"If you only have time to visit one Ballard brewery, make it Reuben’s. It’s a fun taproom with 24 homemade beers and plenty of long wooden tables great for day drinking with a big group. There isn’t much decor beyond a few big beer-making tanks, but their beers—like the gose and the Crikey IPA—are so good that you won’t care. There are also rotating food trucks parked outside, like Burger Planet and Now Make Me A Sandwich." - aimee rizzo