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12 String Brewing

Located just east of Spokane in Spokane Valley, Twelve String Brewing is in a light-industrial complex and offers a cozy, friendly tap room right next to the brewery. Owner/brewer, Terry Hackler, is a guitar aficionado and it shows, not only in the names he gives his beers, but in the decor as well. Be sure[.....]

Orlison Brewing

The brewery formerly known as Golden Hills Brewing still pumps out the delicious lagers you’ve come to love, like Clem’s Gold (a personal favorite). Brewmaster Bernie Düenwald, who focuses exclusively on brewing lagers and not ales, is quick to point out­­­ –with tongue in cheek– the unfiltered prejudice of the term ale trail. FYI, part[.....]

Wingman Brewers

Four friends, all Tacoma natives, started wingman Brewers: Ken Thoburn, Derrick Moyer, Daniel Heath, and Jason Sabol. Out of the gate, Wingman is a self-described small-batch brewery. They started as a small, nano-brewery but now brew on a larger system at the Wingman Brewery and Taproom near the Tacoma Dome. They don’t serve any food,[.....]

Hale’s Ale Brewery

- By Kendall Jones, Washington Beer Blog - Hale’s Ale Brewery has the distinction of being the oldest privately held brewing company in the Pacific Northwest. With few exceptions, the people who own the brewery today are the same folks who decided to open a brewery back in 1983. At the time, it must have[.....]

Boundary Bay Brewing

- by Kendall Jones, Washington Beer Blog - Few businesses are as involved with their communities as Boundary Bay Brewery & Bistro. The list of local charities the brewery supports is longer than your arm. When locals say, “Let’s go to the pub,” they are most likely talking about Boundary Bay. Bellingham happily supports two[.....]