From the I-5

When I was a kid, my family would make treks north from Portland. And I soon would learn that when we got to Tumwater near Olympia that you could dogleg right around the Sound to go to Seattle or head left towards Hood Canal and eventually Port Angeles and Victoria BC. And there was a physical marker that would herald that turn.

The large Olympia Brewery complex.

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And now there is hope that the long shuttered brewery to become vital again.  It would be great to drive by and smell hops and see craft beer activity from the I-5 freeway.

Skep n Skein

Olympia Washington was a great beer town. A certain roly-poly cartoon bear made sure of it. Now it is building back up again and a great place to visit is Skep n Skein.

A beer bar with a side focus on mead. Mead that they make! Hence the technical term in the first half of the name. A skep is a vital part of the mead making process. Skein, well that’s a knitting thing. (I think)