Rodney Hines Is Tapped into Seattle's Beer Scene

A Black woman in sensible sneakers sits at the counter, engrossed in her laptop, sipping an IPA. Nearby, two dads are deep in a planning session for the soccer team they coach, schooners of dark beer in hand. Three of the taproom’s long tables are reserved for a birthday party.

On its opening day in June, Métier Brewing Company’s new Cherry Street taproom instantly became a vital neighborhood hub. And not just any neighborhood. The Central District has but a handful of places that offer equal community to longtime members of the historically Black neighborhood and a tide of newer occupants.

“There’s this sort of waiting energy”

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