CERVEZA SISTERS: THE TASTY ROAD TO THE TACOMA CRAFT BEER FESTIVAL >>>

The banks are bust, war is everywhere, and, heck, add a global pandemic to the mix, and you’ve got a recipe for real, lasting despair. If that makes you want to crack a beer, you’re in luck. The beer industry is doing alright and, true to the populist spirit of the age, it’s craft beer that’s growing the most.

My sister and I will be drinking and reviewing craft beer here on Spew right up to the Tacoma Craft Beer Festival on Oct. 3 at the Foss Waterway Seaport. We’ll be highlighting some of the 42 breweries that will be represented at the beer festival.

OK, on to our first beer review:

Mad River Steelhead Double IPA
New in Mad River Brewing Company’s line, their Double IPA logs in at a whopping 8.6 percent.

You'd never know it!

Great citrus-y bite is what we LOVE about West Coast IPA!  It comes on strong with grapefruit but balances out with a nice pine-y finish. We’re talking 95 IBUs.

LINK: Mad River Brewing Company

LINK: Tacoma Craft Beer Festival

There's simply no need to dump sub-par "beer" down your throat. It's just not cool, bra. ...