I'm doing Chuck's and Naked City tomorrow for IPA Day in the early afternoon, but I will not being having an IPA at Chuck's. Helllloooo Concepcion!
I will be heading up to Seattle in a couple weeks, besides Bottleworks, what are the best bottle shops around town?
Lots of great options in anticipation of my first trip to Seattle (from Denver) for the SDSU opener at UDub next Saturday. All set on bottle shops & beer bars based on this thread - just a couple additional questions: 1. We're staying in Ballard - any nearby lunch/dinner options w/ solid tap lists & good food that would be more suited for families (3 kids, age 6 & under)? 2. CenturyLink Field - assuming (hoping?) beer will be available for the game. Anything specific I should keep my eye out for there? 3. Finally, if I had time to hit one brewery/tap room is Fremont the obvious choice over somewhere like Hilliards or Reubens which would be closer to where we're staying? Thanks everyone - any recommendations/advice is appreciated...
1. If I were you, I would take the family to the Barking Dog Alehouse in Ballard. Their food is top-notch for an alehouse (especially the pizzas), it's kid (and dog) friendly, and the taplist is more than solid. 2. Beer has not been served at UW games at Husky Stadium. I've not been to a college football game at CenturyLink, but I would not assume beer will be available. You can go to Elysian Fields (directly across the street from the field) before and after the game. 3. Fremont is definitely a better choice than Hilliard's because their beer is simply better. I can't comment on Reuben's because I haven't been there and I haven't had their beer.
If you can only hit one, I'd suggest Big Time, in the U-District. Not sure if they're all ages though, I seem to think maybe until 8 or something, but I'm not at all certain about that. Enjoy your visit!
Naked City Brewery & Taphouse is just up the hill from Ballard, off Greenwood and 85th. That's a great spot, family friendly, lots of taps and good food.
Wow. I wouldn't have said Naked City is "just up the hill from Ballard," though I guess it's kinda close relatively.
It's a hell of a lot closer than Big Time... and if Barking Dog is considered Ballard, then yeah, it's just up the hill. Nonetheless, it's a good spot and worth a visit.
Right on - thanks everyone. Sounds like plenty of options - can't wait to check out some of these spots...
I wouldn't say it's "a hell of a lot closer than Big Time." Using trusty ol' Mapquest and Noble Fir as the starting point, it's 3.17 miles to Naked City and 4.00 miles to Big Time. In a car, I'd say they're essentially the same. But if you're using the bus, it's much easier to get to Big Time from Noble Fir (or anywhere else in Ballard that is within easy walking distance to Market St.) --- it's one bus, the 44. But I will concede your original point. What I meant to convey is that I never thought of Greenwood as being just up the hill from Ballard but it really is.
October bump! I have a friend staying downtown. If I ask nicely I think I might be able to get some bottles back my way. What's good, available, and possibly even in cans (for ease of transport)? I'm in SF so we get a lot of the west coasts brews (and I've done Pike's already). Thanks!
Cans? You can get Fremont's Universale, Interurban and Harvest right now. You might be able to stumble on some Summer Ale still, too.
I know Cooper's Alehouse doesn't get a lot of love in this forum but how can you go wrong with 10 oz. pours of The Abyss for $5, pints of Hop Venom for $6, pints of A-bomb for $5, and 20 oz. pours of nitro Jubeale for $6, etc.? I'm more than willing to put up with loud music, TVs everywhere, Husky fans, and buxom bartenders for this kind of lineup: http://www.coopersalehouse.com/on-tap.html.
Coopers Alehouse is great, I'm surprised at the lack of love it gets. I've still got a Living Social coupon to use there as well...
I'm returning to Seattle tomorrow. I see Chuck's has more imperial ipas back on tap after the sour beer lineup.
Since it's the time of year when folks start planning trips and vacations, maybe we could sort of update this thread. Or start a new one, whatevs.
Any of these stand out as especially family friendly? Normally I stick to breweries' brewpubs because they're more restaurant-like and have kids menus, with other kids & families there. But sometimes there's a few "bars and eateries" as they're listed in the BA Places section that are also like this. Anything jump out? Thanks.
Of those mentioned above, the following are kid-friendly: All Elysian brewpubs (Capitol Hill, Elysian Fields, Tangletown) Pike Brewing Fremont Brewing (no food served, but you can bring whatever food you want in - it's now open 7 days and week) Naked City Hudson Public House I like all of them except Pike Brewing --- food is good, beer is OK, the wait sometimes is awful (given it's in Pike Place Market).
My wife is going to be in Seattle this weekend with an empty suitcase to fill up, any suggestions on what to grab? I'm up for any style of beer, she focuses more on IPA/IIPAs and stouts. Based on previous responses (thank you BuckeyeOne and BiFrost17) she will most likely be hitting one or more of: Bottleworks, Whole Foods Interbay, Fremont Brewing, and Chucks Hop Shop. Thanks for the help.
Grab a few a cans of Fremont's SBW brew. The Gospel IPA by Skagit River is a personal favorite as well.
It would be a real shame if your wife brought a suitcase full of air when she could fill it with Abrasive, Darkness, etc. We like to drink good beer too you know.
I'll try to convince her. The suitcase will be close to full of books and supplies on the way out but there may be a little extra room for misc. goodness. I'll post any updates on her outgoing suitcase here.
I made a last minute vacation to Seattle in mid-April to take advantage of super cheap airfare from Detroit. I had no intentions on what to do so my friend decided to plan a Ballard brewery tour. We started at Hale's since it was near Roxy's where we had breakfast. We took our time there waiting for Populuxe to Open. After Populuxe we made it over to Reuben's in time to beat the rush for the cask of double dry hopped Imperial Rye IPA. We made the short hop to Peddler just in time because some freak hailstorm appeared. After that hail cleared up (but not melted) we went around the corner to NW Peaks. I guess we followed the correct path since I kept on seeing familiar faces along the way. I had a great time at each place and will be back in July.
