For Proctor Criterium

The Tour de France is one of the coolest things on two legs…

by Ron Swarner - Jun 29, 2019

Craft Beer Crosscut 6.29.19: Flight of Almond

Happy National Almond Buttercrunch Day! The crunchy candy, sometimes called just buttercrunch but…

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by Ron Swarner - Jun 28, 2019

Cooler Bagger: Ape Cave vs Block 15

Cooler Bagger: Ape Cave vs Block 15 Looking for something to do this…

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by Ron Swarner - Jun 23, 2019

Peaks and Pints hosts Double Mountain Timbeer!

Peaks and Pints hosts Double Mountain Timbeer! A collaboration born of mutual admiration…

Craft-Beer-Crosscut-6-23-19-Flight-of-Chimay

by Ron Swarner - Jun 23, 2019

Craft Beer Crosscut 6.23.19: Flight of Chimay

Chimay is brewed in Belgium by Cistercian Trappist monks who apparently have a…

Craft-Beer-Crosscut-6-22-19-Flight-of-Summer-2019-IPAs

by Ron Swarner - Jun 22, 2019

Craft Beer Crosscut 6.22.19: Flight of Summer 2019 IPAs

It’s summertime! With this sun-dappled season sending spring showers skulking off into the…

by Ron Swarner - Jun 21, 2019

Craft Beer Crosscut 6.21.19: Tacoma Tastes

It would be hard to determine what Tacoma tastes like. For starters, where…

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by Ron Swarner - Jun 20, 2019

Peaks and Pints New Beers In Stock June 20 2019

Peaks and Pints New Beers In Stock June 20 2019 Hello Peaks and…

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by Ron Swarner - Jun 20, 2019

Craft Beer Crosscut 6.20.19: Flight of Fort George

In 2006, Chris Nemlowill and Jack Harris flew to Virginia Beach, Virginia to…

by Ron Swarner - Jun 19, 2019

Craft Beer Crosscut 6.19.19: Hop For Teacher

When you hear Alice Cooper's perennial anthem “School's Out” drowning out the tires'…

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by Ron Swarner - Jun 18, 2019

Craft Beer Crosscut 6.18.19: Flight of Midnight Sun

The midnight sun is a natural phenomenon that occurs during summer in places…

by Ron Swarner - Jun 16, 2019

Craft Beer Crosscut 6.16.19: Thank You Dad Flight

Ah, Father's Day, when all patriarchs become Clark Griswold on vacation and all…

by Ron Swarner - Jun 15, 2019

Craft Beer Crosscut 6.15.19: Flight of Matchless Brewing

After finishing his West Olympia postal route for the day, botanist Patrick Jansen…

Craft-Beer-Crosscut-6-14-19-Flight-For-Summer-Con

by Ron Swarner - Jun 14, 2019

Craft Beer Crosscut 6.14.19: Flight For Summer Con

Summer Con team assemble! You and your friends are stoked to attend the…

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by Ron Swarner - Jun 13, 2019

Fort George 3-Way vs. The Rusty Cleavers

Fort George 3-Way vs. The Rusty Cleavers While summer days are great for…

by Ron Swarner - Jun 13, 2019

Craft Beer Crosscut 6.13.19: Flight of All Day Breakfast

We know what some of you are thinking. Beer for breakfast? Who does…

Craft-Beer-Crosscut-6-12-19-Flight-For-Mythic-Valley

by Ron Swarner - Jun 12, 2019

Craft Beer Crosscut 6.12.19: Flight For Mythic Valley

Tommy Gunn and Tony Aman formed Mythic Valley in 2015. Hailing from Salt…

by Ron Swarner - Jun 11, 2019

Craft Beer Crosscut 6.11.19: Flight of Skookum Oak

Skookum Brewery’s story could not be more emblematic of Washington’s craft beer explosion.…

by Ron Swarner - Jun 10, 2019

Craft Beer Crosscut 6.10.19: Flight of Rosé

Pink alcohol has long had a bad rap. From cosmos to white zin…

Craft-Beer-Crosscut-6-8-19-Flight-of-Pride

by Ron Swarner - Jun 8, 2019

Craft Beer Crosscut 6.8.19: Flight of Pride

Fifty years ago this summer, New York City bar patrons of many genders,…

Craft-Beer-Crosscut-6-7-19-Flight-of-Deschutes-Beer

by Ron Swarner - Jun 7, 2019

Craft Beer Crosscut 6.7.19: Flight of Deschutes Beer

Californian Gary Fish established his brewpub concept, Deschutes Public House, in downtown Bend…

Craft-Beer-Crosscut-6-6-19-Flight-of-Climb-For-A-Cause

by Ron Swarner - Jun 6, 2019

Craft Beer Crosscut 6.6.19: Flight of Climb For A Cause

In July 2019, Two Beers Brewing and Seattle Cider Co. are sending eight…

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by Ron Swarner - Jun 5, 2019

Peaks and Pints New Beers In Stock June 5 2019

Peaks and Pints New Beers In Stock June 5 2019 Exhausted, you just…