Visiting Seattle in 2024

Why do you dislike going there - sheer curiosity.

 

It's totally a 'Me' thing, not on the brewery at all. The beer is awesome, and they are certainly worth visiting.

It's a plain, white room, with no visual stimulation on the walls. It always seems to be full of New Money Seattle tech-bro douchenozzles. The constant, exclusive, drone of dull, boring, heavy metal gets on my nerves quickly. I can just go to Structures here in town for that.

 

LOL - fair enough - I don't live there so have only gone for I bet a grand total of an hour or so over 3 visits, so not long enough to be annoyed, but I loved your response. Do you delineate between Phinney / and the OG?

 

Personally, I'd skip Lucky Envelope and substitute it with Fair Isle, Stoup, and/or Urban Family (in that order)

 

I've never been to the Phinney spot, so I'm talking about the OG. I don't go down to Seattle much, but it seems like whenever I do go with my friends, we go there. Just put some damn art on the walls, and mix in the occasional non metal song to break up the monotony. Probably not much to be done about the techbros, I don't think I have enough rope to tie them all to the railroad tracks.....

 

The Phinney spot is much more of a neighborhood brewpub vibe (and allows kids), whereas the OG spot is just a straight up, fairly spartan, 21+ taproom. I personally don't have a preference, but if you're in Ballard already, it would probably be easier to go over to the Phinney location. Great beers at both spots though.

 

I am going to the upcoming Zach Bryan concert in Tacoma. My hotel is in Puyallup. I was thinking about getting up there around 1 and having a few beers at Fremont, then go check in at hotel around 4.

Is parking easy around Fremont? Maps tell me it is a 50 minute drive from Fremont to my hotel. Is this accurate? Or plan for longer?

Or would it be smarter to avoid Seattle and stay close to Puyallup/Tacoma? I see that Tacoma has E9 Brewing. Thoughts on this brewery? I just recognize the name.

Thanks.

 

Helpful. I only thought about Fremont because I have never been. Also, thought about a Georgetown.

My buddy is leaning to staying in Puyallup/Tacoma area. Avoid traffic as much as possible. Anyone else have thoughts on a brewery or beer spot in this area? I like pretty much all beer, except sours.

 

Is it more about visiting the original location than the beer? Fremont also has a Columbia City location that would be a shorter drive for you. It's also close to Machine House brewing if you're into cask style beer.

 

I saw that location. Cuts off about 10 minutes. Definitely an option. I also like cask style. Hmmm.

I should mention my buddy doesn’t drink, so I told him I wouldn’t be dragging him to a bunch of breweries. Thinking that is why he’d prefer staying closer to hotel/venue.

 

Narrows Brewing is worthy of a stop when the weather is nice. Their patio has a scenic view of the Narrows and the Narrows Bridge. The view makes their beer taste better.

 

Red Hot is a classic.. boy do I miss it!