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Mashing-In News: Brew Five Three, Leavenworth Oktoberfest

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A scene from Brew Five Three 2014 in downtown Tacoma.

Mashing-In News: Brew Five Three, Leavenworth Oktoberfest

GOOD MORNING, SOUTH PUGET SOUND!

Thursday, June 26, 2025 — Nick Offerman turns 55 today!

Brew Five Three Early Bird Tickets

Brew Five Three — the 253’s beloved Beer and Music Festival — returns to downtown Tacoma on August 9 at the Tacoma Armory, transforming the venue into a lively celebration of regional beer, cider, food trucks, games, raffles, and live music, all while raising funds for Tacoma Arts Live’s year-round events and youth arts education programs; early-bird tickets are on sale now through July 13. (Washington Beer Blog)

Leavenworth Oktoberfest Tickets On Sale

Dust off your Dirndls and Lederhosen—tickets for Leavenworth’s beloved Oktoberfest go on sale July 1 at leavenworth.org/oktoberfest, with the 2025 celebration taking over the Bavarian-themed village across three festive weekends (October 3–4, 10–11, and 17–18), featuring three stages of live music, beer gardens, and a lively lineup including S-Bahn, West Coast Prost, Manuela Horn, yodeler Michael Stoessl, and traditional acts like the Enzian Schuhplattlers and Leavenworth Alphorns. (Brewpublic)

California Distribution Deep Dive

Ferron Salniker, BevNET spirits editor, and Dave Infante, founder of the Fingers boozeletter, join Brewbound’s Justin Kendall and Jessica Infante to look back on how one of the top distributors in the country’s California business crumbled, the effect on smaller bev-alc producers in Republic National Distributing’s book, and the trickle-down effect on craft brewers. (Brewbound Podcast)

Colorado’s Largest Breweries See Sales Tank

An Axios Denver analysis of 2024 Brewers Association data reveals that Colorado’s seven largest craft breweries, including Oskar Blues, Left Hand, Upslope, and Great Divide, suffered significant sales declines — mirroring national struggles — while a few like WeldWerks, 4 Noses, and Prost bucked the trend with growth driven by innovation and expansion, underscoring a shifting industry where closures outpaced openings and consumer support for local beer matters more than ever. (Axios)

Global Beer Quality The Heineken Way

In a conversation with Heineken’s Global Master Brewer Willem van Waesberghe, we get a peek behind the green curtain at how global brewers like Heineken spend millions to control the countless variables of brewing—ensuring that no matter where you are in the world, your beer tastes the same, thanks to a meticulous blend of quality control, yeast science, and consumer perception. (All About Beer)

Chimay Launches First Trappist Beer In Cans

To mark the 175th anniversary of the Abbey of Notre-Dame de Scourmont, Trappist brewery Chimay is releasing its Dorée, Rouge, and Triple beers in 33cl cans for the first time—responding to shifting beer consumption habits with a move years in the making, already tested in the can-loving markets of the U.S. and Japan. At the same time, the heftier Bleue and Verte remain bottle-bound for now. (Peakd)

LINK: Peaks & Pints beer and cider cooler inventory