The Tournament of Beer: Best PNW Breweries hits Day 6 today, and the bracket has officially stopped playing nice. What began as casual taps and easy votes has sharpened into something more revealing — preferences stepping out of the shadows, loyalties digging in, every matchup carrying just a little more consequence than the last. You’re not just picking breweries anymore; you’re choosing what matters — precision or personality, legacy or lift, the quiet masters or the beautifully loud contenders.
This flight pours that tension straight into the glass. Five beers, each tied to today’s battles on Peaks’ Instagram Stories, each one showing a different facet of how the Pacific Northwest expresses itself right now — soft-focus haze, citrus clarity, grounded bitterness, polished restraint, and full-throttle hop force. Move through it like the bracket unfolds: side by side, sip by sip, letting contrast do the talking until somewhere along the way, your vote feels less like a decision and more like a realization.
Peaks & Pints Tournament of Best Breweries Friday Flight
Coldfire Brewing Tangle of Tigers: Pearl IPA
7.5% ABV | Hazy IPA | Eugene, Oregon
Sunlit and inviting, guava and passionfruit lead the way before a bright squeeze of sweet lemon lifts everything into a soft, glowing suspension. The texture carries a gentle density without tipping into excess, each layer of hop expression unfolding with quiet cohesion rather than noise. It’s a composed kind of lushness, the sort that mirrors #5 seed ColdFire stepping into today’s Tournament of Beer matchup against #12 seed UPP Liquids on Peaks’ Instagram Stories with calm, confident intent.
Silver Moon Simon Says Hazy IPA
7.6% ABV | Hazy IPA | Bend, Oregon
Orange pulp and a soft tropical shimmer arrive with an easy, welcoming rhythm, the kind that feels familiar before you can quite name why. A plush body supports a mellow wave of fruit while sweetness stays in check, never lingering longer than necessary. That relaxed, steady presence reflects #13 seed Silver Moon facing #4 seed Heater Allen today on Peaks’ Instagram Stories — an underdog with nothing to prove and plenty to offer.
Lumberbeard Cut-Off Flannel IPA
7% ABV | West Coast IPA | Spokane, Washington
Grapefruit peel snaps into focus alongside orange zest, followed by a firm line of pine that anchors the beer in classic Northwest territory. The structure is clean and deliberate, hops weaving citrus and resin with a quiet tropical undertone before finishing crisp and dry. As Peaks & Pints’ house IPA, it carries a little extra narrative weight — #15 seed Lumberbeard stepping into today’s Tournament of Beer clash with #2 seed Holy Mountain on Instagram Stories, sleeves cut, chin up.
Holy Mountain The Singing Bones
6.8% ABV | West Coast IPA | Seattle, Washington
Peach and pink guava unfold with measured precision, lifted by a vivid curl of pomelo zest and grounded by a restrained, resinous thread. The malt stays out of the way, allowing Mosaic, Krush, and Simcoe to articulate each note with clarity and control. It lands dry and composed, echoing #2 seed Holy Mountain’s place in today’s bracket against #15 seed Lumberbeard — a brewery that moves with intention and wastes none of it.
Reuben’s Brews Blimey That’s Bitter
10.5% ABV | Triple IPA | Seattle, Washington
A bold surge of grapefruit peel and orange marmalade sets the tone, quickly followed by a deep resin backbone that holds everything firmly in place. The intensity builds in layers, citrus giving way to dank, earthy depth while the body remains steady and assured. It’s a confident, fully committed expression, much like #7 seed Reuben’s stepping into today’s Tournament matchup with #10 seed Fremont Brewing on Peaks’ Instagram Stories — a heavyweight moment where nothing feels accidental and everything is on the line.
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