I took a Beercation to Seattle in 2015. As mentioned above, Elysian is a must go (go to the original on Capitol Hill). My favorites from the trip: Rueben's Brews (Ballard) - I tried 9 samples of different styles of beer and none disappointed, obvious attention to detail, very good! Fremont Brewing (Fremont), good base beers, but if you go when they have something Barrel-aged, you can't go wrong. I went in late summer and my favorite was the Double IPA - Brother. For something completely different and experimental, Holy Mountain (Interbay) is required. They do Farmhouse / Saison style ales, and some sours as well. Creative brewer and the taplist is constantly changing (I went twice while I was there and it was completely turned over). I went to Epic Ales and enjoyed it, they were about to change location and had just a few on tap. Must do: Chuck's Hop Shop Capitol Hill. A great bottle shop with  approximately 40 rotating taps from the area. Great service and you can sample anything.

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