My favorite Seattle brewery of the last several years is the Machine House. They make flavorful English style ales at low enough ABV that I can drink more than

My favorite Seattle brewery of the last several years is the Machine House. They make flavorful English style ales at low enough ABV that I can drink more than two of them without hating myself. I will say that I used to genuinely love IPAs, but I think that the author is right that they used to be more balanced. Also, I've started to have something of an adverse reaction to very hoppy beers, namely a dull ache centered around my brainstem. This is after an otherwise small amount of alchohol (more alcohol with low / no hops doesn't produce the same effect). EDIT: More delightful than any of the local beers, is the advent of Westland Distillery, whose peated single malt is delicious.