Happy New Year you beautiful nerds! If you’re partaking in Dry January or just need a reason to try out some non-alcoholic options, the Grit & Grain has you covered this week. We are joined…
It’s been a wild few weeks in the beer world around the Pacific Northwest: Breweries closing, local beer brands changing hands, and a new family-owned distributor enters the chat with the purchase of a beloved…
The Great American Beer Festival just wrapped up and after nearly a year of speculation on the changes being rumored at the biggest craft beer awards show and festival, we were eager to grab a…
Episode 112: Vibe Checks with Mikey De Alwis of Chez Lafayette
- September 13, 2024
- Tagged as: beer podcast, Chez Lafayette, craft beer, Tacoma restaurants
Happy Friday, Grit and Grainers! We’re back with a banger this week. There’s been tons of talk around town about the new creole-concept bar and restaurant, Chez Lafayette, in downtown Tacoma. We figured it was…
Happy September, Grit and Grainers! Fresh Hop season is upon us, we’ve recovered from all the Tacoma Beer Week festivities, and Ron is out of town this week on a west coast adventure … so…
Episode 110: Through the Hop Bine with Kirby and Gracen of Wyckoff Farms
- August 30, 2024
- Tagged as: beer podcast, fresh hops, hop farm, Wyckoff Farms
It’s that time of year, folks! Fresh Hop season is upon us, so the Grit & Grain thought it was a perfect time to bring back our good buddy Kirby Redman, director at Wyckoff Farms….
That’s right! It’s about time we had ourselves a proper food episode, and it’s a double-header. And, who better to join us than Kris Hay of Tacoma Aroma Flavor. Kris has been collaborating with local…
Episode 105: Super-Secret Barleywine Brunch with Sean Jackson
- August 2, 2024
- Tagged as: beer podcast, craft beer, Sean Jackson, Tacoma Beer Week
Year 3 is off and running! And what better way to get it rolling than catching up with our best buddy, Sean Jackson. Producer Doug let us commandeer his super-secret studio for an hour to…
Episode 104: Leaving the Lawyer Life Behind with Rob and Abe from Ilk Beer
- July 26, 2024
- Tagged as: Alter Your Expectations IPA, beer podcast, craft beer, Ilk Beer
Welp! We did it guys. Episode #104 marks 2 years in the books for us at the Grit & Grain Podcast. We figured there was no better way to put a bow on year 2…
Episode 103: Overthinking with Michael and Brian from Vice Beer
- July 19, 2024
- Tagged as: beer podcast, craft beer, Overthinkr Podcast, Vancouver beer, Vice Beer
Welcome to the second to last episode of year 2! For the occasion, we wanted to put a few episodes together with some of our best buds and to kick things off we had our…