With a pet population famously surpassing its kid population, Seattle’s drinking landscape understandably features a healthy selection of dog-friendly bars. One of our favorites, Norm’s in Fremont, even earned a spot on USA Today‘s list of America’s 10 best pet-friendly venues. But while neighborhood options abound, West Seattle Brewing Co. has earned particular renown among dog-lovers, drawing huge crowds (of both canine and human varieties) to their second outpost, the Tap Shack on Alki, which itself transforms into a dog park on weekends.
That’s not to say their hops aren’t top-notch—they are. Just last November, the house pilsner snagged a people’s choice–type award from Brew Seattle, beating out scores of other Washington State brewers. Nor are the beachfront digs any stranger to fame. According to first-customer-turned-operations-manager Chris Alatorre, the building itself earned a 1970s-era nod in the Guinness Book of World Records for being the site where the world’s longest sandwich was produced. Over the years, it transitioned into a pizza kitchen called Slices.