List of breweries in Washington (state)
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This is a list of breweries in the U.S. state of Washington.
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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
| Brewery | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 7 Seas Brewing Company[7] | Gig Harbor, Tacoma | Opened in 2009 |
| Aslan Brewing Company[8] | Bellingham | Opened in 2014 |
| Bale Breaker Brewing Company[9] | 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[10] | Centralia | Opened in 1994 |
| Distant West Brewing[11] | Seattle | Opened in 2024 |
| Elliott Bay Brewing Company[12] | 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 |
| Hemlock State Brewing Company | Mountlake Terrace | Opened in 2019 |
| Ice Harbor Brewing Company | Kennewick | Opened in 1996 |
| Iron Goat Brewery | Spokane | Founded in 2011 |
| Iron Horse Brewery | Ellensburg | Opened in 2004 |
| Kulshan Brewing Company[13] | Bellingham (3) | Opened in 2012 |
| Lumberbeard Brewery | Spokane | Opened in 2022 |
| Mac & Jack's Brewing Company | Redmond | Opened in 1997 |
| Maritime Pacific Brewing Company[14] | Seattle | Opened in 1990 |
| Matchless Brewing[15] | 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[16] | 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 [17] | Seattle | Opened in 2016 |
| Paradise Creek Brewery[18] | Pullman | Opened in the Old Post Office in 2010 |
| Pike Brewing Company[19][20][21] | Seattle | Opened in 1989 |
| Postdoc Brewing[22] | Redmond | Opened in 2014 |
| Ram Restaurant & Brewery[23] | 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[24] | Seattle | Opened in 2012 |
| Salish Sea Brewing | Edmonds | Opened in 2013 |
| Scuttlebutt Brewing Company[25] | Everett | Opened in 1996 |
| Silver City Brewery[26] | Bremerton | Opened in 1996 |
| Snoqualmie Falls Brewery | Snoqualmie | Opened in 1997 |
| Stoup Brewing[27] | Seattle (3) | Opened in 2013 |
| Two Beers Brewing Company[28][29] | Seattle | Opened in 2007; acquired by Agrial Group in 2016 |
| Uprise Brewing | Spokane | Opened in 2022 |
Closed breweries
| Brewery | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Airways Brewing Company[30] | Kent | Opened in 2011, closed in 2024 |
| 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 |
