Peaks and Pints Tournament of Beer Headquarters

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Peaks and Pints Tournament of Beer Headquarters

Every April, Peaks & Pints craft beer bar, bottle shop and restaurant in Tacoma’s Proctor District hosts the Tournament of Beer. The Tournament of Beer follows the same logic as the NCAA March Madness college basketball tournament — through a seeded bracket system, 64 themed beers battle for craft beer supremacy.

Every February, Peaks & Pints asks our patrons and the public to seed the tournament — meaning we poll people for their favorite beer under a certain theme, and thus determining seedings and matchups in the knockout bracket.

The top 64 vote getters — the cream of the hops — compete Monday through Friday at tournamentofbeer.com (forwards to peaksandpints.com) in April. Through online voting, craft beer drinkers pick daily winners until the best beer is crowned. It’s just like March Madness, only with way more alpha acids.

The IBU-to-IBU battle grand champion is then announced at the Tournament of Beer Party at Peaks & Pints. The final two beers battle live pouring from our Western red cedar tap log with the champion brewery receiving a trophy and permanent handle at Peaks & Pints through the spring and summer of that year.

The next Peaks & Pints Tournament of Beer will feature 64 ambers/reds brewed in Washington and Oregon battling in April 2024. Keep an eye out for the nomination solicitation in February 2024.

Peaks & Pints bartenders Phaedra Miller and Brandon Crespin called most of the Tournament of Beer: Northwest Pale Ales games.

Tournament of Beer: Northwest Pale Ales 2023

The public nominated 64 Washington and Oregon brewed pale ales for the Tournament of Beer: Northwest Pale Ales that ran April 7-29, 2023, with E9 Brewing Don of Time pale beating Boneyard Beer Bone-A-Fide in the Championship Game.

Tournament of Beer: Northwest Pale Ales Championship Game

Tournament of Beer: Northwest Pale Ales Final Four preview

Tournament of Beer: Northwest Pale Ales games

Tournament of Beer: Northwest Pale Ales preview

Peaks & Pints bartenders Claire Binich and Mitchell Lovett discuss the Tournament of Beer: Northwest Lagers.

Tournament of Beer: Northwest Lagers 2022

The public nominated 64 Washington and Oregon brewed pale and light lagers for the Tournament of Beer: Northwest Lagers that ran April 8-30, 2022, with E9 Brewing Detour Ahead hoppy lager beating Pelican Brewing Pelicano Extra! Mexican lager in the Championship Game.

Tournament of Beer: Northwest Lagers Championship Game

Tournament of Beer: Northwest Lagers Final Four preview

Tournament of Beer: Northwest Lagers games

Tournament of Beer: Northwest Lagers preview

Peaks & Pints bartenders Bethany and Sarah Jane discuss the Tournament of Beer: NW Double IPAs Great Eight.

Tournament of Beer: NW Double IPAs 2021

The public nominated 64 Northwest double IPAs for the Tournament of Beer: NW Double IPAs that ran April 2-24, 2021, with Block 15 Brewing Sticky Hands beating Bale Breaker Bottomcutter in the Championship Game.

Tournament of Beer: NW Double IPAs recap

Tournament of Beer: NW Double IPAs Championship preview

Tournament of Beer: NW Double IPAs Final Four preview

Tournament of Beer: NW Double IPAs games

Tournament of Beer: West Coast Flagships 2020

Tournament of Beer: West Coast Flagships recap

Tournament of Beer: West Coast Flagships Championship preview

Tournament of Beer: West Coast Flagships Final Four preview

Tournament of Beer: West Coast Flagships games

Tournament of Beer: Northwest Pilsners 2019

Tournament of Beer: Northwest Pilsners recap

Tournament of Beer: Northwest Pilsners Championship preview

Tournament of Beer: Northwest Pilsners Final Four preview

Tournament of Beer: Northwest Pilsners games

Tournament of Beer: Northwest Porters 2018

Tournament of Beer: Northwest Porters recap

Tournament of Beer: Northwest Porters Championship preview

Tournament of Beer: Northwest Porters Final Four preview

Tournament of Beer: Northwest Porters games

Peaks and Pints Tournament of Beer Headquarters: Washington IPAs 2017

Tournament of Beer: Washington IPAs recap

Tournament of Beer: Washington IPAs Championship preview

Tournament of Beer: Washington IPAs games