![]() ![]() ![]() “Phil just ran out of ideas,” she said, laughing. Mostly, she feels honored the company bears her old nickname, she said, though she doesn’t take it too seriously. After begging him to stop when she turned 13, he dropped the “butt” and she’s been “Scuttle” ever since. Born to a Navy family in Norfolk, Virginia, Cynthia Bannan’s father gave her the nickname because her impending birth had been the scuttlebutt, or gossip, of the base. She’s the “Scuttlebutt” of the enterprise. “I’d seen an article about home brewing and I said, ‘Hey, that looks like fun,’” Bannan said. That family business, which today employs about 75 people, started with a home-brewing kit Bannan’s wife bought him in 1990. Said Cattle, “He’s contributed significantly to the community through his public service, and he’s built a great family business.” “Phil is such a terrific gentleman and a good person, I’m really glad he was chosen Entrepreneur of the Year,” Langus said. Others agreed, including Langus and Port of Everett attorney Brad Cattle. “I just think he’s as good as you’ve got in Everett,” Lane said. “He’s a self-starter, he’s loyal and he has vision,” Lane said.Īdd to that a willingness to do whatever needs to be done - whether it be sweeping the floor or hefting beer kegs - as well as a propensity to think things through before taking action, and it’s clear Bannan is the right guy for Entrepreneur of the Year, he said. said.Ĭar dealership owner Dwayne Lane, a regular at the restaurant, said he has a lot of respect for Bannan. His father is a very smart man and a good sounding board, Phil Jr. He and his wife have four grown children: Maggie, twins Judy and Janet and son, Phil Jr., who manages the restaurant. If you make it out to Seattle, I hope you get a chance to check out these Pike Place Market breweries.These days Bannan, 75, owns a microbrewery near downtown Everett and a restaurant on the waterfront. Great sight seeing, seafood, and craft beer. I really enjoyed my couple of days in Seattle. National Beer Lover's Day was a great way to meet a new friend! It was so much fun getting to meet Kelly! This was the first time I ever met a Twitter friend in another city. We quickly introduced ourselves as my wife came up thinking we had known each other for years. When I realized it was them, I jumped up from my bar stool and headed over. I looked up from across the bar and there Kelly was with Michael. Oh so you are wondering what happened with We tweeted back and forth all afternoon. Some Pumpkin beers come up flat on taste, not this one! This Pumpkin Ale has so much flavor! I really loved the generous amount of spice in this ale. My favorite was the Pike Harlot's Harvest. Big, bold, voluptuous burst of caramel & molasses with a smooth sweetness and the boldness of a monastic style double ale. Pike Harlot's Harvest - Spiced Pumpkin Ale. A biscuity golden ale hopped with Yakima Valley Hops. A delicious collaboration brew from Pike made with superb honey from Salish Lodge & Spa's apiary. Unique golden India Pale Ale with assertive hop character and floral notes brewed with four varieties of aroma and flavoring hops from the Yakima Valley. Come to find out, I wasn't the only one trying some of the Seattle breweries on National Beer Lover's Day, so was More to come on this. ![]() The menu that day had several other IPAs that looked very interesting including a Red IPA but there was still one more place to go on this National Beer Lover's Day. This was a solid IPA with a nice citrus flavor. I like the name of the beer but didn't have time to find out the story on how it was named. This IPA had a very nice hop profile of Simcoe, Mosaic, Citra and Hop 438. The beer that I tried was a dry hopped IPA called Pretty Little Liar. As you are doing so, you can also see the beer being brewed which is awesome! No flights which is a bummer for someone that is from out of town like me. You walk into a narrow passageway of tables that leads you to the place you can order your beer. The opening into the brewery is a garage door. Cloudburst has an interesting atmosphere. What should have been a 5 minute walk from our hotel took us nearly 30 minutes to find the taproom. I asked a couple of local people and they got us closer to the taproom. ![]()
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