The rainy daze fe fi fo fum8/13/2023 ![]() I tell you, if Rogue’s Colossal Claude meets Ginormous in the Final Four I’m calling in sick. NICOLE: Good lord, well, Ginormous survived with 54 percent of the votes. These two behemoths traded blows all day and night. SHAYNE: Haha I think Portland’s constructional engineers will need to inspect all the city’s bridges too. You try sitting courtside while a Ginormous and a Dear Giant pound each other for almost eight hours. NICOLE: Fee-fi-fo-fum both my ears are a constant hum. GAME 3, NORTHERN OREGON REGION Gigantic Ginormous (#6 seed) vs. ![]() At the final buzzer, Come Play With Us had 55 percent of the votes and will meet Bale Breaker Bottomcutter in the Second Round. SHAYNE: The distraction allowed Narrows Brewing’s Come Play With Us double IPA to take an early commanding lead, which they never let go thanks to outstanding performances from the beer’s two “S” hops - Strata from Roy Farms and Southern Cross from Freestyle Hops. And Grains owner Mike Hunsaker’s facial expression was priceless. NICOLE: The sword guy had a crazed look on his face haha. Come to find out it was video shoot for longtime stoner rock band Red Fang. A crazy man sliced a Grains of Wrath taproom table in half with a Samurai sword. SHAYNE: Grains of Wrath was all the talk yesterday. SHAYNE: Either way, Bottomcutter is headed to the Second Round! GAME 2, SOUTHERN WASHINGTON REGION Grains of Wrath Chainsaws & Boomsticks (#8 seed) vs. Did having their own hop farm help Bale Breaker to a 74 percent of the votes victory? Or was it Bottomcutter’s pineapple and overripe tropical fruit flavors with pine, dankness, mango, honey, bready malt, and resiny bitter finish that secured the victory? While the tough as nails Barrel Mountain folks would prefer to ride their bikes over the Cascades to grab the hops, they must secure their hops just like everyone else. It’s an estate brewery in the middle of Yakima with their own homegrown grains and hops. It wasn’t a surprise when double IPA drinkers voted Bale Breaker Bottomcutter a number one seed. NICOLE: Tournament of Beer officials called it. Thursday, April 8, First Round NW Double IPAs Games Results GAME 1, SOUTHERN WASHINGTON REGION Bale Breaker Bottomcutter (#1 seed) vs. NICOLE: OK, let’s take a look at yesterday’s results and today’s four games. Use the bracket below, or stop by Peaks and grab the paper version, to guide you through the daily match-ups. ![]() This year 64 double IPAs brewed in the Pacific Northwest were selected and seeded by the public throughout February, and will do battle until Saturday, April 24 when the final two double IPAs face off on our Western red cedar tap log. Last year, it was all about West Coast flagships, with Pelican Brewing Kiwanda Cream in Pacific City, Oregon, raising the victory flag. In 2019, it was pilsner time baby, with Kulshan Brewing Pilsner grabbing all the water, grains, hops, and yeast. The next year, porters took center-stage in our quest for brewing badassery, with Wingman Brewers’ P-51 Porter reigning supreme. I’m Peaks bartender Nicole, and four years ago we challenged 64 Washington state IPAs to enter tournament-style brewing combat, hop versus hop, with Rainy Daze Goat Boater crown best IPA. NICOLE: Welcome to Day Six of Peaks and Pints Tournament of Beer: NW Double IPAs. Peaks and Pints Tournament of Beer: NW Double IPAs April 9 Peaks & Pints bartenders Shayne and Nicole discuss the high noise level during the Gigantic Ginormous vs.
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