I'm on board with Chicago, Wisconsin and Oregon, but let's not leave out Seattle. Like Portland, it is the home to numerous micro-breweries, and the corner pub is definitely a feature of every neighborhood, including Capitol Hill, Queen Anne, Belltown, and Fremont. Seattle is definitely a city where the pub crawl is alive and well. Many have amazing food - in the so called gastropubs - and many are very family-friendly. There are toys or a play area on one side and tables for the parents to spy on the kids while enjoying their pints. Please add my $0.02 for Seattle.

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