Visiting Seattle (Spring 2015 Update)

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  1. BuckeyeOne

    BuckeyeOne Initiate (0) Mar 9, 2008 Washington

    Surely 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 metropolitan-area Seattle breweries, brewpubs, bottle shops & beer bars that appear in this type of BA thread. Recommendations & suggestions are encouraged.

    (Almost) Universally Recommended "Must-Hit" Breweries (None have food but you can bring in food or purchase from food trucks outside)
    Fremont Brewing
    Reuben's Brews
    Black Raven Brewing

    Other Highly Recommended Breweries & Brewpubs
    Holy Mountain Brewing
    Georgetown Brewing
    Stoup Brewing
    Naked City Brewery and Taphouse
    Big Time Brewery and Alehouse
    Schooner Exact

    Highly Recommended Beer Bars
    Beveridge Place Pub
    Brave Horse Tavern
    Brouwer's Cafe
    Burgundian
    Collin's Pub
    Cooper's Ale House
    The Dray
    Hudson Public House
    Latona Pub
    The Noble Fir
    The Pine Box
    The Sixgill
    The Stumbling Monk
    Toronado Seattle
    Uber Tavern
    The Wurst Place

    Highly Recommended Bottle Shops
    99 Bottles
    The Beer Authority
    The Beer Junction
    Bottleworks
    Chuck's Hop Shop Central District
    Chuck's Hop Shop Greenwood
    Full Throttle Bottle
    The Last Drop Bottle Shop
    Malt & Vine
    Vine Street Market
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    (A Few) Beer-centric Restaurants
    Just about any decent restaurant in Seattle has an acceptable beer list. Many are more-than-acceptable.

    Bambino's Pizzeria
    Bitterroot BBQ
    Chippy's Fish and Drink
    Eureka! Seattle
    Mammoth
    The Masonry
    The Yard Cafe
    Twisted Pasty
     
    #1 BuckeyeOne, Apr 2, 2015
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  2. mrw1zard

    mrw1zard Initiate (0) Apr 5, 2013 Alabama

    My neighbor has some friends coming in next week from Seattle and they offered to bring some beer. Is there anything in particular that you would recommend that I ask for them to bring? I don't know what their beer knowledge is, so I'd like to just keep it easy to find stuff, and I'd like local offerings if possible. Just not sure who bottles/cans and what would be worth while. For what it is worth, I enjoy just about everything - with a preference towards Belgians, saisons, pale ales and sours, but really anything is good.
    Thanks!
     
    #2 mrw1zard, Apr 6, 2015
  3. BBThunderbolt

    BBThunderbolt Grand High Pooh-Bah (7,846) Sep 24, 2007 Kiribati
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    6-packs of cans of Bale Breaker Field 41 Pale and Top Cutter IPA are easily available and excellent.
     
    #3 BBThunderbolt, Apr 6, 2015
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  4. SeaAle

    SeaAle Maven (1,381) Jun 24, 2012 Oregon

    I would recommend Sound Brewery if you like Belgian style. Their Dubbel, Tripel, and Monk's Indiscretion are all very good and easy to find in bombers. Fremont Summer Ale is a real tasty pale ale that's available in 12oz cans.
     
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  5. mrw1zard

    mrw1zard Initiate (0) Apr 5, 2013 Alabama

    Awesome. Thanks for the quick replies. I see some tasty new beers in my future!
    Cheers!
     
    #5 mrw1zard, Apr 6, 2015
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  6. SeaAle

    SeaAle Maven (1,381) Jun 24, 2012 Oregon

    Also, not much for locally bottled sours here. You can easily find Almanac, but they're from California. Not much local Saisons either. Hilliard's is the only one I can think of right now. It's another beer available in cans. It's okay, but I'm not a big Saison fan.
     
    #6 SeaAle, Apr 6, 2015
  7. BuckeyeOne

    BuckeyeOne Initiate (0) Mar 9, 2008 Washington

    Depends upon what you mean by local. I would consider Cascade and Logsdon local if we're talking about the PNW. But, yes, Seattle (and Washington, generally) does not produce a ton of (if any) readily-available, bottled sours.
     
    #7 BuckeyeOne, Apr 6, 2015
  8. HectorB

    HectorB Initiate (0) Sep 21, 2013 New York

    Definitely try to get a bottle of Logsdon Seizon Brett if you can. Both the regular and oak-aged are incredible.
     
    #8 HectorB, Apr 6, 2015
  9. SeaAle

    SeaAle Maven (1,381) Jun 24, 2012 Oregon

    Yeah, I'm talking Washington beers. Specifically the Puget Sound area. I don't consider Oregon beers being local in Seattle.
     
    #9 SeaAle, Apr 6, 2015
  10. BuckeyeOne

    BuckeyeOne Initiate (0) Mar 9, 2008 Washington

    We are agreed on the lack of "local" Seattle sours, etc. However, suggesting CA beers when there are really, really good sours coming from our immediate PNW neighbors to the south in Oregon seemed odd to me.
     
    #10 BuckeyeOne, Apr 6, 2015
  11. SeaAle

    SeaAle Maven (1,381) Jun 24, 2012 Oregon

    I only mentioned them because you can find them everywhere. Cascade and Logsdon not so much. He mentioned beers easy to find.
     
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  12. JBiersky

    JBiersky Initiate (0) May 23, 2014 Virginia

    Other than Top Cutter and Bale Breaker, are there any other quality PNW IPA's that you guys would recommend? Thinking about bringing some bottles back after I visit here in a few weeks.
     
    #12 JBiersky, Apr 6, 2015
  13. broogooroo

    broogooroo Initiate (0) May 30, 2003 Oregon

    I'd move Holy Mountain up into that top tier of brewery-taps worth visiting. This will be the one to watch. If you're there and there are any bottles of the Third Nail left, buy them.
     
    #13 broogooroo, Apr 6, 2015
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  14. NickThePyro

    NickThePyro Pooh-Bah (1,731) Dec 24, 2012 Washington
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    This would be my Washington 12 pack

    Blimey That's Bitter!
    Cowiche Canyon
    The Brother / Sister
    Triple Trifecta
    Spring Elixir
    Topcutter
    Trickster IPA
    Birdserker Triple IPA
    Humulo Nimbus
    Crikey IPA
    Homo Erectus
    Sky Hag
     
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  15. Drucifer

    Drucifer Initiate (0) Apr 16, 2012 Illinois

    Hey all, this thread (and the prior thread) has been quite useful. However, I'm having some issues finding a good beer bar that will be open around noon on Sunday and will be showing playoff hockey on TVs. Fremont brewing looks open, but from what I can tell there are no TVs. Anyone know of a bar in the Fremont or Downtown area with great craft beer, playoff hockey, and will be open early on Sunday?
     
    #15 Drucifer, Apr 12, 2015
  16. BuckeyeOne

    BuckeyeOne Initiate (0) Mar 9, 2008 Washington

    It's not in Fremont or downtown but Cooper's Ale House opens at noon on Sundays and they will definitely put hockey on one of their many TVs if you ask.
     
    #16 BuckeyeOne, Apr 12, 2015
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  17. distantmantra

    distantmantra Pooh-Bah (2,954) May 23, 2011 Washington
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    Collins Pub?
     
    #17 distantmantra, Apr 12, 2015
  18. JBiersky

    JBiersky Initiate (0) May 23, 2014 Virginia


    Fantastic list! Much appreciated!
     
    #18 JBiersky, Apr 15, 2015
  19. BuckeyeOne

    BuckeyeOne Initiate (0) Mar 9, 2008 Washington

    Unfortunately, a number of those IPAs are quite limited, draft only and/or not available at this time. Those would include Blimey That's Bitter, Cowiche Canyon, The Brother, Triple Trifecta, Spring Elixir, Birdserker, and Crikey.
     
    #19 BuckeyeOne, Apr 15, 2015
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  20. HectorB

    HectorB Initiate (0) Sep 21, 2013 New York

    Any recommendations for good food and beer in the heart of downtown? Doesn't need to be beer- centric, just nice food and some decent taps. A good Sunday brunch with a nice stout on tap would be great! Thanks.
     
    #20 HectorB, Apr 15, 2015
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