Bay Street Ale House

I love walking into a place that feels like home. A buddy and I went to play a little golf down in the Seattle area and decided to play in Bremerton at gold mountain. So after a ferry ride and a few more miles of driving we ended up at our hotel in Port Orchard on the other side of the bay from Bremerton. Once checked in we asked what's open as it was after 10pm and they were the only choice. So we headed on over, as we walked in we were the only people in and they looked like they were going to close. We asked if we could get some food, and were told the kitchen was just closed but they would make us a pizza if we ordered quickly. Then we ordered a round of beers. This place has a tap handle from every beer they have ever poured attached tom the roof, it was well into the high hundreds. They only pour Pacific Northwest produced beers & Guinesss on a roatating basis of what's new and cool. I startEd with a pikes kilt lifter quite nice a good start. I then had a spring reign from Ninkasi brewing a very nice beer that is perfect for a cool evening or a warm afternoon. Followed by a great IPA from diamond knot that was as good of an west coast IPA as I've had lately. They didn't have any when we were there but if your beer doesn't have enough hops in it they will give you some hop buds to dry hop your beer while you drink it. I don't see how this will add muck more flavor but it's worth a try.


What the Bay St Ale House lacked in outward appearance it made up for in personable service, really good pizza and an amazing beer selection. I would put this on my list anytime I head over into the west side of Seattle again.

P.s.
If you take the ferry from Bremerton back to Seattle they serve Red Hook ESB on board, great for the drinking and driving laws, but good for the beer drinkers.