ICE BLOCK PARTY AT VARSITY GRILL >>>

Where there’s beer, there’s burping, and where there’s beer burping, there’s smiling. Beer enthusiasts from near and far will be gathering for the Varsity Grill’s annual Ice Block Party Thursday, Jan. 21 from 5-8 p.m. A $10 pass nabs you winter beer samples from the likes of Red Hook Winterbrook, Alaskan Winter, Deschutes Jubelale, Pyramid Snow Cap, Widmer Brrr, Sam Adams Winter, Snoqualmie Avalanche, Rogue Mogul and New Belgium 2º Below.

Live music and prizes are also on tap.

[Varsity Grill, Thursday, Jan. 21, 5-8 p.m., 114 Broadway, Tacoma, 253.627.1229]