Visiting Seattle (Summer/Fall 2014)

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 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
Georgetown Brewing
Stoup Brewing
Elysian Brewing (multiple locations)
Naked City Brewery and Taphouse
Big Time Brewery and Alehouse

Highly Recommended Beer Bars
Beveridge Place Pub
Brave Horse Tavern
Brouwer's Cafe
Burgundian
Collin's Pub
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
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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. This might be the most debatable section of this thread.

Bambino's Pizzeria
Chippy's Fish and Drink
Eureka! Seattle

 

Special thanks goes out to @guajolote whose Portland version of this thread I plagiarized shamelessly. In essence, I cut and pasted from his Portland version and simply substituted Seattle for Portland and Seattle establishments for Portland establishments.

 

I guess I didn't really think about it but I guess I would say the Seattle metropolitan area. That would include Seattle (of course), north through Lynnwood, south through Federal Way, east through Redmond, but nothing west of Seattle proper.

 

In this sense, I guess I would include as far north as American Brewing (Edmonds) and as far south at Airways (Kent) as part of Seattle --- although neither of these breweries get much love in this forum and were, thus, not include above. I would not include Puyallup. I would include Puyallup as part of the Tacoma metropolitan area, not Seattle.

As far as Black Raven's inclusion in this thread, it's pretty consistent that local BAs suggest Black Raven (and Malt & Vine, for that matter) when visitors are asking about Seattle "must-hit" places. It would have seemed odd (at least to me) to not include them. 99 Bottles also fits in this category, although it's technically in Federal Way.

 

In approximately 3 miles, you can start at The Noble Fir and walk to Fremont Brewing. Along the way, you can hit Reuben's Brews, Stoup Brewing, Brouwer's Cafe, and The Sixgill. If you extend the walk another 2.5 miles or so beyond Fremont Brewing, you can also hit Bottleworks, Elysian Tangletown, Burgundian, Latona Pub, and Toronado Seattle.

You can cut down on much of the walking if you go to The Noble Fir, Reuben's Brews, and Stoup Brewing --- they are very close to each other. Then, cab (or Uber) to Brouwer's and then walk to The Sixgill and Fremont Brewing --- they are very close to each other. Skip Bottleworks (and go there on a different day). Cab or Uber to Elysian Tangletown and then walk to Burgundian, Latona Pub, and Toronado --- they are quite close to each other.

 

Big Al's would definitely not be in that grouping. While White Center is still technically Seattle, Big Al's is just this side of the city limits and would be considered Burien by many people.

 

Well, it's South Seattle with the rest that you mentioned but it's not really walkable from those others. By car (and a DD), I would definitely put it in the cluster. Could also include The Beer Junction since White Center is very close to (or even in) West Seattle.

On a related note, is Epic Ales still down there on 1st Ave? Anyone know?