Boeing engineers Greg and Lena Anderson run the brand-new Ballard Beer Company, a taproom and beer shop serving almost exclusively local—in fact, almost exclusively Ballard—beers. As of very recently, Ballard is among the country's most brewery-filled neighborhoods, hence, the idea for a bar specializing in the neighborhood's work. BBC even has a beer made especially for them by nearby Maritime Pacific Brewing: Dead Reckoning Pale Ale. At the bar's opening party, I opted for the Imperial Session Ale from Stoup Brewing, which was like the beer equivalent of a cheerful grandma's flower garden. (Presumably the grandma is cheerful because she's wasted)...

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