It’s almost time for the annual Washington Brewers Festival. The annual gathering of over 70 local breweries is just a few weeks away, so we figured this was the perfect time to get our best…
Episode 145: Lyra Teaches Beer at the Craft Brewers Conference
- May 23, 2025
- Tagged as: Craft Brewers Conference, Lyra Penoyer, WSET
The annual Craft Brewers Conference wrapped up a few weeks ago. While the Grit & Grain team was busy holding the fort in Tacoma, our best buddy and favorite beer educator, Lyra Penoyer, was on…
Episode 144: Field Trips, Lights Out, and Title Belts with Tristan McCoy
- May 16, 2025
- Tagged as: Browns Point Homebrew Club, homebrew, Tristan McCoy
We’re back with our best buddy Tristan this week. The famed Northeast Tacoma-based Browns Point Homebrew Club has been extra busy, so we wanted to catch up with the former president. The homebrew club ventures…
Just last week, the news dropped that Tacoma’s Narrows Brewing is opening a second taproom location next to our home base, Peaks & Pints! This was the perfect time to get owner and brewer, Parker…
It’s almost Cinco de Mayo! And we thought it might be a perfect time to talk about everybody’s favorite hard-to-define beer style: Mexican lagers. Mexican Lagers have a complicated past and present, from a misunderstood…
Episode 141: Florida Woman Changes Everything About the Seattle Beer Scene with Leslie Shore
- April 25, 2025
- Tagged as: Cold Stream Malt, Leslie Shore, Pike Brewing, Reuben's Brews
Oh man, it’s a doozie of an episode! The absolute legend herself, Leslie Shore, joins us this week! Leslie has spent the last decade cementing herself as one of the most talented and creative brewers…
Few people in the beer industry share the type of vision Charlie Devereux is known for in our circles. Knowing beer is one thing, understanding people is what sets him apart. From cutting his teeth…
Episode 139: Incredible Story of Deep Draft Brewing
- April 11, 2025
- Tagged as: Deep Draft Brewing, military, Navy, WigWam
Tucked away in the small town of Gorst, Wash., lies a brewery that represents just about everything there is to love about the beer community: a true community space with outstanding food, world-class beer, and…
Ron is back! And we figured it was a good time to let everyone know where he disappears to this time each year. The Tournament of Beers is Peaks & Pints’ version of a March…
We’re so excited about this one! Ali Himmel-Smith and Jen Nicosia, the respective chair and co-chair for the Seattle chapter of the Pink Boots Society, join us this week. Pink Boots is a pillar institution…