Your weekend planner

Updating your local craft beer options for this weekend:

TODAY

– The Coeur d'Alene Growler Guys hosts Great Northern for a tasting from 4 to 7 featuring Wheat Fish Hefeweizen, Huckleberry Ale, 1933 Pilsner and Fata Morgana Belgian-style strong dark.

– A new adult beverage garden at Coeur d'Alene's Art on the Green Friday through Sunday will feature beers from Mad Bomber and Slate Creek along with Summit Cider and local wines, while local beers also are promised for the nearby Taste of Coeur d'Alene in City Park.

– Bellwether and English Setter beers (plus One Tree cider) will pour for the Barefoot in the Park festival Friday and Saturday at Liberty Lake's Pavillion Park.

– River City's Girlfriend Golden, River City Red and Clocktower Imperial IPA will pour in a First Friday tap takeover at Bon Bon, with prize raffles plus bingo at 8.

– The Steel Barrel is serving some new house beers for First Friday – including an unfiltered, hop-forward, copper-colored Cool Hweat (think Family Guy) from Little Spokane and a lightly tart small-batch Peach Sour from Young Buck – along with cocktail specials and a shuffleboard tournament for prizes. 

– Orlison has tapped its latest large-batch ale, Boulder Garden Brown, while on the bigger, darker side, Post Falls Brewing offers a new Big Jilm Imperial Porter and Selkirk Abbey the return of its biennial 10° Belgian-style quadruple.

SATURDAY

– The Lantern's summer concert series continues with Beer Valley pint specials and music by DJ Lydell at 9 (bring vinyl to play and receive happy hour pricing).

– Seattle-area podcaster Mike Rizzo will sign copies of his new book "Washington Beer: A Heady History of Evergreen State Brewing" on Saturday at 7 at Black Label, and on Sunday at 5 at Iron Goat.