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You can expect a curated craft beer experience of the best brewing the Northwest has to offer when visiting the Side Hustle Local in Bothell or Kirkland.

Among their rotating 24 taps, one beer consistently steals the spotlight for Hazy IPA fans: Goofy Boots.

The Hazy Heavyweight: Goofy Boots

While Side Hustle Local produces incredible local favorites like Sudo and Vicious Mockery, they also pride themselves on bringing in world-class guests. Goofy Boots is the flagship Juicy IPA from Penrose Brewing, and it has become a staple at Side Hustle Local because it represents the gold standard of the Hazy style.

Why It’s Famous

This isn't just another juice bomb. Goofy Boots is a decorated champion with a serious pedigree:

- Gold Medal Winner – 2020 Great American Beer Festival (Juicy or Hazy Strong Pale Ale) - Bronze Medal Winner – 2019 Great American Beer Festival Tasting Notes: A Circus of Flavor

Goofy Boots is billed as a "Midwest IPA," which means it strikes a perfect balance; it’s not as bone-dry as a West Coast IPA, but it has a more refined bitterness than your average "milkshake" NEIPA.

- The Pour: A glowing, opaque golden-yellow with a thick, pillowy white head. - Aroma: An immediate explosion of pineapple, guava, and candied lime. - The Palate: It’s incredibly "juicy" without being cloying. You’ll pick up notes of ripe peach and dried mango swinging across the palate. - The Finish: It lands on a soft, pillowy wheat finish with just enough hop bite to keep you coming back for another sip. The Side Hustle Local Experience

What makes drinking Goofy Boots at Side Hustle Local special is the environment. Unlike many industrial taprooms, Side Hustle Local focuses on comfort; think cushy barstools, historic decor, and a "speakeasy" vibe inspired by PNW bootlegging history.

Perfect Pairings

At the Bothell location, the European fusion menu offers some killer food pairings for a bold Hazy IPA:

- The Spicy Sando: The tropical fruit notes in the beer cut through the heat of their house-made spicy sauces. - Focaccia Pizza (Focizza): The pillowy wheat finish of the beer complements their hand-made, airy focaccia crust perfectly. How to Get It

Goofy Boots is a frequent flyer on the Side Hustle Local tap list, but because they rotate their 24 taps constantly to ensure "brewery-fresh" quality, it’s always a good idea to check their live digital board before you head in.

I only got one good shot in Shoreline (Washington State) because my phone battery was dying on me after being overwhelmed with the turnout in Bothell (Washington State) being too large to photograph together and also overloading the cell towers.

The crowd is about the same on both sides of the street and also down (State Highway) 104/205th NE. Count was solidly over 1000 people.

Bothell turnout was similarly sized That's not something I've ever seen in Bothell, before. Somebody who lived there told me that their normal biggest event is 4th of July and this was bigger.

Here are some Bothell panoramas but I couldn't photograph it all, it was too big and went too many places

It won't mean anything to most of you but the crowd went all the way to the old trestle bridge past downtown to the east, and there were people on that bridge, too.

Said bridge (it filled up more later):

1979 mobile home in 55+ gated community