“Why drink pale ale when I can upgrade to IPA?” Have you thought this after many bland pints of thin, hoppy beer that taste like pine needle tea? Well, pale ales can be more refreshing than reading Proust after a Jean-Claude Van Damme marathon. Pale ales are medium-bodied and light yellow-golden to copper color. They offer medium to high hoppiness that can range from mildly bitter to fruity, depending upon the hops used by the brewer. Last, with its plain-Jane neutrality, a good pale ale can pair with most dishes. It’s bright and crisp enough for salads, goat cheese, and
Peaks and Pints New Beers In Stock 9.4.21 Peaks and Pints New Beers In Stock 9.4.21 features a new Bale Breaker IPA, two fresh hops from Level Beer, the early return of Maritime Pacific Jolly Roger Christmas Ale and others. … Bale Breaker Brewing In the Lup: Experimental IPA featuring Yakima Chief HBC 630 and HBC 586, two experimental hops for fruit flavors of mango, guava, lychee, citrus, with slight sulfur and herbal notes, 6.0% Evil Twin Brewing Imperial Biscotti Chili Hazelnut Break: Imperial stout flavored with roasted Italian hazelnut, vanilla, and a hint of chili pepper, 11.5% Evil Twin
Pacific Northwest hops are harvested each year from late August through September, which means beers brewed with the freshest hops available, known as wet-hopped beers, arrive this month. What are fresh-hop beers? Simply put, they’re brews made with hops that are pulled off the bine and go straight into the kettle. The vast majority of the hops used by U.S. breweries are cultivated in Oregon and Washington. For the most part, these hops are dried and processed before being sold to professional and amateur brewers, which affects the flavor punch. With fresh hops, drinkers can expect more hoppiness, more aroma
Named after both its founding region in New Zealand and the Sauvignon Blanc grape, Nelson Sauvin is an exciting, distinctive hop varietal that was released in 2000. Hailing from a small bay on the north coast of the country’s South Island, the hop sports a compact cone shape with a tapered end. Nelson Sauvin hops have vigorous spring growth and can lend either a dominant hop character to a beer or something much more subtle. Aromas and taste range from citrus to mango and gooseberry, which are supplemented by hints of pepper and allspice. Known to impart a cool climate
Peaks and Pints New Beers In Stock 9.2.21 Looking to stock up for the holiday weekend? Peaks and Pints New Beers In Stock 9.2.21 has another fresh hop, a gin balled aged IPA and the return of Jandy Rohnson. … Ferment Brewing I Love Nelson: Extra pale and loaded with Nelson Sauvin hops for a bouquet and palate akin to the great white wines of the South Island of New Zealand, 6% Lumberbeard Brewing Gin Barrel IPA: Batch 1 IPA aged in Dry Fly Gin barrels for a blend of tropical hops and gin, 9.1% Lumberbeard Lovely Haze: Double IPA
Like “I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus” at Forever 21 and candy corn at 7-Eleven, pumpkin beer arrives earlier and earlier every year. Before the leaves turn yellow and it’s time to start wearing grey socks with Birkenstocks again, many of the most sought-after brands’ pumpkin beers will be long gone. That means restaurants and bars that don’t have a place to store extra kegs for a month or two are out of luck if they want to serve this seasonal specialty in the proper season. That makes the beer industry surprisingly similar to fashion: When you’re still wearing your
Peaks and Pints New Beers In Stock 9.1.21 Peaks and Pints New Beers In Stock 9.1.21 includes three fresh hops, Rogue’s Christmas beer, and a Vienna lager, baby! 7 Seas Brewing Blackberry Sour: Gose-style sour brewed with blackberry puree, 4.7% Crux Fermentation Project Pert Near: Fresh hop IPA brewed with McKenzie hops developed by West Coast Hop Breeding. Exclusive to the Willamette Valley, this dank varietal brings jammy berry notes to the party alongside big tropical flavors and floral aromas, 6.9% E9 Brewing Caryopses: Brewed with Structures Brewing, this unfiltered weissbier showcases fruity esters, zingy carbonation and soft wheat, 5.4%
For the fifth consecutive September, Peaks and Pints is throwing a month-long autumn beer party marrying two popular seasonal beer styles on draft — fresh hops and Oktoberfest lagers — this year naming it, “Bride of Fresh Hoptoberfest.” In September 2017, in keeping with our multi-rooted sensibilities, Peaks and Pints hosted The Hunt For Fresh Hoptoberfest, tapping fresh hop and Oktoberfest beers daily. Crowds discovered bright, hop-hazy fresh-hop beers, just hours from field to kettle and mere days from the fermenter to their glass AND drank to their health with clean, hearty Oktoberfest-style lagers from Germany and nearby. Peaks &
Bride of Fresh Hoptoberfest Summary: For the fifth consecutive September, Peaks and Pints is throwing a month-long autumn beer party marrying two popular seasonal beer styles on draft — fresh hops and Oktoberfest lagers — this year naming it, “Bride of Fresh Hoptoberfest.” Lead Players: Fresh Hop Beers, Oktoberfest Lagers Producer: Peaks & Pints craft beer bar, bottle shop and restaurant in Tacoma’s Proctor District. Tagline: Mask Up For Fresh Hops and Festbiers! Origin: In September 2017, in keeping with our multi-rooted sensibilities, Peaks and Pints hosted The Hunt For Fresh Hoptoberfest, tapping fresh hop and Oktoberfest beers daily. Crowds
Peaks and Pints New Beers In Stock 8.31.21 Who’s ready for fresh hop season? Breakside is the first one out of the gate with this year’s Stay Fresh! We also received Reuben’s autumn offerings, Fort George Crysknife, Fair Isle’s farmhouse IPA in a can and others join Peaks and Pints New Beers In Stock 8.31.21. Breakside Brewery Stay Fresh: Fresh hop IPA brewed with fresh Centennial hops from Goschie Farms for notes of lemongrass, pineapple, baking spice, and green, 7% Fair Isle Brewing Gus: A simple, elegant oak-aged farmhouse ale dry-hopped with Idaho Gem for distinct notes of red currant,
Childhood friends Jim Solberg and Roger Worthington reunited in 2008 to create Indie Hops and reboot Oregon State University’s hop-breeding program with a huge donation. They were determined to do something new and enlisted Shaun Townsend, a PhD in breeding and genetics, to lead the effort. They gave him the mandate of breeding a hop that could flourish in the Willamette Valley, produce a hop with associated with mango, oranges and other fruits and herbs. Eventually X-331 emerged, which was later named Strata. Citra hops, well, the name says it all. A relatively new hop on the scene (released in
Founded in August 2020 by CEO Caitlin Braam, Head Cidermaker Tim Larsen and Creative Director Maddy Porter, Yonder Cider’s taproom is a stone’s throw from Seattle’s Green Lake and a drive from the orchards and pressing facility in Wenatchee — the heart of Apple Country. Yonder creates cider that’s as balanced, bright, and complex as Wenatchee itself. Crafted using a blend of bittersweet cider apples and juicy dessert apples, Yonder ciders are hardly simple, and never straightforward, but you can always count on them being interesting. Yonder and Bale Breaking Brewing will open a joint taproom in the heart of
Peaks and Pints New Beers In Stock 8.29.21 Peaks and Pints New Beers In Stock 8.29.21 includes new Oktoberfest beers, the new Head Full of Dynomite, pFriem’s Cold IPA and more. Cheers! Bayern Brewing Oktoberfest: Classic Bavarian dark märzen brewed with Pilsener, Munich and German Dunkel malt with hops straight from the Hallertau region in northern Bavaria plus the finishing hops are Saaz from the Czech Republic, 6% Belching Beaver Brewing Deftones Ceremony: The latest in the collaboration series with Deftones, Ceremony takes an easy drinking hazy IPA and pushes the limits of our dry-hopping regiment — doubling down on
In 2016, Dan and Karen Powell, and their head brewer Zack Frasher, opened Moonraker Brewing Co. in the same Auburn, California industrial park as Knee Deep Brewing, and was later honored as the ninth-best new brewery in the world by RateBeer, a resource for craft beer enthusiasts. Along with additional honors from RateBeer, Moonraker has received recognition in other competitions, including the California State Fair and their Extremis toppled Russian River’s stalwart Pliny the Younger to win the 2017 Bistro Double IPA Festival’s triple IPA category. Moonraker’s solar powered facility cranks out highly coveted New England style hazy beers, including
Peaks and Pints New Beers In Stock 8.27.21 Peaks and Pints New Beers In Stock 8.27.21 includes Matchless Brewing’s new cold IPA and a new pale ale from Baerlic Brewing. … Aslan Brewing Cape Sundew: Double IPA hopped aggressively with Sabro, Citra, and Eureka for floral and herb notes with a touch of pine, 8% Baerlic Brewing Chill Helles Lager: With a delicate balance of rich malt flavor and spicy and floral hops, this helles lager is fermented slow and low and conditioned for five weeks for maximum crispness. 4.5% Baerlic Light It Up: Brewed with loads of oats and
Peaks and Pints New Beers In Stock 8.22.21 Peaks and Pints New Beers In Stock 8.22.21 received another round of goodness from the scientists at Equilibrium Brewery in New York and Sig Brewing in Tacoma. Equilibrium Astrophysics: Hazy IPA with flavors of sweet orange flesh, passionfruit juice, cantaloupe, and gummy peach rings transition to notes of berry and yuzu before a big bang of EQjuice rainbow melon finish, 6.5% Equilibrium Bitrate Fluctuation: Hazy double IPA brewed with oats and wheat, Citra in the whirlpool and a dry hop of Citra, Strata, Lotus and BRU-1 for flavors of tropical orange, papaya,
Peaks and Pints New Beers In Stock 8.21.21 Peaks and Pints New Beers In Stock 8.21.21 offers Oktoberfest, spicy pumpkin, jammy funky and tart, huge triple IPA and a historic lager! Black Raven Brewing Flocktoberfest: Marzen lager crafted with traditional Czech grown and malted barley for an authentic European malt flavor with a light, toasty undertone, 5% Dru Bru Oktoberfest: Marzen lager with soft, elegant German malt flavors, heaps of Vienna malt and German noble hops for a toasty and well balanced “fest” beer, 4.7% Fort George Brewery 1811 Lager: Concocted from pilsner malts and flaked corn, this lager is
Peaks & Pints bartender Randi is overwhelmed with today’s craft beer goodness. Peaks and Pints New Beers In Stock 8.18.21 Peaks and Pints New Beers In Stock 8.18.21 includes the return of Skookum Brewery favorites, Old Schoolhouse’s amazing Betty Mopper, Wander’s Googly Eyes and more. See you Proctor! Claim 52 Brewing Schticky Tiramisu: Imperial stout brewed with milk sugar, mascarpone cheese, and heaps of specialty malts, then conditioned on coffee from Farmers Union Coffee Roasters, chocolate, ladyfingers, and vanilla, 11% Claim 52 Stuffed White Chocolate Cherry Cheesecake: Sour conditioned on white chocolate, cherry puree, cheesecake, and
Take Herb’s Cider Triplet on a trip across Lake Cushman. Photo by Erin Miller Outcider: Paddling Lake Cushman with Herb Located on the southwest border of Washington’s Olympic National Park, Lake Cushman formed in a deep glacial claw-mark carved out along the Skokomish River. The 4,000-acre lake is a particularly picturesque place to kayak. The stunning view from the top of Mount Ellinor turns on itself trading the sweeping panorama for the intimacy of the Skokomish River valley and steep slopes. Peaks & Pints bartenders Erin Miller and Michelle Cove paddled Cushman Tuesday, Aug. 18 with
Hops give beer its bitterness along with its distinctive floral, herbal, and fruity flavors. Brewers, such as Block 15 Brewing in Corvallis, Oregon, have recently been tinkering with hops to make them taste even hoppier, using cryo hops, incognito and CO2 extractions. CO2 hop extract is a pure resin produced through supercritical CO2 extraction, whereby the essential bittering and aromatic compounds of hops (alpha acids, beta acids, and oils) are separated from the leafy plant material. The CO2 extraction process — also popular in the cannabis industry — operates much like traditional distillation, but with carbon dioxide in place of
In 1994, Tomas and April Sluiter left their bakery jobs in Grand Rapids, Michigan, and hit the road. They traveled extensively. Then, in the summer of 2000, they discovered Portland, Oregon. Thomas took an assistant brewer job at the Old Market Pub in Southwest Portland. Within two weeks of his hire, the head brewer quit and Tomas was thrown into that role. He dismantled the old, tired brewing system and refurbished a 15-barrel system. In January 2017, seven years after Tomas left Old Market and almost two years after attempting to open his brewery in Portland’s Goose Hollow neighborhood, he
Lumberjack Paul Bunyan worked forests that stretched for a seeming eternity in the late 19th century. He and his lumberjack posse, the Seven Axemen — all 6-feet tall sitting down — distracted themselves from isolation and danger by spinning exaggerated tales and drinking craft beer. Bunyan and his buddies loved craft beer because craft beer has a richer and more distinct taste than watery mass-produced beer. Just like Bunyan’s passion for lumberjacking, most craft brewers are passionate about the taste and flavor of their beer. The brewers invest the time and energy required to maintain or improve the quality of
In 2016, Great Notion Brewing opened in Northeast Portland and opened the city’s eyes. Owners James Dugan, Andy Miller, and Paul Reiter basically freaked out the city known as Beervana with their New England-style IPAs and boundary-pushing culinary-style beers. The awards followed: World Beer Cup, GABF, Best of Craft Beer Awards, and Oregon Beer Awards, as well as the 2018 #1 IPA in America from Paste Magazine, Ripe IPA. Great Notion was the first Portland brewery to become known for hazies, and the controversial style, and traditionalists hated it. Now the traditionalists are all wearing Great Notion T-shirts. In addition
Welcome back to another edition of Peaks and Pints Pilot Program, our daily to-go beer flight. Peaks and Pints carefully calibrates algorithms constantly collecting data to produce the best daily craft to-go beer flights. Today, we don’t need no stickin’ algorithms. It’s National S’mores Day. Today’s beer flight writes itself, as they say. How much do you love the marshmallow, chocolate, graham combo? Bet if we throw in beer, it’ll make it more dear. Indeed, s’mores are a simple backyard pleasure (unless you live in the core of the sun like our summer with burn bans galore) so we’re pleased
Get ready for a roséducation. The Greeks and the Romans made rosé. Monks made rosé too. Rosé wines are generally made from red grapes and are very versatile wines. A rosé wine will also be lighter in color than red wine, deeper in color than white wine. The pink color of rosé wine depends on the time the grape skin stays in contact with the juice, also known as maceration. There are also rosé wines that are semi-sparkling or sparkling, with different intensities of sweetness levels and dryness. Drop those ridiculous stereotypes and just #drinkpink. Peaks & Pints paints the
Peaks & Pints celebrates the opening day of Tacoma Beer Week 2021 with the release of E9 Brewing’s Blown Deadline at 3 p.m. today. Brewed with CaskCades taproom in downtown Puyallup (their release party is noon to 3 p.m.) and The News Tribune Metro News columnist Matt Driscoll, portions of all draft sales will be donated to the Greater Tacoma Community Foundation’s South Sound Media Impact Fund to provide support for community-funded journalism at The News Tribune. “I’ve consumed a fair amount of beer over the years — from fancy craft brews to faded Rainiers once lost to the back
Peaks & Pints new beers in stock includes the Wet Coast Brewing Tacoma Arts Live Pale Ale. Peaks and Pints New Beer In Stock 8.7.21 Wow, what a haul! Peaks and Pints New Beer In Stock 8.7.21 includes a delicious pale from Counterbalance Brewing, the return of Old Schoolhouse’s Summer Ale, Wet Coast Brewing’s fundraising pale ale for Tacoma Arts Live, and others. … Counterbalance Brewing Highly Unlikely: Pale ale brewed with Citra and Columbus for aromas of peach, apricot and tangerine followed by stone fruit and a little spice, 5.9% Crux Fermentation Project Bramble Candy:
The horror: having to drink good beer a month before we’re supposed to. … As the dog days of summer crest upon the beer world, a familiar collective roar gathers volume: Oktoberfest beer in August. The party began in October 1810, when a great horse race was organized to celebrate the marriage of Crown Prince Ludwig and Princess Therese of Saxe-Hildburghausen. Everyone had so much fun that it was held again, and eventually became an annual event, dubbed “Oktoberfest” in 1872. It has since evolved into a 16-day Munich blowout in late September and early October, when there isn’t a
It feels like every week there’s another quirky beer holiday to remember, from Beer Can Appreciation Day in January to yesterday’s National IPA Day. Today is International Beer Day! Even if it sounds like a recently created holiday, we’re happy to use it as an excuse to build a to-go beer flight. Started in 2007 in Santa Cruz, California, International Beer Day is, as explained by its website, “a day for beer lovers everywhere to raise a toast to our brewers and bartenders, and rejoice in the greatness of beer!” Indeed. Celebrating the passing of another work week? International Beer
Peaks & Pints hosts Tacoma Beer Week 2021 events People all over the greater Tacoma area will get to raise their glass to support local business and craft beer in a week-long celebration: Tacoma Beer Week is back. This year’s event will look different due to the ongoing COVID-19 precautions. There are still events going on. They’re just smaller scale. Everything that’s going on is smaller scale, not the packed rooms we used to see. Masks, social distancing, and outdoor seating is also encouraged. Peaks & Pints craft beer bar, bottle shop and restaurant has lined up four events this
There is something you should know about beer: There is a holiday for virtually everything about beer that is celebrated somewhere, somehow, including today’s IPA Day, which gives glory to hops, bittering units and IPAs. Founded in 2011, IPA Day is a global celebration of craft beer. It is a universal movement that was created to unite the voices of craft beer enthusiasts, bloggers and brewers worldwide. IPA Day was originally developed as a social media-based holiday, but has since expanded into a worldwide party, boasting hundreds of IPA-themed events, celebrations and Peaks and Pints to-go beer flight. India Pale
One of beer’s most remarkable aspects is its versatility. On top of the fundamental ingredients of water, grain, yeast, and hops, a brewer can add almost any extra ingredients (unless you’re in Germany, where there are literal brewing laws about what you can put into beer). Ingredients found in beer today include chocolate, coffee, nuts, waffles, cookies, spices, cocoa, marshmallows, breakfast cereal, toffee, and, the focus of today’s Peaks & Pints to-go beer flight — fruit. When brewers add whole fruit, fresh-picked, never frozen, from a nearby farm or orchard to their beer, it’s magic. Yeast and souring bacteria actually
Peaks & Pints stocked new craft beer today including new beers in two IPA series. Peaks and Pints New Beer In Stock 8.3.21 Peaks and Pints New Beer In Stock 8.3.21 includes Fort George Brewery’s latest Fields of Green hazy IPA, the return of pFriem Bosbessen, Icicle Brewing’s new Peak Seeker IPA and more. … Cascade Brewing Barrel House Brunch Line: Barrel-aged sour wheat and blond ales aged in oak barrels with Chardonnay grapes and orange zest, 9.6% Cascade Oregon Summer: Sour wheat ale aged in oak barrels for 10 months with locally grown blackberries, boysenberries,
Founded by brewers Jack Harris and Chris Nemlowill, the two combined their brewing expertise from previous Oregon coast gigs at Bill’s Tavern and Astoria Brewing Company to open Fort George Brewery in March 2007. Harris and Nemlowill drove their first 8.5-barrel brewhouse — nicknamed “Sweet Virginia” —from the East Coast and through a tornado to open a small pub in the Fort George Building on Duane Street in Astoria, Oregon. In 2009, they bought almost the entire city block, including the Lovell Building, where they installed a 20-barrel commercial brewhouse — “Little Miss Texas” — followed by a neighboring $12.5
You will not tough out this year’s South Sound summer all on your own. You just won’t. Or at least not without a cold, refreshing cider infused with 4,000 pounds of pitted tropical fruits. Good news: Peaks & Pints is loaded with magnificent core-cooling cider options: guava ciders, mango ciders, pineapple ciders, papaya ciders, passionfruit cider — although Peaks & Pints must admit, passionfruit tastes faintly of lip gloss, a blast back to the eighth grade. But as we munched the slightly sweet and sour flavor of passionfruit grew on us. Passionfruit is one of the three amigos in P.O.G.,
Peaks & Pints has the Level Beer/Zoiglhaus Colder Than You Are Cold IPA and other new releases in the cooler. Peaks and Pints New Beer In Stock 8.1.21 The weekend isn’t over yet! Peaks and Pints New Beer In Stock 8.1.21 includes the return of Block 15’s Animal Cookies IPA, a cold IPa brewed by Level Beer and Zoiglhaus Brewing, and a new hazy IPA from Deschutes. Cheers! Bale Breaker Brewing Clarity Rarity #6: Ripe, tropical hazy IPA featuring Yakima Chief’s Cryo Pop Hop Blend for daiquiri-like flavors of mango, apricot, grapefruit, orange, and coconut aromas,
Celebrate National Peach Month at home with peach beer from peaks & Pints in Tacoma. Even if you’re not an Allman Brothers fan, this is the time to be eating peaches — out of hand, in cobblers and pies, over ice cream, in beers, while spinning 49-year-old records. National Peach Month begins today. Did you know that peaches originated in China, where they have been cultivated since the early days of Chinese culture? The peach was brought to America by Spanish explorers in the 16th century and eventually made it to England and France sometime during the
Did you know today is National Raspberry Cake Day? No? You’re not alone. Every local baker we contacted was oblivious to the existence of this food holiday. But exist it does. After looking online, however, the origin of this day is still a mystery to us as well. Even with its dubious history and lack of prominence, National Raspberry Cake Day deserves at least a little attention. Did you know an individual raspberry is made up of about 100 drupelets? Did you know Raspberries contain vitamin B1, vitamin B3, folic acid, magnesium, copper and iron? Peaks and Pints doesn’t serve
The longest days of the year are upon us, so how will you take advantage of the extra hours of daylight? With temperatures cooking at 89 degrees today, it’s tempting to spend today watching Netflix and chilling — literally — in, hopefully, your air-conditioned home. But that would mean missing out on partying on your patio, deck, or balcony. It’s Friyay! Today’s all about outdoor grilling and the thrill of accidentally dripping hamburger juice on your bare feet. It’s about loud music, Slip ’n’ Slide, and telling funny stories while enjoying craft beer. Peaks & Pints has gathered a themed
Peaks and Pints New Beer In Stock 7.29.21 Peaks and Pints New Beer In Stock 7.29.21 includes Stemma Brewing’s co-owners personal beer, the first beer in Old Schoolhouse Brewery’s Deep Cuts IPA Series , and the return of Wander Brewing’s Yummy Bits! Heathen Brewing Snake Farm: Hazy IPA brewed with Chinook, Citra, and Galaxy hops for earthy and grassy notes with a slight bite, 6.5% Old Schoolhouse Brewery Nocturne: First beer in their Deep Cuts IPA Series featuring beers inspired by unique and underplayed songs. This unfiltered West Coast IPA has strong juicy and tropical notes, full-bodied mouth feel, notes
Do you know where you and your people come from? Jason and Kim Harper’s great great grandchildren will know: Stemma Brewing. Stemma, a Latin word meaning “written family genealogy,” is owned by the Harpers, both of whom moved to Bellingham to attend Western Washington University, and then stayed. As part of his WWU curriculum, Jason developed a business plan to take his homebrewing passion pro, which happened in December 2017 when Stemma opened on the border between Bellingham neighborhoods Sunnyland and Roosevelt. Jason took his experience working for a beer distributor and his Level 3 Advanced Cicerone certification and launched
Peaks and Pints New Beer In Stock 7.28.21 Peaks and Pints New Beer In Stock 7.28.21 is your survival kit of beers for this week. Cheers! Baerlic Brewing Blippo Pils: Italian-style pilsner double dry hop with Aramis hops from the Alsace region of France for grassy and herbaceous hop notes, 5.2% Claim 52 Brewing Danker Things: Double IPA singularly hopped with Simcoe for citrus, pine resin, and dank things, 8.7% Claim 52 Stuffed Blueberry Toast Crunch: Dessert sour brewed with milk sugar and oats, and then conditioned on blueberry puree, cinnamon cereal, and vanilla, 6.5% Claim 52 Passionfruit Crème Brulee
In 2016, MIT graduates and friends Peter Oates and Ricardo Petroni opened Equilibrium Brewery in Middletown, New York. The two professional scientists became obsessed with New England hazy IPAs burning a path to Hill Farmstead Brewery and The Alchemist. Finally purchasing a homebrewing kit, Oats and Petroni strived to create scientifically balanced beer, which they did before brewing their first double IPA, named EQM, in 2015. It didn’t hurt they were trained in water chemistry. Four years later, lines 300 deep stood before their door waiting for their latest release. Since then, they opened a second site in Middletown to
Van Havig, former brewmaster at Rock Bottom Brewery in Portland, and Ben Love, previously a brewer at Pelican Brewery and head brewer at Hopworks Urban Brewery, added to Portland’s Beervana opening Gigantic Brewing May 9, 2012. The two brewers figured out how to have two head brewers then proceeded to make delicious beer. Their taproom had a college clubhouse vibe. They brewed amazing one-offs. Their label art, signed by the artists, could hang in museums. And, they would brew with the coolest rock stars. Today, Peaks and Pints offers a to-go flight of Gigantic beers that we call Peaks and
