Beyond the Darkness celebrates dark beer, starts Friday




The breweries and taprooms of Southwest Washington invite you to celebrate dark beer this month. Beyond the Darkness returns for 2022, running from February 18th through 27th. Over 20 breweries and over 25 bars invite you to participate in this rewards program.

Basically, Beyond the Darkness is a passport program. Visit any of the participating businesses, enjoy something dark and delicious, get your passport stamped, and enter to win prizes. The more stamps you get, the better your chance of winning. On March 2nd, there will be a live event where you can hear from some of the brewers and taproom owners and learn who won the prizes.

Participating breweries include:

  • 54-40 Brewing
  • Backwoods Brewing
  • Barlow’s
  • Barrel Mountain
  • Brother Ass
  • Brothers Cascadia
  • Dick’s Brewing
  • Everybody’s Brewing
  • Fortside Brewing
  • Ghost Runners Brewing
  • Grains of Wrath Brewing
  • Heathen Brewing
  • Heavy Metal Brewing
  • Loowit Brewing
  • North Jetty Brewing
  • Railside Brewing
  • Ridgefield Craft Brewing
  • Trap Door Brewing
  • Victory 23 Brewing
  • Walking Man Brewing
  • Wild Man Brewing

Here are the details from the event organizers.


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Beyond the Darkness is back for 2022!

Together, let’s celebrate and explore dark beers and show some love to your local craft breweries and taprooms to help them push through Beyond The Darkness!

In celebration of the Brewers Association’s Stout Month across the US, the Northbank Brewers Alliance, Final Draft Taphouse, Visit Vancouver WA/USA & ZZeppelin are proud to present a weeklong celebration of dark beers! From toasty to roasty, from decadent to easy-drinking, from rich to subtle… dark beers take on a wide range of flavors worthy of being explored in-depth.


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Here’s what to do:
Pick up a passport at any participating SW Washington brewery or taproom (full list in an image below). Then visit your favorite breweries and taphouses for their dark beers and get a stamp or sign-off on your card! You’ll earn entries for some AMAZING prizes with exponential multipliers for the more venues you visit! Keep reading for all the prizes and info on how to enter!

Visit 4 = 4 entries
Visit 8 = 16 entries
Visit 12 = 48 entries

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Below is an image of the lineup of participating breweries & taprooms!

PRIZES:
There will be a dozen or more prize packs that include brew experiences, overnight getaways, beer swag, gift cards to your favorite breweries and taprooms and much, much more!

MARK YOUR CALENDARS!!! for March 2! The end cap event will be a LIVE STREAM featuring brewers and taproom owners talking about their favorite dark beers and drawing names for prizes!

HOW TO PLAY:
Enjoy beer from any participating brewery or taproom! Once you’ve picked up a card from a participating brewery or taproom, you can fill it out by enjoying a pint on the patio, an open-air seating pint, buying beer to-go, picking up beer curbside or even having it delivered to your door! However you support SW Washington Beer earns you more chances to WIN awesome PRIZES!



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