The Taphouse Grill - Downtown

1506 Sixth Avenue, Seattle
10:00pm - close Monday - Thursday
11:00pm - close Friday - Saturday
3:30pm - close Sunday

Holler: You can't really go wrong with a place that specializes in beer, can you? The Taphouse Grill in downtown Seattle claims 160 different beers on tap, along with some pretty serious food offerings, which is basically a fat alcoholic's wet dream. So, yeah, my wet dream. The bar feels slightly swanky, maybe because you have to descend a red-carpeted staircase from the street level which opens up to a restaurant with scattered tables and booths, a long, curved bar and a holy smorgasbord of interestingly designed tap handles. We arrived a little early for the happy hour (okay, two and a half hours early), so what could we do to amuse ourselves? Drink our faces off, of course.

Hoot: Correct! Our 2.5 hour pre-happy hour binge (plus one hour actual happy hour) demonstrates our dedication to find the Ultimate Seattle Late Night Happy Hour! BTW: This wasn't it. Holler, you're probably wondering why... let me tell ya: the beer was not on special, and even though the food was discounted more then 50% off of their regular price, none of what we ordered blew my fine feathery skirt up. All of the dishes we tried were seasoned the same: burn your esophagus spicy. But I digress, the beer kept us there for three and a half hours so I can't squawk too much.

Holler: True, the food tasted like it had been liberally sprayed with bear mace, and there were no drink specials. However, the beer is exceptional even if it is expensive. So much delicious dark beer. The Alaskan Perserverance Imperial Stout is blacker than tar and just as thick, but way more tasty. Do you remember trying a beer flight on a previous excursion (that's right, getting swanky!) with two porters and two stouts? Where else can you snag a beer flight? I agree that I can't recommend The Taphouse Grill for the overpriced and over-spiced happy hour, nor do I really dig the generic decor, but if you are in the mood to grab a couple of interesting brews, this place has a selection that is tough to beat.

Hoot: Agreed - I probably wouldn't sweat being there for happy hour, and I'd probably skip the food next time, but I'll be back - Arnold style. Perhaps for another beer flight?! How much did it rock to spot the Elysian Night Owl Ale? Our namesake beer! Pretty awesome and not a half-bad brew to wet one's beak. 

Happy Hour Total Tab: $37.35
Tortilla Soup $1.95
Goat Cheese Volcano $3.95
Pork Sliders $5.95
Elysian Night Owl Pumpkin Ale (2) $12.00

Bruery Autumn Maple Seasonal $7.00
Alaskan Perseverance Imperial Stout $6.50