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Rick Bonino

UPDATES FRIDAY 8/26

– Coeur d'Alene Growler Guys hosts a tasting today from 4 to 7 of Fish Brewing's Beyond the Pale, Leavenworth's Grapefruit Radler and Blind Pig Dunkelweizen and Spire's Dark & Dry and Habanero ciders. 

– The sessionable Afternoon IPA returns to River City's lineup today as a year-round offering.

– Post Falls Brewing has tapped a Double the Double imperial IPA (9.2 percent ABV) full of fruity El Dorado hops.

 

UPDATE THURSDAY 8/25

– A Georgetown tap takeover today from 5 to 7 at Bennidito's Pizza on the South Hill will include El Nino lager, Manny's pale, Johnny Utah session IPA, Lucille and Bodhizafa IPAs, Lily double IPA and porter. 

 

UPDATES WEDNESDAY 8/24

– The North Spokane Growler Guys hosts a Lagunitas tasting today from 5 to 8 including Maximus imperial IPA, Lucky 13 imperial red and Wilco Tango Foxtrot imperial brown.   

– This week's Wednesday small-batch pour at Daft Badger is a Raspberry Lemonade Pilsner subtly flavored with fresh berries and lemon juice.

 

A look at the upcoming week in local craft beer:

MONDAY

– This week's featured beer at Twelve String is the final keg of Tricky SIMphony, a Simcoe-hopped Cascadian dark ale collaboration with Trickster's; get $4 pints and $9 growler fills while it lasts.

WEDNESDAY

– Pilgrim's presents a free Fish Brewing tasting starting at 3:30 featuring the Beyond Pale Ale and organic Amber and IPA, plus sister brewery Leavenworth's Whistling Pig Hefeweizen and Spire Mountain Apple Cider.

THURSDAY

– Bellwether hosts a pint night to benefit Project Hope Spokane, with $1 from every pint sold supporting the organization that provides job training (including urban gardening and lawn care) for youths in the West Central and Emerson Garfield neighborhoods.

– Dogfish Head's 60, 90 and 120 Minute IPAs will be featured in a tasting from 5 to 7 at the Flying Goat.

– Several barrel-aged and small-batch beers from Grand Teton will pour at Pints Alehouse from 5 to 9, with a brewery rep on hand, including whiskey barrel-aged Black Cauldron imperial stout; wine barrel-aged Farmhouse Ale and XX Bitch Creek double ESB; Cowboy Breakfast Stout aged with bacon, milk sugar and espresso; and oak-aged Oud Bruin, plus Gose, Pilot IPA Batch 14 and Double Vision Doppelbock.

FRIDAY

– The South Spokane Growler Guys welcomes Ninaski for a tasting from 4 to 7.

 SATURDAY

– MickDuff's Bikes, Blues & Brews motorcycle show and rally from 9:30 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. will include live music and pizza along with the Bull River Loop ride,

– Laughing Dog celebrates its 11th anniversary with a party at its new production facility (and soon-to-be taproom) from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. with live music, games, food and a light Helles lager brewed specially for the occasion. 

– Mad Bomber has a release party for its new single-hop Centennial IPA from noon to 4, along with gelato from 4th and Main Pizza in Spirit Lake.  

– Orlison observes the first anniversary of its downtown taproom from 2 to 9 with some special beers – including a pale ale made with locally produced Palouse Pint malt, imperial chocolate stout, double IPA, grapefruit-infused Havanuther pilsner, dry-hopped India pale lager and a few barrel-aged selections – plus prize raffles, live music and food.

– River City beers will be pouring for a Welcome Back Students parking lot party at Pizza Pipeline on North Division from 5:30 to 8:30 along with live music, games, pizza specials, swag giveaways and a raffle for a brewery tour.

– The Lantern Tap House wraps up its summer concert series with $4 Firestone Walker pints and music by Little Wolf at 9.

And as always, keep coming back for more information about everything happening throughout the week.