Visiting Seattle (Winter 2015 Update)

I would argue that adding cream and sugar to coffee roasted and sourced by a good 3rd wave coffee roaster is akin to taking a beautiful craft pilsner and putting it through a randall of shitty hops and putting an orange in it. Sure it might taste like beer, but you are completely altering the brewers intent. I may be a snob, but I think you should consume and imbibe in the way the creator intended. If you don't like it, then you don't like it.

I agree with you. I am close to as passionate about coffee as I am about beer. Shameless off topic question: What is your coffee brew set up like?

 

Yet according to your reviews, you love adjuncts in your beers, including a number of coffee stouts, so it seems you aren't against the idea of additives to coffee

 

If you're implying that's the same thing, sure. I can't imagine there will be much agreement with that.

To return to topic, visitors should be aware that we have lots of terrific coffee shops and roasters. Just keep your cream and sugar at home.

 

oh c'mon, it's coffee, and just like beer, the majority of people drink it for its effect rather than taste. i cut my coffee every morning with a little cream every morning because it's delicious with cream. hell, most espresso drinks include a diary component for that exact reason - to enhance the flavor, mouthfeel, etc.. you're speaking nonsense man! nonsense!

 

To me, it depends on the coffee varietal (or blend), the roast, and your palete. A bold, dark roast can be smoothed out with dairy and enhanced even without losing any flavor, because it's slapping you in the face. Now that more subtle, medium roasts are appearing in Seattle (finally!), you get the "um, don't put cream in that." Real Kona gets stepped on by dairy. I bought something recently from Zoka that lost something with cream. I also think some quality medium roasts are enhanced by dairy. No set rules--taste for yourself. Just like beer.

However, only bad coffee needs to be saved by sugar.

 

Won't be my fault, I hate coffee.

 

Then those plebeians can drink Starbucks like a bunch of idiots.

But back to beer: Does anyone know if I can get Fremont or Bale Breaker in the 'Couv (WA)

...and back to on topic: Seattle is great, can't wait to visit soon.

THREAD SAVED. YOU'RE WELCOME.

 

sorry you guys, got a little steamed a couple posts ago. had one too many coffees with cream earlier today. i'm drinking some craft beers to calm myself down. all is well, carry on.

 

Just came to Seattle or an overnight and although I did not hit any of the spots on the list I DS go to Aqua for dinner and it was amazing. Food was excellent and the super goose DIPA on tap was great. Cloudy with sediment and drank very well even when not chilled

 

Fremont in the Couv, yes. Bale Breaker I don't think so.

 

Great thread! I've been in Seattle for a few days and this thread has been a great resource. I made a trip to The Pine Box where I tried Savant IPA, Black Hole Sun, Astral Projection, and Double Trouble. I plan to stop at Full Throttle on my way to the airport for some B Bomb, etc., Salud!

 

You're welcome. Please do us a favor, and start a thread like this in your regional forum, so that as we travel, we can look at threads like this, and not have to do a bunch of "Visiting Blank" threads. Feel free to use this, and the Visiting PDX thread, as a template. Cheers!

 

Not sure how you feel about traditional English styles but almost right across the street from Full Throttle is Machine House Brewery. All of their stuff is served on cask and super drinkable. A unique place and one of my local favorites.

 

@inspektor , listen to this man. Go to this place. Send him a treat when you get home for making the suggestion.

 

Staying in Seattle this Friday night - is there anywhere beer-related worth visiting in the Queen Anne area? If there are no bottle shops or grocery stores with good selections nearby, which shops would be easiest to hit driving in/out of town? Like everyone else who visits, I'm hoping to pick up some b-bomb and variants that might be left. If there's anyone near QA that wants to do an IP trade, I can bring stuff up from Portland - just send me a PM. Thanks!

 

The Masonry and Holy Mountain Brewing are in the Queen Anne area. Not sure about spots to pick up bottles. There's a Whole Foods a little further North from Holy Mountain.

 

That Whole Foods has a terrible bottle selection, and really a terrible selection of just about everything. I hate that place.

You're better off hitting a bottleshop on the way out of town - Bottleworks, Chucks, etc

 

Sounds like the Whole Foods in Bellevue.

 

I'm heading up to Seattle this weekend and was wondering if anyone has checked out The Flying Lion and if so what's your opinion of it?

 

I have a friend that lives in Kirkland and will be visiting me in mid-April. What store near there would you all recommend he stop by and what is on shelves between now and then that I should have him bring to Tampa?

He says he's about 20 minutes from Seattle, but I would prefer he not have to deal with traffic if possible. I like everything, but my favorite styles are sours. Obviously a good stout, ipa, or lager would not be passed up either.

Thanks for yall's help. Cheers!

 

Malt and Vine in Redmond would be a good store on the East side.

 

+1 for Malt & Vine
They just opened a bottle shop (smaller than M&V but with a few goodies) in Kirkland called Thirsty Hop - he may want to check that one out.
Also, depending on where in Kirkland he lives - Chuck's in Central District may only be like 20 mins away. That's one of the best shops around.
Cheers

 

Also if he wants to have a beer in Kirkland there is a new bar open called Flatstick Pub that only serves WA beer (21 taps, constantly changing).

It's right on the Kirkland waterfront.

 

Thanks for the great references! I hope to visit all of them throughout the years

 

Really excited to be flying out to Seattle on Friday.

Question...how hard is it to get a table at Brouwers on a Friday around 6 or 7? Should I plan on it being pretty crazy or will it be fairly easy for a group of about six?

 

You might wait a little bit for a table that holds six, but nothing terrbly long.

 

Really great thread for anyone visiting Seattle. Time for an updated "spring" thread?

 

I'd say HM is highly recommended. I think we should give any place at least a year to get established before making them a must hit. That said, I fully expect HM to make the move on their 1st birthday, and not a second later.

 

Holy Mountain is a must. Their offerings are vastly different from every other brewery in the city. Can't miss it.

 

Co-sign. They've consistently had great stuff with every visit ... and usually it's one or two completely new great offerings every visit.

 

I'm visiting Saturday-Monday this weekend. Anything in particular happening this week/current in stores or on tap that I should make an effort to enjoy? I'll be staying downtown, but driving down from Vancouver (BC), so stops at Chucks 85th, for example, is pretty convenient - and already on the agenda.

 

That was the WA launch party for Alpine. I stopped in last night. Busy but not insane. Had some Hoppy Birthday. Based on their online taplist, it's all still available.

Someone else is tapping a bunch of Alpine on Thursday this week, can't remember where.

 

There's an Alpine/GF night at a place up here next week with Nelson, Duet, and 3 other Alpine's, along with 6 GF brews. So maybe we'll be seeing semi-regularly going forward?