JAKE DE PAUL: ANOTHER COOL BEER EVENT AT THE PARKWAY TAVERN >>>

If you’ve always dreamed of a beer-tasting trip to Belgium but your hours have been cut and your 401K is kaput, the Parkway Tavern offers an attractive alternative: USA vs. Belgium Beer Challenge.

It's unlikely that the U.S. will emerge victorious tomorrow as American versions of Belgian style beers against their Belgian counterparts. The Parkway folks say they haven't come close in years past. Who cares, it’s a great excuse to drink a bunch of great beer.

The tasting runs from 6 p.m. to close on Wednesday, May 27. The line-up will probably look like this:



Big Al’s Trippel vs. Witkap Pater Tripel



Great Divide Saison vs. Dupont Foret



Hale’s IX Golden vs. Van Honsebrouck Brigand


Cascade Mouton Rouge vs. Ommegang Rouge Grand Cru



Victory Abbey 6 vs. Delerium Nocturnum



Allagash Wit vs. Hoegaarden



Avery The Rev. Quadrupel vs. Gouden Carolus Rood


Anderson Valley Winter Solstice vs. N’ice Chouffe



And don't forget the giant 9-liter bottle of Ste. Feuillien Tripel â€" one of the best beers on the planet.

[Parkway Tavern, Wednesday, May 27, 6 p.m. to close, 313 N. I St., Tacoma, 253.383.8748]