In August 2020, in the strange quiet of a pandemic summer, Chris Palumbo and Michael Woodruff opened their Burien brewery, Logan Brewing, with patio seating, two beers on tap, and a mission stitched deeply into the name above the door. Named for Chris’ younger brother, lost to suicide, the brewery was built not only to pour beer but to support suicide prevention and mental health awareness through quarterly donations and community partnerships. Born from UC Davis fermentation science roots and years spent inside the industry, the project came into the world with purpose already folded into the grain bill.
And Tacoma has become part of that story.
A part of this Logan beer flight, Really Special Bitter carries a pub-worn grace that feels tailor-made for Tacoma’s long conversations and rain-brushed evenings — yet it isn’t just atmospheric. It was brewed for R. Steven Bird, the white-cane philosopher who believed sidewalks and stories should belong to everyone. The Maris Otter backbone and gentle hop restraint echo that philosophy: steady, inclusive, built for gathering rather than shouting. From that memorial pint flowed Tacoma Beer Week collaborations, turning remembrance into relationship and grief into shared glassware across the South Sound.
There are two other Logan beers in this flight that are tied to Tacoma Beer Week 2026. Collective Dreamwish arrives first, brewed with Sig Brewing and released tonight at Sig’s Historic Brewing District taproom — a West Coast IPA kickoff that sparked the first night of Tacoma Beer Week with bright citrus and clean lines. Optimus, brewed with North 47 Brewing, will be released March 2 in Browns Point — a plush hazy double IPA that transformed a weekday into something closer to a reunion with hops.
That’s the energy this Logan Brewing Tacoma Flight carries.
It’s not just a lineup of styles — it’s a small map of how Tacoma threads itself into the broader Northwest beer story. A bitter built for slow talk. A dark lager that settles beside winter light. A red ale glowing like sunset off Commencement Bay. A West Coast IPA sharpened through collaboration. A hazy DIPA brewed for a citywide celebration. Think of this flight as Tacoma in liquid form — familiar, generous, quietly intentional, and just rebellious enough to keep things interesting.
Peaks & Pints Logan Brewing Tacoma Flight
Logan Really Special Bitter
5.5% ABV | Extra Special Bitter | Burien, Washington
Really Special Bitter isn’t a stylistic nod to Tacoma. It’s a memorial etched into malt. Named for R. Steven Bird — Logan regular, white-cane philosopher, crosswalk advocate, stubborn believer in streets built for everyone — this ESB was born from grief and shaped by community hands. After his death in December 2024, friends didn’t ask for a plaque. They asked for a pint — a Maris Otter–laced homage humming with toasted biscuit, caramel hush, and a gentle floral lift drifting in like English garden air after rain. Earthy hops keep the sweetness honest, never loud, just firm enough to remind you that balance is a virtue and conversation is the point. Proceeds support the Tacoma nonprofits he championed, including Tacoma On The Go and the Nondrivers Alliance, carrying his advocacy forward one pour at a time. It’s the kind of beer this city understands instinctively: steady, balanced, built for long talk and shared tables — Tacoma poured back into itself.
Logan M-Bison
6% ABV | Mexican Dark Lager
Burnished amber light pools in the glass like late desert sun, releasing soft waves of toasted malt, caramel drift, and a faint cocoa echo that hums beneath the surface. A smooth sweetness carries through the middle before a clean, easy finish resets the palate without fuss. It drinks relaxed and grounded, like a campfire story told just loud enough to hear over the breeze.
Logan Red Shell
5.9% ABV | American Red Ale
Copper flashes at the rim like sunset glinting off Puget Sound, giving way to caramel warmth, toasted bread crust, and a subtle citrus flicker that keeps nostalgia from getting too comfortable. A thread of hop spice runs through the malt core, tidy and composed, guiding the sip toward a clean landing. It feels like flannel season in liquid form — steady, familiar, paying attention.
Logan Collective Dreamwish
7.7% ABV | West Coast IPA
Grapefruit pith and pine resin leap forward first, sharp and bracing like wind off the Bay, citrus snap riding a lean backbone that refuses to clutter the view. Brewed with Sig Brewing for Tacoma Beer Week, Galaxy’s tropical shimmer layers against classic West Coast structure, never blurring, always precise. The finish lands dry and purposeful, a crisp reminder that clarity can still cut through the noise.
Logan Optimus DDH Hazy Double IPA
8.5% ABV | Hazy Double IPA
This double dry-hopped collaboration doesn’t tiptoe — it bursts in on a haze of mango glow and electric tangerine shimmer, plush and unapologetic. Built with North 47 Brewing for Tacoma Beer Week, it swells with ripe stone fruit, pineapple pulp, and a pillowy oat texture that feels like velvet in motion. A steady bitterness hums beneath the tropical flash, keeping the whole thing buoyant and bright, the kind of festival pour that lingers long after the glass is empty.
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