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by Ron Swarner - Feb 8, 2017
Craft Beer Crosscut 2.8.17: A Flight of Fear
The names threaten. What to believe? How fearful and anxious to be, exactly?…
by Ron Swarner - Feb 7, 2017
TUESDAY PREFUNK: Craft beer before civil rights, art and books
TUESDAY, FEB. 7 2017: South Sound events + craft beer … The Grand…
by Ron Swarner - Feb 7, 2017
Craft Beer Crosscut 2.7.17: A Flight of Nugget
Nugget hops were created in 1970 by the U.S. Department of Agriculture in a…
by Ron Swarner - Feb 6, 2017
MONDAY PREFUNK: Passengers and Uinta Golden Ale national release party
MONDAY, FEB. 6 2017: Proctor Tacoma Snow Day Blue Mouse Theatre + Peaks…
by Ron Swarner - Feb 6, 2017
Luponic Distortion No. 005 with Washington hops, Firestone Walker Invitational Beer Fest and hard coffee
MORNING FOAM FOR FEB. 6 2017: A seven-taster flight of craft beer news,…
by Ron Swarner - Feb 6, 2017
Craft Beer Crosscut 2.6.17: A Flight of Snow Beers
First things first... SNOW. Snow prompts Peaks and Pints to think that the…
by Ron Swarner - Feb 5, 2017
Instagram Stalker: Melvin 2×4 Day, crazy hats and awesome Deschutes brewers photo
Happy Sunday! This week on Instagram Stalker, we are reminded that even though…
by Ron Swarner - Feb 5, 2017
Craft Beer Crosscut 2.5.17: A Flight For The Super Bowl
An overly alcoholic, big beer will put a damper on your big Super…
by Ron Swarner - Feb 4, 2017
Uinta Brewing Golden Ale salutes national parks
When national parks are mentioned what comes to mind? Mount Rainer, Olympic, or…
by Ron Swarner - Feb 4, 2017
Craft Beer Crosscut 2.4.17: A Flight of Tacoma
When you drink local, you drink fresh — but you also support the…
by Ron Swarner - Feb 4, 2017
Peaks and Pints New Beer Saturday: Super Bowl Sunday Edition
Super Bowl Sunday is certainly a day about football. That much is for…
by Ron Swarner - Feb 4, 2017
Melvin 2X4 Day, Two Beers Cold Brew Coffee Brown Ale and Cascade Brewing Sang Du Chene
MORNING FOAM FOR SATURDAY, FEB. 4 2017: A seven-taster flight of craft beer…
by Ron Swarner - Feb 3, 2017
FRIDAY PREFUNK: Jim Basnight and the Moberlys and the Washington Hop Mob
FRIDAY, FEB. 3 2017: Tacoma concert paired with triple IPAs ROCK HISTORY Jim…
by Ron Swarner - Feb 2, 2017
THURSDAY PREFUNK: Craft beer before Tacoma jazz and blues
THURSDAY, FEB. 2 2017: Tacoma events paired with craft beer … B Sharp…
by Ron Swarner - Feb 2, 2017
Gig Harbor Brewing Spice Winter Ale, Best of Craft Beer Awards and BC Cider Week
MORNING FOAM FOR THURSDAY FEB. 2 2017: A seven-taster flight of craft beer…
by Ron Swarner - Feb 1, 2017
WEDNESDAY PREFUNK: Craft beer before Ancestors In Training, comedy and Kim Bum Soo
WEDNESDAY, FEB. 1 2017: South Sound events + craft beer … The Valley…
by Ron Swarner - Feb 1, 2017
Craft Beer Crosscut 2.1.17: A Flight of Entry Level Craft Beers
There’s a paradigm shift in the beer world. After work on Friday, the…
by Ron Swarner - Jan 31, 2017
TUESDAY PREFUNK: Trappist craft beer before The Brand New Testament
TUESDAY, JAN. 31 2017: And it was good … The Grand Cinema +…
by Ron Swarner - Jan 31, 2017
Craft Beer Crosscut 1.31.17: A Flight of Chinook Hops
Meet the American roughneck, Chinook. This hop is usually used for its bitterness…
by Ron Swarner - Jan 30, 2017
MONDAY PREFUNK: Fantastic Beasts and blind beer tasting
MONDAY, JAN. 30 2017: Blue Mouse Theatre + Peaks and Pints = Flight…
by Ron Swarner - Jan 30, 2017
Olympia indie music craft beers, Washington Hop Mob and Barely Beer Barons
MORNING FOAM FOR MONDAY, JAN. 30 2017: A seven-taster flight of craft beer…
by Ron Swarner - Jan 30, 2017
Craft Beer Crosscut 1.30.17: A Flight of Desert Island
Peaks and Pints has a proclivity toward lists and the ranking of favorites.…
by Ron Swarner - Jan 29, 2017
Peaks and Pints Instagram Stalker: bird beers, beautiful Propolis and Strange Brew
Happy Sunday! Whew what a week, how did it go for you Peaks…
by Ron Swarner - Jan 29, 2017
SUNDAY PREFUNK: Acrobats and oranges in Tacoma
Regional bragging rights. Office betting pools. Weekend afternoon boredom. These are all worthwhile…
by Ron Swarner - Jan 29, 2017
Craft Beer Crosscut 1.29.17: A Flight of Dogfish Head
Sam Calagione started making beer in 1995 when he opened Dogfish Head Brewings…
by Ron Swarner - Jan 28, 2017
SATURDAY PREFUNK: Craft beer before Cody Ray and the New Favorites and Fools Play Improv
SATURDAY, JAN. 28 2017: Tacoma events + craft beer … Doyle’s Public House…
by Ron Swarner - Jan 28, 2017
Craft Beer Crosscut 1.28.17: A Flight of East Coast
Our beer flight heads east for Craft Beer Crosscut 1.28.17: A Flight of…
by Ron Swarner - Jan 27, 2017
FRIDAY PREFUNK: Tacoma breweries live music
FRIDAY, JAN. 27 2017: Tacoma music + craft beer … Dystopian State…
by Ron Swarner - Jan 27, 2017
Craft Beer Crosscut 1.27.17: A Flight of Chocolate Beer
After being relentlessly hounded by a spamming cake marketer — which conjured up…
by Ron Swarner - Jan 26, 2017
THURSDAY PREFUNK: Craft beer before Harland Williams, Rachel Corrie stage play and more
THURSDAY, JAN. 26 2017: South Sound events + craft beer and cider ...…
by Ron Swarner - Jan 26, 2017
Portland Farmhouse Weekend, Anthrax Wardance beer and Oreo beer
MORNING FOAM FOR THURSDAY, JAN. 26 2017: A seven-taster flight of craft beer…
by Ron Swarner - Jan 26, 2017
Craft Beer Crosscut 1.26.17: A flight of Sierra Nevada Brewing Co.
Sierra Nevada Brewing Company was founded in 1980, and is credited with starting…
by Ron Swarner - Jan 25, 2017
WEDNESDAY PREFUNK: Craft beer before highbrow beer, The Dude and graffiti money
WEDNESDAY, JAN. 25 2017: South Sound events + craft beer … Washington State…
by Ron Swarner - Jan 24, 2017
Go nuts for porters and stouts on National Peanut Butter Day
Peaks and Pints use to love Tuesdays. Sandwiched between the protracted psychotic episode…
by Ron Swarner - Jan 24, 2017
Craft Beer Crosscut 1.24.17: A flight of tropical paradise
Remember when you knew how to relax? It was probably before you had…
by Ron Swarner - Jan 24, 2017
Celebrate Beer Can Appreciation Day with the pioneers
Yes, it’s Beer Can Appreciation Day today, commemorating that storied day in 1935…
by Ron Swarner - Jan 23, 2017
MONDAY PREFUNK: Shoegaze, big band jazz and craft beer
MONDAY, JAN. 23 2017: South Sound events + craft beer … The Valley…
by Ron Swarner - Jan 23, 2017
Eating IPAs, Serious Scrump and Bourbon Chaos
MORNING FOAM FOR MONDAY, JAN. 23 2017: A seven-taster flight of craft beer…
by Ron Swarner - Jan 23, 2017
Craft Beer Crosscut 1.23.17: A Flight of Scotch Ales
Craft Beer Crosscut 1.23.17: A Flight of Scotch Ales Scottish style beers can…
by Ron Swarner - Jan 22, 2017
Peaks and Pints Instagram Stalker: hop beards, black latex beer and lumber sexual
Whether you've been on Instagram since its beginnings in 2010 or you're an…
by Ron Swarner - Jan 22, 2017
Craft Beer Crosscut 1.22.17: A flight of lagers and ales
It’s a wickedly simple concept. Gather ye together five craft beers, pour 5-ounce…
by Ron Swarner - Jan 21, 2017
Craft Beer Crosscut: A flight of Unibroue
For single-minded devotion to quality, purity and tradition, the Trappist monks of Belgium…
by Ron Swarner - Jan 20, 2017
FRIDAY PREFUNK: MarchFourth, Leonard Cohen and craft beer
FRIDAY, JAN. 20 2017: South Sound events + craft beer … Broadway Center…
by Ron Swarner - Jan 20, 2017
Seattle Belgianfest beers, Graveyard of the Pacific collaboration and brewmaster vs head brewer
MORNING FOAM FOR FRIDAY, JAN. 20, 2017: A seven-taster flight of craft beer…
Hoppy Holiday Food Drive 2021 a success
[caption id="attachment_38893" align="aligncenter" width="1400"] Odd Otter Brewing brought in the most food for the Emergency…
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