Visiting Seattle (Spring 2015 Update)

If I were to get an airbnb in the Freemont area, would that be a significant pain in the ass to visit places downtown? Am I better off just paying the extra money to get a place downtown?

 

Nope, there's a bus (I forget the route #, maybe 24, 25, or 26?) that I've taken, that goes from SODO (stadiums) through downtown, and drops you off only a couple blocks from Fremont Brewing and Brouwers cafe.

 

Yes, it is always raining here. You must have been mistaken about where you were. Lots of serial killers too, so watch yourself.

 

Yup, the #26 bus. Will also take up towards Green Lake, and thus Naked City. http://metro.kingcounty.gov/schedules/026/map.html

 

The # 28 will get you a lot closer from Fremont.

http://metro.kingcounty.gov/schedules/028/map.html

 

Just use the trip planner to get around by Metro in Seattle.

http://metro.kingcounty.gov/

 

Dammit!!! I always get those Greens mixed up! Don't you fancy city folk have some other colors?

 

So you're saying the Emerald City, largest metropolis in the Evergreen State, shouldn't have a lot of "green" geographic references? Shall I remind you what our city and state flags look like?

 

Sorry, I was confused


We also have this

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So what I'm saying is, we like green.

 

I had never seen that top flag. That neon green that the kickball team and the Seacows use is an offense to all those who appreciate aesthetic beauty, and this ain't Don Johnson-era Miami, so the M's teal has to go. Is a Storm an actual thing? The Chronics are gone, deal with it (BTW, with the Hawks loss last night, they remain tied with the Chronics and Sacto with number of NBA championships). All this humble transplant asks for, is to change the color in one of the green neighborhoods. But, y'all are probably too tied into some other green:

http://www.greenmanspage.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/lite_burn.jpeg

 

For anyone visiting Seattle, I'd like to recommend the spot I stayed in downtown called the Metropolis. It was pretty much at apartment but had a hotel feel to it. It was walking distance from Pike Place and almost every beer spot I wanted to visit. An $11 Uber ride got me to Fremont Brewing, Stoup Brewing and Reuben's Brews. Also very close to Whole Foods where I picked up many bottles to bring home including BBomb, pFriem, de Garde.

Beer highlights of my trip:
Toronado Seattle. The bartender Ian made sure our time spent there was amazing. We shared a Cable Car Ale with him and he popped open an Abraxas for us. Tons of awesome beer on tap too. Boneyard Notorious is the best triple IPA I've ever had. The burger was mind blowing. And a well curated and reasonably priced whiskey list as well.

Chuck's Hop Shop. I felt like a kid in a candy store there. Tons of bottles that I wasn't able to find at Whole Foods. Brought home lots of one offs. Ridiculous tap list that I feel SoCal never gets. And growler fills on everything even though I didn't get any. Ice cream was delicious too.

Big Time Brewing. I had zero expectations and I enjoyed every beer there. Pours were unbelievably cheap and they bartender was friendly. Every beer was a great example of the style. This place really surprised me since it wasn't really recommended and in the middle of the college town.

I've always said SoCal's IPAs are the best but 3 way IPA and Notorious make me want to come back to the northwest.

 

Thanks for the recap, we never get tired of hearing visitors' personal highlights and stumbled-upon gems!

 

Looks like the Seattle Sonacs.

 

Want to add, huge thumbs down for The Sixgill. Excellent food, terrible service. They had an amazing taplist on leftover from Seattle Beer Week and I really wanted to drink these beers. The server told us that any of the pours could be split into half pours since they were mostly high ABV and/or sour beers. Also they were $10-14 for a 8-10 oz pour. I was about to order maybe 6-8 half pours but then the server came back and told me they would have to be full pours. He told me he "didn't have a button for it." Okay, so I head to the bar to ask for a few tasters so I could just order a beer or two. I stood there for 5 min while the bartender never acknowledged me and or my friend and continued to chat with the patrons at the bar. It was not even busy. I ate some delicious chicken wings and left without any beer.

 

that sounds about right.

 

Perhaps this has been covered in other threads but why no love for Elysian? I'm heading out to Seattle in July and I'm staying near the WSCC about halfway between the Elysian Bar and the Elysian Brewery on Pike. I've also been to Pike Brewing before and enjoyed it, so I could take it or leave it this time around.

Would my time be best served hopping on a bus and heading out to Fremont and Reuben's or Black Raven, and skipping the downtownish places?

I guess I'm just trying to figure out if it's more worth my time to take a few 30-45 minute bus rides, or to just walk to places closer to the hotel.

Thanks in advance for any advice! I can't wait to get back to the Emerald City!

 

Not everyone agrees, but ABInbev's recent acquisition of Elysian is one big reason.

I'd skip downtown in favor of the latter, except when convenience requires you to stay closer to downtown. Seattle's neighborhoods are really where you'll experience not just the best beer, but the real city.

Enjoy your visit!