#2109 #S1120 - Populuxe Brewing - 3/16/2013

Update: Populuxe closed December 23, 2020, citing COVID-19, their landlord, and "the city's inability to support small business."

Populuxe Brewing sits behind the doors of a bright blue facade and atomic logo, which make it look a bit like a UFO cult headquarters in the middle of a Ballard warehouse district. Inside is a cinder block tasting room, with Narboo paintings, bowls of peanuts, and three to six choices of mostly hoppy, northwest style microbrews. A hallway leads out the back to a modest patio, with picnic tables and wooden barrels for bar tables. The whole place has a vibe of family barbecue, with babies in strollers, cornhole games, and dogs loping about. It should be a particularly comfortable place to catch a beer on sunny Sunday afternoons.

826B NW 49th St, Seattle, WA 98107 - (206) 706-3400
Est. March 8, 2013 - Building constructed: 1960
Previous bars in this location: None known
Web site: populuxebrewing.com - facebook  
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