Hey all, My sister lives in Snoqualmie and I live in Minnesota, I visit hear frequently. I was curious if anybody knows of beers near her that are good finds in her suburbs or close by in liquor stores. Do you know any beer stores that are recommended to go to near her area as well. Not sure what beers are easy to get out in Seattle area, that are hard in the Midwest. Such as De Garde, Bruery, Rare Barrel, Prairie Artisan Ales, Pliny Elder, Bourbon County Brand Stout, CBS, ect... Or do beers from Cali or Oregon make it up to Seattle area store? I really like the Imperial stouts aged in barrels, and double IPA's. Is Elysian overrated? Thanks for the advice in advance?
Hop & Vine in Redmond is a good shop. It's near Black Raven, so she could swing by and see what bottles they have available.
There isn't too much in Snoqualmie but it's only like... 40 minute drive to Seattle or Bellevue/Redmond. We do not get Rare Barrel, Russian River, or CBS (you mean like.. Founders CBS? We don't get Founders). We do get BCBS but it's seasonal so she won't be finding them in stores now. If she makes it out to Beer Junction or Bottleworks, she will be able to find some De Garde bottles (Bu Weisse and Petit D'ssay). She will also find some Bruery stuff but just the usuals (no BT, CR, MW, sours, etc.). I would also recommend beers from Fremont Brewing. Bourbon Abominable, Bourbon Dark Star, etc.
For you Eastsiders, is there anything worth shopping/stopping for on hwy 18? Just in case the OP does not want to fight I-5/405 traffic And I seem to remember a 'back way' from there to Redmond........
Unless something has changed since I left WA, Hwy 18 has nothing notable for beer until you get down to 99 Bottles in Federal Way. Hwy 202 will take you from Snoqualmie through Fall City and into Redmond, which is probably the best bet (Whole Foods/Malt & Vine/Black Raven) outside of the Seattle spots.
You beat me to the punch Sukwonee. I would also add that personally, I've never seen any Prarie Artisan bottles in the area (just on tap, and even that's pretty limited), though I thought I read in a prior thread that a limited amount came into the area sometime back. You certainly aren't going to find any bottles up around Snoqualmie, and I suspect you won't have much luck down in Seattle either. As for the question regarding Elysian, I have no idea how to answer that. I wasn't aware that they ever had all that great a reputation, even before InBev-AB bought them out. Good luck.
That's great news! Had some of their beers at E9 some months back, and would love to pick up a couple of bottles as well some time. Needless to say, we don't get a whole lotta Prarie artisan stuff down here in Eugene (not so far at least). :-)
there's really no "bottle hunting" to be had in seattle. besides BCBS, peche n brett, parabola, and maybe a few releases here and there from fremont, you can pretty much just wander into a reputable bottle shop and find what you're looking for. and as for all the beers you listed: i would re-evaluate what you're looking for from the PNW (besides de garde, but you're not going to stumble upon much of that anyways) and go for propolis, fremont, logsdon, hair of the dog, holy mountain, breakside, commons, reubens, to name a few.
I love how most threads from out-of-staters asking about beers available here almost never mention a Washington beer. Always a bridesmaid, never a bride.
I like the California guy asking about growler fills in Oregon getting excited about Victory at Sea, not Boneyard or Barley Browns.
They only know what they read about here on BA. And, since we don't hype up our beers, they never hear about them. I'm OK with that.
I had to hunt Peche 'n' Brett. I think I had to go to three or four stores to get two bottles. That's 90 minutes I will never get back.
We all just need to start carrying ball-peen hammers with us. Knee-cap a couple truck chasers, the rest of 'em will give up.
fair enough. i have called places before heading there before and once drove from my office to the redmond bevmo to pick up some BCBS...that is the worst i have done in the NW though...on the other hand when i visited Vermont I got all Jersey and waited at a grocery store for almost 2 hours so i could pick up a case of Heady Topper...
It probably didn't come across very well, but my post was aimed at pointing out the exception, not the rule. I'm sure there are lots of places where spending 90 minutes to obtain a certain beer is a fairly regular occurrence, and people don't even think twice about it. Definitely wasn't complaining. But ... we do have a jar of peaches in the fridge preserved in that sweet syrup. I wonder if tossing a cup of that liquid into a 750 of Seizoen Bretta would create a reasonable facsimile of PnB...
