Especially for the Seattle boardies:
The great beer bar Toronado opening a branch in Seattle:
http://www.beeradvocate.com/community/threads/toronado-seattle.177649/
i saw that. post on that BA forum sometimes. tag is ballardbeer. the PNW forum is really the only thing i follow, i really can't stand the rest of the web-site.
the toronado expansion doesn't really make any sense to me, location and whatnot, but sure, i'll take it. matt bonney is running it, so i'm assuming it's just another brouwers/bottleworks-style establishment.
the neighborhood, roosevelt, i would liken to takoma park. a pain to get to, really not much around, but a nice place to live. honestly i'd be surprised if i made it up there much... brouwers and pine box fullfills most of my needs. fucking brouwers had a keg of deviation on tap last week. one of the bigger whales out there, though likely past it's prime now. also had HOTD Matt a few months back, both PNC variations, deal with the devil, rare angels share batches... you get the picture. there's also stumbling monk, six gill, uber, noble fir, burgundian, wurst place, chucks, beveridge place, a dozen or so tasting rooms at breweries all a lot more conveniently located. i'd rather find myself at any of those places, that is, assuming the new toronado does not have russian river, alpine, or other high-demand california breweries. if they do... well shit, i'll move to roosevelt.