Canlis's Bowling Team; Ballard's New Brewery; More

UPPER QUEEN ANNE—Canlis recently Facebooked a snippet of an email the restaurant received regarding one of the cooler dry cleaning mixups in history: "My aunt is up from Portland, She has this Canlis Bowling Shirt. She got it from the Benson Hotel dry cleaning by mistake 25 years ago. She wears it to relax." [Facebook]

BALLARD—Suds stalker Jess Voelker says forthcoming brewery Hilliard's has an opening date of September 17. And, more importantly, an opening day taproom party from noon to 9 p.m. Go drink some tallboys of amber ale. Hilliard's beer is also making its way to bars around the city. [Seattle Met]

CHEHALIS—Washington Beer Blog says that South Park-based Baron Brewing is leaving Seattle for the more rural charms of Chehalis. The company's Pillager's Pub in Greenwood will carry on as usual and the existing brewery will be sold...hopefully to an up-and-coming brewer in the city. [WBB]

ALKI BEACH/REDONDO BEACH—The latest in boiled seafood news comes from waterfront view destination Salty's. The Alki Beach and Redondo Beach locations both have a clam boil in the works for October 6. For $25 you get some local clams get boiled up with corn, onions, potatoes and a mirepoix, a Caesar salad, bread for dipping, and a pint of Organic IPA from Portland's Hopworks Urban Brewery. Full details here. [EaterWire]

[Photo: Canlis/Facebook]