Georgetown Waldman

This is the only beer that Georgetown bottles.  It smelled delicious upon opening it.  The bottle was quite heavy duty and it was impressive.  The beer itself was sessionable and I quite enjoyed it.  If I lived closer to the brewery, I'd definitely be picking up more of these.  

Will thought this beer was "spicy."

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La Trappe Quadrupel

So technically this is by De Koningshoeven brewing, but let's just call it La Trappe.  This is a trappist beer.  Overall, this beer was ok and light.  

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Stone Old Guardian Barely Wine

This one was okay for a barley wine.  I am still not a fan, but this one I could drink.

Will has fond memories of this one since it was the first barely wine he ever tried way back in the day.  He picked up what he thought was pineapple notes on the beer and thought it was smokier than he remembered.

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Hair of Dog Doggie Claws

I am not a barley wine fan.  During our recent trials of lots of barely wine's, I've come to the conclusion I like very few of them.  This one definitely was not for me.

Will thought this one was a good barely wine and had lots of good flavors.

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Great Divide Hibernation Ale

Not one of my favorite Great Divide beers ever, but that could be due to the style.  It's ok, but not something I think I'd pick up again.  I feel like it was better when it was fresh, even though the brewery says it was designed for aging.

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BREWERY REVIEW: Georgetown Brewing

So as I said in my Lisa's Chocolate post, this brewery was the place my journey into craft beer really started.  It holds a fond place in my heart, so I may be a bit biased.  Georgetown used to be located in the old Rainier Brewing building along Airport Way S in funky neighborhood, aptly named Georgetown, in Seattle.  Georgetown is a somewhat industrial neighborhood that has been up and coming for quite some time.  When I was introduced to Georgetown's beer it was by visiting their brewery and getting beers in growlers.  They still pretty much don't bottle - you either make a journey to the brewery or find them on tap.  Manny's is by far their most popular beer you'll find.

In the past few years, they have moved into a new, impressive location in Georgetown.  It's a bit more tucked away (pull out your GPS to find it if you're not familiar with the area), but still keeps the same feel with the neighborhood.  A lot of the staff that works here have been around for years.  I know that Lisa and David have been around at least since 2007.  The new location has an awesome growler filling machine.  I didn't get to see it in action, but it's nice to see fridges of growlers filled recently.  Based on the crowds, it's a good thing they have that rather than having you wait while they fill it off the keg like in the old days.

They offer kegs, growler fills, free samples of their beers, and have an awesome merchandise section.  If you are in Seattle, I definitely think this is one of the breweries you need to visit.

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Georgetown 9Levithan Porter

This porter was just on tap and seemed pretty limited.  We only had a quick sample at the brewery and it was ok, but not a favorite of mine.

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