SATURDAY, NOV. 26 2016: South Sound events + craft beer … Broadway Center + Peaks and Pints = The hills are alive with the smell of coffee and cocoa Olympia Film Society + Three Magnets Brewing Co. = funk CALLING ALL NUNS! Many critics trashed Robert Wise’s 1965 screen version of The Sound of Music, but the musical’s emotional openness and unguarded optimism honestly express the worldview of songwriters Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein. In the words of theater historian Ethan Mordden, their last collaboration is a “youthful piece written by the elderly, because it is entirely about freedom, which
Kim Archer provides the soundtrack for Odd Otter Brewing Co.’s second anniversary party tonight. BLACK FRIDAY, NOV. 25 2016: South Sound events + craft beer … Lakewood Playhouse + Peaks and Pints = a Wonderful day and night G. Donnalson’s + Odd Otter Brewing Co. = good for the Soul OK, IT’S WONDERFUL Lakewood Playhouse is getting all nostalgic on us with a touching version of a holiday classic. It’s a Wonderful Life follows George Bailey, the Everyman from the small town of Bedford Falls, whose dreams of escape and adventure have been quashed by family
Peaks and Pints will host the South Sound release party for Double Mountain brewery’s Dry Cider Monday, Dec. 5. MORNING FOAM FOR FRIDAY, NOV. 25: A seven-taster flight of craft beer and cider news, from the fluffy head all the way to the bottom exploding cans. … Double Mountain Brewery has long toyed with releasing their own hard cider, occasionally featuring housemade cider on at the taproom made from owner Matt Swihart’s own apples. The Oregon Hood River Gorge-based brewery finally releases its own Dry Cider (6.7% ABV) blending freshly harvested heirloom apples from Double Mountain
For many, Thanksgiving is the greatest of holidays. What’s better than a day devoted to eating and drinking with family and friends? For Peaks and Pints, nothing. When considering what to drink on Thanksgiving, realize that this day is an epic journey, with many twists and turns. No one single beer will get you through this event, so plan accordingly. Stop by Peaks and Pints today and load up our six-pack holders or fill a growler or two for tomorrow’s big day. Have a couple pints while you shop but remember: it’s an unofficial holiday, with old friends coming back
With all sorts of relatives and homeys from back in the day returning to T-town for the holiday, Thanksgiving eve is one of the best nights for hittin’ your favorite pub for brew or two. May we suggest dropping by Peaks and Pints? We’re hosting Thanksgiving Prefunk and Black Friday get-togethers. WEDNESDAY, NOV. 23 Join us Wednesday, Nov. 23 when we tap Thanksgiving — Epic Imperial Pumpkin Porter, Backwoods Pecan Pie, Pyramid Bourbon Barrel-Aged Snow Cap, d’s Wicked Cider Cranny Granny and many others. We appreciate your business, well wishes and hugs during our first three weeks of business. As
TUESDAY, NOV. 22 2016: South Sound events + craft beer … Washington State Fairgrounds + Peaks and Pints = Carina will be there The Grand Cinema + Narrows Brewing = Animation and Amarillo A VIEW TO A QUILT Tuesday, Tuesday. Can’t trust that day. Don’t do anything too active. You’ll just injure yourself. As in most things, passive is the way to go. Enter Northwest Quilt, Craft & Sewing Festival opening its doors at 10 a.m. at Washington State Fairgrounds. Far more interesting than you would ever think with a wide variety of supplies, notions, patterns and techniques in the
Deschutes Brewery and Hair of the Dog Brewing Company bring you another artistic collage of cask-aging alchemy. MORNING FOAM FOR TUESDAY, NOV. 22 2016: A seven-taster flight of craft beer news, from the fluffy head all the way to the bottom ass. … Looking for a holiday feasts that is more about clinking bottles than cleaning dishes? Here’s a completely beer-infused menu that’s easy enough for even new-to-the-game home cooks. Kendall Jones of the Washington Beer Blog probably dropped his Pike XXXXX Stout when he read the Seattle Times article on what beers to pair with
Creative Colloquy will hold court at B Sharp Coffee House at 7 p.m. MONDAY, NOV. 21 2016: South Sound events + craft beer B Sharp Coffee House + Peaks and Pints = packing a punch G. Donnalson’s + Zog’s = badder than old King Kong SPOKEN WORD Creative Colloquy invites lovers of the literary and admirers of the craft of storytelling to gather at B Sharp Coffee House at 7 p.m. for another night of creative writing performances and open mic. Featured Readers include Sam Snoek-Brown, Dianne Bunnell, Kristine M. Smith and others. If you wield
Turkey, mashed potatoes, stuffing, and green bean casserole are great and all (Psych! Green bean casserole is nasty!), but let’s be honest: if you’re going to make it through a night of loud-mouthed relatives, football upsets, and Grandma’s “special” holiday dish, you’re gonna need craft beer. Take a look at the pretty beer photos from this week’s Instragram Stalker to perhaps give you inspiration on what to get for your table! This week, holiday sweaters, beer balls, bridesmaids and more. Be sure to keep posting those craft beer nestled against cactus photos and be sure to tag @peaksandpints if you’d
Kareem Kandi Band performs at Doyle’s Public House tonight. SATURDAY, NOV. 19 2016: South Sound events + craft beer … G. Donnalson’s + Peaks and Pints = Proctor pairing Doyle’s Public House + Tacoma Brewing Co. = St. Helens Avenue pairing Wingman Brewers + Narrows Brewing Co. = Friendsgiving B Sharp Coffee House + Gig Harbor Brewing Co. = Big Gig The Valley + Rainier Growlers = sleaze and sour RED & RUBY Some people can sing, but can’t entertain. Some people can entertain, but can’t sing. Lavon Hardison excels at both. The Olympia-based vocalist possesses
FRIDAY, NOV. 18 2016: South Sound events + craft beer … Blue Mouse Theatre + Peaks and Pints = XX marks the spot Broadway Center + Edison City Alehouse = ensembles Pints Barn + The Eastside Club Tavern = right amount of malt sweetness CHUCKY IN PROCTOR In the world of horror movies, a filmmaker is lucky to have even one hit that transcends any kind of critical or financial success to become a genre classic. Writer-director Tom Holland had several, including Fright Night and Child’s Play, the later screening at 10 p.m. in the Blue Mouse Theatre as part
MORNING FOAM FOR FRIDAY, NOV. 18 2016: A seven-taster flight of craft beer news, from the fluffy head all the way to the bottom reindeer … In October, the area’s first Greek distillery opened in a business park in Lakewood. This month, Dystopian State opened in one of Tacoma’s funky old buildings in the St. Helens neighborhood. And there’s one more to add to your list: Peaks and Pints. The taproom is an ode to South Sound and Northwest craft beer built into an old theater in the Proctor neighborhood. News Tribune food and drink journalist Sue Kidd reports says
When Matt Kotwasinski, right, isn’t arm-wrestling Mike Bosold of Click Wholesale Distributing, he’s spreading the good word on pFriem Family Brewers’ Flanders Blonde. Photo credit Pappi Swarner Sour beers are entering the craft beer mainstream, appealing to enthusiasts who are on the lookout for anything complex, wild, funky and distinctive. “There is a lot more interest in sours,” says Matt Kotwasinski, who carries the title of “Farmer” at pFriem Family Brewers but has his hands in many aspects at the Hood River, Oregon, brewery. “[Sours] aren’t overtaking IPAs and hoppy beers, but drinkers look for them.”
THURSDAY, NOV. 17 2016: South Sound events + craft beer … King’s Books + Peaks and Pints = collaborations Northern Pacific Coffee Co. + Silver City Brewery = joy to the world The Valley + Odd Otter Brewing Co. = playful animals SIGNED BOOK AND WINE AUCTION Books, beer, and politics. It’s not the sexiest of three-ways, but it’s exciting all the same — at least in the humble opinion of Peaks and Pints. At 7 p.m., Pierce County Prosecutor and popular Northwest writer Mark Lindquist will sponsor and host his 8th annual Signed Book and Spirits Auction rally and
Stephanie Anne Johnson is part of the Songwriters in the Round at B Sharp Coffee House tonight. WEDNESDAY NOV. 16 2016: South Sound events + craft beer … Pacific Brewing & Malting Co. + Peaks and Pints = Kristen Marlo and Kristal Dunkel Weizen B Sharp Coffee House + The Red Hot = Wild University of Puget Sound + Pint Defiance = dynamic duo SINGING BEERTENDER Singer/songwriter Kristen Marlo began singing before she could talk, and hasn’t stopped since. She is a classically trained vocalist and self-taught guitarist, but also an accomplished composer and lyricist and
Saturday Feb. 18, 2017, all areas of the Fort George Brewery block will be overflowing with dark art, darker entertainment, and the darkest selection of craft beer ever assembled. MORNING FOAM FOR WEDNESDAY, NOV. 16 2016: A seven-taster flight of craft beer news, from the fluffy head all the way to the bottom scariness. … Jack Harris co-founded Fort George Brewery in 2007. He began his brewing career at McMenamins Cornelius Pass Roadhouse in 1990, and it was there in Hillsboro that he organized his first Stout Month, which featured four varieties. When he brought the
Arrival may offer a few too many metaphors to keep some viewers engaged. But it’s guaranteed to stick in your mind a fair amount longer than, say, Men in Black 3. TUESDAY, NOV. 15 2016: South Sound events + craft beer … Wheelock Library + Peaks and Pints = Proctor The Grand Cinema + Pacific Brewing & malting Co. = sci-fi BOOK CHAT Who is Bob Stevenson? Is he Archie B. Billingsly, suffering from dissociative identity disorder and subject to brilliant flights of fancy and bizarre, violent fits? Or is he the reincarnation of Robert Louis
Tacoma history front and center at the University of Puget Sound tonight. MONDAY, NOV. 14 2016: South Sound events + craft beer … Wheelock Student Center + Peaks and Pints = H.C and J.H. King’s Books + Local Boys Tap Room = small towns represent CARR TALK Job Carr is credited as the first permanent residence of a settler in what is now Tacoma. He arrived on Christmas Day 1864, cut out a paper snowflake, put cookies in front of the fireplace then filed a land claim for 168 acres in what is now part of
Seattle Cider Company medaled at the 2016 Festival of Barrel Aged Beer in Chicago. MORNING FOAM FOR MONDAY, NOV. 14 2016: A seven-taster flight of craft beer news, from the fluffy head all the way to the bottom zeptoseconds. … The world’s largest barrel-aged beer competition, held at the Festival of Barrel Aged Beer (FoBAB) in Chicago, is in the history books. The FoBAB 2016 awards have been announced. The winners include Seattle Cider Company, which took second and third place for its Red Wine Barrel Aged Berry and Wild Fermented Heirloom, respectively. The ever-popular Winter
Whether you’ve been on Instagram since its beginnings in 2010 or you’re an Instagram neophyte, you know keeping up on important photos can be overwhelming. If you follow everything and everyone you find interesting, you can end up with hundreds and hundreds of Instagram posts showing up in your feed on a daily basis. Don’t despair. Peaks and Pints shares important and pointless IG posts from craft breweries’ IG accounts every Sunday so you may catch up on brewery bike racks and the latest action along the production line. This week, showers beers, wortmobile, tongues and more. Be sure to
Cooler weather means changes on local beer shelves, including an influx of winter ales and craft beer with Santa on the label. But for many a craft beer geek, fall means savoring one of the most unappreciated styles — the humble brown ale. Although brown ales are made year round, there’s something about their subtle hints of chocolate and roast that pair well with an autumn day. Brown ales are, duh, brown in color, sometimes nearly opaque. The coloring stems from dark malts used in the brewing process. In the nose, expect toffee and caramel notes. Often there are hints
SATURDAY, NOV. 12 2016: South Sound events + craft beer … Jazzbones + Peaks and Pints = Old So-Cal surf-punk and Old Embalmer Libertine Tacoma + Wingman Brewers = Denizens of Tacoma Rhythm & Rye + Three Magnets Brewing Co. = folksy goodness and deliciousness AGENT ORANGE Agent Orange is old, and so are you. You listened to them on a boombox, right? A real boombox, about the size of a microwave. A boombox in the parking lot of the bank where you went to skate on real skateboards, boards with trucks no wider than your fist. That boombox was toast long before
Maritime Pacific Brewing Co. will celebrate the release of its Jolly Roger Christmas Ale at its Seattle brewery tonight. MORNING FOAM FOR FRIDAY, NOV. 11: A seven-taster flight of craft beer news, from the fluffy head all the way to the bottom attack. … Maritime Pacific Brewing’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 is awesome. At 5 p.m. in the brewery’s Seattle Ballard neighborhood brewery and taproom Jolly Roger will receive a giant hug in the
THURSDAY, NOV. 10 2016: South Sound events + craft beer … Broadway Center + Peaks and Pints = For the Good Times with Two Beers Brewing and Seattle Cider King’s Books + Harmon Restaurant = Bones and snow, hopefully Olympia Film Society + BrewDad’s of Bonney Lake = Danger Lacey Timberland Library + Fish Tale Brewpub = fermentation 1120 Creative House + Rainier Growlers = Narrows and wide KRIS KRISTOFFERSON Did you know that 450 artists have recorded songs written by Kris Kristofferson? The singer-songwriter who may be best known for his chart toppers “Me and Bobby McGee,” “Help Me
WEDNESDAY, NOV. 9 2016: South Sound events + craft beer … Broadway Center + Peaks and Pints = Tacoma The Grand Cinema + Parkway Tavern = heart Olympia Film Society + Northwest Beerwerks = Pinetop Perkins & Willie “Big Eyes” Smith & Hubert Sumlin & The Kimmie, The Yink & The Holy Gose Pacific Lutheran University + Silver City Brewery = nucleated NEKO CASE Tacoma needs Neko Case right now. We need her classic, captivating and road-weary vocal capabilities and songwriting skills. Though she grew up in T-town and has never shied away from those ties, in her heart Case
Check out Wingman Brewers’ bitchin’ 8-ounce glass for Saturday’s Denizens of the Dark happening. Photo courtesy of Facebook MORNING FOAM FOR WEDNESDAY, NOV. 9: A seven-taster flight of craft beer news, from the fluffy head all the way to the bottom. … Wingman Brewers will hosts its annual Denizens of the Dark Festival Saturday, Nov. 12, pouring big beers from around the world as well as its own dark creations, including the arrival of two Wingman craft beers — 2016 Stratofortress and 2016 Dark Waters Imperial Stout. Washington Beer Awards winner and iconic Wingman beer Stratofortress
Peaks and Pints will have the Monday Night Football Seahawks game on the big screen. MONDAY, NOV. 7: South Sound events + craft beer … The Grand Cinema + Peaks and Pints = Trump and Seahawks Jazzbones + The Eleven Eleven = Sevendust and 7 Seas The Swiss + Parkway Tavern = Tacoma institutions TRUMPLAND Michael Moore’s TrumpLand is a far cry from Bowling for Columbine, Roger & Me, and Fahrenheit 9/11. Rather than one of his clever, damning documentaries, Moore’s TrumpLand is a concert film very much of the moment, staged, shot, and post-produced recently,
Tooth and Nail Brewing Co.’s chandel-beer is one of seven beer-ish light fixture on Draft Magazine’s cool list. Check out the list below. MORNING FOAM FOR MONDAY, NOV. 7 2016: A seven-taster flight of craft beer news, from the fluffy head all the way to the bottom light. … As part of its 20th Anniversary Series, Silver City Brewery has released its Nutcracker Spiced Ale on draft and in 22-ounces bottles. The Bremerton brewery is ringing in the holiday season with a medley of dark roasted malt, fruit, and spice. Distinctive Belgian yeast adds spice character,
There have been lots of posted photos to comb through this week. Folks came out for our opening week, horse heads were worn and magic was performed. You’ll find all that (plus silliness) right here in this weeks’ edition of Peaks and Pints Instagram Salker. Be sure to keep posting those craft beer nestled against cactus photos and be sure to tag @peaksandpints if you’d like a chance to be featured! Cheers! https://www.instagram.com/p/BMO4_IFgcgB/?taken-by=allagashbrewing https://www.instagram.com/p/BMSTay7g94q/?taken-by=foundersbrewing https://www.instagram.com/p/BMPta11BDsD/?taken-by=oddotterbrewing https://www.instagram.com/p/BMPUM7Cgc55/?taken-by=hopworksbeer https://www.instagram.com/p/BMSo8xfDnr1/?tagged=peaksandpints https://www.instagram.com/p/BMR57mJBT9Z/?taken-by=tacomabeerweek https://www.instagram.com/p/BMS1OOwDNdH/?taken-by=halflionbeer https://www.instagram.com/p/BMaINFojCJH/?taken-by=columbiadist_pugetsound https://www.instagram.com/p/BMXVrXHhNKT/?taken-by=10barrelbrewing https://www.instagram.com/p/BMZvmWyjff_/?taken-by=3magbrewing https://www.instagram.com/p/BMc_0PzBSNx/?taken-by=skyhighbrewpub https://www.instagram.com/p/BMcgfg6B7IX/?taken-by=snakeriverbrew https://www.instagram.com/p/BMb3pUtjPgB/?taken-by=thebeeroness https://www.instagram.com/p/BMc4s5GDJFR/?tagged=peaksandpints https://www.instagram.com/p/BMZ1awdBMMA/?taken-by=breaksidebrews https://www.instagram.com/p/BMZ2L3eAj4s/?taken-by=powerhousebrewery https://www.instagram.com/p/BMeTCsRAzSH/?taken-by=lalo1981_
SATURDAY, NOV. 5 2016: South Sound events + craft beer … The Compass Rose + Peaks and Pints = Proctor night The Valley + South Sound Craft Beer Festival = Chazz and IPAs Antique Sandwich Company + The Copper Door = stories and sours Bob’s Java Jive + North End Social Club = Rudolph’s Redemption and Mr. Motorcycle LADIES NIGHT Ladies. Do any of you still have those girlfriends — you know, the ones who still want to have weekend sleepovers, do facials, listen to NKOTB and eat Doritos? Is it not as fun when you force your husband or
FRIDAY, NOV. 4 2016: South Sound events + craft beer … G. Donnalson’s + Peaks and Pints = It’s about the music Broadway Center + Dystopian State Brewing Co. = On with the show! NORTHWEST BLUES A Northwest rock legend (“I’m in Love With An Angel”) and Washington Blues Society Lifetime Achievement Award winner, Little Bill can still knock ’em dead. He never wastes a note, whether it’s on ’50s classics such as “Route 66” or one of his originals, “Goin’ Back to Oakland.” Guitarist Rod Cook is known for his stylistic versatility and soulful, melodic playing. He’s most recognized
Pike Brewing Co. alumni brewers gathered to brew the original Pike Place Ale of 1989. Photo courtesy of Facebook MORNING FOAM FOR FRIDAY, NOV. 4 2016: A seven-taster flight of craft beer news, from the fluffy head all the way to the bottom Louis C.K. rant. … Eleven South Sound brewers will pour at Saturday’s South Sound Craft Beer Festival in the Tacoma Dome exhibition Hall: 7 Seas, Gig Harbor Brewing Co., Fish Brewing, Harmon Brewing Co., North 47 Brewing Co., Northwest Brewing Co., Odd Otter Brewing, Ram Restaurant and Brewery, Top Rung Brewing, Wet Coast Brewery
THURSDAY, NOV. 3 2016: South Sound events + craft beer … Lakewood Playhouse + Peaks and Pints = Lions, Tigers and International Stout Day The Valley + Downtown: On the Go = Link and Drink and Americana King’s Books + Engine House No. 9 = Puget Sound and the Columbia Gorge University of Puget Sound + Wet Coast Brewing Co. = Mo Bros WIZARD OF OZ “Hark! We, the people of the Land of Oz do hereby generally proclaim, with all due solemnity and pseudo-legally binding authority, that YOU shall, now and until such time as we appoint a successor,
MONDAY, OCT. 31 2016: South Sound events + craft beer Top of Tacoma + Parkway Tavern = Halloween G. Donnalson’s + Pint Defiance = Halloween HALLOWEEN PAIRING OPTION NO. 1 Top of Tacoma Bar and Café is cool. So cool those Weekly Volcano readers have voted it the Best Bar in Tacoma numerous times. But Top’s top-dog status has nothing to do with the fact that it won so many awards. Top was the best before it was voted the best. For cool to be recognized as cool it must be unrecognized cool first. Neighborhood regulars, the Tacoma music scene,
Whether you’ve been on Instagram since its beginnings in 2010 or you’re an Instagram neophyte, you know keeping up on important photos can be overwhelming. If you follow everything and everyone you find interesting, you can end up with hundreds and hundreds of Instagram posts showing up in your feed on a daily basis. Don’t despair. Peaks and Pints shares important and pointless IG posts from craft breweries’ IG accounts every Sunday so you may catch up on brewer costumes and the latest action along the production line. This week, scary beers, 21 runs, early Christmas, major awards and more.
MR. MALINOWSKI: OK, Two Beers Brewing Co. and Seattle Cider Company — let’s conjugate the verb “to drink,” or in French, “boire.” Present tense … BREWERY AND CIDERY EXPLOYEES: (In unison) Je bois. Tu bois. Il boit. Nous buvons. Vous buvez. Ils boivent. (An exasperated groan rises from the back of the class.) MR. MALINOWSKI: Brett, do you have a problem? BREWERY AND CIDERY SALES EXECUTIVE BRETT THOMPSON: Well, yeah. Why do we have to learn this crazy language? It’s not like anyone actually speaks it or anything. MR. MALINOWSKI: Well, son, your Two Beers Brewing and Seattle Cider
Halloween is finally here! Well, technically, it’s not here until Monday, but if a holiday the magnitude of Halloween falls on a Monday, it becomes the province of the entire preceding weekend. This year, Peaks and Pints will be treat-or-treating with a pillowcase, loading it with craft beer from local breweries. Speaking of local breweries, several have Halloween prefunk parties tonight. Here are a few South Sound brewery happenings: CASCADIA HOMEBREW AND BREWING COMPANY: The downtown Olympia homebrew shop and brewery has collaborated with Olympia hip-hop group Syncopated Knock on Hip Hop Pale Ale, a Belgian style pale infused with
The Russian Grand Ballet performs at the Pantages Theater tonight. FRIDAY, OCT. 28 2016: South Sound events + craft beer … Hilltop Tacoma + The Red Hot = Washington beer and bluegrass lovers Broadway Center + Narrows Brewing Co. = Beauty The Valley + E9 Brewery = Devils and sours HALLOWEEN HILLTOP There’s a Halloween party on Hilltop Tacoma tonight. At 8 p.m., the TShirt Men (920 Martin Luther King Jr Way) will host bluegrass-ish band Dixie Highway, pour Wingman Brewers Rye IPA and create glow-in-the-dark Whiskey Rock N Roller T-shirts. The Eleven Eleven and Broken
Dystopian State Brewing Co. will open in Tacoma Nov. 4. Photo courtesy of Facebook MORNING FOAM FOR FRIDAY, OCT. 28 2016: A seven-taster flight of craft beer news, from the fluffy head all the way to the bottom nightmare machine. … Dystopian State Brewing Co., Tacoma newest brewery, will open Nov. 4 in the St. Helens neighborhood. Peaks and Pints knows the space well as it came close to being our home. It’s a beautiful, multistory building that was a car showroom in the mid-20th century with an old car elevator and amazing woodwork. We can’t
THURSDAY, OCT. 27 2016: South Sound events + craft beer … Broadway Center + Elemental Pizza = on the road Jazzbones + Rainier Growlers = Freshwell and fresh beer Traditions Café + The Fish Tale Brewpub = Dark Tales and dark cider Freighthouse Square + Two Town Pub & Café = Halloween G. Donnalson’s + The Copper Door = John “Gray Hound” Maxwell and Ken Bone Olympia Little Theater + Oly Taproom = Putnam and pumpkin CRAIG FERGUSON If you are someone who does internal vocalization while you read, it will enhance your experience to read this little ditty with
WEDNESDAY PREFUNK: Craft beer before Ben Folds, Hispanic Film Festival and Return of the Living Dead
WEDNESDAY, OCT. 26 2016: South Sound events + craft beer … The Washington Center + Growler Garage = Ben Folds, A Piano and Fort George University of Puget Sound + Zog’s = jungle Tacoma Comedy Club + BrewDad’s of Bonney Lake = comedy Obsidian + Pints & Quarts = Halloween prefunk BEN FOLDS Multi-platinum selling singer/songwriter/producer Ben Folds will pound pianos in a solo rock performance entitled “Ben Folds and A Piano” at 7:30 p.m. in The Washington Center. The tour, reminiscent of his first solo tour in 2001 where he defied skeptics by delivering a high energy rock performance
Due to fire suppression craziness, Peaks and Pints will now open at 11 a.m. Tuesday, Nov. 1. MORNING FOAM FOR WEDNESDAY, OCT. 26 2016: A seven-taster flight of craft beer news, from the fluffy head all the way to the bottom Kermit. … Sorry folks. It’s out of our control. The fire suppression system installed in our building didn’t pass inspection again. Peaks and Pints can’t open today. We’ll now open at 11 a.m. Tuesday, Nov. 1. With the months it took to retrofit the building with steel and the months to install the fire suppression
MONDAY, OCT. 24 2016: South Sound events + craft beer … Galaxy Uptown Theater + Local Boys Tap Room = Silver Screen and Silver City Collins Memorial Library + Tacoma Restaurant Week = food for thought WHAT NOW? That Kevin Hart keeps racking up the superlatives. He recently dethroned no less than Jerry Seinfeld as America’s highest-paid comic, and according to the promo for his latest concert flick, What Now?, he’s the first comedian ever to sell out a stadium. (53,000 folks in Philadelphia — though we say Gilbert Gottfried could pack Bass Pro Shops with the right promotion.) Taking
A tout le monde / A tous mes amis / Je vous aime / Je dois partir / These are the last words I’ll ever speak/ And they’ll set me free. MORNING FOAM FOR MONDAY, OCT. 24 2016: A seven-taster flight of craft beer news, from the fluffy head all the way to the bottom rocker. … Earlier this month, at the annual Great American Beer Festival in Denver, Colorado, two South Sound beers stood head and shoulders above the competition. Located in Olympia, Fish Brewing Company’s American style wheat beer with yeast, Leavenworth Boulder Bend
