I didn’t do any flights on my recent visits to Ghostfish and Schooner Exact brewing.  I had been to both just prior to joining WABL. I actually ended up there because it was a holiday Monday and for whatever reason, lots of places were closed.

I actually do like both of these breweries.  Ghostfish is very interesting in that everything is gluten free.  I generally don’t like gluten free beer (Greene’s is an exception) as the beers often taste odd. The beers at Ghostfish are actually quite good and I order them out regularly. Their pale ale is my favorite as it has an interesting nutty flavor.  I actually had a few of them last summer while seeing Barenaked Ladies at Marymoor park in Redmond. I even got the lady behind me to give one a try.  I am also a fan of the grapefruit IPA. On this occasion, I had the Shrouded Summit Wit which is herbal and citrusy.  You wouldn’t really know this wit is gluten free unless someone told you.

Ghostfish has also added food–all gluten free.  We did the vegetable nachos which were very good. I was surprised at the array of vegetables which included sweet potato.  The pizzas looked quite good. I am going to have to go back and give them a try.

After Ghostfish, I headed about a mile down the road to Schooner Exact.  This brewery also has quite good food. I didn’t eat on this trip but have in the past.  The first time I ended up here was after a baseball game as it was listed in a magazine article as a great brewery near a baseball stadium. If you see this article, it is a great brewery but a good 2 miles from the stadium. On my first occasion, I walked. I will probably never do that again. However, that was how I found Ghostfish too.

The beers here are always good and true to style.  Many of the local restaurants carry their beers so I decided to have something a little different and tried the Evergreen IPA. Not quite as piney as I had hoped, it was still a very good IPA.

If you are gluten free, I highly recommend Ghostfish and, for everyone else, Schooner Exact is always a great bet. If you visit them on a weekend, it also a great place to spend a few hours as there are several small urban wineries located within the same shopping center. Have lunch and a beer at Schooner then visit a winery or two.