Mashing-In News: Tacoma Beer Week, IPA Survey Results
GOOD MORNING, SOUTH PUGET SOUND!
Monday, March 2, 2026 — Daniel Craig turns 58 today!
Monday’s craft beer news swings from Tacoma’s charity-fueled taproom revelry to Eugene’s sobering setbacks, from IPA soul-searching and farmhouse funk to Hall of Fame honors and five-day Irish blowouts — a reminder that beer culture is equal parts community heartbeat, economic weather report, and long, nostalgic memory.
Tacoma Beer Week Monday Mixes Charity, Collabs, and Campfire Vibes
Monday of Tacoma Beer Week blends community impact and playful pint culture with a citywide food drive, collaborative beer releases, Belgian pours, trivia, movie night, derby racing, and Disney & Dunkels at Peaks & Pints. (Tacoma Beer Week)
Tough Weekend for Eugene Breweries
Eugene’s brewing scene took a hit as Arable Brewing permanently closed after nearly three years while a roof fire at Ninkasi’s Blair Boulevard facility was contained without injuries, leaving questions about production impacts but sparing the tasting room. (The New School)
IPA Survey Signals Haze Fatigue
A 1,000-response IPA survey of craft-focused drinkers suggests growing haze fatigue, strong interest in clearer, more bitter and lower-ABV West Coast styles, continued appetite for hop transparency, and a desire for better style labeling as preferences subtly shift. (Washington Beer Blog)
Portland’s Irish Festival Spans Five Days and Three Venues
Portland’s Irish Festival returns March 13–17, 2026 with five days of music, boxing, dancing, food and drink across Kells Irish Pub, Kells Brewery, and Tom McCall Waterfront Park, blending Saint Patrick’s Day revelry with family events, charity fundraising, and safe-ride partnerships. (The New School)
Tualatin Valley Toasts Winter with 15-Brewery Collab
Explore Tualatin Valley’s annual Tap Season runs through March 15, spotlighting more than 40 breweries and cideries via the Ale Trail Mobile Passport and debuting the 15-brewery collaboration Ale-Paca IPA as a regional celebration of craft beer and cider. (The Brew Site)
Funky Fauna’s Modern Take on Wild Saison
Funky Fauna cofounder Michael Frith shares how the Bend brewery crafts its Oregon-rooted Wild Saisons using local malt and hops, a coolship-propagated mixed culture, oak-barrel fermentation, and careful package-conditioning to express modern farmhouse funk through regional terroir. (Craft Beer & Brewing)
Craft Beer Hall of Fame Announces Class of 2026
The American Craft Beer Hall of Fame inducted its 2026 class on February 28, honoring pioneers including Larry Bell, Garrett Oliver, Pete Slosberg, Kim Jordan, Teri Fahrendorf, Carol Stoudt, Sam Calagione, and Charlie Bamforth for shaping modern American craft beer through innovation, advocacy, education, and leadership. (Washington Beer Blog)
When Pubs Were Proper: A 1970s Kent Throwback
A nostalgic look back at rural East Kent pubs of the mid-1970s recalls unspoiled two-bar locals, cellar-drawn pints, retired officers behind the bar, and community-centered drinking culture that gradually faded under economic pressure and social change. (Baileys Beer Blog)
LINK: Peaks & Pints beer and cider cooler inventory
