Just hours after we visited The Best of Hands Brewery and Barrelhouse, looking ahead to its Friday grand opening (here’s our story from last night), the iconic cow has reappeared atop the 35th/Webster building. Thanks to the readers who tipped us! The Best of Hands website tells the cow’s backstory. (When the brewers took over the former John’s Corner Deli building, they promised it would stay, but it went out of view last spring because of the remodeling.)
So glad to see this finally opening. So glad to see the cow back! Thank you Best of Hands! We’ll be there
Ha Ha..that poor cow has been tipped so many times..thought hed just gotten tired og it and would never come back!!
I just drove by and spotted “Merriam!” 🐮 Saison’s are in my wheel house. I can’t wait for the official opening. Yay!
I remember the Senior prank at Sealth HS involved stealing this cow. Obviously, they got it back but I’m curious about what the story is on that aspect?
HA! i believe it was the class of 82 that did it, my senior year. i was NOT involved but it became a folklore story for decades
@RC, some other teens stole it last year and damaged it in the process. They had just finished repainting it, and then had to repair and repaint again. All while trying to get their business open.
So mooving to see how a neighborhood can join together for the love of a cow.
When I first mooved to Seattle, I lived next door to that cow! Glad it’s back!
I was so pleased to see the cow back, as I drove by yesterday. My (now middle schooler) son used to shout “cow on top of building, moo!” every time he saw it when he was little. So many memories and an icon of West Seattle.
I go it stop by and check out the beer 🍻 also the cow , who else it’s going?
I think the Cow was a holdover from when the store was known at Bee’s market and her husband was a butcher; It was a combination neighborhood store and butcher….Holler
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