Peaks & Pints Tournament of Beer: Best PNW Breweries April 6

Peaks & Pints Tournament of Beer: Best PNW Breweries April 6

And just like that, the bracket has a pulse — not a polite one, not a resting one, but something alive, twitching, occasionally unpredictable, like it had a pint too fast and decided to lean into it.

Opening Day shook loose the nerves, rattled a few assumptions, and reminded everyone that this thing doesn’t run on logic so much as loyalty, timing, and who remembers to vote before last call. The heavyweights held serve. A couple matchups spiraled into full-blown neighborhood debates. And somewhere between noon and dinner, Ballard nearly tore a small, friendly hole in the space-time beer continuum.