Bad Jimmy’s Brewing Company
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Bad Jimmy’s Brewing in Ballard, WA is made up of 5 beer lovers who met in Seattle, Washington. Individually, their love for craft beer has been intense as long as they can remember. Together they are committed to the love they share for the brand they created. It is their mission to ensure that Bad Jimmy’s Brewing Co. consistently offers the most innovative creations when it comes to craft beer.
Beer Sampler at Bad Jimmy’s in Ballard, WA
The hard work, courage, and determined motivation to chase down their own dream has positively influenced the bold flavors of their high hopped ales. Developed over time and crafted with experience, their recipes offer a well-rounded balance to the boldness they prefer in beer.
Fremont Brewing Company
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Fremont Brewing Company in Fremont, WA is serious about sustainability – and not just environmental but social and economic sustainability as well. That’s why they strive to reduce their carbon footprint as much as possible through energy conservation and zero waste production processes. And that’s why they provide their employees the best benefits they can afford and give back to the community that has so generously supported them throughout the years.
Fremont Brewing Company Offers Many Styles of Craft Beer
Fremont Brewing Company always has cask or randall condition beer on tap. Universale, their flagship beer, honors the namesake of their unique location. Universale Pale Ale offers a distinctive Northwest twist on the classic pale ale, using a select blend of pale roasted malt and Old World malts balanced with classic Northwest hops to achieve a heavenly beer of rich malt flavor and hop spice.
Hale’s Ales Brewery
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Hale’s Ales Brewery in Ballard, WA began brewing small batch beers in 1983 with the conviction that the best beer is fresh, locally made beer and to this effect, coined the slogan, “think globally, drink locally.” Today, the recognition of the environmental benefits of buying locally made products has spawned a movement across the globe. It has even inspired some people to have a go at making their own and using empty wine barrels among the likes to make their creations.
Taps at Hale’s Ales in Ballard, WA
By emphasizing the use of ingredients grown and processed right here in the Northwest, craft breweries like Hale’s have been on the forefront of this movement. Most of the grains they use are processed and distributed out of Great Western Malting from Vancouver, WA. The delicious spicy aromas of their beers come from hops designed and grown out of Yakima Valley. Many of their packaging materials, including their new 12oz cans, are also produced here in the NW. Additionally, wherever possible, the pub and brewery use compostable plastics.
Hilliard’s Brewing
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Hilliard’s Beer is a brewery in Ballard, WA. It opened on October 7, 2011 in a building constructed in 1947 within the Ballard neighborhood. The company is the namesake of Ryan Hilliard, a self-described home brewer gone pro. Packaging beer in cans was an important part of the original Hilliard’s Beer business plan: better for the beer’s longevity, better for business operation sustainability and better for the environment. The brewing philosophy of Hilliard’s Beer is ‘keep it simple’ with a focus on quality ingredients. This philosophy is displayed in their cans’ design, created by Seattle’s own design company, Mint. Hilliard’s Beer is described as a “retro cool beer brand that embraces good design”. A logo like this would look great on some promotional brewery merchandise.
Hilliard’s of Ballard, WA Specializes in Canned Beer
Hilliard’s frequently supports local non-profits in the visual arts, theater, youth media, film, and sports. The non-profits that have partnered with Hilliard’s Beer include’Northwest Film Forum, Seattle Art Museum, Henry Art Gallery, Tilted Thunder Rail Birds Roller Derby, Seattle Gay and Lesbian Film Festival, Frye Art Museum, Uganda Village Project and others.
Outlander Brewing
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Outlander in Fremont, WA is a very small-scale brewery and pub specializing in foreign and unique beers and eats. Their brewery is a 3.5 barrel system which they use to create hand-crafted, more often than not, specialty ales. Their brewery is based around experimentation, so their taps change frequently. They usually do not brew the same beer twice, but will do so if enough people ask.
Outlander Offers New Beers Regularly in Fremont, WA
The crew at Oulander brews experimental beers (peanut butter and chocolate?) in a blue house in Fremont. They’ve also got a full beer-infused menu (including beer sausages grilled on the patio) and a phonograph to play records on.
Reuben’s Brews
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Reuben’s Brews in Ballard, WA has a brewing philosophy that they shuld brew the best beers they possibly can. They build recipes from scratch from the water up – unconstrained by production limitations or requirements. They do not have a house yeast strain, or a house base grain – because that would constrain their recipe formulation, getting in the way of crafting the perfect pint.
Reuben’s Brews in Ballard, WA Always Makes Unique Pints
Reuben’s Brews enjoys brewing many different styles, and believe that there’s strength in diversity. They rotate their brews on a regular basis, so the selection is usually always new. They always try to have something malty, hoppy, dark and light on tap at all times – so that whatever your preferred style, they have something for you to enjoy.
Populuxe Brewing
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Populuxe in Ballard, WA is a nanobrewery that serves up to ten of their own creations. The word “populuxe” is a portmanteau of the words “popular” and “deluxe” and that’s how the suds at Populuxe Brewing are often described. From sensationally hoppy IPAs to crisp and spicy saisons, you’ll find a beer for every beer lover. Their cozy indoor seating area is complemented by a larger courtyard that offers plenty of picnic tables, a covered and heated patio, two firepits, a cornhole court and lots of room for the little ones to expend energy while parents look on.
Populuxe’s Diverse Selection Rotates Regularly
Populuxe features the best in local food trucks every Friday and Saturday night. Their guests are also welcome to bring in food or have something delivered. They also host periodic events like live music and family happy hour.
NW Peaks Brewery
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NW Peaks Brewery in Ballard, WA is one of the area’s most beloved small breweries. As a nanobrewery, they make less than one barrel of beer per batch and therefore cannot produce nearly the quantity as other breweries around. It also means that they can afford to brew many different styles of beer in smaller quantities with attention to traditional styles and creative “experiments”.
NW Peaks Brewery of Ballard, WA Makes Seasonals Year-Round
Instead of having a few flagship beers available at all times, they release two new beers each month. These are only around while they last and then will be supplanted by the next styles in line. You can think about it as brewing only *seasonals* such as a stout or a winter warmer in the winter, a nice malty brown in the fall, or a refreshing kolsch or hefeweizen in the summer. However, the best received ones will occasionally get duplicated and quite possibly may become flagship beers down the line.
Stoup Brewing
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Stoup Brewery in Ballard, WA blends science and art into a perfect pint, and their craftsmanship is a testament to their commitment to the art and the science of beer. As scientists, they hold the microorganisms and chemical processes that create beer in the highest esteem. As artists, they revel in a good pour. The dual disposition honors traditional styles perfected by earlier brew-masters as well as elevates craft brewing by continually seeking a better pint.
Stoup Mixes Science & Art in Every Pint at their Ballard, WA Brewery
Their brewery communicates a respect for both the art and science of beer by cultivating a warm and communal environment – a place for friends to gather and for enthusiasts to chat with the brewers over a well-fashioned, delicious beer.
Maritime Pacific Brewing Company
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Maritime Pacific Brewing Company and Jolly Roger Taproom in Ballard, WA is a small, family-owned brewery, established in 1990. As traditional home port to Northwest mariners, the Ballard district of Seattle provides us the perfect setting for a brewery with a seafaring name and tall ship as its emblem.
Maritime Pacific Brewery is a Ballard, WA Classic
With its full-rigged white clipper ship set against dramatic Olympic Mountains, the Maritime Pacific logo recalls days past when fast windships once plied these Puget Sound waters laden with cargo for trade in exotic ports-of-call. To please the descendants of those bygone sailors in whom the taste for fine local beer lives on, and to salute Seattle’s seafaring history, the Maritime Pacific Brewing Company was created.
Peddler Brewing Company
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Peddler Brewing Company in Ballard, WA is a local microbrewery. At Peddler, they strive to be a gathering place for beer lovers and support bicycling as an awesome way to get around their beautiful city. They spend their time making and selling beer, advocating for cycling, and riding bikes, so in a word, they’re Peddlers.
Peddler is a Cyclist Centered Brewery in Ballard, WA
Peddler Brewing Company started in 2013 with a 7-barrel brewhouse and upgraded in June 2014 to a 15-barrel brewing system. They have 12 taps in their tap room with a few regular taps, a couple rotating seasonal taps, and a guest cider. Their indoor space has a large bar and tables for guests to sit back and enjoy a taster tray or a pint, they have an outdoor patio in the front, and a huge outdoor beer garden out back. They also fill and sell 64 oz growlers and 32oz bottles to take beer home.
Naked City
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Naked City Brewery in Fremont, WA is a small craft brewery influenced by Northwest beer culture and the great beer traditions of the world. Founded in late 2009, Naked City brews a variety of styles, and believes in quality ingredients and a hands-on approach in every aspect of the process.
Taps at Naked City in Fremont, WA
Naked City’s standard ales include Sad Eyed Lady of the Lowlands (Blond-on-Blonde Ale), Betsy’s Mountain (Brown Ale), Pinkerton Porter, Screening Room (Northwest Red Ale), and Brute Force IPA. They also brew a wide variety of seasonal and special beers available at the pub. Naked City’s barrel-aging program now includes fifteen wet bourbon and wine barrels filled with dark, sweet, and hoppy elixirs, plus one little vinegar barrel for Chef Tessa’s beer vinaigrette.
