At Ounces Taproom and Beer Garden, hundreds showed up for a West Seattle Bridge reopening celebration on Saturday. Customers enjoyed music, a pop-up market, food vendors and family-friendly fun while toasting the long-awaited reopening. FOX13
, joking that it was very hard to escape during the more than 900 days that the bridge has been closed. reopening was a long time in comingOunces Taproom owner Andrew Trujillo says he's throwing a weekend-long party that everyone, including families, can enjoy. friendly, and two days of celebration," said Trujillo.
Customers at the beer garden were also drinking a specially released brew called "Reunited IPA". The draft beer was the result of a collaboration by bars and breweries as a"I’m thrilled to go back to my 15 minutes commute. I’ve gotten into podcasts to pass the time, but it’s been really frustrating to add 2 hours to my day," said Solrush.
Less than a mile away, at Pecos Pit BBQ, employees were excited to welcome in new and returning customers. The celebration wraps up at 9:30 pm at Ounces Taproom Saturday. The beer garden and taproom will again open for more revelry starting at noon Sunday.
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