Hey
Lognar, How bout a trip report? We like those in the Northwest.
Ok ok...
Unfortunately, I didn't hit a lot of local food joints due to location, time constraints, and our vendor paying for lunch and dinner most days.
Sunday - Dinner at the Flying Goat. Had "The Kiernan" and Maui Coconut Porter. Pizza was fantastic, but not so much the beer. Bought a Flying Goat mug for dat #localglassware.
Monday - HuHot for lunch. Damn good Mongolian joint, but then again again I'm a sucker for a bunch of food bits mixed together on a plate.
Manito Tap House with
SaltyMalty and
tennispl. Highlight of the trip for me! Great food, amazing place, and excellent people! The staff was awesome at Manito.
SaltyMalty brought gifts for
tennispl and I, and
SaltyMalty and
tennispl brought beers to share with myself and the staff at Manito. I had Bale Breaker Topcutter and damn son! Zombie Dust better watch its back. Srs.
SaltyMalty gave me a lift back to my hotel and stopped at a few bottle shops on the way and I was able to score a huge want with Ninkasi Critical Hit Barleywine (I love nerdy D&D themed beer labels).
Tuesday - Flaming Joes for lunch. Wasabi Wings were my jam. Would bang again. Also hit up Total Wine, Bottles, and Enoteca in the afternoon. Total haul was: Midnight Sun Fallen Angel, Avery Demons of Ale set, Fremont KDS, Epic Big Bad Baptist, and some Bale Breaker Top Cutter. I had to limit myself because A) I could have gone crazy B) suitcase space and C) I am swapping boxes with
tennispl this week. Sorry
tennispl is you were sending me duplicates of any of the beers I picked up (don't tell me if you did), but trust me that I won't mind doubles of any of these for sure.
Wednesday - Irish pub on Sprague for lunch. I reubened and it was pretty good. The bread and corned beef were fantastic! Dinner with the vendor I was meeting with at Twigs - I had the Cordon Bleu pizza, a Manhattan, and Laphroaig 10 for desert. Pizza was very hnnnnnggggx10 but Manhattan was meh.
All in all, I really loved the Spokane area. It was wonderful to meet up with William and Peter. The beer shelves in Spokane were crazy! Sucaba, Double DBA, and XVII just turding it up all over the place. Again, Bale Break Topcutter was a definite surprise and is an unbelievably good IPA.
One regret was missing out on getting to Selkirk Abbey, but they close at 7 every day and there just wasn't time to make it over. Would have loved to have grabbed a flight (everything sounded amazing) and some glassware. I regret not grabbing a few bombers at Total Wine now. :-(
Not the most exciting trip, I know, but Manito with William and Peter really made the trip for me. Thanks guys for the evening, the hospitality, and the generousity!