Seattle

[wethorseblanket]

I live on the border of Capitol Hill/CD/Madison Valley.

 

[swivelhips1]

West Seattle doesn't count.

 

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[wethorseblanket]

Anyone seen any Boysen Bu hanging around? Someone cleaned out the Central Co-Op while I was gone this weekend.

 

[FoudreGuy]

Anyone seen any Boysen Bu hanging around? Someone cleaned out the Central Co-Op while I was gone this weekend.

I haven't looked lately to see if there is any left, but I got a bottle at my PCC (Green Lake Village) last week.

 

[wethorseblanket]

Farmhouse fest was awesome. No lines! I must have drank the equivalent of a full bottle of Mercy Mercy. Strong showing from Monkish. Their fruited saisons are on point. I just wish de Garde sent Nectarine Premiere b3. Based on the bottle shape I can only assume it was b2.

 

[rrrjjj]

No lines! I must have drank the equivalent of a full bottle of Mercy Mercy.

I should've went!!!

Glad to hear it was a good time. Top 3 beers?

 

[FoudreGuy]

I hope they sold enough tickets to cover their costs (seeing how Masonry paid for all the kegs) and still donate a good amount to KEXP.

I ended up at a kid's birthday party out in the ******* suburbs of Bothell most of the day (I'm a born and raised King County dude but man, I had no idea where I was). Managed to go out for a run when I got home and stopped in at Ravenna Brewing for some of their Strawberry Gose. Wasn't bad.

 

[NAD1983]

I hope they sold enough tickets to cover their costs (seeing how Masonry paid for all the kegs) and still donate a good amount to KEXP.

Everything that wasn't poured will be going to distro. I'm sure costs will be covered and then some.

<crosses fingers for Mercy Mercy bottles>

 

[wethorseblanket]

No kegs, all bottles. If anyone knows where those bottles are going, let me know!

Monkish Same Tree and Juteux and SARA Mercy Mercy were my favorites. Ale Apoth Chenin Blanc Latache seemed to be a hit amongst my friends. I also really liked Fair Isle's beer.

There were a lot of people. I think they sold quite a few tickets at the door.

 

[FoudreGuy]

Masonry has a bottle list, so I wouldn't be surprised if they end up there.

 

[wethorseblanket]

Oh, and word on the street is that the Stumbling Monk is tapping a bunch of Fantome kegs tonight.

 

[swivelhips1]

Anyone care to report on that Fair Isle beer?

 

[wethorseblanket]

Anyone care to report on that Fair Isle beer?

I liked it. I'm not sure I know what fireweed is, but it reminded me of one of Jester King's saisons with those weird flowers and herbs they put in, but not as overpowering or off-putting. Dry, tart, funky.

 

[FoudreGuy]

Chucks 85th is tapping a keg of the Fair Isle beer today. Hoping to get over there and check it out.

 

[litheum94]

Hello friends to the North. I will be in Seattle next weekend and wanted to check to see if there are any breweries flying under the radar that I should visit while I'm up there. I last visited in September, and I have a pretty good list of places I will definitely revisit, but was hoping for some suggestions for new spots. Here's what I hit last time:

Holy Mountain
Fremont
Cloudburst
Reuben's
Populuxe
Lucky Envelope
Outlander
Toronado
Chuck's
Brouwer's
Pine Box

FWIW, I'll be staying in the Fremont area, but will have my car and Lyft, so willing to drive. Thanks for any advice you can give me!

 

[FoudreGuy]

Hello friends to the North. I will be in Seattle next weekend and wanted to check to see if there are any breweries flying under the radar that I should visit while I'm up there. I last visited in September, and I have a pretty good list of places I will definitely revisit, but was hoping for some suggestions for new spots. Here's what I hit last time:

Holy Mountain
Fremont
Cloudburst
Reuben's
Populuxe
Lucky Envelope
Outlander
Toronado
Chuck's
Brouwer's
Pine Box

FWIW, I'll be staying in the Fremont area, but will have my car and Lyft, so willing to drive. Thanks for any advice you can give me!

Urban Family and Stoup.

 

[litheum94]

Urban Family and Stoup.

Almost hit Stoup last time, but ran out of room for more alcohol on my crawl. Thanks!

 

[NAD1983]

Hello friends to the North. I will be in Seattle next weekend and wanted to check to see if there are any breweries flying under the radar that I should visit while I'm up there. I last visited in September, and I have a pretty good list of places I will definitely revisit, but was hoping for some suggestions for new spots. Here's what I hit last time:

Holy Mountain
Fremont
Cloudburst
Reuben's
Populuxe
Lucky Envelope
Outlander
Toronado
Chuck's
Brouwer's
Pine Box

FWIW, I'll be staying in the Fremont area, but will have my car and Lyft, so willing to drive. Thanks for any advice you can give me!

Seapine?

 

[swivelhips1]

Love pounding happy hour lagers at Gordon Biersch with the mall business trip hotel crowd. I know they are a chain (or franchise?) but the guy who brews at the downtown Seattle location has won a bunch of WBC and GABF medals for his beer.

 

[swivelhips1]

Also, if you have time, take a day trip up to Bellingham and drink all the Chuckanut and Structures.

 

[NAD1983]

Also, if you have time, take a day trip up to Bellingham and drink all the Chuckanut and Structures.

And stop at Skookum on the way.

 

[wethorseblanket]

WTF is Lucky Envelope?

 

[FoudreGuy]

Seapine?

Definitely Seapine. I was just thinking where's he staying.

I think the Gordon Biersch is gone. It's now a Din Tai Fung. So you should go there and have xiaolongbao with a Wanderlust or Trickster IPA.

WTF is Lucky Envelope?

Huh? It's already in his original list.

Unless you don't know what LE is. Then you're the crazy one.

 

[swivelhips1]

I think the Gordon Biersch is gone. It's now a Din Tai Fung. So you should go there and have xiaolongbao with a Wanderlust or Trickster IPA.

As of Christmas, both Gordon Biersch and Din Tai Fung were operating in Pacific Place, so unless there has been a dramatic reorganization of spaces, I think its still open.

Also, you can do better for yourself than Din Tai Fung.

 

[FoudreGuy]

As of Christmas, both Gordon Biersch and Din Tai Fung were operating in Pacific Place, so unless there has been a dramatic reorganization of spaces, I think its still open.

Also, you can do better for yourself than Din Tai Fung.

Sorry, I guess it's the Rock Bottom tat went out of business. I never go downtown.

 

[swivelhips1]

Thats fair. I am definitely not a big enough GB advocate to suggest going downtown only for them. But its walking distance from my parents place and I don't always want to drink hoppy beers at Cloudburst.

 

[FoudreGuy]

I like Old Stove a lot, too. Nice to have another option down around the market.

I guess I do go downtown for Cloudburst ever so often, but all their beers show up around me (Green Lake, NE Seattle) so it's more for visiting the brewery more than anything.

 

[wethorseblanket]

Definitely Seapine. I was just thinking where's he staying.

I think the Gordon Biersch is gone. It's now a Din Tai Fung. So you should go there and have xiaolongbao with a Wanderlust or Trickster IPA.



Huh? It's already in his original list.

Unless you don't know what LE is. Then you're the crazy one.

Yeah. Never heard of it.