Ron Swarner

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by Ron Swarner - Mar 24, 2024

Peaks and Pints Beer Flight: Georgetown Characters

Drawing inspiration from some of the best and most memorable movies and film…

by Ron Swarner - Mar 22, 2024

6-Pack of Things To Do: March 22-24 2024

6-Pack of Things To Do: March 22-24 2024 The weather may be gray…

by Ron Swarner - Mar 20, 2024

Peaks and Pints Beer Flight: National Bock Day

Today is National Bock Day. In celebration, Peaks & Pints offers an in-house,…

by Ron Swarner - Mar 18, 2024

Peaks and Pints Monday Cider Flight: Dragon’s Head Cider

Named for the dragon that guards the apples of immortality in the Garden…

by Ron Swarner - Mar 13, 2024

Peaks and Pints Tournament of Beer: Northwest Ambers bracket released

Peaks and Pints Tournament of Beer: Northwest Ambers bracket released Peaks and Pints…

by Ron Swarner - Mar 13, 2024

Peaks and Pints Beer Flight: Mosaic Single Hop

Mosaic first entered the hop market in 2012, thanks to Jason Perrault, a…

by Ron Swarner - Mar 12, 2024

Peaks and Pints Beer Flight: More Dark Arts Stouts

Jack Harris loves stouts. He was brewing, drinking, and celebrating stouts before he…

by Ron Swarner - Mar 11, 2024

Peaks and Pints Monday Cider Flight: VIVID

Vivid can be defined as something that is clear, intense, and highly detailed,…

by Ron Swarner - Mar 9, 2024

Peaks and Pints Beer Flight: Outer Range

Outer Range Brewing founders Lee and Emily Cleghorn opened the brewery in late…

by Ron Swarner - Mar 8, 2024

Peaks and Pints New Beer in Stock 3.8.24

Peaks and Pints New Beer in Stock 3.8.24 You might not think you’re…

by Ron Swarner - Mar 8, 2024

Peaks and Pints Beer Flight: Our Mutual Friend

During this year’s Great American Beer Festival in Denver, Colorado, Peaks & Pints…

by Ron Swarner - Mar 7, 2024

Peaks and Pints Cider Flight: Finnriver

In the rolling farmland of Chimacum Valley along a salmon stream just south…

by Ron Swarner - Mar 6, 2024

Congrats! It’s a Beer: 7 Seas 7 C’s IPA

Congrats! It’s a Beer: 7 Seas 7 C’s IPA 7 Seas Brewing released…

by Ron Swarner - Mar 6, 2024

Peaks and Pints Beer Flight: Outdoors

Remember when you were perched at the top of Trappers Peak, feeling exhausted…

by Ron Swarner - Mar 5, 2024

Peaks and Pints Beer Flight: 2024 Matryoshka Variants

It began in the 1700s when English brewers were favored by the Russian…

by Ron Swarner - Mar 4, 2024

Peaks and Pints Monday Cider Flight: Tieton Cider Works

In 2008, Craig Campbell and his wife, Sharon, began experimenting with making cider…

by Ron Swarner - Mar 3, 2024

Peaks and Pints Beer Flight: Double Hazies

Let’s get right to the juicy stuff: New England-style, or hazy, India pale…

by Ron Swarner - Mar 2, 2024

NW Beverages hugs Finnriver at Peaks & Pints

NW Beverages hugs Finnriver at Peaks & Pints The last time NW Beverages…

by Ron Swarner - Mar 2, 2024

Peaks and Pints Beer Flight: Heaven Hill

The five Shapira brothers didn’t know anything about bourbon whiskey, and certainly didn’t…

by Ron Swarner - Feb 22, 2024

Peaks and Pints Beer Flight: Phantasm Powder

Thiols are a family of sulfur-containing aroma compounds naturally found in hops, either…

by Ron Swarner - Feb 21, 2024

Peaks and Pints New Beer in Stock 2.21.24

Peaks and Pints New Beer in Stock 2.21.24 Five beers from 12 Percent…

by Ron Swarner - Feb 21, 2024

Peaks and Pints Beer Flight: Grit & Grain Podcast

Beer gurus Matt McLaren (Orcas Distributing), and Ron Swarner (Peaks & Pints), and…

by Ron Swarner - Feb 20, 2024

Peaks and Pints Beer Flight: Mounds

In 1890, Peter Halajian left Armenia for Connecticut with big dreams of owning…

by Ron Swarner - Feb 19, 2024

Peaks and Pints Monday Cider Flight: 2024 President’s Day

Apples were among some of the first crops grown in colonial America. Potted…

by Ron Swarner - Feb 18, 2024

Peaks and Pints Beer Flight: Astoria’s Fort George

After spending the day at Fort George Brewery drinking all the stouts as…

by Ron Swarner - Feb 16, 2024

Peaks and Pints Beer Flight: Hop Butcher

In his poem "Chicago," Carl Sandburg refers to this great city as "Hog…

by Ron Swarner - Feb 15, 2024

Peaks and Pints Beer Flight: Great Notion Brewing

In 2016, James Dugan, Andy Miller, and Paul Reiter opened Great Notion Brewing…

by Ron Swarner - Feb 14, 2024

Peaks & Pints Beer Flight: Monet Valentine

Pair the warmth and romance of impressionism in “Imagine Monet” with chocolate-forward stouts…

by Ron Swarner - Feb 13, 2024

Peaks and Pints Beer Flight: Imprint Schmoojee

Ryan Diehl and Richard “Sid” Sidman opened Imprint Beer Company in Hatfield, Pennsylvania,…

by Ron Swarner - Feb 12, 2024

Tournament of Beer: Northwest Amber and Red Ales! Nominate favorite!

Tournament of Beer: Northwest Amber and Red Ales? Nominate favorite! In April 2024,…

by Ron Swarner - Feb 12, 2024

Peaks and Pints Monday Cider Flight: Yonder Cidery

Founded in August 2020 by CEO Caitlin Braam and crafted by Head Cidermaker…

by Ron Swarner - Feb 11, 2024

Peaks and Pints Beer Flight: Washington Hop Mob 2024

Did you hear it? This morning, as Peaks & Pints tapped big, hoppy…

by Ron Swarner - Feb 10, 2024

Peaks and Pints Beer Flight: Lunar New Year 2024

The Lunar New Year 2024 occurs today, Feb. 10, bringing the lucky Year…

by Ron Swarner - Feb 9, 2024

Peaks and Pints Beer Flight: Fort George Dark Arts Stouts

If you've ever wondered at the appeal, the urge, the drive to attend…

by Ron Swarner - Feb 8, 2024

Peaks and Pints New Beer in Stock 2.8.24

Peaks and Pints New Beer in Stock 2.8.24 Here’s another drop of new…

by Ron Swarner - Feb 8, 2024

Peaks and Pints Beer Flight: Remember The Flagships

“What’s new?” is a phrase Peaks and Pints hears daily. In fact, that…

by Ron Swarner - Feb 7, 2024

Peaks and Pints Beer Flight: Hop Breeding Company

Hop breeding has been a thing for many centuries, but in the mid…

by Ron Swarner - Feb 6, 2024

Peaks and Pints Beer Flight: Russian Imperial Stout

There are tales of Peter the Great, the Russian Tsar who traveled to…

by Ron Swarner - Feb 5, 2024

Peaks and Pints New Beer in Stock 2.5.24

Peaks and Pints New Beer in Stock 2.5.24 Here’s your first round of…

by Ron Swarner - Feb 4, 2024

Fancy Pants Sunday: Prairie Artisan Indulge Me

Fancy Pants Sunday: Prairie Artisan Indulge Me Fashion-wise, we keep things casual at…

by Ron Swarner - Feb 4, 2024

Peaks and Pints Beer Flight: Imagine Monet

This Valentine’s Day, Tacoma Arts Live will open a unique immersive experience on…

by Ron Swarner - Feb 3, 2024

Peaks and Pints Beer Flight: Oakshire Dark Days

As curator of Peaks & Pints’ February Stout Month, Stoutula jumped in his…

by Ron Swarner - Feb 2, 2024

Peaks and Pints New Beer in Stock 2.2.24

Peaks and Pints New Beer in Stock 2.2.24 Weekend hits! CEPHALOPHILOSOPHY, Bottle Logic…

by Ron Swarner - Feb 2, 2024

Peaks and Pints Beer Flight: Bottle Logic Stouts

The Peaks & Pints annual salute to February Stout Month has been hijacked…