Visiting Seattle - Spring 2018

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  1. mv945

    mv945 Initiate (0) Jan 26, 2011 Washington

    There's also a Tacoma Boys in Puyallup less than a mile from TW.
     
    #161 mv945, May 29, 2018
  2. distantmantra

    distantmantra Pooh-Bah (2,954) May 23, 2011 Washington
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    And then the HOV lanes go away completely once you hit Pierce County. Cause that's logical.
     
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  3. John_M

    John_M Grand High Pooh-Bah (6,849) Oct 25, 2003 Washington
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    Ain't that the truth.

    But is there really any way to avoid that mess? The last time I drove south on Hiway 167, it wasn't exactly a walk in the park either. I guess you can take I-5 down to Federal Way and cut over to 167 at that point, but in my experience, if you're driving south from SeaTac on a Friday afternoon, you're probably going to hit bad traffic no matter what route you take.
     
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  4. Can_has_beer

    Can_has_beer Initiate (0) May 14, 2013 Texas

    Looks like I have a few options. Thanks for the input everybody!
     
    #164 Can_has_beer, May 29, 2018
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  5. Can_has_beer

    Can_has_beer Initiate (0) May 14, 2013 Texas

    Would you consider the selection there to be better? How's freshness? I assume TW does not have cold storage while TB does...

    Keep in mind I won't be looking for anything arcane, just want some fresh IPA, pils or saison sixers to have after hikes.
     
    #165 Can_has_beer, May 29, 2018
  6. distantmantra

    distantmantra Pooh-Bah (2,954) May 23, 2011 Washington
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    Total Wine is notorious for old, warm beer on the shelf. Although, I've never seen their Ft. George selection anywhere other than in the cooler. Must be a requirement from the brewery.
     
    #166 distantmantra, May 29, 2018
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  7. mv945

    mv945 Initiate (0) Jan 26, 2011 Washington

    While TW may have more overall selection, as mentioned most of it is old and room temp. They do have a cooler with some stuff in it (also as mentioned by distantmantra). TB's has 8-10 racks of glass-front cooler plus walk-in cooler space behind it, and arguably a better selection of interesting stuff.
     
    #167 mv945, May 29, 2018
  8. BuckeyeOne

    BuckeyeOne Initiate (0) Mar 9, 2008 Washington

    Good point. If one must head south from SeaTac on a Friday afternoon, it's best to just park yourself at one of our fine establishments, grab some grub and beer, and wait it out (if time allows, of course).
     
    #168 BuckeyeOne, May 30, 2018
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  9. Can_has_beer

    Can_has_beer Initiate (0) May 14, 2013 Texas

    Sounds like TB is what I'll do. The Total Wine here in Houston is similar; it's great for wine but the beer section is all warm storage and old stock.

    Thanks again for the tip!
     
    #169 Can_has_beer, May 31, 2018
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  10. Number1Framer

    Number1Framer Savant (1,040) Mar 13, 2016 Wisconsin
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    Hello all! Going to be hitting Seattle for a couple days the weekend of June 23rd-24th before heading up to Olympic then down the coast. Unfortunately due to my procrastination the only decent & affordable Airbnb I could find was way out of town down in Kent. Is there anything in that area worth checking out beer-wise? We will have a rental car and will be going into the city all day Sunday for the art museum and may try to hit a place or 2 mentioned earlier on this thread. Thanks in advance!
     
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  11. distantmantra

    distantmantra Pooh-Bah (2,954) May 23, 2011 Washington
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    Airways Brewing is in Kent and make good beer. CRFT Beers is a bottle shop/taproom not very far away in Auburn and Brewmaster's Taproom isn't too far away in Renton.

    That's about it.
     
    #171 distantmantra, May 31, 2018
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  12. Number1Framer

    Number1Framer Savant (1,040) Mar 13, 2016 Wisconsin
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    Awesome! Thanks for the tips.
     
    #172 Number1Framer, May 31, 2018
  13. BuckeyeOne

    BuckeyeOne Initiate (0) Mar 9, 2008 Washington

    My one visit to Dog and Pony Alehouse in Renton about a year ago was a very positive one. The taplist and service were fantastic.
     
    #173 BuckeyeOne, May 31, 2018
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  14. Ma9573

    Ma9573 Initiate (0) Feb 21, 2017 California
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    If you Seattle folks were around the Pike & Melrose area and wanted to watch a sporting event, say the NBA finals, at a spot with good TV viewing and a good selection of local IPAs (hazy and clear), where would you go?
     
    #174 Ma9573, Jun 6, 2018
  15. distantmantra

    distantmantra Pooh-Bah (2,954) May 23, 2011 Washington
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    Redhook Brewlab? The Pine Box has a big screen with a projector that sometimes shows sports. Chucks CD has had sports on when I was there before.
     
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  16. BBThunderbolt

    BBThunderbolt Grand High Pooh-Bah (7,846) Sep 24, 2007 Kiribati
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    Wut is dis NBA of which you speak? We no are familiar wit it.
     
    #176 BBThunderbolt, Jun 6, 2018
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  17. BuckeyeOne

    BuckeyeOne Initiate (0) Mar 9, 2008 Washington

    Just saw on Facebook a little while ago that the Pine Box is showing the Mariners vs. Astros game on their TV.

    About a mile away is the Canterbury Ale House --- they have abundant TVs with sports on them usually and a fairly decent taplist. Could also be filled with kids and families. It's a crapshoot.
     
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  18. Ma9573

    Ma9573 Initiate (0) Feb 21, 2017 California
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    Still can't believe Seattle lost a team to freaking OKC...but, I digress. This is about beer.

    Thanks for the input guys! Pine Box was my fall back even though I was just there last night, but I'll probably just roll with Chuck's if Pine Box is advertising the fact they are showing the Mariners :slight_smile:
     
    #178 Ma9573, Jun 6, 2018
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  19. distantmantra

    distantmantra Pooh-Bah (2,954) May 23, 2011 Washington
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    The Redhook Brewlab isn’t what you probably think it is. Majority of the beers are brewed onsite and different from the grocery store shelf Red Hook stuff. Plus lots of collabs with WA breweries (looks to be a hazy collab with Matchless right now).
     
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  20. BBThunderbolt

    BBThunderbolt Grand High Pooh-Bah (7,846) Sep 24, 2007 Kiribati
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    If you go just south of downtown, Collins Pub has a couple TVs, and would probably show both. Flatstick is just a couple blocks farther, and has tons of TVs.
     
    #180 BBThunderbolt, Jun 6, 2018
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