Ron Swarner

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by Ron Swarner - Oct 25, 2021

Peaks and Pints Monday Cider Flight: Barrel-aged Cider

Because cider is delicate, barrel-aged ciders are often either too light on cider…

by Ron Swarner - Oct 24, 2021

Instagram Outsider: Spooky Season, Pumpkin Prince, Sip Awards

Instagram Outsider: Spooky Season, Pumpkin Prince, Sip Awards From Halloween prep to The…

by Ron Swarner - Oct 24, 2021

Peaks and Pints Pilot Program: Hallertau On The Fly

Born in the Hallertauer region of Bavaria, Germany, the Hallertau hop is found…

by Ron Swarner - Oct 23, 2021

Peaks and Pints Pilot Program: Barrel-Aged Stouts On the Fly

Barrel aging is totally a thing. Well, it has been for centuries. Before…

by Ron Swarner - Oct 22, 2021

Peaks and Pints New Beer in Stock 10.22.21

Peaks and Pints New Beer in Stock 10.22.21 Another round of cans has…

by Ron Swarner - Oct 22, 2021

Peaks and Pints Pilot Program: Bomb Cyclone Warmers On the Fly

An impressive bomb cyclone is centered about 500 miles west of the Washington…

by Ron Swarner - Oct 21, 2021

Peaks and Pints New Beer in Stock 10.21.21

Peaks and Pints New Beer in Stock 10.21.21 Did you hear a Bomb…

by Ron Swarner - Oct 21, 2021

Peaks and Pints Pilot Program: Apple Day On The Fly

Happy National Apple Day! That’s right; Oct. 21 is National Apple Day. Apple…

by Ron Swarner - Oct 20, 2021

Peaks and Pints Pilot Program: Cookie Beer On The Fly

“Invention, my dear friends, is 93 percent perspiration, 6 percent electricity, 4 percent…

by Ron Swarner - Oct 19, 2021

Peaks and Pints Pilot Program: The Lost Abbey On the Fly

The Lost Abbey Brewing Company is a brewery in San Marcos, run by…

by Ron Swarner - Oct 19, 2021

Peaks and Pints New Craft in Stock 10.19.21

Peaks and Pints New Craft in Stock 10.19.21 Peaks and Pints New Craft…

by Ron Swarner - Oct 17, 2021

Fancy Pants Sunday: Firestone Walker XXV Anniversary Ale

Fancy Pants Sunday: Firestone Walker XXV Anniversary Ale Founded in 1996, Adam Firestone,…

by Ron Swarner - Oct 17, 2021

Instagram Outsider: Hello Heidelberg, Halloween Prefunc, Big Bad Wolf

Instagram Outsider: Hello Heidelberg, Halloween Prefunc, Big Bad Wolf From the Heidelberg Beer…

by Ron Swarner - Oct 17, 2021

Peaks and Pints Pilot Program: Amarillo On The Fly

If it were socially acceptable to drink beer in the morning, one with…

by Ron Swarner - Oct 16, 2021

Peaks and Pints New Beer in Stock 10.16.21

Peaks and Pints New Beer in Stock 10.16.21 Peaks and Pints New Beer…

by Ron Swarner - Oct 16, 2021

Peaks and Pints Pilot Program: Pastry Sours On The Fly

You’ve just finished a pairing of Peaks & Pints’ flagship Roastmary sandwich of…

by Ron Swarner - Oct 15, 2021

Peaks and Pints Pilot Program: Gueuzerie Tilquin On The Fly

A small cadre of Belgian iconoclasts go on quietly stirring the imagination of…

by Ron Swarner - Oct 14, 2021

Peaks and Pints Pilot Program: Kings & Daughters On the Fly

Like many brewers in Northern Oregon, Kyle Larsen got his start at Full…

by Ron Swarner - Oct 14, 2021

Peaks and Pints New Beer in Stock 10.14.21

Peaks and Pints New Beer in Stock 10.14.21 Peaks and Pints New Beer…

by Ron Swarner - Oct 13, 2021

Peaks and Pints New Beer in Stock 10.13.21

Peaks and Pints New Beer in Stock 10.13.21 A new shipment of Moonraker…

by Ron Swarner - Oct 13, 2021

Peaks and Pints Pilot Program: Mason Ale Works On The Fly

In 2017, restaurateurs Grant Tondro, Zak Higson, and Nate Higson opened Urge Gastropub…

by Ron Swarner - Oct 10, 2021

Instagram Outsider: World Apple Day, Fresh Hop Fest, Green Tacoma Day

Instagram Outsider: World Apple Day, Fresh Hop Fest, Green Tacoma Day From World…

by Ron Swarner - Oct 8, 2021

Peaks and Pints Tap List: Black Raven Second Sight Scotch Ale

Peaks and Pints Tap List: Black Raven Second Sight Scotch Ale Peaks and…

by Ron Swarner - Oct 8, 2021

Peaks and Pints New Beer in Stock 10.8.21

Peaks and Pints New Beer in Stock 10.8.21 Happy Friday! Peaks and Pints…

by Ron Swarner - Oct 7, 2021

Peaks and Pints Pilot Program: Hop Harvest On the Fly

Fresh hop season is a perk you get for living in the Pacific…

by Ron Swarner - Oct 6, 2021

Peaks and Pints New Beer in Stock 10.6.21

Peaks and Pints New Beer in Stock 10.6.21 Our quarterly inventory count is…

by Ron Swarner - Oct 6, 2021

Q&A with Mother Fern Brewing

Q&A with Mother Fern Brewing Prohibition ended Pacific Brewing & Malting Company and…

by Ron Swarner - Oct 6, 2021

Peaks and Pints Pilot Program: Left Hand On The Fly

Left Hand Brewing Company was incorporated in September 1993, and in November of…

by Ron Swarner - Oct 5, 2021

Peaks and Pints Pilot Program: Freshest Fresh Hops On the Fly

Fresh hops are brewed during a very brief window of the year when…

by Ron Swarner - Oct 4, 2021

Peaks and Pints Tap List: Bale Breaker Citra Slicker

Peaks and Pints Tap List: Bale Breaker Citra Slicker Peaks and Pints houses…

by Ron Swarner - Oct 4, 2021

Peaks and Pints Monday Cider Flight: Autumn

Peaks and Pints argues that autumn is a super season, at least when…

by Ron Swarner - Sep 30, 2021

Peaks and Pints New Beer in Stock 9.30.21

Peaks and Pints New Beer in Stock 9.30.21 Don’t feel like cooking? Head…

by Ron Swarner - Sep 30, 2021

Peaks and Pints Pilot Program: Wet Hops On The Fly

Today marks the last day of Peaks & Pints’ annual Fresh Hoptoberfest —…

by Ron Swarner - Sep 29, 2021

Peaks and Pints New Beer in Stock 9.29.21

Peaks and Pints New Beer in Stock 9.29.21 We just returned top Peaks…

by Ron Swarner - Sep 28, 2021

Peaks and Pints Pilot Program: Structures On the Fly

James Alexander and Ryan Miller took time away from their East Coast brewery…

by Ron Swarner - Sep 27, 2021

Peaks and Pints Monday Cider Flight: Snowdrift

The Ringsrud family has grown apples, pears, cherries, and grapes in the Wenatchee…

by Ron Swarner - Sep 26, 2021

Peaks and Pints Pilot Program: Yakima On The Fly

The hop bines sway in the afternoon breeze of a warm September afternoon…

by Ron Swarner - Sep 25, 2021

Peaks and Pints Pilot Program: Round the Block 15 Again

This past April, Block 15 Brewing’s Sticky Hands double IPA received enough public…

by Ron Swarner - Sep 24, 2021

Peaks and Pints New Beer in Stock 9.24.21

Peaks and Pints New Beer in Stock 9.24.21 Stop by Peaks & Pints…

by Ron Swarner - Sep 24, 2021

Peaks and Pints Pilot Program: Fresh Hoptoberfest On the Fly

In September 2017, Peaks & Pints presented our first Fresh Hoptoberfest — a…

by Ron Swarner - Sep 23, 2021

Peaks and Pints New Beer In Stock 9.23.21

Peaks and Pints New Beer In Stock 9.23.21 The fresh hops and dessert…

by Ron Swarner - Sep 23, 2021

Peaks and Pints Pilot Program: Quad vs. Quad

Quads. It’s not only what you work on Leg Day or where you…

by Ron Swarner - Sep 22, 2021

Jinkies! Looks like Peaks has more 450 North snaks!

Jinkies! Looks like Peaks has more 450 North snaks! We all love Scooby…

by Ron Swarner - Sep 22, 2021

Peaks and Pints Pilot Program: Cashmere On the Fly

The Cashmere hop was released by the University of Washington in 2013 as…