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UPDATE SUNDAY 12/18

– The 2014 bourbon barrel-aged Old Rasputin imperial stout is today’s offering for Manito Tap House’s 12 Beers of Christmas .

UPDATES SATURDAY 12/17

Crafted Tap House and its sister Victory Sports Hall will be participating in Ballast Point’s Victory at Sea Day on Sunday, along with the previously announced Coeur d’Alene Growler Guys ; look for the San Diego brewery’s vanilla coffee imperial porter on regular and nitro taps, plus its three variations: peppermint, coconut and peanut butter.

– The keg lineup for today’s Barrel & Ceviche Cornucopia from 4 to 8 at Steady Flow Growler House includes 2014 Port Older Viscosity barrel-aged imperial stout; Dogfish Head 120 Minute IPA; Firestone Walker’s 20th anniversary blend of 10 barrel-aged offerings; Georgetown’s barrel-aged Choppers Red; Stone’s bourbon-barrel aged imperial Wootstout; Avery’s barrel-aged Raspberry Sour; Uinta’s bourbon barrel-aged stout; Pyramid Super Snow Cap; Epic’s Big Bad Baptist barrel-aged stout; Full Sail Bourbon Wheatwine; Pike’s Entire barrel-aged stout; Twelve String’s bourbon barrel-aged Double Drop DD chocolate stout; No-Li’s barrel-aged Tandem imperial red; Selkirk Abbey’s Cuvee de la Nuit Profonde, Young Buck’s Farmhouse Funk 2.0 barrel-aged apricot sour; Locust Cider’s Elder & Oak and whiskey barrel-aged Doma cold press coffee.

– The Bruery’s bourbon barrel-aged 2015 Anniversary Old Ale is today’s offering for Manito Tap House’s 12 Beers of Christmas .

– Selkirk Abbey’s 12 Specials of Christmas continues with $3 pints of core beers.

UPDATES FRIDAY 12/16

The Steel Barrel is tapping a series of special beers leading up to its New Year’s Eve party , starting with Dogfish Head’s 120 Minute IPA , and also is pouring Young Buck’s new Brett IPA (plus hosting its Lagunitas tap takeover tonight).

Big Barn is serving a new Good Earth Nut Brown.

– Port Brewing’s 2015 Old Viscosity imperial stout is today’s offering for Manito Tap House’s 12 Beers of Christmas .

– Selkirk Abbey’s 12 Specials of Christmas continues with discounts on all merchandise.

UPDATES THURSDAY 12/15

– Pelican’s Mother of All Storms barleywine is today’s offering for Manito Tap House’s 12 Beers of Christmas .

– Selkirk Abbey’s 12 Specials of Christmas continues with Saints Day, featuring $3.50 pints of its saisons – the classic Saint Stephen, rye Saint Augustine and black Saint Thomas – and 15 percent off bottles.

– Perry Street is pouring a spicy, roasty Rye Stout .

No-Li is selling 22-ounce bottles of bourbon barrel-aged Tandem imperial red at the pub.

– Wallace’s North Idaho Mountain has its Festivus Celebration on Friday from 6 to 9 with an ugly sweater contest, bonfire and beer pong.

UPDATES WEDNESDAY 12/14

Pilgrim’s presents a free Selkirk Abbey tasting today starting at 3:30 with Huckleberry Chapel wit, Infidel IPA and both the regular and barrel-aged versions of Guilt imperial porter.

– Rodenbach’s revived Alexander sour Flanders red, released this year for the first time since 2000, is today’s offering for Manito Tap House’s 12 Beers of Christmas .

– Selkirk Abbey’s 12 Specials of Christmas continues with Bring a Friend Day (buy one, get one free for your first round).

Bellwether has tapped the latest in its Garden Ale series, a hefeweizen with homegrown kale.

– A brewfest Saturday from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the 49 Degrees North ski area will include beers from Big Barn, Fremont, Hale’s, Iron Goat, Laughing Dog, No-Li, Northern, Orlison, Perry Street, Quartzite, River City, Top Frog and Twelve String.

– The second annual SantaCon pub crawl Saturday night in downtown Coeur d’Alene raises money for BikeCDA’s bicycle giveaway program for kids and others in need; registration is $10, with drink discounts at participating stops.

UPDATES TUESDAY 12/13

– Fremont’s 2014 barrel-aged B-Bomb Abominable winter ale is today’s offering for Manito Tap House’s 12 Beers of Christmas .

– Selkirk Abbey’s 12 Specials of Christmas continues with $2 pints and $6 growler fills of the new, non-Belgian Northern Cross IPA.

Daft Badger ‘s weekly Wednesday small-batch release will be a Blood Orange IPA.

Big Barn is offering half-price pints and $8 growler fills in return for donations of winter clothing for the Salvation Army, Wednesday through Sunday and Dec. 21-23 from noon to 8.

A look at the upcoming week in local craft beer:

MONDAY

– Manito Tap House launches its 12 Beers of Christmas , with a different specialty keg tapped each day through Dec. 23; first up is Fremont’s Rusty Nail bourbon barrel-aged imperial stout with cinnamon, licorice and smoked malt.

– Selkirk Abbey kicks off its 12 Specials of Christmas with 12-ounce pours of premium beers for $6 plus 10 percent bottle discounts.

– Batch 201 IPA is beer of the week at Twelve String , with $1 off pints and growler fills.

WEDNESDAY

English Setter has a pint night from 5 to 8 to benefit area Girl Scouts, which will receive $1 from every pint and flight sold.

– A Beer Valley tap takeover is part of Idaho Pour Authority ‘s benefit for an injured construction worker from 5 to 8, along with live music, complimentary appetizers, a silent auction and raffles.

– Nectar Wine and Beer’s Ugly Christmas Sweater party from 6 to 9 will have drink specials, light appetizers and prizes for worst and most creative sweaters; bring a food bank donation for $1 off your first drink.

Iron Goat hosts a fundraiser for the Spokane Boxing program for disadvantaged youth, which will receive a percentage of sales from 7 to 11 p.m., with live music by Milonga.

THURSDAY

– The 12 Odells of Christmas from 5 to 10 p.m. at The Filling Station on 5th features a dozen offerings from the Colorado brewery: the regular and the imperial Myrcenary and Fernet IPAs, 90 Shilling Scottish, Isolation winter ale, Fernet Porter, rum barrel-aged 2016 Jolly Russian and 2015 Russian Pirate imperial stouts, Prop Culture saison and the pineapple Pina Agria, apricot Zard Alu and cherry Friek sours.

– Badass taps a guest Uncle Red ale produced on the house system by brewery-in-progress Knucklehead .

FRIDAY

– A Lagunitas tap takeover from 4 to 7 at The Steel Barrel will include Born Yesterday fresh hop pale, Dark Swan sour, Lucky 13 imperial red, Wilco Tango Foxtrot imperial brown and 2014 High West-ified barrel-aged imperial coffee stout.

SATURDAY

– River City’s second annual International Midnight Marmot Beer Festival from 3 to 8 features nine variations on the seasonal imperial stout; get 2-ounce samples of each plus a pint of your favorite for $25/advance, $30/door, plus a souvenir snifter and a $10 growler fill.

– Steady Flow’s Barrel-Aged Cornucopia from 4 to 8 includes 15 specialty kegs (growler fills limited to 32 ounces per person) along with ceviche from Zona Blanca .

– The Filling Station on 5th is offering prizes to the top three finishers in its Christmas Sweater Contest from 6 to 10.

SUNDAY

– Ballast Point’s Victory at Sea Day from 1 to 3 at the Coeur d’Alene Growler Guys features the San Diego brewery’s vanilla coffee imperial porter on regular and nitro taps, plus its three variations: peppermint, coconut and peanut butter; come dressed as a pirate and get $2 off your pints.

– Bellwether’s Abbey Beer Dinner from 6 to 9 includes four spiced Trappist-inspired ales accompanying a banquet-style menu for $35.

And as always, keep checking back for more information about everything happening throughout the week.

* This story was originally published as a post from the blog "On Tap." Read all stories from this blog