We caught up with Jordan to figure out what a day in his life is like and to hear more about how it all began, what’s in his glass and what we can expect from in terms of upcoming trends and breweries. White’s job is simple: Maintain Chuck’s status as the place to go for the broadest, most exciting beer selection in Seattle. Needless to say, they keep themselves busy.Īll of this is in part due to Chuck’s General Manager, Jordan White. They’ve also started partnering with local breweries to put out collaboration beers that are available for sale in the taproom. Chuck’s also has a plethora of tap takeovers: days on which their selection features the best sours, IPAs or stouts from across the Pacific Northwest. You see, at Chuck’s, there is always something new to try, whether you’re looking for something to take home or something to enjoy on the Chuck’s patio. Though the Chuck’s staff makes running this establishment look easy, there’s a lot happening behind the scenes. As a result, Chuck’s has cemented itself as a pillar of the Pacific Northwest craft community in the four years since its founding. It’s where you go for an incredible and ever-rotating selection with dozens of beers on tap and hundreds of bottles available to go as well as knowledgeable and approachable bartenders that are eager to give recommendations on what brews simply cannot be missed. Chuck’s Hop Shop, which has two locations in the Emerald City, has gained a reputation for being the fan-favorite, no-frills watering hole and bottle shop for craft beer fanatics. “But our customers make it come alive.”Įditor's Note: This updated article was originally published in October of 2014.If you love Seattle’s craft beer scene, you love Chuck’s Hop Shop-it’s as simple as that. Shin still marvels that what could have been simple convenience stores have become community gathering places, the type of place he’s delighted to bring his daughters, Yuna and Yena. There are 54 beers on tap, plus the rest of what made the original tick. In 2015, Shin opened a second location in Seattle’s Central District, also jam-packed with young families most nights of the week and on weekends. His beer store opened as Washington became second only to California in its abundance of craft breweries (200-plus), with interest in local beer and ciders soaring. He scheduled a regular food truck visit after customers requested more than snacks to enjoy with their beer, then added more and more as the appetite for food trucks became insatiable. This community didn’t happen overnight, and Shin credits lucky timing. And, of course, there are growlers to go. It’s become the kind of casual place where you relax, bump into neighbors and happily loiter, beer in hand: just what Shin craved. Throughout each week, 10 different food trucks set up shop by the patio in the pint-sized parking lot customers of all ages line up for crepes, poke, gumbo, falafel, you name it. There’s also local Full Tilt ice cream by the scoop. He offers 39 beers on tap and 1,200 beer and cider options in bottles and cans at his original, nondescript location in Seattle’s Greenwood neighborhood, most from the Northwest and North America - where most of the awesome beers are coming from these days, he notes. “The store is basically made after my needs,” Shin joked. So in 2010, he and his wife, Yina, decided to do something about it: Chuck’s Hop Shop was born. He noticed many of his friends shared his frustration. As a new father, Chuck Shin gradually realized there were few spots in Seattle where he could grab a good brew and sit awhile with his kids in tow.
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