Entries from Seattlest tagged with 'stumblingmonk'
April 30, 2008
All About Beer Magazine recently came out with this list of their idea of the 125 best places in the world to have a beer. There are many worthy places on there for sure. But lists like these won't make everyone entirely happy. Here are a few things that stuck out: 1) Of course, the lack of Seattle/Washington places. Stumbling Monk is awesome, but to have that included as the only Seattle place (barely......
Continue Reading "125 Best Places to Have a Beer Before You Die"February 28, 2008
What's so great about the Stumbling Monk? The Monk isn't fancy. It's not stocked with 400 different bottles of beer. In fact, they don't have much more than 10 taps of beer. They don't have food. We're not sure we've ever heard music in there. Yet, it manages to be one of our favorite places to grab a pint in the city. Located near the Starbucks on Olive Way in Capitol Hill, the Monk......
Continue Reading "Seattlest Beer Spots: Stumbling Monk"October 31, 2007
Have you heard of cask beer, but maybe avoided it because you think it is supposed to be served warm and flat? Well, you need to find out what you're missing. Cask-conditioned beer, often referred to as 'real ale', is brewed from only traditional ingredients and allowed to mature naturally. The unfiltered, unpasteurised beer still contains live yeast, which continues conditioning the beer in the cask (known as 'secondary fermentation'); this process creates a......
Continue Reading "Cask Beer - Not Flat Beer"August 10, 2007
Um, we are not so sure this is a good idea.....but, Uber Tavern up on Aurora is hosting a "pub crawl by bike" this Sunday, August 12. Actually, hell yeah it is a good idea. Just WEAR A HELMET, please. If you can make 11 (all awesome) bars in 1 day on a bike, kudos. From Uber's email: Starting time? 1pm at Uber Tavern (we will open 2 hours early for the occasion) How......
Continue Reading "Seattle Beer Tour by Bike - Wear a Helmet"