Peaks and Pints Gives A Damn: Rainier Beer For Tacoma Trees

If you know Robby and Justin Peterson, you knew Rainier Beer would be a part of their Peaks and Pints craft beer bar, bottle shop and restaurant in Tacoma’s Proctor District. Not only do they adore the taste, they also house a Rainier Beer museum inside their other joint, Peterson Bros. 1111. The beer born in 1893 at the Seattle Brewing and Malting Company, Rainier sits in our cooler, as well as permanently flows from our Western red cedar tap log. It’s a no-brainier that Rainier hugging, tree hugging Peaks and Pints hosts Rainier Beer For Tacoma Trees Saturday, March 30, an opportunity for Tacomans to have a beer or two in the craft beer lodge and learn more about some of the organizations and programs dedicated to sustaining and increasing the number of trees in the City of Destiny. Forty cents for every Rainier beer sold during to Rainier Beer For Tacoma Trees will be donated to the Tacoma Tree Foundation.

In addition to Rainier, the Tacoma Tree Foundation and City of Tacoma will advocate for more trees in Tacoma at Peaks and Pints March 30. Founded in 2018, The Tacoma Tree Foundation empowers community members to plant and care for trees in Tacoma. A TTTF representative will be on hand to speak and answer questions about their newly-formed non-profit. The City of Tacoma will also be joining the event to talk about their urban tree canopy goals and programs, particularly their free and discounted tree programs available for Tacoma residents interested in planting their own.

“Caring for the Pacific Northwest’s environment is inherent in Rainier’s culture and true to our brand,” says Kurt Stream, a field-marketing representative for Rainier Beer. “And as a resident of Tacoma myself, I’m excited to make the Tabs for Trees program hyper-local and put together an event that makes a positive environmental impact in the place I call home.”

Through the end of March, Rainier Beer cans feature a special red Tabs for Trees tab. For every 24 tabs collected — the number of cans in a case of beer — and returned to Rainier, one tree will be planted to help sustain the forests of the Pacific Northwest. Peaks and Pints and 30 or so other restaurants, taverns and bars in Tacoma are participating by collecting the tabs. Since 2014, Rainier has planted more than 100,000 trees across the Pacific Northwest as part of Tabs for Trees. This year, Rainier’s goal is to plant an additional 20,000 trees — 5,000 each across Washington, Oregon, Idaho and Montana.

Stop by Peaks and Pints from 4-6 p.m., help Tacoma plant more trees and enjoy a Rainier with Robby and Justin Peterson.

PEAKS AND PINTS GIVES A DAMN: RAINIER BEER FOR TACOMA TREES, 4-6 p.m. Saturday, March 30, Peaks and Pints, 3816 N. 26^th St., Basecamp Proctor, Tacoma, #TabsForTrees