“There’s children throwing snowballs / instead of throwing heads / they’re busy building toys / and absolutely no one’s dead!” So sang Jack Skellington in Tim Burton’s bedtime story of a Christmas gone wrong, Nightmare before Christmas. Peaks and Pints adores this flick. In fact, we built today’s craft beer flight around the movie, Craft Beer Crosscut 12.7.18: A Flight For Jack Skellington. Nightmare Before Christmas tells the tale of Skellington, The Pumpkin King of Halloween, who, growing bored of his seasonal work, decides to move out of his comfort zone, assuming the mantle of his physical opposite: Santa Claus.
Decorating the tree is more fun with 1.5 liters of Anchor 2018 Christmas Ale. Today’s Peaks and Pints Package Present is a magnum of Anchor Brewing 2018 Christmas Ale and two snifter glasses. Back in 1975, Anchor Brewing Co. released the first holiday beer in America since Prohibition. Since then, Anchor creates a new, secret recipe with a unique hand drawn label for their Our Special Ale, aka Christmas Ale, but the intent with each brew remains the same: joy for the changing seasons and celebration of the newness of life. This is our go-to holiday
Peaks and Pints Jolly Roger Party and History After Hours PEAKS AND PINTS MORNING FOAM Thursday, Dec. 6 2018 — Guitarist Peter Buck turns 62 today Peaks and Pints Weather Guy has today’s weather for the Hoh River Trail in the Olympic National Forest. Today’s Morning Foam was compiled while watching the correct way to use a can opener. … https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mFmllVIZrQs PEAKS AND PINTS DRAFT HIGHLIGHTS TODAY Maritime Pacific Brewery’s Jolly Roger Christmas Ale is all about tantalizing mysteries that make science and the rational mind twitch and hiccup, then shrug and think oh man this awesome seasonal is a
Peaks and Pints adores spruce and fir tips in craft beer. Spruce beer has a long history, especially in colonial America, and within multiple naval traditions. When Captain Cook sailed the Pacific in the 1700s his crew drank spruce beer to help ward off scurvy. Of course boiling the spruce probably destroyed all of the vitamin C making it useless as a scurvy cure, but being beer it probably helped ward off boredom and mutiny. Spruce and fir tips can either be used to bitter and flavor a beer in place of hops, or as a flavorful ingredient in addition to
Give the gift of Kentucky bourbon barrel aged imperial stout, or pour two glasses tonight. Today’s Peaks and Pints Package Present is 750ml of Founders Brewing’s Kentucky Breakfast Stout and two snifter glasses. Make it a night with this imperial stout brewed with a massive amount of coffee and chocolates, then cave-aged in oak bourbon barrels for an entire year. $29.99
Flash back to the Roaring Twenties, when America was in the midst of the Prohibition: Booze was banned, stealthy speakeasies adorned Tacoma, and the Paramount Theatre sat in Tacoma’s Proctor District, which later became Peaks and Pints bottle shop, taproom and eatery in November 2016. Prohibition, the law that prohibited the sale, manufacture, and transportation of alcohol in the United States, was ratified as the 18th amendment on Jan. 16, 1919, and went into effect on Jan. 16, 1920. In other words, 98 years ago was a very sad day. Dec. 5, 1933, passage of the 21st Amendment, brought an
Peaks and Pints Gnoel de Abbey and Buster Keaton PEAKS AND PINTS MORNING FOAM Tuesday, Dec.4 2018 — Jeff Bridges turns 69 today Peaks and Pints Weather Guy has today’s weather for Marmot Pass – Upper Big Quilcene in the Olympic National Forest. Today’s Morning Foam was compiled while watching Jamie O’Brien tear the Waimea River wave a new one. https://youtu.be/wJUfu4ZjlnE PEAKS AND PINTS DRAFT HIGHLIGHTS TODAY COFFEE CINNAMON OATMEAL STOUT, Three Magnets Brewing: This rich and luxurious yet dry imperial oatmeal stout is accentuated with roasted cinnamon sticks and then used to cold steep Olympia Coffee Roasters Morning Star
In 1703, an English chap did coke, and by did “coke” we mean roast malt with fuel derived from coal, “coke,” resulting in lighter roasted malts that produced paler ales. Someone called it a “pale ale,” since the ale in the glass was visibly lighter when placed next to the other beers at the bar. In addition to the lighter color, because the resulting malt had a milder flavor, the hops were able to shine through more prominently, thus pale ales came to be associated not only with their pale color, but their mild hop flavor as well. In 1829,
Reuben’s Brews Hazealicious Hazy IPA, Fort George Suicide Squeeze, Mirage Fantasy Suite IPA, Mirage Life Trap IPA and Backwoods Roughin’ It Rye are available at Peaks and Pints in Tacoma, Washington. Peaks and Pints Survival Kit of Beer 12.3.18 Avalanches, like weather, are the subject of books, classes, studies and frequent monitoring in Washington state’s mountainous regions. There are no simple rules that can tell you which slope might wipe you out, but a few things can help you understand avalanches and mitigate your risk. Most avalanches occur on slopes steeper than 30 degrees. Avalanche risk
There’s something about apples that gets everyone very excited during the winter season — apple pie, applesauce and apple cider. While ciders are made wherever apples are grown, this fixation has become especially deep rooted in American culture. English settlers started the craze out of disappointment with the bitter crab apples the New World had to offer. They began importing their own apples seeds and thus the American orchards were born. Once the apple pies and apple butter had been made, the left over apples were pressed and stored in barrels to ferment. American cider makers have embraced colder months
Think mountain climbing in Washington state and the mind naturally gravitates to Mount Rainier. No other mountain within the contiguous United States is as extensively glaciated or has as much prominence. Climb for Clean Air is an exclusive mountaineering training and fundraising program designed to give you the training, technical support and guide services you need to summit magnificent mountains safely, including Mt. Rainier. Famous Rainier Mountaineering, Inc. guide Lou Whittaker help create Climb for Clean Air, helping novices reach the top while raising money for the American Lung Association. This June, Peaks and Pints co-owner Ron Swarner will be
Peaks and Pints Prefunk: Plaid Habit and Tacoma Noise Rodeo Friday, Nov. 30 2018 — Billy Idol turns 63 today Peaks and Pints Weather Guy has today’s weather for Larch Mountain in Northern Oregon Cascades. Today’s Peaks and Pints Prefunk was compiled while watching people fall. PEAKS AND PINTS DRAFT HIGHLIGHTS TODAY AMERICAN PALE ALE, Stoup Brewing: This American Pale Ale is golden in color, has a moderate in body and bittered for balance. Cascade and Citra Hops in the dry-hopping process give it notes of citrus and a touch of pine. It is smooth and delicious. 5.6% PLAID
Does the sound of “Away in a Manger” tinkling out of a plastic cherub at Target make you twitch? Do you fantasize about hiring Barry Scheck to get you out of Hanukkah with your in-laws? Do the words solstice and kwanzaa sound like synonyms for “Please God, not another party”? Does prolonged exposure to tinsel in public spaces make you want to go postal? Stop, take a deep breath, and put down the candy cane you’ve just sharpened into a vampire-slaying stake. You are not alone. There is help. There is Craft Beer Crosscut 11.30.18: A Flight of HoHo, or
Peaks and Pints Pray For Snow Party Winter will be warmer and much rainier than normal, with below-normal snowfall. According to the Old Farmer’s Almanac, the coldest periods will occur in early and late December, early January, and mid- and late February, with the snowiest periods in early January and mid-February. April and May will be warmer and drier than normal. Ugh, we seriously need to pray for snow! Let’s all think about snow, snow sports and drink beer together Saturday night at Peaks and Pints. We’re hosting a Pray For Snow Party with 10 Barrel Brewing premiering their very
Let’s address the obvious: even though the brown ale is named for its color, things aren’t quite that simple. To begin with, the hues of this commonly misunderstood style can actually range anywhere from dark copper or amber to deep brown or sometimes ruby. The term itself was first coined by London brewers and referred to a whole family of classic British varieties, such as their mild ale in the early 18th century. There are really two types of brown ales nowadays — the more traditional British brown and its Americanized cousin. British browns can be dark, rich and nutty,
Peaks and Pints brownies and Tacoma Runners PEAKS AND PINTS MORNING FOAM Thursday, Nov. 29, 2018 — Howie Mandel turns 63 today Peaks and Pints Weather Guy has today’s weather for Gothic Basin Trailhead near Granite Falls. Today’s Morning Foam was compiled while watching a guy trying hang gliding for the first time … but the instructor forgets to attach him to the glider. PEAKS AND PINTS DRAFT HIGHLIGHTS TODAY Peaks and Pints will celebrate the brown ale tonight pairing browns, imperial browns and barrel-aged browns with brownies. At 6 p.m., Peaks and Pints will pour Boulevard Plaid Habit
REI guide and specialist Justin Johnson enjoys a Cool Camp IPA while reminiscing his Summerland cool camp experience. Justin Johnson Cool Camp: Summerland-Panhandle Gap The federal government owns roughly 640 million acres, about 28% of the 2.27 billion acres of land in the United States, from dizzying mountaintops to lush valley bottoms, dusty canyons to glassy lakes, where in a few hours’ drive, hopefully, you can escape the noise and traffic of city life for a weekend wilderness adventure. With so much green space on the map, people often don’t know where to go to find
Here are five craft beers for your backpack. Peaks and Pints Survival Kit of Beer 11.28.18 Yes, there are experts who say it’s cool to drink water from mountain streams at high altitudes without treating it because animal activity that would contaminate a stream isn’t present at a high enough level to cause worry. That theory is, or course, never a guarantee, and if you’re a better-safe-than-sorry type of person you’ll want to treat your water every chance you get. The advantage of treating water is the assurance you won’t get Giardia or another parasite or
Tillamook, Ore., is a sleepy, remote and often damp coastal town 74 miles west of Portland. It smells of sea air and dairy farms. It’s also home to founder and head brewer Trevor Rogers’ de Garde Brewing, whose singular focus is spontaneously fermented, barrel-aged beers. The brewery, found near the Tillamook Air Museum’s massive blimp hangar, barely distributes, meaning fans must either track down bottles on the Internet or visit in person. Once you’re there, the handful of wild ales and guest rarities on tap and limited-release bottles available to go don’t disappoint. Berliner weisses, Belgian ales, porters and more
Peaks and Pints gets Da Shootz and Victorian Country Christmas PEAKS AND PINTS MORNING FOAM Wednesday, Nov. 28, 2018 — John Stewart turns 56 today Peaks and Pints Weather Guy has today’s weather for Hoh River Trail in the Olympic National Park. Today’s Morning Foam was compiled while watching a party where the guests have an odd, flatulent way of pronouncing each other’s names. … PEAKS AND PINTS DRAFT HIGHLIGHTS TODAY Fremont 2018 B-Bomb! B-BOMB, Fremont Brewing: The annual bourbon barrel-aged winter ale B-Bomb has dropped. This year’s release is aged in 8-12-year-old American oak
If you are new to the Portland, Oregon area or have been a long time resident it is always fun to explore the beautiful city. The city is divided into four quadrants, Northwest, Southwest, Northeast and Southeast. There is also what is known as the fifth quadrant, North Portland. Peaks and Pints knows it doesn’t make sense to have five quadrants. It’s probably, part of the keep Portland weird movement. The division of the quadrants is easy to distinguish. Burnside is the street that divides North and South and the beautiful Willamette River divides East and West. North Portland is
Peaks and Pints taps Abraxas plus Tacoma events PEAKS AND PINTS AFTERNOON FOAM Tuesday, Nov. 27, 2018 — Bill Nye “The Science Guy” turns 63 today Peaks and Pints Weather Guy has today’s weather for Mt. Baker, Washington. Today’s Morning Foam was compiled while watching 19 smart egg tricks. … PEAKS AND PINTS DRAFT HIGHLIGHTS TODAY Perennial 2017 Abraxas on tap at Peaks and Pints BIERE DE GARDE, Royale Brewing: Bière de Garde, which means “beer which has been kept or lagered,” is a traditional artisanal farmhouse ale from Northern France brewed in early spring
With Washington state’s mammoth apple orchards and the Columbia Gorge’s huge pear groves providing ample supply and new cider-specific apple orchards springing up all over Oregon, the hard cider boom is on. Oregon cider makers now number 57 statewide from only about a dozen five years ago. This ranks Oregon fifth in the country according to the Cider Guide. Oregon’s agricultural underpinnings create a perfect opportunity for close relationships between cider makers and apple orchardists in a state where farm to table and drinking local are deeply held Oregonian values. Half the apples in the United States are grown within
A little bit of South Tacoma has landed in Tacoma’s Proctor District. Narrows Brewing Block Party Double IPA A neighborhood is an area where people live and interact with one another. In Tacoma, a neighborhood is also a series of delicious craft beers brewed by Narrows Brewing Company. “Hey, South Tacoma,” Narrows Brewing Head Brewing Matt Rhodes probably didn’t ask, “won’t you be my Neighbor?” Here’s the story on how South Tacoma sort of became Narrows Brewing’s latest neighborhood craft beer. … In the mid-1800s the area that would become South Tacoma was prairie land —
You fancy, Goose Island Bourbon County Brand Coffee Barleywine Fancy Pants Sunday: Goose Island Bourbon County Brand Coffee Barleywine Barrel aging is totally a thing. Well, it has been for centuries. Before industrialization, Europeans fermented beer in wood, stored and shipped in wood, and poured directly from wood. Beer spoiled often. Life was hard. By the mid-20th century, most breweries had happily traded their temperamental wooden barrels for the reliability and convenience of metal tanks. Beer spoiled less. Life was decent. However, brewers have long known that wood-aging can add flavor and depth to beer, especially
Beginning approximately 15,000 years ago, ice dams on massive Lake Missoula in Montana began to break, sending torrents of deep water rushing through Idaho, Washington and Oregon. The process continued for thousands of years with up to 40 major floods eventually forming what is now the Columbia River Gorge. It’s a gorgeous area filled with waterfalls, hiking trails, outdoor recreation galore and craft breweries and ciders in a 40-mile stretch west to east — from Multnomah Falls to The Dalles. Peaks and Pints highlights Columbia Gorge brewed IPAs in our flight today, which we call Craft Beer Crosscut 11.25.18: Flight
Hitting the scene in the early 2010s, the New England style India pale ale came to fame thanks to a Vermont brewery, The Alchemist, with Heady Topper, an unfiltered double IPA that became a cult favorite. The beer was a success, and other New England breweries followed suit: namely Hill Farmstead Brewery, also in Vermont, along with Trillium Brewing Company and Tree House Brewing Co., both in Massachusetts. Call them hazy, New England or Northeast style; they’re all the rage. Though loaded with hops, these small-batch brews tone down the bitterness by using milder varieties like Citra and Mosaic, and
Peaks and Pints Perfect Pints and Fascinating Fawcett Avenue PEAKS AND PINTS MORNING FOAM Saturday, Nov. 24, 2018 — drummer Pete Best turns 77 today Peaks and Pints Weather Guy has today’s weather for Harry’s Ridge Trail near Mt. St. Helens. Today’s Morning Foam was compiled while watching a teaser trailer for the upcoming live-action remake of The Lion King — starring Donald Glover and Beyoncé — that is pretty cool. … PEAKS AND PINTS DRAFT HIGHLIGHTS TODAY 1000 YEARS OF SILENCE, Fort George Brewery: Brewed with pasilla and ancho chilies, this imperial stout starts with rich roasted malt,
For the last two years, the Washington State Cougars had a chance to win the Pac-12 North and advance to the Pac-12 Championship Game with a victory over the Washington Huskies in the Apple Cup. And, for the last two years, the Cougars failed to even show up. A year ago WSU suffered an embarrassing loss to UW, 41-14. Fast-forward to Apple Cup 2018 and if you have a sense of déjà vu, you’re not alone. The Cougs have a new superstar quarterback in Heisman candidate Gardner Minshew, the graduate transfer of the noteworthy mustache and welcome swagger. But once
Peaks and Pints discount growler fills and Tacoma events PEAKS AND PINTS MORNING FOAM Wednesday, Nov. 21, 2018 — Goldie Hawn turns 73 today Peaks and Pints Weather Guy has today’s weather for Lime Kiln Trail near Granite Falls. Today’s Morning Foam was compiled while watching a raccoon solving a Rubik’s Cube in less than three minutes. PEAKS AND PINTS DRAFT HIGHLIGHTS TODAY You do you with our growlers, just know Peaks and Pints offers a 20% discount on growler fills today. Don’t show up empty handed to Thanksgiving dinner. Peaks and Pints will be
If you’re looking to curl up in front of Peaks and Pints’ fireplace with a delicious beer on a cold, snowy day, a “winter warmer” might come to mind. These brews are not within a narrowly defined style; rather, they’re a broad range of beers that offer bold flavors, often with sweet maltiness and lots of alcohol. In fact, if you want to know the whole horrifying holiday gamut permissible in your winter warmer, the BJCP’s guidelines for “Winter Seasonal Beer” include “Christmas cookies, gingerbread, English-type Christmas pudding, evergreen trees, or mulling spices. Any combination of aromatics that suggests the
Oak barrels were the original beer vessel, the wood being dense enough to hold liquid but pliable enough to be bent into slats. Today’s stainless steel kegs are nonreactive, but early brewers scorched their wood with boiling water and even hydrochloric acid to get their barrels flavor-neutral. Now craft brewers are finding the good in wood. Because it’s porous, wood allows for very slow oxidation, which can make darker, malty beers more complex. Wood can also host microflora, bacteria that add the sourness to wild ales and lambics. The barrel’s former resident — the wine or whiskey or whatever that
Peaks and Pints pitches potato western and rum porter PEAKS AND PINTS MORNING FOAM Tuesday, Nov. 20, 2018 — Joe Walsh turns 71 today Peaks and Pints Weather Guy has today’s weather for Snow Lakes Trail near Snoqualmie Pass. Today’s Morning Foam was compiled while watching sexy twerk dancing to country music. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8yQX7DHTZxs PEAKS AND PINTS DRAFT HIGHLIGHTS TODAY Walk it! BEDROCK, Modern Times Beer: A nitro brown ale combines with Modern Times’ Black House Blend coffee for a creamy, toasty, chocolatey delight. 6.2% PLANK’D, Avery Brewing: This imperial porter was brewed with coconut then aged
Peaks and Pints craft beer news and Tacoma events PEAKS AND PINTS MORNING FOAM Monday, Nov. 19, 2018 — Meg Ryan turns 57 today Peaks and Pints Weather Guy has today’s weather for Mount Adams’ South Trail, Washington. Today’s Morning Foam was compiled while watching the new video from BTS and Steve Aoki for their hit “Waste It on Me.” The three-minute and 18-second mini film features a star-studded, all Asian-American cast, including Ken Jeong, Jamie Chung, Ross Butler, Devon Aoki and Ben Baller. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bIv16itYi_0 PEAKS AND PINTS DRAFT HIGHLIGHTS TODAY ARMORED FIST, Boneyard Beer: Three Floyds out of Chicago
What does autumn inspire in the beer person? An altbier comes to Peaks and Pints’ mind. These beautiful deep copper-colored brews remind us of the colors of changing leaves. Their firm clean maltiness is slightly sweet and comforting, setting them apart from the crisp, sharp, hoppy brews of summer or the big full-bodied robust winter beers. The traditional altbier is a brown ale, originating in Düsseldorf. “Alt” is German for “old,” and these beers are somewhat of a hybrid between ales and lagers. Altbiers are fermented with ale yeast at warm ale temperatures but conditioned in cooler confines and for
File Under: things that get you buzzed. Like many folks, you might be a slave to chemical rituals. Caffeine in the morning, and booze at night. In the name of efficiency, Peaks and Pints recommends combining the two at every opportunity. The pairing of roasted barley with roasted coffee is so natural; it’s almost surprising these stouts and porters didn’t catch on sooner. But coffee beers didn’t really start to percolate until the mid-90s, and even now they are far from a staple even among craft breweries. But almost no one argues with the inspiration — porters and stouts tend
Peaks and Pints dark beers, Denizens of the Dark and Mister Blackwatch PEAKS AND PINTS MORNING FOAM Saturday, Nov. 17, 2018 — Danny DeVito turns 74 today Peaks and Pints Weather Guy has today’s weather for Hurricane Ridge, Washington. Today’s Morning Foam was compiled while watching newscasters lose it. … https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7JWQKAbZE8E&list=PLrEnWoR732-AKYdZyzAnuf-MnPiw7rT4Q PEAKS AND PINTS DRAFT HIGHLIGHTS TODAY KENTUCKY BREAKFAST STOUT (2018), Founders Brewing: An imperial stout brewed with a massive amount of coffee and chocolates, then cave-aged in oak bourbon barrels for an entire year. 12.3% WILLETTIZED COFFEE STOUT, Lagunitas Brewing: Coffee imperial stout aged in Willett Rye Oak Barrels.
Peaks and Pints Coffee Beer Fest lineup and local events PEAKS AND PINTS MORNING FOAM Friday, Nov. 16, 2018 — Lisa Bonet turns 51 today Peaks and Pints Weather Guy has today’s weather for Bandera Mountain, Washington. Today’s Morning Foam was compiled while watching rapper Vince Staples’ video for “Fun,” because it sports a concept so creative that we can show it to anyone — including those doofuses who still think there’s nothing to love about rap. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vz9-pXuvFEU Best part of waking up … PEAKS AND PINTS COFFEE BEER LINEUP KENTUCKY BREAKFAST STOUT (2018), Founders Brewing:
Peaks and Pints draft highlights, E9 Brewery love and Belching Beaver PEAKS AND PINTS MORNING FOAM Thursday, Nov. 15, 2018 — Ed Asner turns 89 today Peaks and Pints Weather Guy has today’s weather for Mt. Dickerman, Washington. Today’s Morning Foam was compiled while freaking out over a crazy cat watching us. … https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GgWsADYJdpM PEAKS AND PINTS DRAFT HIGHLIGHTS TODAY AKADEMIK BARREL AGED ALE, Hale’s Ales: Named after the Akademic Shokalski Russian research vessel that was stuck in Antarctic, Hale’s brewed and housed this Russian imperial stout in bourbon barrels for flavors of anise, molasses and spicy phenolics. 11% MOJAY
When it comes to brewing beer, music is a natural accompaniment. Brewing is not unlike any other art form in the world. The brewing artist has to get into a certain mood to attack the project at hand with the mindset of ending up with a masterpiece on the other side. And music is the perfect catalyst to set the tone for the day and make these artistic visions a reality. In fact, as brewers work tirelessly brewing their next beer nearly 100 percent of the time, the sounds of music waft through the air as thick as the smell
In 2009, with sales tripling in less than a year, Two Beers Brewing Co. moved its full operation from a tiny spot in Seattle’s Fremont neighborhood into a 2,400 sq. ft. South Seattle neighborhood brewery and tasting room, adding three 250-gallon tanks, one 1,000-gallon tank and a cellar. Tacoman Eric Willard, who worked across the street at Tiny’s Organic, wandered over to Two Beers and begins friendship with owner Joel VandenBrink. Willard would often push aside his pint of beer and help wash pint glasses and fill kegs, when he wasn’t experimenting with apple fermentation at Tiny’s. He would deliver
Peaks and Pints draft highlights, new beers and SudsPop PEAKS AND PINTS MORNING FOAM Wednesday, Nov. 14, 2018 — Yanni turns 64 today. Peaks and Pints Weather Guy has today’s weather for Mount Index, Washington. Today’s Morning Foam was compiled while watching a soccer-playing kid take on his opponents. Make today cryyyy! https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=1&v=cZGwWEri0YQ PEAKS AND PINTS DRAFT HIGHLIGHTS BRIMLEY’S BATTER, Skookum Brewery: A pastry stout brewed with cocoa powder and conditioned on whole vanilla and cocoa nibs. It’s the definition of chocolate stout. 9.3% GUNPOWDER PLOT NITRO, Black Raven Brewery: This annual release nitro porter celebrates the thwarting of Guy
Breakside Coming Out Party IPA, Gigantic Massive! Barleywine, Kulshan Barrel Aged Kitten Mittens, pFriem Winter Ale, Ecliptic 5th Orbit Sour and pFriem Belgian Christmas Ale are in Peaks and Pints’ cooler. Peaks and Pints Survival Kit of Beers 11.13.18 Here’s a fun fact for you: 40 percent of rattlesnakes bites happen to people who are playing with or handling snakes, and 40 percent of people bitten by rattlesnakes have a blood alcohol content of .10 or higher. If this screams you, then plan to wear ankle-height boots. If, bitten, yell something like “Ouch!” possibly in addition
Skookum Brewery’s story could not be more emblematic of Washington’s craft beer explosion. The Arlington brewery started as a homebrew operation in a 1918 dairy bar repurposed to be a home, grew gradually, won medals and now brews in a giant building, using locally-sourced ingredients, churning out what seems like three different IPAs a week, and is the darling (with a bold growl) of most serious craft beer drinkers. It was 2007 when Ron and Jackie Walcher opened the brewery down a dirt road near Arlington. Today, Skookum head brewer Hollis Wood and his small team churn out “big bold
