Saturday 5th of May 2012 05:15:08 PM

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Airways Brewing Beer & Bistro is in a fairly generic two story brick building at the front of a small office complex. The parking lot is in front and the entrance is on the side (only the small signs in the high small windows on the first floor can actually be seen from the street).

Inside is a long rectangular space. On the right is an area with wood-topped tables and large windows overlooking the courtyard with a few rhododendrons. Straight ahead is an L-shaped wooden bar with a blue wooden top and attractive tall black metal chairs with rich mahogany-colored wooden seats. A simple open kitchen is at the back. Behind the bar, the twelve taps are on one side of a small-ish aluminum refrigeration unit (implying short lines; always a good sign).

The floors are worn painted concrete. The finished ceiling has recessed lighting fixtures, and over the table area it is made from dark wood and has some attractive blue glass hanging lamps. The walls are light beige/yellow except for a couple of blueberry blue colored accent walls that match the bar top. On the wall behind the bar there is one small TV with the sound off, and a poster-sized black and white photo of an historic Alaska airline stewardess onboard an airplane. Near the entrance is a large chalkboard listing all the beers on tap with a few additional details.

There were four Airways beers (ESB, IPA, Imperial IPA, and Cascadian Dark Ale), seven more local craft beers, and a Washington cider on tap on our visit. The two IPAs and the CDA are all quite good.

The food choices are simple (flatbread pizza, panini, salads, and a couple of appetizers) but good. We enjoyed the sausage pizza we tried, and the salads looked to be quite special.

Only those over 21 are allowed here.