Tacoma Breweries

Saturday the 17th we went on a little outing in Tacoma and checked out two new breweries and swung by Wingman Brewing for Porterpalooza. 

The first stop was Pacific Malt & Brewing. This place is in the old City Hall Building. Nice layout and warm feeling inside. The beer that stands out to me is the 1897 pale lager. It is a recreation of the original beer named by its namesake It was crisp and refreshing and  dances on the pallet. 

The next brewery we stopped by was Odd Otter. They had a huge list. The standouts were The Luck of the Otter Stout, Jolly Otter ESB, and the Blind Otter(barleywine aged in Woodenville Whiskey barrels). The Blind Otter was my favorite. I also feel this place is is trying too hard up front, making to many experimental beers such as the Winterface winter ale and Strawberry blonde ale. 

We stopped by Porterpalooza at Wingman. They released  10 versions of the P-51 porter, including the bottled Peanut Butter Cup Porter. With it they had on tap a Bourbon Stout that was phenomenal. I had to buy a bottle.  

If you are ever in Tacoma swing by these fine establishments you will not be disappointed. 

Cheers!