Washington, second to California in total number of craft beer breweries, is abuzz with beer tourism, especially in Seattle where brewery tours are nearly as popular as strolls through Pike Place Market and trips to the Space Needle. Well, not exactly, but beyond a strong regional interest in local suds there is an increasing international presence on the in-fashion tours. Though after the first few stops, after the IBU, ABV, ester production and gravity level talk has lost its edge, everyone speaks the same language.