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whereandback.bsky.social
Ben Keene
@whereandback.bsky.social
Parenting, hiking, beer writing & marketing, not always in that order. Authored The Great Northeast Brewery Tour & Best Hikes Near NYC. He/him.
📍 Seattle, WA
And now I want to know more!
November 20, 2025 at 7:24 PM
I don't know that Washington has something quite like it, but MOHAI does have a sizable number of photos, paintings, and artifacts related to beer and brewing in Seattle.
November 20, 2025 at 7:18 PM
Wow, really? That's a neat connection.
November 20, 2025 at 7:11 PM
But I fear that despite the brewery's optimistic tone on social media ("This is not the end, it's just a new chapter."), we will soon be reading Pike's last chapter. And when it goes, I'm afraid a lot of brewing history will go with it. Maybe @mohaiseattle.bsky.social can save some of the artifacts?
November 20, 2025 at 6:36 PM
Thanks, I need to give that a try. A good reason to pay Bizarre another visit!
November 19, 2025 at 1:44 PM
It's time.
November 16, 2025 at 11:31 PM
Can't go wrong with Hogshead!
November 9, 2025 at 1:45 AM
Talking to other people?!? Gasp. 🙃
November 8, 2025 at 2:33 AM
Guess again.
November 7, 2025 at 10:53 PM
Ha, yes!
November 7, 2025 at 10:49 PM
Whoa. Poetically expressed and completely unique, each.
November 6, 2025 at 11:01 PM
Love this place, but didn't know how much Baltimore history it held. I included it in my book on brewery tourism that was published (checks notes) 11 years ago now!
November 6, 2025 at 5:56 PM
Wasn't it? Just pure fire.
November 5, 2025 at 6:37 PM
You can find examples of #pumpkinbeer here in Seattle, but if you don't want something brewed by AB-InBev, you have to hunt around. This year I'm really enjoying Ravenna Brewing's Hello Gourdgeous. The spice level is just right, and while it starts sweet, a semi-dry finish adds to its drinkability.
October 25, 2025 at 6:50 PM
Presumably you would pair this with a burger-flavored beer then?
October 22, 2025 at 4:26 PM
Love the apparently homemade "Probably one of the best pubs in England" sign behind the bar.
October 22, 2025 at 4:19 PM
Precisely!
October 21, 2025 at 1:44 AM