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]
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 |
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 |
Ice Harbor Brewing Company | Kennewick | Opened in 1996 |
Iron Horse Brewery | Ellensburg | Opened in 2004 |
Kulshan Brewing Company [13] | Bellingham (3) | Opened in 2012 |
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 2023 |
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 |
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 |
Brewery | Location | Notes |
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American Brewing Company [30] | Edmonds | Opened in 2011, closed in 2020 |
Big Al Brewing [31] | Seattle | Opened in 2008, closed in 2017 |
Fish Brewing Company [32] | 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. [33] | Tacoma (2) | Opened in 1997, ceased brewing in 2019 |
Hilliard's Beer [34] | Seattle | Opened in 2010, closed in 2016 |
Optimism Brewing Company [35] | Seattle | Opened in 2013, closed in 2023 |
Pyramid Breweries [36] | 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 [37] | 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 [38] [39] | 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 |