Love is in the air... or at least something smells in Tacoma.

I really need to start learning how to write things down in pencil. My poor day planner has about a 1/2 inch thick of white-out because of my ever changing, ale related plans. Thought it best to inform you of the crazy amount of fun stuff coming up for the days, weekend and beyond...

Tuesday 8th - Goldfish races at the Harmon Tap Room (8:30p, Tacoma) I hope for your sake that the Vanilla Porter is still on tap because it was darn loverly in my mouth hole last week.

Wednesday 9th - Brewers Night @ the Red Hot featuring Firestone Walker (6p, Tacoma) Sure to be bountiful schwag and copious amounts of swallowing. At least for me, I'm not a spitter.

Thursday 10th - The Nosh League of Tacoma will be hosting a wine/beer/chocolate pairing (Chocolate Lovers Unite!) at Beyond the Bridge Cafe this evening (6:30-9:30p, Tacoma) or if you feel like making the trek to Seattle, Pike Brewing is having their 3rd Annual Chocofest. Dubbed as a 'romantic evening of chocolate, beer, mead, wine and spirits'. Admission is $25, click here for more details. (5:30-9p, Seattle) I'll be attending the Chocofest but if I could be in 2 places at once this evening, I would. 

Friday 11th - IDK what y'all have planned for this Friday but after I get my tires replaced (stupidrunningoversomethingbigandmetalandstupidattwointhemorningonSundayonthefreeway) I'm hoping to FINALLY get my booty out to the 7 Seas Brewing tasting room in Gig Harbor for a tour and a proper pint or two. (3-9p on Fridays, Gig Harbor)

Saturday 12th - If you are a member of the Tacoma Beer Appreciation Society then you already know about the private Beer Drinkers/Makers Meeting (beer potluck) that's going down. Gonna do my best to stop by Amocat Cafe for some tasting. (7:30p-11p, Tacoma)

Sunday 13th - Anti/Valentine's Day Artist Craft Fair is being put on by Tacoma Is For Lovers at King's Books and has my name written all over it. With a Sharpie. A fat one. In fuchsia. (11a-4p, Tacoma) After I've shopped my little anti-Valentine heart out, I'll be hitting up Metronome Coffee for another rousing meeting of the Literature and Libations book group. (3-6p, Tacoma) We drink (coffee & beer), we read, we repeat every few weeks.

Monday 14th - Happy Valentine's Day! Now go participate in Tap Night Tacoma, I'll give you 5 reasons why you should. Engine House 9, The Swiss, Doyle's Public House, The Red Hot & Parkway Tavern. Oh and Big Al's newest brew, the Hop Villain Black IPA will be at Parkway Tavern. There... I gave you 6 reasons, so just do what I say. Kthnxbai. (6p, Tacoma) I stopped by Big Al Brewery last weekend to get a special tour, ala Micah Sims, and he let us try the Hop Villain Black IPA. Unless of course that was one of the 'Don't tell Big Al I let you have some of this and drink it quick because he'll be back any minute' beers... then I, uh, have no idea what I'm talking about. P.S. It was delicious, can't wait to have more!!!

Wednesday 16th- Brewers night at Parkway Tavern featuring New Belgium. (6-9p, Tacoma) I don't need to be told twice ('cause you're not the boss of me) so don't make me tell you twice either.

Hope you find yourself at one or many of these events, there is just too much fun to be had...

the pissed liBEERian

HUBba HUBba

Not only are Wednesdays Hump Day (nationally recognized, loved & acted on...), but they are typically a night where Parkway features a brewer or brewery. Which ='s us going out and enjoying lots of ale and winning lots of swag. This go around we got a t-shirt and pint glass. Ska-oar!!!! Winna winna chicken dinna.

Anyways... smallish crowd for a Brewers Night but the quality of the libations poured was above & beyond. Little did I know that when I stated earlier that day, "Hey, MGD! You have nothing better to do, I need some limited edition DFHead Squall IPA. Please drive to 99 Bottles and acquire some for our happy little unit before you pick me up from zee Berry and take me to Parkway", that he would, by default on my errand, end up attending a H.U.B. tasting.

Not only did he get to meet Jaime Rodriquez (a H.U.B. brewer and all-around cool cat) in addition to several other H.U.B. peeps; he sampled the Crosstown Pale, Survival "Seven-Grain" Stout, Rise-Up Red & Abominable Winter Ale. Lucky fuck. I'm a lucky fuck-ette tho, we have new additions to our beer supply (we were TOTALLY running low). Everyone wins that game!

At the Parkway we sampled the Organic Hopworks IPA, Crosstown Pale, Pig War San Juan Imperial IPA, Rise-Up Red Ale. It was uh-maze-ink. All in all it was a great time hanging out with friends, enjoying some pints and talking beer. Thnx boys, you know who you are!

 

Since MGD & myself can do nothing simple or remotely half-assed... we decided to hit up the Harmon Tap Room after Parkway. Pumpkin Blonde & Medieval Madness pinball were calling our names. $6 dollars worth of pinball and hostile competition... priceless when it comes with a few conspiratorial butt pats. Arcade game freaks... right here! 

Guess what... still not done. Had to have 2nd supper like some hobbit freaks so we headed to Puget Sound Pizza for some pie, pints & peoplesingingbadly (karaoke). The high point of that stop was getting Thursdays "The Stranger" at 11p on WEDNESDAY!!! and sucking down some Lagunitas Brown Shugga & Maritime Jolly Roger. Okay... the pesto artichoke pizza by Hippie John wasn't too shabby either. However... I still haven't come across an ad in the "I Saw You" section of the stranger that obviously depicts me. I'm W-A-I-T-I-N-G. It will happen.

That's about it... had a great but long night. SOP for these kids, thanks for those who were a part of it. Even on a school night...

Cheers, clink, blahblahblah...

the pissed liBEERian

Madness... No. This is PINBALL!!!!