Now you can sip a couple local beers while waiting for your next flight: Ballard Brew Hall has just opened up in Sea-Tac Airport.
The opening is part of a major restaurant/bar and retail overhaul at the airport, with several new businesses scattered through the different concourses. The brew hall is located in Concourse D.
A glance at the menu suggests that the restaurant serves your typical pub fare, including burgers, fish and chips, and tacos. In addition to the beer list, they have several Washington wines and a few cocktails.
Unfortunately, according to the beer menu and Seattle Eater, the new eatery falls short of representing Ballard’s extensive brewery scene.
If you’re looking for Ballard-specific beers, you’ll be left wanting: the closest you’ll get is Fremont Brewing’s Sky Kraken. The only other Seattle beers we could find on the menu are from Elysian (a brewery now owned by Anheuser-Busch InBev, as Eater points out), and Pyramid, which isn’t actually locally owned either.
Other options are more regional than local, with Mac and Jack’s from Redmond, Spokane’s No-Li, and Bend’s 10 Barrel Brewing (also owned by Anheuser-Busch, however) on the menu.
There is a “Ballard Juicy IPA” on the menu, but we’re a bit suspect that it’s actually from Ballard.
So, if you need to get your Ballard beer fix before your next trip away, make sure you grab a pint before you leave the ‘hood.