TACOMA PREFUNK TUESDAY, SEPT. 26 2017: Black Raven Second Sight Scotch Ale and the Dalai Lama
PREFUNK: Scottish style beers can be a malt lover’s dream beer, with its smooth sweetness and body. The epitome of malty, scotch ales are boiled twice as long as ordinary beer, caramelizing the sugars to build these deep flavors of maple and molasses. Scottish ales commonly fall into four general types: Light, Heavy, Export and the Scotch Ale. Historically these distinctions carried labels of the shilling currency, which reflected the price charged per barrel of beer in the 19th century. For example, 60 shilling was used for Light Scottish Ales, 70 shilling for Heavy, 80 shilling for Export and above 90 shilling for Scotch Ale and Wee Heavy. The Scotch Ale, compared to other Scottish Ales, offers richer color, more malty sweetness and higher alcohol, which describes Black Raven’s Second Sight Scotch Ale (6.9%) pouring from Peaks and Pints’ Western red cedar tap log. According to Redmond brewery Black Raven, “Ravens in the Scottish Highlands were once thought to possess the gift of second sight, the ability to see future events before they occur. Second Sight is built around malted barley with hops playing a balancing role. This beer is ruby in color with large malt aromatics, delicious malt flavors and a full bodied finish.” Indeed, this creamy Scotch ale hits with massive fruity sweetness of raisin, date and toffee notes then flies forever with a woody finish and a slight alcoholic aftertaste, warming if you will. Peaks and Pints, Tacoma
NOON TO 10 P.M. GEORGETOWN TAP TAKE OVER: Manny Chao was the first employee at Mac and Jack’s. With Chao’s help, Mac and Jack’s amber ale became the third best selling craft brew in the state. Five years later Chao left Mac and Jack’s and by 2002, he and his housemate, Roger Bialous, homebrewed their first beer — Manny’s Pale Ale. In 2003, Chao was back on the street, this time selling his Manny’s Pale Ale, from his new Georgetown Brewing Company located in Seattle’s Georgetown district. Local Boys Tap Room will host the largest Georgetown tap takeover with 21 or more taps dedicated to the Seattle brewery.
1:20 AND 6:20 P.M. THE LAST DALAI LAMA?: Director Mickey Lemle’s documentary The Last Dalai Lama? is both a primer on the life and character of Tenzin Gyatso, the 14th Dalai Lama, and the political reasons for why he may be the last. It’s not a spoiler to reveal that, in 2007, the Chinese government passed a law stating that it would participate in the selection of the 15th Dalai Lama. In response, His Holiness said he would not be reincarnating and thus, there would be no 15th for China to choose — surely the classiest “FU” to power ever. The Grand Cinema will screen the film twice today.
