Mashing-In News: February Stout Month, pFriem Goes Tropical

GOOD MORNING, SOUTH PUGET SOUND!

Monday, Jan. 26, 2026 — Wayne Gretzky turns 64 today!

Today’s craft beer news pours like a full-spectrum sampler — from Tacoma summoning a stout-fueled winter fantasy and pFriem going full tropical on its 2026 vision, to a transpacific pilsner collab for Japan’s biggest beer stage and Cloudburst dragging the red ale back into glory with a World Beer Cup gold.

Peaks & Pints To Launch The Seven Stoutdoms for February Stout Month 2026

Peaks & Pints will turn February into a month-long dark-beer fantasy with The Seven Stoutdoms, rotating six realms of stouts, imperial stouts, barrel-aged beasts, rare pours, flights, pairings, and a grand finale takeover designed to carry Tacoma through winter one snifter at a time. (Peaks & Pints)

pFriem Leans Tropical: New Hazy IPA Leads 2026 Lineup Refresh

pFriem Family Brewers has unveiled its 2026 beer lineup and new year-round Tropical Hazy IPA, signaling a strategic shift toward tropical flavors, youthful palates, and broader drinkability while balancing classic styles, evolving consumer tastes, and a more focused barrel-aged program. (The New School)

Chuckanut and Yokohama Bay Brew Gold Label Czech Pilsner for Japan Brewers Cup

Chuckanut Brewery has released Gold Label Czech Pilsner, a transpacific collaboration with Yokohama Bay Brewery chosen as an official lager for the Japan Brewers Cup, now available in Japan and across the U.S. with a richer, malt-forward take on classic Czech-style pilsner. (Washington Beer Blog)

Cloudburst Revives the Red Ale and Wins World Beer Cup Gold

Cloudburst Brewing’s once-a-year West Coast double red ale has quietly become an award-winning cult hit, with brewer Steve Luke reviving the unfashionable style through lager yeast, layered crystal malts, and punchy Mosaic-and-Chinook hopping that just earned gold at the 2025 World Beer Cup. (Craft Beer & Brewing)

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