List of breweries in Washington (state)
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This is a list of breweries in the U.S. state of Washington.
In 2012, Washington ranked 8th nationally in craft breweries per capita.[1] In 2014, there were 281 breweries licensed by the Washington State Liquor Control Board (WSLCB), 233 of which produced at least one barrel of beer.[2] In 2016, there were 337 breweries in Washington, including 174 in the Seattle area, which was more than in any other metropolitan area.[3] In 2022, Washington ranked 4th in the list of states with the most craft breweries, following California, Pennsylvania, and New York.[4] In 2023, the Washington Brewers Guild listed 426 breweries throughout the state.[5]
The first American brewpub since Prohibition, Yakima Brewing & Malting Co, was based in Washington.[6]
Breweries
[edit]Brewery | Location | Notes |
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7 Seas Brewing Company[7] | Gig Harbor, Tacoma | Opened in 2009 |
Airways Brewing Company[8] | Kent | Opened in 2011 |
Aslan Brewing Company[9] | Bellingham | Opened in 2014 |
Bale Breaker Brewing Company[10] | Yakima | Opened in 2013 |
Black Raven Brewing Company | Redmond | Opened in 2009 |
Boundary Bay Brewing Company | Bellingham | Opened in 1995 |
Diamond Knot Craft Brewing | Mukilteo, Mountlake Terrace | Opened in 1994 |
Dick's Brewing Company[11] | Centralia | Opened in 1994 |
Distant West Brewing[12] | Seattle | Opened in 2024 |
Elliott Bay Brewing Company[13] | Seattle, Burien | Opened in 1997 |
Elysian Brewing Company | Seattle (3) | Opened in 1996; owned by AB InBev |
Fremont Brewing | Seattle | Opened in 2009 |
Georgetown Brewing Company | Seattle | Opened in 2002 |
Ice Harbor Brewing Company | Kennewick | Opened in 1996 |
Iron Horse Brewery | Ellensburg | Opened in 2004 |
Kulshan Brewing Company[14] | Bellingham (3) | Opened in 2012 |
Mac & Jack's Brewing Company | Redmond | Opened in 1997 |
Maritime Pacific Brewing Company[15] | Seattle | Opened in 1990 |
Matchless Brewing[16] | Tumwater | Opened in 2017 |
McMenamins | various locations | McMenamins operates a number of breweries, restaurants, and other businesses; their first brewery opened in 1985. |
Narrows Brewing[17] | Tacoma | Opened in 2013 |
No-Li Brewhouse | Spokane | Opened in Airway Heights, Washington as Northern Lights Brewery in 1993; moved to Spokane in 2002; renamed No-Li Brewhouse in 2012 |
North Fork Brewery | Deming | Opened in 1997 |
Old Stove Brewing[18] | Seattle | Opened in 2023 |
Paradise Creek Brewery[19] | Pullman | Opened in the Old Post Office in 2010 |
Pike Brewing Company[20][21][22] | Seattle | Opened in 1989 |
Postdoc Brewing[23] | Redmond | Opened in 2014 |
Ram Restaurant & Brewery[24] | various locations | Chain of brewpubs that started in Salem, Oregon in 1995 |
Redhook Ale Brewery | Woodinville | Opened in 1981; owned by Tilray |
Reuben's Brews[25] | Seattle | Opened in 2012 |
Scuttlebutt Brewing Company[26] | Everett | Opened in 1996 |
Silver City Brewery[27] | Bremerton | Opened in 1996 |
Snoqualmie Falls Brewery | Snoqualmie | Opened in 1997 |
Stoup Brewing[28] | Seattle (3) | Opened in 2013 |
Two Beers Brewing Company[29][30] | Seattle | Opened in 2007; acquired by Agrial Group in 2016 |
Closed breweries
[edit]Brewery | Location | Notes |
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American Brewing Company[31] | Edmonds | Opened in 2011, closed in 2020 |
Big Al Brewing[32] | Seattle | Opened in 2008, closed in 2017 |
Fish Brewing Company[33] | Olympia | Opened in 1993, closed in 2023 |
Gordon Biersch Brewing Company | Seattle | Chain of brewpubs founded in Palo Alto, California in 1988 and owned by SPB Hospitality; the Seattle location opened in 1998 and closed in 2019 |
Hale's Ales | Seattle | Opened in 1983, closed in 2022 |
Harmon Brewing Co.[34] | Tacoma (2) | Opened in 1997, ceased brewing in 2019 |
Hilliard's Beer[35] | Seattle | Opened in 2010, closed in 2016 |
Optimism Brewing Company[36] | Seattle | Opened in 2013, closed in 2023 |
Pyramid Breweries[37] | Seattle | Founded in Kalama as Hart Brewing in 1984; renamed Pyramid Breweries and moved to Seattle in 1996; acquired by North American Breweries in 2010; closed in 2020. |
Rainier Brewing Company | Seattle | Opened in 1884, acquired by Stroh Brewery Company in 1996, closed in 1999 |
Rock Bottom Brewery[38] | Bellevue | Chain of brewpubs founded in Denver, Colorado in 1991 and owned by SPB Hospitality; the Bellevue location opened in 1999 and closed in 2015 |
Sound Brewery[39][40] | Poulsbo | Opened in 2011, closed in 2019 |
Weinhard Brewing Company | Seattle | Makers of Henry Weinhard's and other brands; opened in 1864, closed in 1999 |
Yakima Brewing | Yakima | Opened in 1982, closed in 2004 |
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Capita Per Brewery 2012" (PDF). Brewers Association. Retrieved October 10, 2023.
- ^ Public Record Index. Washington State Liquor Control Board
- ^ Scigliano, Eric (October 12, 2017). "Here's to Washington's 35-Year-Old Craft-Brewing Industry". The Seattle Times. Archived from the original on July 9, 2023. Retrieved October 15, 2023.
- ^ Baker, Nicolette; Pinsonault, Sara (June 1, 2023). "Mapped & Ranked: The States with the Most Craft Breweries in 2022". VinePair. Retrieved October 10, 2023.
- ^ "Washington Beer | Breweries". Washington Brewers Guild. Retrieved 2023-07-07.
- ^ Saxon, Wolfgang (August 6, 2001), "Bert Grant, 73, a Beer Maker Who Developed Microbreweries", New York Times, retrieved January 18, 2015
- ^ Stearns, John (September 19, 2023). "Brews with Views: 7 Seas Brewing's New Gig Harbor Location Days from Opening". South Sound Business. Retrieved October 13, 2023.
- ^ "Airways Brewing Bistro & Beer Garden in Kent to Celebrate 10th Anniversary". Kent Reporter. October 26, 2021. Retrieved October 6, 2023.
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- ^ "Distant West Homepage", Distant West, September 26, 2014. Retrieved July 20, 2024.
- ^ Lightner, Rob. "Elliott Bay Brewing Company". Edible Seattle. Retrieved October 7, 2023.
- ^ Smith, Alyse (June 2, 2023). "'Love the Vibe and Love the Beer!' The Best Beer Garden in Whatcom, Our Readers Say". The Bellingham Herald. Retrieved October 12, 2023.
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- ^ McWilliams, Jeannie (June 6, 2018). "Matchless Brewing". Washington Beer Beat. Retrieved October 14, 2023.
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- ^ Nystrom, Andy (March 6, 2015). "Postdoc Brewing Company taps into the Redmond beer scene". Redmond Reporter. Retrieved February 28, 2024.
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- ^ Jones, Kendall (September 27, 2016). "Two Beers Brewing Acquired by Agrial Group". Washington Beer Blog. Retrieved October 10, 2023.
- ^ Jones, Kendall (November 16, 2020). "American Brewing Co. Announces It Is Closing for Good". Washington Beer Blog. Retrieved October 6, 2023.
- ^ Jones, Kendall (January 13, 2017). "Big Al Brewing Is Calling It Quits". Washington Beer Blog. Retrieved October 6, 2023.
- ^ Boone, Rolf (May 26, 2023). "Downtown Olympia's First Brewpub to Close, Plus City Set to Hear 'Whiskey Library' Plan". The Olympian. Retrieved October 8, 2023.
- ^ Jones, Kendall (July 23, 2019). "Harmon Brewing Closing Stadium District Hub and Taproom, Ceasing Brewing Operations". Washington Beer Blog. Retrieved October 8, 2023.
- ^ Jones, Kendall (June 23, 2016). "Odin Brewing Company Acquires Hilliard's Beer". Washington Beer Blog. Retrieved October 8, 2023.
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