Twinsbro wrote:Evan Burck wrote:I don't think trying to meet downtown is a great idea. Parking is next to impossible, and expensive when you find it. I think staying to the non-downtown districts would be easiest for everyone. Brouwer's, Uber, Hale's, or even Black Raven out in Redmond (since it's next door for me
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Black Raven is closed Mondays. But looks like they're open until 9 other weeknights.
Beaux just told me that they're open mondays now, so we're good to go for there if anyone's interested. They're brand new, and making some of the most solid beers around, so it's definitely worth putting on the short list.
Lots of good suggestions so far for places to check out. I'd recommend suggesting places that will be more of a local flavor, and not something they can all get back home like Gordon Biersch, though they are fantastic. I personally am not as big of a fan of a lot of our more popular local breweries, though I don't think any of them make any sub-par beer. I just think a lot of the best ones are a bit more off the beaten path.
And if the frenchies are coming, there are a few local pico-sized breweries producing beer on basically homebrew setups. If they want to check any of those places out to get any kind of inspiration, I can call around to see if we can get you in to any of them. The best one I know of is really only open on fridays and saturdays, and they're in like a 200' sq ft storage unit. But it's a pretty cool deal they have going.
For the meetup, what say everyone for either one of the following:
7pm Monday at:
1. Brouwer's- Lots of variety, plenty of large tables
2. Hale's- A few really awesome beers (and a few so-so). Really impressive brew system to admire
3. Black Raven- Really solid lineup of beer. We could get a table back in the brewery. Easy parking and access
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