This story is presented as part of The Stranger’s Guide to Food and Drink 2018: the Well-Done & Rare Edition, which features our favorites of Seattle’s most bountiful tastes, including craft beer, and where to find more elusive flavors.
Seattle is one of the greatest places on earth to be a beer drinker. We have an insane number of breweries producing high-quality beers, thanks in large part to our city’s lengthy craft-beer history and our brewers’ access to incredible local ingredients.
There are more than 60 breweries within Seattle city limits, including a few that people across the country view as world-class. Our metropolitan area has more than 170 breweries, which, at last count, was the most of any metro area in the country. Mix in our town’s incredible beer bars and you’ll find that there is entirely too much good beer to be had.
That’s where I come in.
I’ve tasted my way across Seattle’s tap lists to find the breweries and bars that any self-respecting beer drinker should visit. There are more worthwhile spots than I can fit on this list, but drinking your way through the ones included here will give you a crash course in what Seattle’s beer scene has to offer.
