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10 Local Beers You Should Buy Right Now

Allecia Vermillion
Author: Allecia Vermillion
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  • Sound Brewery Kanacitra: Poulsbo’s master of Belgian-style beer can also deliver an easy Northwest-style pale ale made with Citra hops. 
  • Black Raven Coco Jones Porter: The thinking person’s toasted coconut–toned beer from Redmond’s impresario of complex craft brews. 
  • Fremont Brewing Head Full of Dynomite Hazy IPA: An ongoing series that pays tribute to hazy IPA, each iteration is slightly different (and each can design is cooler than the last). 
  • Pike Brewing Monk’s Uncle: The latest canned offering from the longstanding brewery is a classic tripel that packs a 9 percent ABV punch. 
  • Silver City Ridgetop Red Ale: A year-round beer from the Kitsap Peninsula’s most prolific brewery is the perfect springtime midpoint between stout and lager. 
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  • Counterbalance Kushetka Russian Imperial Stout: A big, bold, yet balanced beer from a quietly impressive operation in Georgetown. 
  • Matchless Pink Moon: This newer Tumwater brewery excels at everything from classic American porter to saison aged in a foeder (aka a classic wooden vat) with Brettanomyces yeast.
  • Peddler Horchata Cream Ale: A mind-bending combo of light, almost lagerlike ale and horchata’s vanilla and cinnamon flavors out of Ballard’s brewing district.
  • Urban Family Heart of Stone: In Interbay, this low-key brewery has evolved into a powerhouse of small-batch sour ales.
  • Rooftop Ladro Sul Tetto: A pale ale that delivers legitimate coffee flavor from Ladro’s adjacent Queen Anne coffee roastery. 

Published in the Cheap Eats and Beer issue of Seattle Met.




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Allecia Vermillion
Allecia Vermillion
Allecia Vermillion has spent a decade at Seattle Met, arriving as food and drink editor, and expanding her role over the years. She served as the magazine’s editor in chief until moving into a newly created executive editor role in 2021. She spearheads Seattle Met’s food and drink coverage and oversees home design content. Allecia’s writing has earned her multiple journalism awards and two James Beard Award nominations over the years. A native of Portland, Oregon, Allecia began her writing life as a newspaper reporter in the Chicago suburbs before making a grateful return to the Pacific Northwest. She has an English degree from Washington University (no, the one in St. Louis) and a masters in journalism from Northwestern University. She lives in Seattle with her husband and two children.