Seattle/Portland/Bend with Kids

In case you need more ideas for Bend: http://www.beeradvocate.com/community/threads/visiting-bend-sunriver.190266/

 

Black Raven is awesome, but I don't think you'll be able to bring kids. At least, I don't remember ever seeing kids there.

Are you looking at just one stop per town/city?

 

Seattle: Fremont Brewing, Reuben's Brews, and Chuck's Hop Shop are all kid-friendly and always have excellent beer. Chuck's usually has a food truck in the parking lot too. Enjoy your trip, sounds like fun!

 

Depending upon where you are staying in South Lake Union in Seattle, the Wurst Place should be an easy walk. They specialize in german brats and such (and have tator tots for the tots) plus one of the best taplists in the city IMHO. Also, the Fremont, Ballard, and Greenwood neighborhoods are very close. @draheim has already mentioned Fremont Brewing (Fremont), Reuben's Brews (Ballard), and Chuck's Hop Shop (Greenwood). The Ridge Pizza in Greenwood has good beer and good pizza and is very kid-friendly. Stoup Brewing is also in Ballard and should have a food truck outside. Nickerson St. Saloon is in Fremont (technically, it's in Queen Anne but just across the Fremont Bridge from Fremont) --- you'd have to pass Nickerson St. Saloon to get to Fremont from South Lake Union and it's kid friendly and has a more than decent taplist.

 

Bend:
Crux is my favorite brewery to stop at in Bend. Great beer and I have always enjoyed their food offerings.
Check out Boneyard in Bend for a quick stop. They do not have a bar setup, but you can do a quick taster tray for some must-try beers.

Seattle:
Chuck's Hop shop is great. Awesome bottle shop and good variety on tap.

Winthrop to Portland:
I assume you're going 84 if you mentioned Pfriem brewing. I would recommend Double Mountain first for great beer and pizza. I have not visited Pfriem yet, but I have heard great things about the brewery. Their IPA is great. If you’re looking to fit in another brewery, then check out Walking Man back across the river in Stevenson, WA.

Portland:
You won’t be disappointed in the food and beer at Burnside Brewing or Hopworks.
Upright Brewing and Commons are two worth checking out for beer (not food).
Beer Mongers is my favorite bar/bottle shop, but you’ll find a larger variety at Belmont Station.

 

In Winthrop, Old Schoolhouse is kid friendly, and they make some very nice beer. I'm assuming that you're grabbing the ferry from Port Townsend? I believe that Port Townsend Brewing is OK for kids, but not 100% on that. In Oak Harbor, Flyers is kidly, as is Anacortes Brewing/Rockfish Grill in Anacortes. Skagit River Brewing in Mt. Vernon will make that list (if the whiskey barrel Trumpeter Stout is still on tap, that's a must hit).

If you want to come a little North from Highway 20, all 5 of Bellingham's breweries are kid approved, as are most of the interesting beer spots. If you decide to come up this way, shoot me a BM and I'll give ya some more detailed intel. Enjoy your trip!

 

Serious Pie in South Lake Union has some real delicious food and a pretty damn good beer list too, you can check it out here: http://seriouspiewestlake.com/index.php?page=serious-drink-list

 

Black Raven usually has some bottles at the brewery of whatever they felt like bottling. The taproom is not kid friendly, even if they are legally allowed there (not sure).

 

If you're going to the Locks around lunch, grab lunch at Ray's Cafe (on the outside patio). It's mostly seafood (including a kids menu) with a more than decent taplist and a spectacular view that both you and your wife will appreciate. After lunch and the Locks, spend some time at Golden Gardens Park with the kids. It's a beach but nothing like Cali beaches. I'll let you decide if that's better or worse.

 

Delancey's is outstanding, but don't expect too much in the way of beer (great cocktails, though). If visiting on a weekend, expect at least an hour wait, possibly a bit longer. Skillet is good - only a handful of taps, but plenty of other places within walking distance.

There are quite a few breweries inbetween Port Townsend and Tacoma - Sound (never been), Silver City and 7 Seas come to mind

 

Skillet Diner (Capital Hill) is great food. Definitely take your family there. Can get pretty busy, depending on when you go.
While you're up there on Cap Hill the Elysian Brewery is right around the corner. Kid friendly, good pub atmosphere and good menu.
While you're in Bellevue you can stop at Total Wine and pick up almost any kind of beer you'd like. I'm sure you have those in California too though.

In Winthrop definitely go the Old Schoolhouse. Great beer and good food. Cool place to take the family too.

When you're in Yakima take the kids to the Miner burger. They will probably get a kick. Kind of an old school burger joint with HUGE burgers. Not the greatest food but it's a Yakima experience.

Definitely check out Deschutes when you're in Bend. I've never been to Crux but Deschutes has a great brew pub. Very kid friendly and they usually have beers on tap that are hard to find. Very good food selection. It's also in a cool, downtown kind of area. Shops for the wife and stuff like ice cream shops for the kids.

 

I think the OP is looking at possibly going to Skillet in Ballard. With that said, if the OP does go to the Cap Hill Skillet, Elysian is a good call, as would be Chuck's Central District for bottles and such.

OP - Please do not go to Total Wine for beer. There are a multitude of locally-owned bottle shops in Seattle area that you can hit rather than shopping at a corporate chain. If you're headed to Fremont/Ballard for dinner, you can hit Bottleworks and/or Chuck's Hop Shop. Downtown Spirits is not far from South Lake Union. You can also pick up bottles and/or cans at Fremont Brewing and Reuben's Brews. Malt and Vine is not far from Black Raven Brewing (where you can also pick up bottles).

 

Some friends were just down in Bend and picked up a bottle of Ale Apothecary La Tache for me; it was phenomenal. They bought it at a store called The Brew Shop. At the time (a week or two ago), I believe that was the only Ale Apothecary beer they had in stock. $24 for a 750, and worth it.

Otherwise, if you like IPAs pick up a 4-pack of Fort George/Boneyard/Block 15 3-Way IPA collaboration, there's a separate thread about it in the NW forum. Great IPA. I just picked up a Logsdon Straffe Drieling after searching around a bit for it, it's a tripel and I've heard it's good. I'm adding that to the list only because it proved to be pretty elusive, so I hope it was worth hunting down. You can probably find it easier than me when you are in Oregon though.

 

Ching Ching is definitely recommended, and Ale Apothecary just bottled a new beer called Be Still. Haven't seen it at shops yet, but will probably hit soon. Breakside's Passionfruit Sour is another good pick, but you'll see it in Seattle, Portland, etc. too.

 

Crows Feet Commons in Bend tends to have Ale Apothecary bottles (La Tache and Sahalie are the year round staples) when everyone else in town is sold out.

 

I saw Crow's Feet posted about Be Still earlier today, looks like it has shown up.

 

This should probably be a whole other thread but Old Schoolhouse and many other businesses in the valley are without power for months due to the fire. I'd avoid Winthrop! Send your thoughts and good will to the Ruud family and everyone else in the valley and in the path of the fire!
http://thinkprogress.org/climate/2014/07/21/3462118/wildfires-burn-through-washington/