What’s bilingual and is surrounded by music, dance, visual arts, traditional latine food, and a mercadito with local vendors reflecting the diversity of latine communities? How about the Festival Herencia Latina — the annual, free community event celebrating South Sound Latine culture presented by Tacoma Arts Live and Latinx Unidos of the South Sound. From noon to 5 p.m. Saturday, Oct., 12, in the Tacoma Armory, Festival Herencia Latina will offer free afternoon of fun for all ages to explore the rich tapestry of Latin American heritage from in the Latinx communities of our region. In celebration, Peaks & Pints offers an in-house flight of Latin-themed beers to enjoy after Festival Herencia Latina — a flight we’re calling Peaks and Pints Beer Flight: Festival Herencia Latina.

Peaks and Pints Beer Flight: Festival Herencia Latina

Narrows Mezcal Aged Gose

5.1% ABV

To be sold legally and obtain the NOM stamp of authenticity mezcal must be produced in one of the nine legally recognized Mexican states. For globe-trotters, the nine states are Oaxaca, Guerrero, Michoacán, Puebla, Durango, San Luís Potosí, Zacatecas, Guanajuato, and Tamaulipas. Crafted with a hint of smoky sophistication from being aged on Mezcal chips, Narrows Brewing’s Mezcal Aged Gose harmonizes tartness with a touch of agave sweetness, culminating in a refreshingly unique brew.

Block 15 Turbulent Consequence Mango Picoso

6% ABV

Block 15 Brewing offers a new and exciting direction with a very traditional lambic style. The inspiration behind Turbulent Consequence Mango Picoso came from the mango, chili, and lime Mexican candy. It’s a turbid mashed, extended boiled, lambic-style ale spontaneously fermented and matured in their underground wild cellars. This blend is conditioned with ancho, guajillo, habanero peppers, lime zest, mango, and sea salt.

Fast Fashion Spent Limes

5% ABV

A collaboration with Heirloom Rustic Ales, Fast Fashion‘s Mexican-style lager is brewed with a bit of corn and hopped hot side heavily with Freestyle Motueka for an easy drinking, crisp, and smooth lager.

Fort George Consejo

5.5% ABV

Fort George Brewery’s Consejo is a crisp and floral Mexican-style lager brewed with fresh Willamette hops donated by Goschie Farms, in collaboration with Xicha Brewing and Consejo Hispano celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month, which end Oct. 15.

AleSmith Speedway Stout: Horchata Edition

12% ABV

This Speedway coffee imperial stout is AleSmith Brewing’s take on a classic Mexican rice-based drink. They took Speedway and infused it with Mexico Los Milagros single origin coffee from Bird Rock Coffee Roasters, Ceylon cinnamon, and Madagascar vanilla. But that’s not all – they add a touch of sweetness with milk sugar and combined it with rice to give this stout a velvety and luscious mouthfeel.

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