Ron Swarner

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by Ron Swarner - Sep 29, 2024

Peaks and Pints Beer Flight: National Coffee Day

Most of us can't function without our morning cup, whether it's black, loaded…

by Ron Swarner - Sep 28, 2024

Peaks and Pints Beer Flight: Single Hill Fresh Hops

After years of homebrewing in college, Zach Turner spent 4 years brewing at…

by Ron Swarner - Sep 27, 2024

Peaks and Pints New Fresh Hops In Stock 9.27.24

Peaks and Pints New Fresh Hops In Stock 9.27.24 More fresh hop beers…

by Ron Swarner - Sep 27, 2024

Peaks and Pints Beer Flight: Fresh Hop Friday 9.27.24

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

by Ron Swarner - Sep 26, 2024

Peaks and Pints Beer Flight: Fresh Hoptoberfest Day 26

For the eighth consecutive September, Peaks & Pints is throwing a month-long autumn…

by Ron Swarner - Sep 25, 2024

Peaks and Pints Beer Flight: Vanilla Stouts

Consider the vanilla bean. The Aztecs did. In addition to inventing long words…

by Ron Swarner - Sep 24, 2024

Peaks and Pints New Fresh Hops In Stock 9.24.24

Peaks and Pints New Fresh Hops In Stock 9.24.24 Fresh Hop Tuesday is…

by Ron Swarner - Sep 24, 2024

Peaks and Pints Beer Flight: Tuesday Fresh Hops 9.24.24

October in Washington brings juicy plums, the smell of boiling Dungeness crab, and…

by Ron Swarner - Sep 22, 2024

Peaks and Pints Beer Flight: Drekker Sours

Drekker Brewing’s building began its life in 1880 in the earliest days of…

by Ron Swarner - Sep 21, 2024

Peaks and Pints New Beer In Stock 9.21.24

Peaks and Pints New Beer In Stock 9.21.24 Grab a pint of Oktoberfest…

by Ron Swarner - Sep 21, 2024

Peaks and Pints Beer Flight: Oktoberfest Begins

The party began in October 1810, when a great horse race was organized…

by Ron Swarner - Sep 20, 2024

Peaks and Pints New Fresh Hops in Stock 9.20.24

Peaks and Pints New Fresh Hops in Stock 9.20.24 New Fresh Hop Drop…

by Ron Swarner - Sep 20, 2024

Peaks and Pints Beer Flight: Fresh Hop Friday 9.20.24

Pacific Northwest hops are harvested each year from late August through September, which…

by Ron Swarner - Sep 19, 2024

Peaks and Pints Beer Flight: American Solera

In 2012, Chase Healey and his brother, Colin, opened Prairie Artisan Ales in…

by Ron Swarner - Sep 18, 2024

Peaks and Pints New Beer in Stock 9.18.24

Peaks and Pints New Beer in Stock 9.18.24 New fresh hop beers are…

by Ron Swarner - Sep 18, 2024

Peaks and Pints Beer Flight: Hoppy Burgerwich Day!

Beer and burgers pair well. If you don’t believe us, just ask your…

by Ron Swarner - Sep 17, 2024

Peaks and Pints Beer Flight: Fresh Hops 9.17.24

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

by Ron Swarner - Sep 16, 2024

Peaks and Pints Monday Cider Flight: Fresh Autumnfest

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

by Ron Swarner - Sep 14, 2024

Peaks and Pints New Beer in Stock 9.14.24

Peaks and Pints New Beer in Stock 9.14.24 We know we say it…

by Ron Swarner - Sep 14, 2024

Peaks and Pints Beer Flight: 2024 Apple Cup

The long-standing rivalry game between the University of Washington Huskies and Washington State…

by Ron Swarner - Sep 13, 2024

Peaks and Pints New Fresh Hop Beers in Stock 9.13.24

Peaks and Pints New Fresh Hop Beers in Stock 9.13.24 Another round of…

by Ron Swarner - Sep 13, 2024

Peaks and Pints Beer Flight: Fresh Hoptoberfest Friday

For the eighth consecutive September, Peaks & Pints is throwing a month-long autumn…

by Ron Swarner - Sep 10, 2024

Peaks and Pints Beer Flight: Outer Range Brewing

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

by Ron Swarner - Sep 9, 2024

Peaks and Pints Monday Cider Flight: September Clouds

What we eat and drink this time of year evokes memories more easily…

by Ron Swarner - Sep 8, 2024

Peaks and Pints Beer Flight: Forest Beutel Western Years

Forest Beutel has been a nationally touring musician since he was 18 years…

by Ron Swarner - Sep 8, 2024

Tacoma Beer Factoid: Pierce County Hops

Tacoma Beer Factoid: Pierce County Hops James E. & J.W. Feak owned a…

by Ron Swarner - Sep 7, 2024

Peaks and Pints New Fresh Hops in Stock 9.7.24

Peaks and Pints New Fresh Hops in Stock 9.7.24 Peaks & Pints received…

by Ron Swarner - Sep 7, 2024

Peaks and Pints Beer Flight: Ambers Versus Reds

While they have a similar structure and color, amber ales favor crystal malt…

by Ron Swarner - Sep 6, 2024

Peaks and Pints Beer Flight: Lupulin Brewing

Founded in April 2015 by Jeff Zierdt and Matt Schiller, Lupulin Brewing Company…

by Ron Swarner - Sep 5, 2024

Peaks and Pints New Beer in Stock 9.5.24

Peaks and Pints New Beer in Stock 9.5.24 Peaks & Pints has the…

by Ron Swarner - Sep 5, 2024

Peaks and Pints Flight: 44 Degrees

Nick Walsh began his beer career at night bartending in Tacoma, including Doyle’s…

by Ron Swarner - Sep 4, 2024

Peaks and Pints Beer Flight: Ringoktoberfest 2024

The original lineup of the Beatles — John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison,…

by Ron Swarner - Sep 3, 2024

Peaks and Pints Beer Flight: TapRoom San Diego

As a Tacoma native, it humbles me so much to be represented in…

by Ron Swarner - Sep 2, 2024

Peaks and Pints Monday Cider Flight: RAW Cider

During a career in biomedical science and healthcare, Levi Danielson walked away to…

by Ron Swarner - Sep 1, 2024

Peaks and Pints New Beer in Stock: 9.1.24

Peaks and Pints New Beer in Stock: 9.1.24 Stock up for the holiday…

by Ron Swarner - Sep 1, 2024

Peaks and Pints Beer Flight: Dawn of Fresh Oktoberfest

For the eighth consecutive September, Peaks & Pints is throwing a month-long autumn…

by Ron Swarner - Aug 31, 2024

Dawn of Fresh Hoptoberfest

Dawn of Fresh Hoptoberfest If you haven't been following Peaks & Pints’ Fresh…

by Ron Swarner - Aug 31, 2024

Peaks and Pints Beer Flight: Collaborations

Collaborations between breweries aren't exactly new, but their results have become a much…

by Ron Swarner - Aug 30, 2024

Peaks and Pints Beer Flight: Labor Day Weekend 2024

Labor Day is a respectful way of thanking and serving tribute to a…

by Ron Swarner - Aug 29, 2024

Peaks and Pints Beer Flight: Cool Kid Hops

“Cool kids” or the “popular kids” are usually very attractive, very stylish, up…

by Ron Swarner - Aug 16, 2024

Peaks and Pints Beer Flight: Campfire Hop Roast

Coffee: Is there anything it can’t do? From fueling all-nighters to banishing hangovers,…

by Ron Swarner - Aug 15, 2024

Peaks and Pints Beer Flight: Narrows Proctorlandia

Pretty Gritty Tours founder and Foster’s Creative “ten of us” 2023 honoree Chris…

by Ron Swarner - Aug 14, 2024

Peaks and Pints Beer Flight: Tacoma Aroma Flavor Savor

Initially, Kris Hay launched the Tacoma Aroma Flavor and Instagram as companions for…

by Ron Swarner - Aug 13, 2024

Peaks and Pints Beer Flight: Single Hill Commons

Yakima-based Single Hill Brewing has opened a new location in Seattle, taking over…