Visiting Seattle (2022)

Made some changes/deletions/additions from last year (Junebaby, Salare and Lucinda removed due to sexual harassment allegations shutting it all down. Added Wheelie Pop, Halcyon and Ladd & Lass Brewing as the new batch of breweries. Added Watershed Pub)

NOTE: Washington State still has a mask mandate and is following continued Covid restrictions. Proof of vaccination is required for indoor dining/drinking. Some places are sticking with take-out only. Please be considerate and thoughtful when visiting.

Many of us agree that this forum could use an easily searchable/bump-able "I'm visiting Seattle, where should I go?" thread. Here, I'll attempt to cull the consensus "must-hits," along with other highly recommended Seattle breweries, brewpubs, bottle shops & beer bars that appear in this type of BA thread. Locations that offer crowler fills are included. Recommendations & suggestions are encouraged.

Unlike some other states, Washington has incredibly lenient growler laws. There are some exceptions, but if it's a clean sealable container you can probably have it filled with beer.


Highly Recommended "Must-Hit" Breweries (None have food but you can bring in food or purchase from food trucks outside)
Fremont Brewing (kid friendly)
Reuben's Brews (kid friendly)
Holy Mountain Brewing (21+)
Fair Isle (21+)
Stoup Brewing (kid friendly)
Cloudburst Brewing

• Downtown (21+)
• Ballard (21+ until Covid is over)

Seapine Brewing (kid friendly)
Georgetown Brewing (kid friendly)
Urban Family Brewing (kid friendly)
Machine House Brewing (kid friendly. The only all-cask brewery around)

Mirage Beer (No taproom. draft, cans and bottles available around town. Rumored Ballard taproom in the future)
Floodland Brewing (No taproom. Super limited draft around town, mostly at the Masonry sporadically. Bottles available to members and some limited public sales)


Non-Seattle Breweries with Seattle locations:
Great Notion

• Ballard (21+ until Covid is over)
• Georgetown (21+)

Bale Breaker (Kid friendly taproom)
Aslan Taproom (21+)

Other Recommended Breweries & Brewpubs
Ravenna Brewing (kid friendly)
Standard Brewing (21+)
Rooftop Brewing (kid friendly)
Lucky Envelope Brewing (kid friendly)
Old Stove Brewing (kid friendly)
Big Time Brewery (kid friendly)
Ghostfish Brewing (all gluten-free) (kid friendly)
Lowercase Brewing (kid friendly)
Burke Gilman Brewing (Kid friendly)
The Good Society (Kid friendly)

Newish Seattle Breweries (rotating list of new breweries that might not have existed the last time you visited)

New Breweries since last year:
Ladd & Lass Brewing (kid friendly taproom)
Wheelie Pop Brewing (kid friendly taproom)
Halcyon Brewing (kid friendly taproom)

Recent Breweries that have opened in the last couple years:
Dirty Couch Brewing (Kid friendly. Package/draft available around town)
Obec Brewing (21+)
Future Primitive (Kid friendly)
Best of Hands Barrel House (21+)
Pint Size Brewing (no taproom. Weekly can sales and draft randomly available around town)
Fast Fashion (Brewery owned by The Masonry. Cans and draft available around town)
Break Thru Brewing (no taproom. Cans and draft available around town)

Other, Non-Seattle, Washington Breweries To Look For
Airways (package/draft)
Bale Breaker (package/draft)
Black Raven (package/draft)
Chuckanut (package/draft)
E9 Brewing/Engine House No. 9 (package/draft)
SIG Brewing (package/draft)
Garden Path (package/draft)
Matchless (package/draft)
Propolis (package/draft)
Skookum (package/draft)
Structures (package/draft)
Three Magnets (package/draft)
Wander (package/draft)
Single Hill (package/draft)
Otherlands (package/draft)
Varietal (package/draft)
No Boat Brewing (package/draft)
Metier Brewing (package/draft)
Old Schoolhouse (package/draft)

Highly Recommended Beer Bars
Beveridge Place Pub (21+)
Brouwer's Cafe (21+)
Collin's Pub (kid friendly)
Cooper's Ale House (21+)
The Dray (21+)
Latona Pub (21+)
The Noble Fir (21+)
The Pine Box (21+)
The Park Public House (kid friendly)
Seattle Beer Company (21+)
Slow Boat Tavern (21+)
No Anchor (21+)
The Stumbling Monk (21+)
Teku Tavern (21+)
Beer Star (kid friendly)
Uber Tavern (21+)
Ounces Taproom & Beer Garden (kid-friendly)
Hill City Taphouse (kid friendly)
Columbia City Alehouse (21+)
Fiddler's Inn (21+)
Broadview Tap House (kid friendly)

Highly Recommended Bottle Shops
The Beer Authority (21+)
The Beer Junction (21+)
Full Throttle Bottles (21+)
Bottleworks (21+)
Ridgewood Bottle and Tap (kid friendly)
Chuck's Hop Shop Central District (kid friendly)
Chuck's Hop Shop Greenwood (kid friendly)
Chuck's Hop Shop Seward Park (kid friendly)
Growler Guys (kid friendly)
The Last Drop Bottle Shop (21+)
Super Deli Mart (kid friendly)
Downtown Spirits
Vine Street Market
De Laurenti Speciality Food and Wine (kid friendly)
Draft Punk
A1 Hop Shop 104th
A1 Hop Shop 144th
Ross Park Convenience Store
Outpouring Bottle Shop

PCC Community Markets and Whole Foods have good selections, and PCC has a rotating variety of new release single 16 oz cans (Matchless, Fremont, Reubens, Standard, Urban Family, etc.) for sale.

(A Few) Beer-centric Restaurants
Just about any decent restaurant in Seattle has an acceptable beer list. Many are more-than-acceptable.
Barking Dog Alehouse (kid friendly)
Bitterroot BBQ (kid friendly)
Blue Star Cafe & Pub (kid friendly)
Giddy Up Burgers (kid friendly)
The Masonry Queen Anne (21+)
The Masonry Fremont (kid friendly)
Magnuson Cafe & Brewery (kid friendly)
Quinn's Pub (kid friendly)
The Yard Cafe (kid friendly)
The Shambles (21+) - Currently open with a limited pop-up steak house menu while the owners are looking for a buyer.
Delancey (kid friendly)
Eight Row (kid friendly)
Watershed Pub & Kitchen (kid friendly)

I have a Layover at SeaTac Airport. Where can I get a Beer?
Unlike Portland, the beer options at SeaTac are slim. You should be able to find standard offerings from Bale Breaker, Black Raven, Airways and Fremont alongside Pyramid, Red Hook, Mac and Jacks and the regular airport fare like Sam Adams and Bud Light. There is nowhere that sells bottles or cans to go in the airport and no one offers growler fills. Seriously, PDX is way better when it comes to beer. These are your best options for a pint before your flight.

I flew a couple times in the second half of 2021 so this list is based on what I saw as well as the input from others and SeaTac's website:

Africa Lounge – Main Terminal (A gates)
Seattle Beer Union (A gates)
Brew Stop Social (Main Terminal)
Sports Page Pub – Main Terminal (D gates)
Beecher's Beer and Wine (C Gates)
Ballard Beer Hall - D Gates
Trail Head BBQ Bar (Main Terminal)
Floret by Cafe Flora -- Main Terminal (A Gates)
Tap & Pour -- A Gates and S Gates
Mountain Room Bar
Skillet - N Gates
Alaska Lounge -- Probably has the best beer selection at the airport, but you have to pay to get in or be a member.

SeaTac International Airport isn't in the city, and there really isn't much directly around the airport. These are your best bets if you want to go for a walk.
13 Coins - Across the street from the airport and open 24 hours a day.
Sharps Roasthouse - Two blocks from the airport.

You could hop on light rail and do a quick hit of SoDo or Downtown. If you have a car there is a Total Wine in Tukwila as well as a PCC Community Market in Burien. Or Super Deli Mart in West Seattle. HOWEVER! Your absolute best bet for beer near the airport is Burien Press Coffee. Seriously. This little coffee shop has a killer selection of draft, cans and bottles that you're not expecting them to carry. I cannot recommended Burien Press highly enough. There's also a brewery in Burien, called Logan.

 

Oh, one random note about the airport. Back in July there was a gift shop out at the North Satellite that was selling incredibly overpriced six packs of Ghostfish (gluten free brewery) IPA cans. That's the first time I've ever seen packaged beer for sale at SeaTac.

 

I'd be cool adding that, but only mods can edit posts after 15 minutes (a stupid draconian rule this place has always utilized) so we'd need to make a list for John to change.

 

I'll shoot you a PM, I can make up a list pretty quick.

 

Whole Food's beer selection up here went downhill before the Amazon purchase. Honestly, when they got rid of Joel and lumped beer in under the wine buyer and started carrying Bud Light was when it took a dive.

 

Holy Mountain will not be having an in-person anniversary party again this year. They did bring back online ordering for bottles and cans, so keep an eye on their social media and webpage.

 

They're open and tapping beers, but it's not the standard crazy anniversary party like the past. Where people would camp out in a booth all day long waiting for the next rare beer to be tapped. Just a couple kegs at the beginning of the day and thats it.

 

1. Peddler Brewing is shutting down in March. Another brewery will be taking over the space, but it hasn't been officially announced yet.

2. Mirage signed a lease on a space in Georgetown.

 

I had the Water Tiger IPA on Saturday night and really enjoyed it. Lucky Envelope isn't my favorite brewery, but they make really good solid beers that definitely go under the radar.

 

Bickerson's Brewing from Renton is taking over the Peddler building in Ballard. Best of luck to them, they're gonna need it.