Seattle

Spent a night in Seattle for work last weekend. Quick trip, but made the most of my free time by hitting some of the many brew pubs & local sights.

Had dinner on Friday night at Brouwer's Cafe in the Fremont district. Awesome. 60+ well thought out taps & a HUGE bottle list. I had a big plate of Belgian style fries with chipolte mayo & enjoyed a Rogue anniversary black brutal bitter, Deschutes Hophenge, & a Rochefort # 10. Place has a really cool feel to it & the bar tender was friendly & knew his beer. Wish this place was in Northern California.

Had lunch the next day at The Pike Brewery in the Pike Market. Solid beers, great atmosphere. A good place to people watch as it's in the market & there's views of Puget Sound.

Oh yeah. And they have a BEER MUSEUM filled with old bottles, tap handles, trays & stuff.

Went to EMP, The Experience Music Project. Has a cool Seattle area music museum with a bunch of Soundgarden, Mudhoney. Pearl Jam, Alice In Chains stuff. A Jimi Hendrix exhibit, videos you can watch that are hosted by local artists. A whole interective deal where you can record yourself playing guitar, drums, singing, etc.

Wacky guitar sculpture from inside.

In the same building is also the Science Fiction museum & Hall Of Fame. Basically a bunch of props from various Sci Fi movies. You weren't allowed to take pictures inside. But I got a few anyway.

I gave one of the local yokels a jump start in my rental as well. I'm a good person.