Stop #2 of the Grit & Grain roadshow is in the books! Our best buddy and director of events for the Washington Brewers Guild, Shawna Cormier, invited us to record live from the showroom floor…
Episode 120: Do the Brewallup!
- November 8, 2024
- Tagged as: Brewallup, Caskcades, craft beer, Loowit Brewing, Puyallup hops
We’re on location for Episode 120 — hanging out at Brewallup Craft Beer Festival in Puyallup! The crew trekked over to the birthplace of the Pacific Northwest hop industry to sit down with a few…
That’s right! One hundred forty! But it wasn’t us; it was the two most diligent fresh hop hounds in Tacoma: Michael McCourt and Austin Patjens. Our good buddies hung out with us on Episode 119…
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…
That’s right! Our good friend and social media savant Rachyl Fojtik is back on the mic again! Sometimes better known by her popular online alias, @beersandbedtime, Rachyl has been newly appointed as the social media…
Episode 116: Beer Beef, Part 2
- October 11, 2024
- Tagged as: beer beef, beer industry, craft beer, tap handles
That’s right! We’re back with another beefy episode filled with beer industry pet peeves! Ron explains why he has beef with his entire beer cooler, unmarked samples, sticky cans, and plastic kegs — Bethany slams…
Episode 115: Lyra Teaches Beer
- October 4, 2024
- Tagged as: beer eduction, Cicerone, craft beer, Lyra Penoyer, WSET
Time for school! This week we invited our good friend and long-time beer industry professional Lyra Penoyer to sit down for a few beers and a few great stories. Lyra is one of those seasoned…
Ron has returned! And he’s brought fresh hops and f*ck ups from his time in Yakima, where he and Phaedra picked hops, toured farms, and drank all the wine. The two barely overlapped with Bethany,…
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…