Julien in Town

One of my simple pleasures is buying weird beers from the discount bin at Total Wine.

Our French friend Julien from St. Louis was in town and we took them to a couple bars that we like. We like Navy Strength.

All I do is win win win no matter what.

Seattle Bar Hop

Kirkland is nice but I spend so much time there I need a trip to Seattle now and then to keep things fresh.

Cloudburst Brewing is a great brewery, though they lean way too hard on IPAs if you ask me.

Belltown Provisions had a fun, moody interior and classy cocktails concoctions.

I went with the 

Sylvan

Clean, crisp, alpine herbs

St. George Terroir gin, Dolin Blanc, Génépy, sage, Scarborough bitters

We sat by the window and were treated to a hobo soap opera that even had an episode where the paramedics came.

Next we tried Navy Strength, which is sort of a tiki bar.

This place had a really fun cocktail menu too.

I tried a

Butuan City Soundtrack

A bourbon slowjam that'll make you sing. Mango, toasty rice, and kalamansi harmonize