Washington State Breweries: A Guide for Beer Lovers

1. Ghost Runners Brewery

Ghost Runners Brewery has ten barrels and was founded in 2012. They have a core selection of their own handcrafted ales as well as seasonal exclusives that you can enjoy in the tasting room or at restaurants and bars in the area. Every brew is handcrafted to feature premium hops, high-quality grain, and a reputation for quality and consistency. The brews have running-themed names as the brewery wants to celebrate the fun of running. Some brews you may spot on tap include PROST! (Marzen), Sasquatch Finest (harvest saison), Chasing Fluffy Pink Unicorns (raspberry gose), Track Star IPA, Pre-HOPtaine (imperial IPA), Boston (double American red ale), the award-winning Phantom Rojo (imperial red ale), award-winning Elite (Belgian style golden ale), 5K in Paradise (IPA), Cross Country (red style Kolsch), and Running with Scissors (New England style IPA). There are also two barrel aged beers from the brewery. Visit the taproom any night or head there for Thursday night trivia.

4216 NE Minnehana St #108, Vancouver, WA, Phone: 360-989-3912

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2. Stoup Brewing

Stoup Brewing is the combined effort of co-founders with a passion for crafting beer and gastronomy, respectively. You can find a list of the beers on tap on the Stoup Brewing website as well as which brews are fermenting at the moment. At the time of writing, these included American Pale Ale, Robust Porter, Bavarian-Hefeweizen, Azeldo IPA, Brute IPA, Berliner Weisse, Centennial Fresh Hop, Citra IPA, German Style Pilsner, Dunkelweizen, NW Red, Pistol Fingers IPA, VicSecret IPA, Mosaic Pale Ale, and User Your Melon Pale. For those who want to take large amounts of the beer home, Stoup Brewing also offers keg sales. The brewery does not have its own kitchen, but they keep a rotation of delicious food trucks outside. If there is not a food truck when you visit the brewery, you are welcome to bring in outside food, but when the trucks are present, Stoup Brewing prefers you support the trucks.

1108 NW 52nd St., Seattle, WA, Phone: 206-457-5524

3. Reuben’s Brews

Adam and Grace began Reuben’s Brews following the birth of Reuben, their first child. They are originally from the UK and the brewery opened in 2012, going on to win many awards around the world for their brews. They have recently expanded their sour and oak aged wild program with the release of their very first oak-aged wild beer. Brettania features boysenberry and blackberry and Reuben’s also released the brett Belgian Pale Pillars of Gold and brett IPA Tropical Fruit. At any moment, you will find 24 taps of beer with a rotating selection to choose from. Reuben’s updates the tap list on their website weekly and at the time of writing, it included Life on Mars, Autumn Harvest, Gose, Pillars of Gold, Cask Festbier, Festbier, Crikey IPA, Triumvirate, Altbier, Robust Porter, and more. There is also a guest cider and “guest” gluten-free cans for those with dietary restrictions or who do not like beer. The taproom is kid-friendly and has soda, juice, root beer, and more. The taproom does not serve its own food, but Reuben’s encourages you to bring your own food. Or you can check out one of the food trucks that are there on a rotating schedule most afternoons except Mondays or order pizza with a discount.

5010 14th Avenue NW, Seattle, WA, Phone: 206-784-2859

4. Black Raven Brewing Company

Black Raven Brewing Company was created by beer lovers who wanted to brew beer that they would appreciate. They have a selection of award-winning beers that are available year-round plus seasonal beers you will not find anywhere else. The annual production capacity for the brewery is 12,000 barrels, including space for their cask and barrel programs. When you visit the taproom, you can get a brew as 12, 16, or 20 ounces or take home a 32- or 64-ounce growler. There is also the option of a flight and limited bottle releases. Some of the brews you will find include Beak & Claw Black IPA Pro-Am Collaboration, Beaktweaker Citrus IPA, and award winners like Coco Jones Coconut Porter, Corvus Frambicus American Raspberry Sour, La Mort Bourbon, Morrighan Nitro Stout, Pour Les Oiseaux Wine Barrel Aged Saison, and Corvus Kriekus American Cherry Sour. There is no kitchen at the Black Raven Brewing Company, but they do host a rotating selection of food trucks, work with local food delivery options, and encourage you to bring in your own food. The taproom is open daily with space for 100. Well-behaved pets can join their humans on the seasonal outdoor patio.

14679 NE 95th St, Redmond, WA, Phone: 425-881-3020

5. Burwood Brewing Company

Burwood Brewing Company sits in Walla Walla wine region. The owners are passionate about beer and have experience with brewing and aim to create a space with delicious beer and a friendly, cozy atmosphere. Some of the brews you can find at this brewery include Wet Hop Wally, Citra Pale Ale, The Djuice Unchained, Wally, Hefe Weizen, Ekuanot Pale Ale, Irish Red Ale, Hop Locker IPA, Sticke, Black Beer, Oktoberfest, Pilsner, Witbier, and IPA. Enjoy a drink at the taproom or grab a growler to take with you and enjoy later. The brewery also sells kegs and party taps. If you forget to take home some of the Burwood brews, you can also find them around Walla Walla. This brewery does not serve food, but you can bring outside food yourself or order it for delivery; there are also food trucks in the summer. The space is also kid-friendly. Check the brewery’s schedule for special events like Oktoberfest, music, fun runs, and brew releases.

1120 E Street, Walla Walla, WA, Phone: 509-876-6220

6. Chainline Brewing Company

Chainline Brewing Company sits along the new bicycle corridor in Kirkland and aims to provide those in the area with fine locally-made ales and lagers in the northwest style. The brewery dates back to 2014 and was the first brewery to open along this corridor. They brew on an 11-hectoliter copper brewhouse that came from the Czech Republic, allowing for unique processes and brews that are unusual for the area. In addition to serving brews in the taproom, you can find Chainline’s beer at other local restaurants and craft beer establishments. Year-round brews include Polaris Pilsner, Recumbent Red, Tune Up “Juicy” IPA, and Trail Gnome IPA. Seasonal brews include Tom Common’s, Apricot Infused Norge-Weisse, Gigantic IPA, Zwickelbier, and Cyclo Festbier. For those who prefer, there is also a hard cider guest tap featuring Locust Original Dry Cider. Take your favorite brew to go in a growler or cans. The taproom is family-friendly and you can bring along your dog as well as he is well-behaved and leashed; ask if the bar has treats for your pooch. Enjoy food from one of the rotating food trucks that are on-site.

503 6th St S, Kirkland, WA, Phone: 425-242-0923

7. Fortside Brewing Company

Fortside Brewing Company was created to strengthen the culture of craft beer in SW Washington, which is considered the “Fort”-side of the Columbia River, hence the name of the brewery. The brewery creates beers that people enjoy smelling, tasting, and experiencing, always with local ingredients. Try a beer in the taproom or take a crowler, growler, or keg to go. Just some of the brews from Fortside you may or may not find on tap include Kanaka Ale, Big Beast, Lupinator, Couve-toberfest, Double Baked, Cocoa-Fied, Barrel-Fied, Hop Gold, and Orange Whip. The taproom is comfortable and inviting as well as kid-friendly and dog-friendly so no one has to get left behind. On certain days, you can get food from Mad Dogs Gourmet right on site. They specialize in gourmet all-natural hot dogs, including beef and turkey dogs, organic chicken apple sausage, pork bratwurst, certified angus hamburgers, and house-made veggie patties.

2200 NE Andersen Rd, Vancouver, WA, Phone: 360-524-4692

8. Holy Mountain Brewing Company

Holy Mountain Brewing Company is in Seattle’s Interbay neighborhood and was founded in 2014. The brews have always been influenced by oak and there are many oak barrels, fouder, and puncheons for primary fermentation and long-term aging. The brewery uses hops from Yakima Valley, among the best producers in the world. Instead of featuring year-round brews, Holy Mountain always has a changing lineup that includes oak-influenced beers as well as hop-forward lagers and ales. At the time of writing, the beers on tap at Holy Mountain Brewing Company included pale ales, a London-style porter, a Kolsch-style ale, Foudre-aged saisons, a double oatmeal brown ale aged in bourbon barrels, a helles lager, a brett saison, a Belgian-style white ale, and a table beer. Or you can get a bottle of an oak aged saison or an ale aged in oak on Riesling grapes to have there or one of the three choices of bottles to go. The taproom is not kid-friendly or pet-friendly, but you can bring kids along if you are just picking up a growler.

1421 Elliot Ave W, Seattle, WA