Hey cider - brain , good word ! You do n’t have to take flight to the UK , or that top-notch - far Basque region , for well cider any longer . Stateside , Washington is one of the top five cyder - producing states , and while Seattle ’s microbrewing scene has been going strong for decennium , there ’s also an expanding embarrassment of options where you’re able to imbibe local and imported cider on tap . Throughout the city , bartenders are pouring gobs of work apple nectar , from classic teetotal and Champagne styles , to more data-based seasonal flavors , like habanero , mania fruit , and rhubarb . If you have n’t sample some yet , you ’re going to want to presently .
Capitol Cider
These tribe hold up the title for Seattle ’s first cyder Browning automatic rifle ( and the body politic ’s 2nd ) . They serve over 20 ciders on tap and over 150 sum , not to note a large selection of brandy , which is also made of apples – distilled rather than fermented . Cider does n’t admit gluten , and neither does the kitchen here : it serve ludicrously delightful and hearty gluten - free dishes like glazed root veggies , porc chop , or a juicy steak . Capitol Cider also boast live music on weekend , Monday mess session , and Tuesday game nights .
Chuck’s Hop Shop
This feeding bottle shop has over 50 rotating taps , typically split down the middle between cider and beer , and over 1,000 bottled beer . If you like what you ’re drinking , keg and growlers are usable . On weekends ( and during overnice weather ) , it ’s best to come thirsty and enjoy the patio while munch from a local food motortruck – checker the website for today ’s selection , which could be Sam Choy ’s Poke to the Max or Seattle Biscuit Co.
Schilling Cider House
Taste a full flight at Schilling Cider House , where you ’ll see 32 cider taps with innovative flavors , including Grumpy Bear nitro cider ( which is packed with cold - brewed coffee ) . A good place for groups , it also has board game like Apples to Apples and Battleship . For those concerned in dig further into the cider worldly concern , Schilling Cider House put up cider - making division for $ 40 .
The Woods
The Woods serve as a tasting elbow room for Two Beers Brewing and Seattle Cider Company , both of which are locate right next door to the Industrial District location . Seattle Cider Company , whose cyder are on show here , was Seattle ’s first cidery follow Prohibition . It employ Washington apple , and has a natural selection of small - mass year - round feel like dry and off - dry ; seasonal infusions including basil mint and pumpkin spice ; define variation like gin botanic cider ; and particular harvest such as Washington heirloom . The Woods is also the first stationary locating forBread & Circuses , which offers a menu of gluttonous shareable plates such as duck’s egg fat popcorn and sourdough donuts with pear compote & foie gras mousse .
Number 6 Cider
Along with its 100 % Washington - apple ground cyder options , which come in seasonal combinations such as jalapeño pineapple , and stable menu items like the delicious , almost Spanishsidra - style ironical , phone number 6 cyder has some great gastropub food , include street greaser and kalettes , a fresh super - veggie loan-blend between Brussels sprouts and scratch . Plus , the patio backs up to active geartrain runway , and plans are to exposit it ripe to the edge .
Naked City Brewery & Taphouse
Naked City is an easy spot to pass a whole 24-hour interval , complete with a subroutine library , beer garden , and a dining elbow room / theater called The Screening Room , where you may catch stand - up clowning , live jazz , poetry , and other residential district events . Add to that six cider tap , 34 rotating household and guest brews , and a topically sourced solid food menu , and a person could camp out for time of day .
Beveridge Place Pub
Beveridge Place Pub has a selection of 36 taps of brews and ciders , and its friendly bartenders can serve you decide which ace to savor . While you ’re there , check out the back cake – it was salvaged from an auction bridge in Kent and restore to its original 1907 state . Aside from the throwback taproom , the position is instinct with comfortable couches and chessboard where you could challenge new foeman on Thursdays . Beveridge Place Pub also has pool tables , shuffleboard , and bowls of Goldfish and other piquant snacks . It does n’t have a kitchen , but encourages delivery from any of the handful of nearby restaurants , so you’re able to enjoy whatever West Seattle food for thought your eye desires without having to relocate your whole squad . crack the website for especial events , like sour beer & rare cyder degustation .
Meeples Games
Rather than a taproom with games , this is really a biz store with water faucet . lease your internal geek savor some drunkenness while play Dungeons & Dragons , Magic , or your option of the other RPGs it hosts unconstipated nights to play . Occasionally , the game nights are even in welfare of local nonprofits , including the West Seattle Food Bank – and who does n’t like induce a crapulence for a good cause ?
The Beer Junction
The Beer Junction is a bottleful shop & bar where you may sip a choice of cider on tap or peruse the selection of over 1,300 bottles in - house . smack everything on tap , fulfill up a growler , or key out a new taste from the over 50 countries where The Beer Junction sources their brews .
Two Doors Down
Next time you need to meet your friends with nestling at a position that is stroller - well-disposed but still has unanimous burgers and a local cyder selection , Two door Down is the play . This topographic point has at least four local ciders on tap at any give time , and is outfitted with distractions like Etch A Sketches for tykes , while still offering a nod to adults with dishes like the 420 Burger , a monster dripping with Tillamook white American cheese cheese , Swiss , caramelized onions , and deep - electrocute avocado , and served on a brioche bun with a fried bollock in the hole .
Hellbent Brewing Company
Located on the north side of Seattle , Hellbent pours a enceinte choice of its own brew as well as guest intermixture and Pacific Northwest ciders . In the downstairs tasting room , you could entertain yourself with pinball game , dispute a pal to a game of pool or darts , or overlook the brewer ’s deck . make for out your random factoid on Tuesdays , when it host a weekly “ Geeks who pledge ” trivia night . Check the website for the schedule of splay food motortruck , which regularly include Nosh and Wood Shop BBQ .
Elliott Bay Public House & Brewery
Elliot Bay is all about high - calibre constitutive beer and cyder . Once a yr ( typically in November ) , it has a barrel - aged invitational that features barrel - senior ciders and beer . Once a hebdomad ( Mondays in West Seattle , Tuesday in Lake City and Burien ) , growler are half off . If you ’re not organized enough to schedule one of those days , do n’t worry ; it offers a cider sampling escape daily , as well as a seasonal pairing menu .
George & Dragon Pub
The George & Dragon is a true neighborhood pub , where you may scarf down an English breakfast , delight a fresh drinking glass of Magners , and yell at a Sunday Sounders game . It also has quiz night , pool dark , and a ace - chill patio .
The Lookout
The tree - lined back porch is reason enough to visit The Lookout , whose name suits the prospect of Downtown Seattle from the west side of Capitol Hill . It has an good afternoon well-chosen hr on Saturday ( or Sunday ) , which is a stark prison term to enjoy said persuasion . And if for some reason you ’ve been trying to happen your snapshot / cider combo , it also has a “ cocktail ” that is a schooner of Angry Orchard cyder with a stroke of Fireball in spite of appearance . It also offers games like Cranium , pinball , and dominoes , and a wide array of solid food options , from red-hot wings and burgers to fried quinoa nugget and coconut shrimp .
Locust Cider
Their locust tree - and - crossbones labels can be set up throughout the nor'-west , but it ’s right to go flat to the source in the storage warehouse district of Woodinville . Locust Cider features Pacific Northwest cyder in seasonal flavors like mango and coloured cherry , all of which can be enjoyed inside its laid - back tasting room , or outside , while playing a drive out game of cornhole and enjoy solid food from a selection of food truck that transfer day by day . As if that ’s not enough reason to go , a portion of cider sales pass away to help children with hydrocephaly , a rare nous term .
The Pine Box
The Pine Box by now is more famous for its cocktail than the building ’s real story , which is surprising consider it ’s place in an old mortuary . Here , they always serve up a choice of at least two local ciders , along with cocktail , artisan beers , fancy brunch , and other delightful bites . Stop by here during the Capitol Hill Art Walk to see showcased local art .
Elemental Hard Cider
Elemental ’s goal is to make fruity cider and mimic fizz wine in a light , fruity , effervescent way . They cold - ferment Pacific Northwest apple to modernize delicacy in taste , and offer over 12 seasonal selections at any given meter , infused with smack such as acai and pomegranate .
Dragon’s Head Cider
Take the ferry to Vashon Island to sample cider from the orchard , where the apple are sourced from over 1500 tree . The Brobdingnagian demesne appeal let in wild fermented ciders , and a lusciously nappy perry as well . The tasting way is open Saturday and Sunday from 12 - 5pm .
Nashi Orchards
Nashi Orchards focuses most of its campaign on pears . All of its cider are technically “ perry , ” the pear version of hard cyder , which is becoming more and more predominant . The plantation and facilities are open for weekend visits , and it has a garden where you could make you ’re picnicking in a Renoir painting in Normandy .
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Capitol Cider
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Number 6 Cider
Beveridge Place Pub
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Hellbent Brewing Company
George and the Dragon
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Jered Perez & Kelsey Uy/Elemental Hard Cider
Courtesy of Bill Bradshaw and Nashi Orchards
