Asgard Tavern

How has this place been here for a year and I’ve missed it all these many walking months? Probably just as well as if I added it to the über-​local beer crawl in that block, I’d never make it anywhere after them.
We practically had the place to ourselves for last Sunday’s game, which was great as we had front row seats and the complete attention of the bartender, but somewhat sad as there is no reason I can think of that more people aren’t hitting his place up for 1) the great brews, diverse in flavor and styles, and 2) the great service. Maybe it’s that there isn’t really much snack-​wise, but probably because if you aren’t tweaking your head in just the right direction, you’ll miss them.
So if you haven’t yet found them, make it your next weekends quest (quickly before the fantastic harvest seasonal brew is all gone).

Driving by, we saw a sign for Asgard Tavern, and obviously had to drop by, based on the name alone. The place is small and dimly lit, and the crowd there was quiet and much older — guessing they’re locals/​regulars?
We went with a taster of all their beers on tap, although not all of them were advertised on their wall of beer.
SOURS.
I’m normally not a fan at all, but their sour brew wasn’t bad at all, almost like an overly fermented cider. Very drinkable.
Nothing else was quite memorable, I’m afraid. I like the idea, and the theme, but the buck stops there, unfortunately.

I have had several beers from Odin Brewing at the store and always loved their regular, staple beers. I wanted to go to their tap room but trying to understand where one was was a bit hard to grasp. The brewery itself is located in the South Park neighborhood where there they are not set up to receive guests in a taproom setting. Another time I thought they were going to open a taproom through another place near Bellevue but it all seemed like speculative planning and I never really knew if this happened or not.
So I was very excited to see that Odin Brewing had a taproom in Fremont!
I was in the area and they were open so I ducked in and got a French Saison which was excellent!
As the name implies to both the taproom and the brewery name it all seemed very Norse which was great!
I look forward to hitting this place up again, especially since it is near another brewery which just happens to be one of my favorites in Seattle!

I came here with my friend because he’s really into their beer. Seems like a really cool place, really nice service, he really enjoyed the beer. I will say however that the inside seating is really hot and there’s limited outside seating so come prepared for that. No air-​conditioning :-(

The setting is low-​key and friendly. The choices are good, and next time I will try the mead.
$ 1.50 for a 4-​ounce glass is a great way to try a new beer. Fremont Brewing, down the street, charged us $ 3 for a 5-​ounce glass.
The Odin’s Gift Amber was decent but nothing special. The oak-​aged stout was nice, but it’s hard to pick out the oak component in this type of beer.
Neither beer was worthy of a second glass. I want to have a beer from one of the many breweries in Fremont/​Ballard that demands I have an encore.
Next time I think I will try the mead. Overall, the Asgard tavern from Odin Brewing is a nice place.

The sign out on the sidewalk caught our eye.
The name alone sold us, especially being fans of «Vikings» and such. (They do screenings of the show here, for crying out loud! How I wish we lived in the area to be able to attend those and have good, quality beer whilst someone gets blood eagle’d or takes an axe to the face!)
But I’m getting ahead of myself…
Anyway, we were actually on our way to pick up a bottle of Ommegang’s Fire and Blood at BevMo before they sold out, and the black sign with «ASGARD TASTING ROOM» emblazoned upon it made us quickly park the car and skip on down to check it out.
Bran and I each ordered a sampler and wound up tipsy. Yes, off a SAMPLER. The Thor Equinox unexpected kicked our asses, what with our empty stomachs.
So, not wanting to jump back in the car right away, we ended up talking with the bearded man behind the counter and the two other guys drinking. The one working there was quite knowledgeable about brews (as I’d expect he would be) and the others made for great conversation of things to see while we’re in the area. They occasionally fed off the meat sticks in a jar, purchasing them as they’d go. The Asgard Tasting Room doesn’t serve food, but they do sell Bavarian Meats dried sticks, which the Odin Brewing employee said was the «best meat [he’d] had in [his] mouth.» And yeah, they were quite good.
We’re really looking forward to hitting up the Asgard Tasting Room again when we’re up there later this year. Good people, good drinks. It’s pretty solid all around.

There are not very many places where you can get mead in Seattle, or anywhere really! Asgard Tavern offers a tasty mead at a 19% alcohol rating! Yoazha! If you have never had mead before: A) You are seriously missing out, B) Get to the testing room and drink some mead!
The tasting room is literately steps off of the Burke Gilman trail very close to the intersection of 34^th and Stoneway. It can be easy to miss, I do not recall seeing any signage facing 34^th; nor do I recall seeing any sidewalk signage.
No happy hour. Boo.
Dogs are welcomed to the outdoor seating area; small, but not shaded, there are two large picnic style tables.
The beer is excellent. The limited edition beers are interesting, and they truly are limited. My favorites are Odin’s Gift, a 4% amber, the Sigrun, a 6.1% pale-​ale, and of course the mead.
I would like to give Asgard five stars, however the service is hit or miss. When a place is named/​advertised as a tasting room, I expect the bartender to be knowledgeable about the beer that is being served, which is not always the case. I like the social aspect of sitting at the bar. But when the bartender is surfing on the internet it tends to radically cut down on the overall sociability of the bar and it’s patrons. The bartender should be up-​selling and making people feel welcomed, not on-​line shopping.

So far, my favorite stop in Seattle.
Asgard is the Odin brewing tasting room and is located right next to the water. Their beers were very good. I especially enjoyed the Odin’s gift and the stout.
The atmosphere was great– small, friendly, welcoming tasting room with a small outdoor patio. They were playing bluegrass when we went (love me some bluegrass). They don’t serve food, but they do have a list of places that deliver and they suggest beer pairings for each type of food.

The beers are all tasty. We got a couple of samplers to try everything on the menu and then added their 2 off menu beers. Per my preference, ask for the sour or Thor’s Equinox. My faves!
The service is also really a maker. The girl at the bar is super friendly and the brewer that we spoke to was super chill.
You can get food delivered to bar. BBQ, sushi, & Indian plus a couple of others.