Above: Chuck Shin with a fraction of the inventory at his Seward Park location.
Like so many new parents, Chuck Shin just wanted a beer.
Before he was an industry tastemaker—before IPA lovers around town started wearing hoodies that sport an illustration of his face—Chuck Shin co-owned a chain of optical shops. He wore a suit and tie every day.
In his off hours, Shin was really into craft beer. After his youngest daughter, Yena, was born in 2009, he spent a stint as a stay-at-home dad, a status that made it hard to access Seattle’s handful of specialty beer bars or bottle shops. Those places didn’t admit minors. Not even
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