Happy Little Clouds by Cloudburst Brewing. Credit: Lester Black

Happy Little Clouds by Cloudburst Brewing.

Happy Little Clouds by Cloudburst Brewing. Lester Black

Craft beer lends itself to expansiveness. When there are 100 beers on tap at your local bar or, in the case of Seattle, more than 65 breweries within the city limits, you can develop an urge to try everything. I’m here to stop you from doing thatโ€”because in searching for everything, you’ll likely miss a few things actually worth enjoying.

That’s why instead of reciting a list of every great brewery, I’ve selected six beers that every beer drinker in Seattle should try. This doesn’t include every great brewery in Seattle or every great beer made in Seattle. But getting to know these six beers will likely lead you to other lovely local beers and breweries along the way. So drink ’em up and enjoy.

Lester Black is a former staff writer for The Stranger, where he wrote about Seattle news, cannabis, and beer. He is sometimes sober.