Days of the Beer, November 7

The beer for today is Harmon Brewery Puget Sound Porter.

On November 7, 1940 Galloping Gertie, or the Tacoma Narrows Bridge, collapsed into Puget Sound.

The bridge spanned the Tacoma Narrows strait between Tacoma and the Kitsap Peninsula. It had originally opened on July 1, 1940. During it's brief time span, it was the worlds third longest suspension bridge, behind the Golden Gate Bridge and the George Washington Bridge.

The wind-induced collapse happened at 11 a.m. due to aeroelastic flutter. No people died in the collapse, although a cocker spaniel was lost in a car.

As to the beer:

Harmon Brewery and Restaurant is located in downtown Tacoma. They produce 5 year round beers, seasonals and cask conditioned ales.

Our brown porter is brewed with eight different malts to produce a smooth, well balanced, dark beer. A specially roasted barley provides a hint of chocolate. 5.6% ABV

So, for the Tacoma bridge that fell into Puget Sound, have a Puget Sound Porter from a brewery in Tacoma.