The Hoppy Holiday Food Drive is back for it's fifth year and we're excited as ever to partner with TEN amazing local breweries. Between November 7th - November 28th drop off non-perishable food and hygiene items at your favorite participating brewery or cidery OR even better make a financial donation towards your favorite brewery or cidery's totals at www.hoppyholidayfooddrive.com. Then meet your local brewers and celebrate with us at Peaks and Pints on November 28th! This years participants include: -7Seas (Tacoma Taproom) -Cockrell Hard Ciders -E9 Brewing Co. & E9 Firehouse Gastropub -Fierce County Cider -Incline Cider House Tacoma -Narrows Brewing -Odd Otter Brewing Co. -Sig Brewing Co. -Wet Coast Brewing Co. -North 47 Brewing The final celebration will include raffles, seasonal taps from each brewery and cidery, and the final weigh in where the brewery or cidery who brings in the most donations will receive the Hoppy Holiday Tap Handle Trophy! All donations will again be going to Emergency Food Network (EFN). EFN served 2 million Pierce County residents last year alone, proving 13 million pounds of food through their partner programs. Be sure support local business and grab a frosty beverage while making a donation! It's the best time of year to drink for a cause!

The Hoppy Holiday Food Drive is back…and we’ve expanded! Join us as we drink for a cause and support local Pierce County residents in need. This year we have fourteen participating breweries/cideries who will be collecting non-perishable food and hygiene products for Pierce County’s largest non-profit food distributor, Emergency Food Network (EFN).

What happened when Tacoma brewery OddOtter's beertender Mitch got into the Hoppy Holiday spirit and relived that epic toboggan moment from Home Alone?... Special thanks to OddOtter and their participation in the 2019 Hoppy Holiday Food Drive benefiting the Emergency Food Network and people in need all over the Puget Sound! Thanks to their participation the drive was able to collect over 10,000 pounds of food for individuals and families around the South Sound for the 2019 holiday season! Way to represent the Tacoma brewing community!

Run for cover! Wingman Brewers bombed the donation bins of the 2019 Hoppy Holiday Food Drive with an exceptional outpouring of love and contributions. Special thanks to Wingman Brewers and their participation in the 2019 Hoppy Holiday Food Drive benefiting the Emergency Food Network and people in need all over the Puget Sound! Thanks to their participation the drive was able to collect over 10,000 pounds of food for individuals and families around the South Sound for the 2019 holiday season! Way to represent the Tacoma brewing community!

Narrows Brewing Co. of Tacoma got into the 2019 Hoppy Holiday spirit and brought in a big haul of donations for the Emergency Food Network. Special thanks to Narrows Brewing Co. and their participation in the 2019 Hoppy Holiday Food Drive benefiting the Emergency Food Network and people in need all over the Puget Sound! Thanks to their participation the drive was able to collect over 10,000 pounds of food for individuals and families around the South Sound for the 2019 holiday season! Way to represent the Tacoma brewing community!

7 Seas beertender David was hunting the high seas of Tacoma for donations to the 2019 Hoppy Holiday Food Drive. Did he find his lost treasure of Mac and Cheese?.... Special thanks to Tacoma and Gig Harbor's 7 Seas Brewery and their participation in the 2019 Hoppy Holiday Food Drive benefiting the Emergency Food Network and people in need all over the Puget Sound! Thanks to their participation the drive was able to collect over 10,000 pounds of food for individuals and families around the South Sound for the 2019 holiday season! Way to represent the Tacoma brewing community!

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