Ale. Lager. Stout. Pilsner. IPA. Porter. Saison. Gose. The list goes on and on…

With so many types of beer and so many breweries in Seattle, I figured I’d help you out and make a list featuring a few of my favorite breweries in Seattle.

1. Cloudburst

Location: 2116 Western Ave, Seattle, WA 98121
Near: Pike Place Market
Age: Est. 2016
Family Friendly? Unless everyone in your family is 21+ it’s a big ol’ NOPE!
Dog Friendly? YES
When to go: Open Wednesday-Saturday (Closed Monday and Tuesday)
My favorite thing(s): They’re humble here. No phone to contact them, no décor to look at, no food to distract, just beer. Really good beer.
Fun Fact: Cloudburst was opened by former Elysian Experimental Brewer, Steve Luke.

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2. Optimism

Location: 1158 Broadway, Seattle, WA 98122
Near: On the corner of Union and Broadway, in the heart of Capitol Hill
Age: Est. 2015
Family Friendly? Proudly.
Dog Friendly? Dogs love this place! Bring em’ in.
When to go: 7 days a week, opens at Noon.
Favorite thing(s):  Heated concrete floors for the pups, Cashless Company; Cards & Apple/Android Pay only and No Tips allowed. Read more about their No Tip policy here.
Tours: Optimism offers $10 Tours. Book yours here.

Fun Fact: Optimism features All Gender Bathrooms and a shared sink space. From their site directly, ” All gender bathrooms are the best use of resources because they make all fixtures available to all visitors instead of arbitrarily segregating by gender…. Plus, when everyone is watching, we believe that more people wash their hands.”

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3. Flying bike

Location: 8570 Greenwood Ave N, Seattle, WA 98103
Near: Greenwood & 85th
Age: Est. 2015
Family Friendly? You betcha.
Dog Friendly? Thankfully, yes!
When to go: 7 days a week.
Favorite thing(s): Walking to the ladies room you’ll walk right by the brew tanks to see where all the magic happens. It’s all open; no roped off areas, no looking glass, no hiding anything here!

Fun Fact: It’s a Co-op! Each member has part ownership in this brewery. Neat-O!

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4. Pyramid

Location: 1201 1st Ave S, Seattle, WA 98134
Near: T-Mobile Park & Century Link Field
Age: Est. 1984
Family Friendly? Yep! Grab a table with the kiddos.
Dog Friendly? Not so much. Sorry Fido.
When to go: 11AM-9PM Every Day but honestly, I only come here pre-Mariners game.
My favorite thing(s): Hanging out in their 21+ Outdoor beer garden right before a Mariners game.
More about that, here.

Fun Fact: Founded in 1984 by Beth Hartwell, Pyramid’s first brewed beer offered to the public was one of the first micro-brews to be produced in the United States, The Pyramid Pale Ale.

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5. Redhook Brewlab

Location: 714 E Pike St, Seattle, WA 98122
Near: Located within the Pike Motorworks Building on Capitol Hill
Age: Est. 1981
Family Friendly? Sure is!
Dog Friendly? Semi-Dog Friendly. Fido is cool on the patio.
When to go: 7 days a week; Weekdays open at 3pm, Weekends open at Noon
Favorite thing(s): The stellar capitol Hill Location, great food and outdoor patio Seating.

Fun Fact: From opening it’s doors in 1981 in Ballard to it’s move in 1987 to Fremont to it’s move in 1994 to Woodinville and finally returning back to Seattle in 2017 at it’s current Capitol Hill location; Red Hook has had many moves and many growing pains.

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6. Lucky envelope

Location: 907 NW 50th St, Seattle, WA 98107
Near: Between Ballard and Fremont but technically in Ballard
Age: Est. 2015
Family Friendly? Yes ma’am.
Dog Friendly? Hell to the yes.
When to go: 7 days a week.
Favorite thing(s): Tasting Flights, Garage Doors that open for warm weather, The Blood Orange IPA.

Fun Fact: It all started with a couple of friends jotting down numbers on the back of a napkin,
as all good things do.

You can read more about my experience at Lucky Envelope in my blog post here.

Thanks for reading!

Think you have a brewery to add to this list of Best Breweries in Seattle? Shoot me an email or comment below and let me know!

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