Greetings! MA-to-WA trip next weekend; advice requested!

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  1. ichorNet

    ichorNet Pooh-Bah (2,565) Mar 16, 2010 Massachusetts
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    Hey all! I'm traveling to beautiful (so I've heard) Olympia, WA next weekend with some beer-loving friends for Migration Fest. I, personally, have never been outside of the East Coast/NY area in my entire 27 years of life so far, so the prospect of this trip excites me greatly. And what pairs better with excitement than beer?

    We will have a rental car and are staying at the Quality Inn in Olympia (1211 Quince St SE) and the venue is the Capitol Theater, therefore we can do a little bit of travel... probably not more than 30 minutes in either direction, though, as we do have live music to see. We will mostly be looking for quality craft beer establishments... therefore, we humbly request suggestions for bars with awesome local beer for New England beer nerds (some of whom have seen it all in their neck of the woods! *gestures towards self*), breweries with great stuff on tap and even recommendations for local food, record stores and other points of interest!

    Looking forward to what you guys suggest!

    Thanks in advance...
    Skål!
     
    #1 ichorNet, Aug 3, 2016
  2. distantmantra

    distantmantra Pooh-Bah (2,954) May 23, 2011 Washington
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    Thirty minutes outside Olympia? Maybe Tacoma. They've got The Red Hot, Engine House Number 9, Pint Defiance, Parkway Tavern, Copper Door.

    In Olympia there's Theee Magnets Brewing, The Eastside Tavern, and probably more local places that I'm not privy to.
     
    #2 distantmantra, Aug 3, 2016
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  3. BBThunderbolt

    BBThunderbolt Grand High Pooh-Bah (7,846) Sep 24, 2007 Kiribati
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  4. ballardbeer

    ballardbeer Pundit (779) Nov 10, 2013 Oregon

    FWIW, they don't often have their sours on draft, but they've got plenty of bottles to-go.
     
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  5. m4ttj0nes

    m4ttj0nes Zealot (611) Feb 21, 2012 Oregon
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    Hit the Eastside Club, and walk over to 3 Magnets brewing.
     
    #5 m4ttj0nes, Aug 4, 2016
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  6. woemad

    woemad Grand Pooh-Bah (5,601) Jun 8, 2003 Washington
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    Eastside Tavern's a little crunchy, but their draft choices tend to be stellar. Just come with cash, AFAIK, cards are still not accepted there.
     
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  7. John_M

    John_M Grand High Pooh-Bah (6,849) Oct 25, 2003 Washington
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    You are correct. Still cash only at the Eastside.

    The "crunchy" atmosphere tends to be what I like best about the tavern.
     
    #7 John_M, Aug 8, 2016
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  8. NWer

    NWer Pooh-Bah (2,145) Mar 10, 2009 Washington
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    If time is an issue you really don't want to get stuck in traffic between Olympia and Tacoma. There is plenty to do in Oly. Use http://washingtonbeer.com/breweries/ as a guide.
     
    #8 NWer, Aug 8, 2016
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  9. chinochino

    chinochino Initiate (0) Jul 29, 2013 Washington

    Don't know if a Monday is in your schedule but Oly Taproom has $10 growler fills on Monday.
     
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  10. woemad

    woemad Grand Pooh-Bah (5,601) Jun 8, 2003 Washington
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    I don't mind it either, it reminds me of the glory days of the Viking Tavern, but it's not everyone's cup of tea. Just throwin' it out there in case it's a deal breaker.
     
    #10 woemad, Aug 8, 2016
  11. itracy63

    itracy63 Savant (1,187) Apr 20, 2013 Washington

    If it is indeed a deal breaker, Oly Taproom and Northwest Beerwerks are both solid alternatives.
     
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  12. woemad

    woemad Grand Pooh-Bah (5,601) Jun 8, 2003 Washington
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    Haven't been to either one. What part of town are they in? There's a chance I'll be over there in a couple months myself, and I might be able to get the Bro to break away for an hour or two of beering.
     
    #12 woemad, Aug 9, 2016
  13. itracy63

    itracy63 Savant (1,187) Apr 20, 2013 Washington

    Oly Taproom is downtown by the harbor. NW Beerwerks is just north of downtown right where 4th Ave. splits into Pacific and Martin.
     
    #13 itracy63, Aug 10, 2016
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