Grit & Grain Podcast

During Prohibition, a rumored blind pig called “The Skoog” poured beer and liquor for Tacomans who, first, could find the speakeasy, and second, knew the password or secret phrase. The Grit & Grain Podcast has...

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Russ Heaton opened Doyle’s Public House in Tacoma’s Stadium District at 3 p.m. Monday, April 17 2006. Heaton’s passions continued with the addition of the largest whiskey collection in the state in conjunction to his...

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If you ask Ken DesMarets, and we did, which number is greater — the number of breweries he has received a paycheck from or the number of nicknames he’s been called, Kenny T Beerman or...

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E9 Brewing Sales Director Donovan Stewart is known by several names — Don, Coach, Don of Time, Donnyllama, and Snake Lix, just to name a few — but World-Wide Don could work too. Donovan has...

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Whether it was the hotel rodeo party that banned him from the rodeo circuit and a U.S.-Canada border town, or his back injury sustained building fancy things for fancy people, Chris Miller gave it all...

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When you begin to homebrew the day homebrewing was officially legalized in the United States (Oct. 14, 1979), live on a sailboat while hand building a brewery in Seattle’s Ballard neighborhood, then open Maritime Pacific...

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Trevor Nichol is a jack of all trades, master of all. When he’s not mountain biking, forging knives, or designing, installing, troubleshooting and repairing automation systems for commercial and industrial applications, Trevor Nichol masters beer,...

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Aubrey “Abe” Burt and Pat Jansen met working at Three Magnets Brewing where Pat was head brewer and Abe held multiple positions over the years eventually becoming the Three Mags’ sales executive. Together, they’re opening...

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We’re keeping the Tacoma Beer Royalty drive alive. The Grit & Grain Podcast sat down with another of our longtime friends Donna Herren who has been the beer/wine/cheese director for at Tacoma Boys Market on...

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Grit & Grain Podcast sat down with another of our longtime friends and Sierra Nevada. Sales Executive R.J. Adler to discuss his days as assistant manager of Pint Defiance, co-owner of Northish Beer Company, sales...

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