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by Ron Swarner - Jan 26, 2024
6-Pack of Things To Do in Tacoma: Jan. 26-28 2024
6-Pack of Things To Do in Tacoma: Jan. 26-28 2024 Orchids hold profound…
by Ron Swarner - Jan 26, 2024
Peaks and Pints Beer Flight: 450 North Video Games
In 2000, farmers David and Brenda Simmons switched from selling their slow-moving culinary…
by Ron Swarner - Jan 25, 2024
Cellarmaker beer at Peaks & Pints in Tacoma’s Proctor District …
Cellarmaker beer at Peaks & Pints in Tacoma’s Proctor District … Tim Sciascia,…
by Ron Swarner - Jan 25, 2024
Peaks and Pints Beer Flight: Climb For Clean Air
The American Lung Association’s Climb for Clean Air is an exclusive mountaineering training…
by Ron Swarner - Jan 24, 2024
Peaks and Pints New Beer in Stock 1.24.24
Peaks and Pints New Beer in Stock 1.24.24 More fresh delicious canned beer…
by Ron Swarner - Jan 24, 2024
Peaks and Pints Beer Flight: Beer Can Appreciation Day
Yes, it’s National Beer Can Appreciation Day today, commemorating that storied day in…
by Ron Swarner - Jan 23, 2024
Peaks and Pints New Beer in Stock: 1.23.24
Peaks and Pints New Beer in Stock: 1.23.24 Once again, Tuesday is New…
by Ron Swarner - Jan 23, 2024
Peaks and Pints In-house Flight: National Pie Day
Rejoice, o pie lovers of Tacoma! Today, Jan. 23, is National Pie Day!…
by Ron Swarner - Jan 21, 2024
Fancy Pants Sunday: Oude Northwest Gristle v2
Fancy Pants Sunday: Oude Northwest Gristle v2 Stillwater Artisanal, now known as just…
by Ron Swarner - Jan 21, 2024
Peaks and Pints Beer Flight: WeldWerks
In 2009, Neil Fisher began home brewing with friends in his garage. Fisher’s…
by Ron Swarner - Jan 20, 2024
Peaks and Pints Beer Flight: Baltic Porter Day
Today is Baltic Porter Day, an event started by the Polish brewer and…
by Ron Swarner - Jan 19, 2024
Peaks and Pints Beer Flight: Pink
Tacoma Arts Live is bringing in pianist Thomas Lauderdale and his legendary Portland-based…
by Ron Swarner - Jan 18, 2024
Peaks and Pints Beer Flight: Characters
He makes a killer Bananas Foster, gets teary-eyed when he hears the song…
by Ron Swarner - Jan 17, 2024
Peaks and Pints Beer Flight: Lucky Envelope
Engineer Barry Chan adored homebrewing. He dove, kettle first, into the Seattle homebrewing…
by Ron Swarner - Jan 16, 2024
Peaks and Pints Beer Flight: Black Raven Meets Sade
In 2000, Mississippi homebrewer Robert “Beaux” Bowman moved to Washington and landed at…
by Ron Swarner - Jan 15, 2024
Peaks and Pints Monday Cider Flight: MLK Day 2024
Martin Luther King Jr.’s “I Have a Dream,” speech at the March on…
by Ron Swarner - Jan 14, 2024
Fancy Pants Sunday: Lindemans Oude Kriek Cuvée
Fancy Pants Sunday: Lindemans Oude Kriek Cuvée Probably more than any other country,…
by Ron Swarner - Jan 14, 2024
Peaks and Pints Beer Flight: Trappist Ales
In a time where American craft beer is more obsessed with hazy IPAs,…
by Ron Swarner - Jan 13, 2024
Peaks and Pints Beer Flight: Block 15 IPAs
There are a few Northwest breweries that crank out numerous different beers every…
by Ron Swarner - Jan 12, 2024
Black Raven DJ ABV in Sade Heaven at Peaks and Pints
Black Raven DJ ABV in Sade Heaven at Peaks and Pints Tailored suits,…
by Ron Swarner - Jan 12, 2024
Peaks and Pints Beer Flight: River Barrel Distributing
After Buoy Beer Company won double gold for its Helles Lager at Sip…
by Ron Swarner - Jan 11, 2024
Peaks and Pints Beer Flight: National Milk Day
Whether you're a skim, two percent, or whole milk drinker, Jan. 11 is…
by Ron Swarner - Jan 10, 2024
Peaks and Pints Beer Flight: Barrel Fermentation
Fermentation, at its most basic, is the process by which yeast eat sugars…
by Ron Swarner - Jan 9, 2024
Peaks and Pints Beer Flight: Rum
Hemingway drank it in doubles and Bluebeard pirated the seven seas fueled on…
by Ron Swarner - Jan 8, 2024
Peak and Pints Monday Cider Flight: Europe
Apples were among some of the first crops grown in colonial America. Potted…
by Ron Swarner - Jan 7, 2024
Peaks and Pints Fancy Pants Sunday: Deschutes The Abyss
Peaks and Pints Fancy Pants Sunday: Deschutes The Abyss Named for a sharp…
by Ron Swarner - Jan 7, 2024
Peaks and Pints Premium Flight: Craftwell Cocktails
Today, the Peaks & Pints bartenders will pour 20.5-percent cocktails — but the…
by Ron Swarner - Jan 6, 2024
Peaks and Pints New Beer in Stock 1.6.24
Peaks and Pints New Beer in Stock 1.6.24 Here are a few of…
by Ron Swarner - Jan 6, 2024
Peaks and Pints Beer Flight: Epic Stouts
In 2009, Epic Brewing Company became Utah’s first brewery since prohibition to exclusively…
by Ron Swarner - Jan 5, 2024
Peaks and Pints Beer Flight: Winter Warmers
There's a wonderful scene in the 2007 documentary American Brew where late British…
by Ron Swarner - Jan 3, 2024
Peaks and Pints Beer Flight: Toffee
Why do English and toffee go together like Irish and stew? Belgian and…
by Ron Swarner - Jan 2, 2024
Peaks and Pints Beer Flight: Blueberries
Blueberries. Who doesn’t love them? When we can keep the birds from eating…
by Ron Swarner - Dec 31, 2023
Peaks and Pints Fancy Pants Sunday: Oakshire Rye Whiskey Very Ill-Tempered Gnome
Peaks and Pints Fancy Pants Sunday: Oakshire Rye Whiskey Very Ill-Tempered Gnome When…
by Ron Swarner - Dec 31, 2023
New Year’s Eve Beer Flight: Boozy IPAs
Let’s face it, 2023 has been a dumpster fire. We could fill an…
by Ron Swarner - Dec 30, 2023
Peaks and Pints Beer Flight: Mosaic
Mosaic first entered the hop market in 2012, thanks to Jason Perrault, a…
by Ron Swarner - Dec 29, 2023
Peaks and Pints Beer Flight: RaR Batman!
In 2013, J.T. Merryweather and Chris Browhan opened Real Ale Revival, or RaR…
by Ron Swarner - Dec 28, 2023
Peaks and Pints Beer Flight: Cerebral Brewing
In 2015, homebrewer and Doctor of Physical Therapy Sean Buchan, homebrewer and microbiologist…
by Ron Swarner - Dec 27, 2023
Peaks and Pints Beer Flight: Quadrupel
The Belgian quadrupel is the strongest in a series of Trappist styles, beginning…
by Ron Swarner - Dec 24, 2023
Peaks and Pints Cantillon Flight: Christmas Eve
Cantillon Brewery is the only traditional lambic brewery located within the city of…
by Ron Swarner - Dec 23, 2023
Peaks and Pints New Beer in Stock 12.23.23
Peaks and Pints New Beer in Stock 12.23.23 Special beer to enjoy Christmas…
by Ron Swarner - Dec 23, 2023
Peaks and Pints Beer Flight: Santa’s Reindeer
We have Northern California’s Dr. Elmo to thank — or blame — for…
by Ron Swarner - Dec 22, 2023
Peaks and Pints Beer Flight: Xmas Beer
Christmas is everyone's favorite holiday, but true beer fans know that the most…
by Ron Swarner - Dec 20, 2023
Peaks and Pints Beer Flight: A Barleywine Carol
Today, Peaks & Pints presents our annual toast to barleywine and the holiday…
by Ron Swarner - Dec 19, 2023
Peaks and Pints Proctor Presents: Proctor Art Gallery
Peaks and Pints Proctor Presents: Proctor Art Gallery Let’s pair a Proctor District…
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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