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by Ron Swarner - Oct 3, 2018
Peaks and Pints Six Pack 10.2.18: Fresh hops, Jolly Roger and Googly Eyes
Peaks and Pints Six Pack 10.2.18: Fresh hops, Jolly Roger and Googly Eyes…
by Ron Swarner - Oct 3, 2018
Dark and Stormy night at Peaks and Pints
Dark and Stormy night at Peaks and Pints Funny how taste can trigger…
by Ron Swarner - Oct 3, 2018
Craft Beer Crosscut 10.3.18: A Flight of Fremont Brewing
Long-time environmentalist, community organizer and homebrewer Matt Lincecum brought his bank statement to…
by Ron Swarner - Oct 2, 2018
Craft Beer Crosscut 10.2.18: A Flight of Cocktail Beers
Peaks and Pints doesn’t pour the cocktails the Sterling Cooper staff drank all…
by Ron Swarner - Oct 1, 2018
Peaks and Pints Monday Cider Flight 10.1.18: Pear, Apple and Hops
“It is indeed bad to eat apples; it is better to turn them…
by Ron Swarner - Sep 28, 2018
Peaks and Pints Six Pack 9.28.18: All the hops
Peaks and Pints Six Pack 9.28.18: All the hops Because Friday. FRESH FLUFF,…
by Ron Swarner - Sep 28, 2018
Craft Beer Crosscut 9.28.18: A Flight of Son of Fresh Hoptoberfest
Last September, Peaks and Pints released The Hunt For Fresh Hoptoberfest on the…
by Ron Swarner - Sep 27, 2018
Son of Fresh Hoptoberfest, Tacoma Film Festival Happy Hour and R Day party
MORNING FOAM FOR THURSDAY, SEPT. 27 2018: A seven-taster flight of craft beer…
by Ron Swarner - Sep 27, 2018
Beer Crosscut 9.27.18: A Flight of Elysian Brewing
Founded in 1995 by head brewer and founder, Dick Cantwell, CEO and founder, Joe…
by Ron Swarner - Sep 26, 2018
Craft Beer Crosscut 9.26.18: A Flight of Honey
Three cheers for honeybees! Name any other insect that makes food we eat.…
by Ron Swarner - Sep 25, 2018
Peaks and Pints Six Pack 9.25.18: Dead Sandworms and Tasty IPAs
Peaks and Pints Six Pack 9.25.18: Dead Sandworms and Tasty IPAs There likely…
by Ron Swarner - Sep 25, 2018
Craft Beer Crosscut 9.25.18: A Flight of 2018 GABF Winners
Saturday, Sept. 22, at the Great American Beer Festival in Denver, a panel…
by Ron Swarner - Sep 24, 2018
Peaks and Pints Monday Cider Flight 9.24.18: Craft Cider
Cider was last popular when America was fighting the Civil War. Kind of…
by Ron Swarner - Sep 23, 2018
Hood River Hops Fest so wet … hopped
Hood River Hops Fest so wet … hopped Staying inside on a rainy…
by Ron Swarner - Sep 21, 2018
Craft Beer Crosscut 9.21.18: A Flight of Wet and Fresh Hops
Late summer is harvest time, and in the craft beer world, that means…
by Ron Swarner - Sep 20, 2018
Craft Beer Crosscut 9.20.18: A Flight for Tacoma German Language School
Germans have been perfecting the art of brewing for centuries (Weihenstephan since 1040…
by Ron Swarner - Sep 19, 2018
Peaks and Pints Six Pack 9.19.18: Evil Twin Irish-ish and more ish
Peaks and Pints Six Pack 9.19.18: Evil Twin Irish-ish and more ish A…
by Ron Swarner - Sep 19, 2018
Craft Beer Crosscut 9.19.18: A Flight of Oktoberfest Bier
The party began in October 1810, when a great horse race was organized…
by Ron Swarner - Sep 18, 2018
Peaks and Pints Six Pack 9.18.18: Nitro Dubbel, Tripel Kriek and Trophy Life
Peaks and Pints Six Pack 9.18.18: Nitro Dubbel, Tripel Kriek and Trophy Life…
by Ron Swarner - Sep 18, 2018
Craft Beer Crosscut 9.18.18: A Flight of Pumpkin and Chocolate
On its own, chocolate is a wonderful treat. Marry chocolate with the perfect…
by Ron Swarner - Sep 17, 2018
Peaks and Pints Monday Cider Flight 9.17.18: Pumpkin and Pineapple
Pumpkins belong to the family of Cucurbitaceae. They are classified to Cucurbita pepo,…
by Ron Swarner - Sep 16, 2018
Fancy Pants Sunday: Finnriver Pommeau
Fancy Pants Sunday: Finnriver Pommeau For Peaks and Pints, nothing beats the gorgeous…
by Ron Swarner - Sep 16, 2018
Craft Beer Crosscut 9.16.18: A Flight of Sour Beer
Sours get their trademark tartness and sourness from bacteria and wild yeasts —…
by Ron Swarner - Sep 15, 2018
Craft Beer Crosscut 9.15.18: A Flight of Michigan
Something wonderful has happened with Michigan beer. A gradual loosening of brewing laws…
by Ron Swarner - Sep 14, 2018
Peaks and Pints Six Pack 9.14.18: Tacoma Teacher Strike Ends
Peaks and Pints Six Pack 9.14.18: Tacoma Teacher Strike Ends You and 2,021…
by Ron Swarner - Sep 14, 2018
Craft Beer Crosscut 9.14.18: A Flight of Fresh Hops
On sprawling farms clustered around Yakima and Willamette valleys, thousands of green Humulus…
by Ron Swarner - Sep 13, 2018
Kulshan Cascade Peaks IPAs, affordable beer cities and European popular taprooms
MORNING FOAM FOR THURSDAY, SEPT. 13 2018: A seven-taster flight of craft beer…
by Ron Swarner - Sep 13, 2018
Craft Beer Crosscut 9.13.18: A Flight of Milk Stouts
Milk stouts originated in Europe in the 1800s. The style emphasizes a malty…
by Ron Swarner - Sep 12, 2018
Peaks and Pints Six Pack 9.12.18: Mid-week beer treats
Peaks and Pints Six Pack 9.12.18: Mid-week beer treats If you you're willing…
by Ron Swarner - Sep 12, 2018
Peaks and Pints Policy 324: Don’t Give Wildlife Craft Beer
Peaks and Pints Policy 324: Don’t Give Wildlife Craft Beer Although it’s tempting…
by Ron Swarner - Sep 12, 2018
Craft Beer Crosscut 9.12.18: A Flight of Summer Twilight
Summer is in its twilight stage. It starts off gradual, the shifting of…
by Ron Swarner - Sep 11, 2018
Craft Beer Crosscut 9.11.18: A Flight of Breakside Brewery
In 2010 — with his Siebel Institute education, training in Germany and Belgium,…
by Ron Swarner - Sep 10, 2018
Peaks and Pints Monday Cider Flight 9.10.18: A Flight of Washington Cider Week
This year's celebration of taking apples and pears and making them alcoholic and…
by Ron Swarner - Sep 9, 2018
Peaks and Pints Six Pack 9.9.18: Bobtoberfest, Kaiser Wilhelm II and Juicy Goodness
Peaks and Pints Six Pack 9.9.18: Bobtoberfest, Kaiser Wilhelm II and Juicy Goodness…
by Ron Swarner - Sep 9, 2018
Fancy Pants Sunday: Avery Raspberry Truffale
Fancy Pants Sunday: Avery Raspberry Truffale It’s a confounding moment in craft beer.…
by Ron Swarner - Sep 9, 2018
Craft Beer Crosscut 9.9.18: A Flight of Radlers
While it may not be autumn quite yet, fall craft beer is already…
by Ron Swarner - Sep 8, 2018
Craft Beer Crosscut 9.8.18: A Flight of Autumn
Autumn craft beer doesn't have to be all about pumpkin pie in a…
by Ron Swarner - Sep 7, 2018
Craft Beer Crosscut 9.7.18: A Flight of Three Magnets
Wow, seems like just yesterday Three Magnets Brewing Co. was a newborn brewery,…
by Ron Swarner - Sep 6, 2018
Fresh Hop Pop-Up Beer Fest, efficient brewery tour and Anchor Brewing stovepipe
MORNING FOAM FOR THURSDAY, SEPT. 6 2018: A seven-taster flight of craft beer…
by Ron Swarner - Sep 6, 2018
Craft Beer Crosscut 9.6.18: A Flight of Great Divide Brewing
After working for a company building farms in developing countries and then earning…
by Ron Swarner - Sep 5, 2018
Craft Beer Crosscut 9.5.18: A Flight of Off The Wall Ingredients
German beer purity law be-damned, modern brewers can’t be confined by the basic…
by Ron Swarner - Sep 4, 2018
Peaks and Pints Six Pack 9.4.18: Tastes Like Autumn
Peaks and Pints Six Pack 9.4.18: Tastes Like Autumn The leaves are falling.…
by Ron Swarner - Sep 4, 2018
Craft Beer Crosscut 9.4.18: A Flight of Ringoktoberfest
On this date in history, 1962, the Beatles, with their new drummer Ringo…
by Ron Swarner - Sep 3, 2018
Peaks and Pints Monday Cider Flight 9.3.18: Portland
It’s Monday, which means Peaks and Pints celebrates the taking of apples and…
Hoppy Holiday Food Drive 2021 a success
[caption id="attachment_38893" align="aligncenter" width="1400"] Odd Otter Brewing brought in the most food for the Emergency…
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