The Beer Authority

Always rare beers on tap. Burc tries to remember every customer. My favorite watering hole in Seattle. Hands down. Give it a try.
No food, so bring food or order delivery.
There are tons of bottles for sale that lots are hard to find. Can always find something new and unique.

The owner is probably one of the friendliest guys I’ve met! Awesome service, great beer selection. We will be back for sure.

Burc laid some knowledge about open vat sours, the use of stainless vs barrels, and old married couples on me. Awesome.
There was a game of battleship. I won. Excellent.
There’s all the different beers. Some are in bottles.
I loved in there. Thanks!

Can’t believe i haven’t written a review yet. Burc, and the rest are great. The beer selection, both on tap, and bottled, is nearly unparalleled. Sure, Total Wine, BevMo, and the like, have ‘more’, but they lack 2 things that set the Beer Authority apart.
1) Customer service (decent, but flighty, at most of these booze walmarts)
2) Knowledgeable staff that interact with the distributors AND the customers. If the staff only knows one side of the story, they can’t be as fully informed as the staff here IS.
3) I’m bad at lists
4) staff that drinks the product they sell. I asked 4 times at total wine a few weeks ago, when filling a growler, what this beer or that tasted like, or about the hops used, etc… 4 pitches, 4 strikes (?).
5) I’m bad at counting

Cave believe i haven’t written a review yet. Burc, and the rest are great. The beer selection, both on tap, and bottled, is nearly unparalleled. Sure, Total Wine, BevMo, and the like, have ‘more’, but they lack 2 things that set the Beer Authority apart.
1) Customer service (decent, but flighty, at most of these booze walmarts)
2) Knowledgeable staff that interact with the distributors AND the customers. If the staff only knows one side of the story, they can’t be as fully informed as the staff here IS.
3) I’m bad at lists
4) staff that drinks the product they sell. I asked 4 times at total wine a few weeks ago, when filling a growler, what this beer or that tasted like, or about the hips used. 4 pitches, 4 strikes (?).
5) I’m bad at counting

The Beer Authority is a great little hole in the wall that you could completely miss unless you happen to be walking down Lake City Way. This place has refrigerators that line one side of the bar, packed with a wide selection of beers as well as beers on tap — great for beer connoisseurs looking to taste something new. The best thing about Beer Authority is that they allow dogs and love having them there! There are games and plenty of space. Additionally there are two TVs so you can watch Sounders or Seahawks games. Check it out!

Good selection on their rotating taps but service varies pretty wildly.
If the owner doesn’t like you he won’t bother to hide it.

I have been going to the Beer Authority since Barry first opened it a few years ago, before they had taps (they were just a bottle shop at the time), and made a point to go to the weekly tastings Barry would hold. Burc bought it a couple of years later (Burc was a semi-​regular at the place before, being the Oscar Blues rep), and did a major upgrade to the place shortly after. The new space (well, it’s not so new now) was really needed (the old was far too cramped and oddly shaped) and it’s a really nice place to hang out. The bar staff are always helpful, and having 400 some beers to chose from, to crack there or take home, along with a usually strong selection of a dozen taps, makes this my favorite neighborhood haunt.

Obviously I’ve been back many more times. Still good. Burc is the man. Great clientele and lots of engaging events like Brewers Nights, Trivia Nights, or potlucks. I love the outdoor patio. I just can’t say enough good things about this place.

I love this place! This is a great bar if you love beer, enjoy sports, or just want to hangout with some cool people and have a good time. The owner, Burc, is hilarious and really goes out of his way to get to know you and remember your name. The rest of the staff: Laurie, Jen, etc. are all awesome as well. Everyone is extremely knowledgeable about beer, but not in a hoity-​toity way — they want to share their knowledge with you and expand your tastes. I don’t stop by nearly as much as I used to (moved recently), but whenever I’m nearby, I have to stop by for a pint and a little bottle-​shopping. I would recommend this place to anyone!

Great neighborhood pub full of friendly zymurgists! :-)
The owner is very knowledgeable and willing to make recommendations. No food, but you can order in or bring your own. The bartenders make you feel like family and we LOVE the mug club!

Great spot that is dog friendly. Lots of variety on tap and the service is great.

Super friendly staff, all the customers are happy to be here and it shows. Great beers, patio and games. It quickly became a favorite of mine!

Massive selection, I am a fan of sours, and have a difficult time finding a good sour, let alone on tap. but this place always has what I am looking for. The staff and customers are all so great, and, dogs are allowed! lots of fun.

This place is basically Cheers of Lake City Way. A place where everybody knows your name. Seriously, I moved into the apartments above in September and the owner, Burk, knew my name after visiting twice. The selection cannot be beat. The staff is knowledgeable and honest. After visiting a few times with the same bar tender they know what you like and don’t like and can make a great new recommendation. They have a note card system so that if you get to 100 beers you get a customized mug! Sure there is no food, but Gyro Hut is right next door, and that is delicious! Also the prices are always in whole dollars and not expensive, making it easy to pay in cash.

Once again, an excellent visit. Beer Authority has a ton of great beer. We used a Groupon to get some great stuff including Space Dust, Hop Diggity and Epic Imperial IPA. We also got a growler full of Fort George Three Row IPA. The service was great and everyone in the store seems to constantly be in a good mood (odd for Western Washington). Maybe it’s the beer?

Just tried this place for the first time last Friday for the Hawks game. Walked in and immediately was greeted. Such friendly people who work there and the owner really knows his beer and his clientele. Definitely somewhere to check out around the Northgate/​Lake City area.

Very knowledgeable, helpful staff. Lots of hard to find beers. Great place to meet up for a drink and hang out with friends. No food, but, they more than make up for it by providing menus and recommendations for local take out places, and letting you bring in whatever.

This place has hands-​down the best service of any restaurant or bar I have ever been to. The beers are all delicious, they host regular events that are all fun, and they treat you with respect and kindness. Whenever I have friends from out of town come visit, I recommend they visit Beer Authority first

What a fun place! An ever-​changing rotation of beers on tap! Very friendly! Great crowd, and dog friendly!

Incredibly friendly staff and patrons. Great selection on tap and for purchase. This place felt like a modern day Cheers-​greeting people as they walked in, celebrations for patrons earning their personalized beer mug…
Can’t wait to go back!

This is my go-​to beer place.
The people who work here are great. Burc runs the place and he’s hilarious and very knowledgeable.
Rotating taps with something for everyone and a really great selection of bottles and cans to go.
My favorite Lake City Way hangout for sure.

Excellent selection of beers on tap, changes daily. They always have at least one cider on tap, and anything in the cold cases you can purchase and drink there was well for a nominal pour fee. No food is served but you are welcome to bring food in. Lots of seating at the bar and tables, and they have a pool table as well. There is also a small patio seating area. Dogs are welcome.
This is my favorite spot to come try a new beer and hang out to chat, or watch some football.

I like this place. I have reviewed it before but apparently they changed locations. They have around 15 beers on tap from different micro-​breweries in the area as well as far away. They have a HUGE selection of bottled beers from anywhere you could think of.
My friend got a Groupon here for $ 25 to spend $ 50 for 4 people. That wasn’t too hard to accomplish… especially on my Birthday! Now that I think of it I should have asked for a free B-​day beer! ;)
Great hang out spot. Fun chalkboard tables… outdoor seating… a couch… TV, games. What more could you ask for?
Maybe food! :)

This is not the tony upmarket beer spot. This is the spot where you can hang out and be goofy and drink great beer. It’s a bit of a neighborhood hang maybe even more than it is a craft beer mecca, though all the pieces are here to make it fully solid as a craft beer spot. It’s just that the vibe of regulars trumps the beer nerd vibe. It’s great that beer bars are now starting to morph into other places rather than all trying to project that same tight focus on only the beer – since bars always develop their own personality over time, anyway.
It’s on LCW, which means parking is a bit of a hassle, but it also means there are quite a few decent places to eat around here lately. That combines well with a night of drinking. There’s even a great big brewery across the street that’s pulling in bumper crops of hungry local families. TBA seems to pick up everybody who’s not clamoring for the family vibe across the way.
There’s a patio outside where you can sit and relax, and there are plenty of booths and stools inside. There are coolers, and there’s a great tap lineup with about a dozen faucets, maybe more. The staff hustles and bustles, and they have a lot going on besides just the beer. There’s trivia, foosball, all kinds of stuff happening that not too many other beer bars offer, but feels very familiar in a neighborhood corner spot. It’s a great hybrid.