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UPDATE FRIDAY 10/30

– Five Steam Plant beers – Huckleberry, Jalapeno, “C” Hops Victory Ale, Double Stack Stout and the Midnight Harvest Cascadian dark ale collaboration with Big Barn – will be featured today from 4 to 6 p.m. at Steady Flow Growler House in Spokane Valley, with the brewers on hand to talk shop.

UPDATE TUESDAY 10/28

– This week’s Wednesday small-batch releases are an IPA with Amarillo, Citra and Simcoe hops (7 percent alcohol by volume, 74 International Bitterness Units) at Iron Goat , and a Fresh Hop Red (6.4 percent alcohol by volume, 75 International Bitterness Units) brewed with homegrown Centennial and Cascade at Daft Badger in Coeur d’Alene.

– Black Label has a launch party Friday at 5 for its Lands Council Pale Ale (5.1, 43), a benefit collaboration with the environmental group that uses organic malt and Tomahawk hops.

– River City’s seasonal Midnight Marmot imperial stout (8.7, 78) will be released at the downtown taproom on Friday.

A look ahead at the upcoming week in local craft beer:

– A pumpkin pie-spiced version of Rise & Grind coffee stout will be on tap for No-Li’s second weekly Brewsday Tuesday event from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m.

– Pilgrim’s in Coeur d’Alene offers a tasting of Ninkasi beers on Wednesday at 3:30, including the winter seasonal Sleigh’r dark double alt, Noir milk stout with cold-brewed coffee and Dawn of the Red India red ale.

– Orlison will be featured in a pint night Wednesday from 5:30 to 7:30 at the Brooklyn Deli in downtown Spokane.

– Six fall seasonals – Victory Festbier, New Belgium Pumpkick, pFriem Pumpkin Bier, Two Beers Fresh Hop IPA, Double Mountain Killer Red Fresh Hop IRA and Sockeye Double Dagger Fresh Hop Double IPA – will pour in a tasting Thursday from 6 to 8 p.m. at Nectar Wine and Beer in Kendall Yards. Cost is $10 for the flight.

– Trickster’s releases a Cascadian dark ale version of its Hipster Juice session IPA, dubbed Dark Side of the Hipster , on Friday with $3 pints all day.

And, of course, several breweries and growler houses will host Halloween events on Friday and Saturday, including Daft Badger , Downdraft , Laughing Dog and The Filling Station on 5th . Look for a full report here later in the week, along with more information on all the local happenings.