beernesday

i had a lovely weekend in seattle a weekend is never long enough so there wasn't a whole lot of beer tourism on my part but i got in as much as i could! saturday: pike brewing: i was looking for breakfast at 11:00 but they just have a lunch and dinner menu so i made do with a pretzel and xxxxx stout mustard, with a cup of their crab chowder which were quite delightful - yay oyster crackers! (deschutes' pretzel is better though...) i started with the seasonal space needle ipa pike beat out the competition to win the rights to brew the beer for the space needle's 50th anniversary dry-hopped to heck, it features centennial, cascade, columbus, chinook and summit shockingly enough for seattle the sun disappeared and it started to torentially downpour what else to do but stay and have a few more beers?? next up, the imperial ipa which at 8% is served in a 12oz pour the space needle ipa is supposed to be golden, but i didn't really see a colour...

from pike brewing, seattle: April 2012 marked 50 years since that icon of the future, The Seattle Space Needle, debuted. When the Space Needle announced a competition among local brewers to determine who could brew the best beer to commemorate their anniversary, our brew crew went to work on something really special, a vintage dated golden IPA. 100 journalists, and other local dignitaries and beer enthusiasts were invited to the Needle for the delicious competition which included specialties from the menu of Sky City, the famous Space Needle revolving restaurant. Ten local brewers competed, and, to make a tall story short, Pike 2012 Space Needle Golden IPA was voted the champion. Limited quantities of Pike Space Needle IPA will be available at the Space Needle, at The Pike Pub, and at pubs, restaurants, and stores throughout the city. When you drink it you'll realize, the future is now! April 21st was the official release of Pike Space Needle's Golden Anniversary...