2008 Breweries
Alaskan Brewing Company
Pouring: Alaskan Amber
German ale associated with the city of Dusseldorf. Alt is the German word for old. The Alt style uses a top-fermenting ale yeast, but then is cold-aged. Some wheat may be used in variations. Lacks hop aroma and has a low hop flavor but has medium to high bitterness, especially in the finish. The amber/altbier has a restrained fruitiness, but is dry, clean, and ends with a bittersweet flavor. The rounded maltiness is nonetheless not overpowering. Found in Grocery stores and Pubs around the Seattle area.
Pouring: India Pale Ale
A special style of pale ale that has high hop bitterness, medium to high hop flavor and aroma and a higher alcohol content. Originally brewed in England for the long trip to India. High hops were added for preservation. An IPA should have a medium body, medium maltiness with evident alcohol. Found in Grocery stores and Pubs around the Seattle area.
Baron Brewing
Pouring: Oktoberfest
Deep copper/amber with a sweet rich but light malt flavor .The finish is crisp and easy leaving the mouth desiring more.
Pouring: Pilsner
Traditional Northern German Style beer with a fantastic malty aroma and a slight spice from the hops – ends with a super crisp finish.
Bayern Brewery
Pouring: Oktoberfest
Classic German dark Marzen. Not too sweet and yet very malty with a nice hop flavor.
Pouring: Pilsner
Plenty of hops - still smooth, incredible light color and still a 5% beer with a wonderful crown.
Beck’s
Pouring: Beck’s
This classic German Pilsner carries a distinctive full-bodied taste, with a fresh “hoppy” bouquet, golden color and a rich full head. The taste doesn’t end there. With a slightly fruity but firm crispness, this exciting blend of intriguing flavors ends with clean, dry finish. Available at grocery stores all over.
Pouring: Beck’s Oktoberfest
Beck's Oktoberfest brewmasters created this distinctive, malty-sweet, amber-colored brew so people throughout the world can celebrate the season of Oktoberfest. Celebrate the Harvest.
Boulder Beer Company
Pouring: Hazed & Confused Dry Hopped Ale
Hazed is “hazy” in its natural, unfiltered state and “infused” with a dry-hop addition during fermentation, resulting in big hop flavor and aroma without added bitterness.
Pouring: Cold Hop British-Style Ale
Cold Hop’s pleasantly fruity, floral hop aroma and earthy flavor perfectly balance the mild sweetness of the English grains, resulting in a refreshing yet high-gravity Britishstyle ale.
Bridgeport Brewing Company
Pouring: BridgePort ESB
Bridgeport ESB is a rich, assertive ale that balances its roasted malt flavor with a pronounced hop character. Robust malts and a dry-hopping of imported hops result in a flavorful ESB.
Pouring: Trumer Pils
Trumer Pils is a traditional European German Style Pilsner brewed with a tireless commitment to excellence in Berkeley, CA. Every detail of the original Trumer Pils process is from its centuries-old sister brewery in Salzburg, Austria. Light golden in color, the tight creamy head and vigorous carbonation deliver a sparkling, refreshing experience with every sip. Trumer Pils has been awarded the Gold Medal at The World Beer Cup during two consecutive competitions in 2006 and 2008.
Deschutes
Pouring: Inversion IPA
Layers of soft caramel notes and generous amounts of our favorite NW hops for a bright, citrus finish.
Pouring: Mirror Pond Pale Ale
A classic American pale ale brewed with generous quantities of Cascade hops with a balanced malt body.
Pouring: Black Butte Porter
Dark and distinctive, Black Butte uses chocolate and crystal malts, crafting a rich easy drinking porter.
Pouring: Green Lakes Organic Amber Ale
Most recent year around offering from Deschutes. Brewed with 5 types of 100% organic malted barley and balanced with Liberty and Salmon-Safe Sterling hops.
Diamond Knot Brewing Co.
Pouring: Diamond Knot IPA (India Pale Ale)
Copper-colored with a malty character up front. Intensely bitter with hints of grapefruit and cedar imparted by heavy-handed additions of Yakima-grown hops.
Pouring: Diamond Knot Brown Ale
A slightly sweet, malty aroma gives way to a big, smooth mouth feel with a crisp finish. Six malts lend complexity and Willamette hops provide a lightly herbal finish.
Fox Barrel
Pouring: Black Currant
A “Black” or “Black Cider” is a traditional cider drink made by adding a splash of currant liquor to a dry pub cider. We cut out the middleman and added the black currant for you. Our beta version of this cider won a silver medal at the 2006 California State Fair.
Pouring: Pear Cider
This delicately balanced, soft and refreshingly light cider is like biting into a ripe pear. 2007 & 2006 gold medal winner at the California State Fair and 2006 gold medal winner at the GLOWS, the only national cider competition.
Full Sail
Pouring: LTD2
LTD 2 is a light-bodied Limited Edition Lager that is golden in color, has soft malt undertones, is nicely balanced and has a crisp clean finish.
Full Sail Amber
It’s brewed with 2-row Pale, Crystal and Chocolate malts. And we hop it with Mt. Hoods and Cascades. We’re as proud of it today as we were back in ’89. And over the years it’s earned 12 Gold Medals at the World Beer Championships. Not that we’re keeping track or anything.
Georgetown Brewing Company
Pouring: Super Chopp
Hop crisis-induced experimentation. This is a kicked up version of Chopper's Red Ale. High alpha Columbus hops add edge to this malty red brew. Brewery-only experimentation means you won’t find this on draught at any pubs.
Pouring: Manny’s Pale Ale
A careful selection of Northwest hops, premium barley, and our unique yeast give this ale a rich and complex malty middle with a snappy hop finish. It's truly a micro that finishes crisp, clean, and smooth.
Hale’s Ales Brewery
Pouring: Hale's Kolsch
A traditional light German Ale, Hale's Kolsch is brewed with similar ingredients as a pilsner, but is in fact an ale. Hale's Kolsch is a light, crisp and refreshing beer that is available on draft and in 6-packs wherever great Northwest beers are sold.
Pouring: O'Brien's Harvest Ale
O'Brien's Harvest Ale is the Northwest's original fresh hop ale, brewed with the year's most recently harvested hops. Harvest ale is rich and complex beer and is a silver medal winner in last year's Great America Beer Festival. Also available in draft and bottles, look for O'Brien's Harvest Ale in specialty beer stores.
Iron Horse Brewing
Pouring: Quilter’s Irish Death
Quilter’s Irish Death is a dark smooth ale. Like candy for adults
Pouring: High Five Hefe
An American wheat with a twist. We've added honey and a touch of spice, for flavor, so it’s not a boring old hefe.
Kona Brewing Company
Pouring: Longboard Lager
Longboard Lager is a smooth refreshing lager fermented and aged for five weeks at cold temperatures to yield its exceptionally smooth flavor. A delicate, slightly spicy hop aroma complements the malty body of this beer.
Pouring: Pipeline Porter
Pipeline Porter is smooth and dark with a distinctive roast smelling aroma and earthy complexity from its diverse blends of premium malted barley. This celebration of malt unites with freshly roasted 100% Kona coffee grown at Cornwell Estate on Hawaii’s Big Island, lending a unique roasted aroma and flavor. A delicate blend of hops rounds out this palate-pleasing brew.
Lagunitas
Pouring: Imperial Red
An amped up version of one of our first ales makes a return as a fall seasonal. A large dosage of Amarillo hops along with loads of rich red malt make for a piney, citrus, matly delight.
Pouring: IPA
This homicidally hopped version of the classic style is our flagship brand. It has a huge hop character, but enough malty richness to keep things insane, flavorful and drinkable.
Lang Creek
Pouring: Cherry Porter
Available from February to May, Cherry Porter is the perfect beer to take you from winter into spring. The rich chocolate flavor from our dark malts warm the soul while it’s still cold outside and the light hint of cherry reminds you of the approaching spring blossoms.
Pouring: Mandarine Hef
Mandarin Orange flavors add a twist to the American Hefeweizen. Unfiltered in the style of traditional wheat beers, a subtle aroma of mandarin orange, citrus notes in the finish.
Laughing Buddha Brewing
Pouring: Ginger Pale Ale
An enticing and appetizing pale ale brewed with ginger, galangal, and Mandarin orange peel. Excellent with sushi, seafood, or Thai cuisine.
Pouring: Purple Yam Porter
A unique autumn porter brewed with Asian purple yams and a hint of vanilla.
Laughing Dog
Pouring: Dogzilla Black IPA
A profound love of hops and big brews led to our IPA. A hoppy aroma and strong malt body are followed by a smooth clean finish.
Pouring: Rocket Dog Rye IPA
A profound love of hops and big brews led to our IPA. A hoppy aroma and strong malt body are followed by a smooth clean finish.
Lazy Boy
Pouring: Lazy Boy German Hefeweizen
Locally made but globally inspired. A Bavarian yeast strain creates unique flavors with hints of bananas and cloves.
Pouring: Lazy Boy Porter
Don’t be afraid of the dark. A great lasting mouth feel with hints of chocolate make this a satisfying experience.
Left Hand
Pouring: Oktoberfest
The beer pours an alluringly clear copper color, with a short white head and good lacing. The malt bouquet is accented by toasty, bready aromas. As you lift your stein in high anticipation, your palate is well rewarded for its patience. The sweetness of the German malts dominate upfront, while the noble-pedigree hops allow for a proper dry finish, true to style. Medium-bodied, with the subtle elegance of a well-balanced beer. Clean and crisp, this Marzen Lager can easily become your session beer this Fall. ‘It drops a cmplex but drinkable malt bomb on your taste buds.”-Beer Advocate, October 2007.
Pouring: Sawtooth ESB
This amber ale is the perfect balance between malt and hops. Opens with nutty, caramel flavors followed by the herbal earthiness of hops. A great session beer; pairs with an endless array of entrees.
Mac & Jack’s Brewery
Pouring: Blackcat Porter
Hints of chocolate and coffee accent this rich and creamy brew. Our traditional Porter features five select malts, English Ale yeast and fresh Northwest hops. Blackcat is clean and crisp, yet complex and flavorful. A superbly balanced beer that is drinkable any time of the year.
Pouring: Mac & Jack IPA
Mac & Jack’s IPA is a refreshing, smooth and balanced India Pale Ale. Using a variety of special malts and plenty of locally grown hops, we have created an IPA that has great hop flavor without being bitter. This beer exhibits a toasty malt middle, which provides a backbone for the crisp hop finish. In keeping with Mac & Jack’s tradition, this beer is dry hopped for exceptional hop flavor.
McMenamins’s Dad Watsons
Pouring: Purple Haze
Purple Haze, a favorite and often requested recipe for over 20 years now, is brewed using malted 2-row and pureed Oregon boysenberries for a flavorful and refreshing lavender tinges beverage, a sight sure to raise an eyebrow and a taste sure to lift the spirit.
Pouring: Dirt Clod Pale
Dirt Clod is a clean golden to light amber colored pale ale with Nugget, Chinook, and Amarillo hops that provide a nice bitterness and a healthy aroma.
New Belgium
Pouring: Giddy Up!
A delicious juxtaposition of coffee, sustainably grown in Brazil and espresso roasted locally, pressed into an ale that is a deep cooper color, it's body creamy and resonant of espresso with a bright finish. The addition of lemon peel enhances this Seattle coffee lover's treat.
Pouring: Mighty Arrow Pale Ale
An American style pale that provides lots of pleasurable sniffs from Cascade and Amarillo hops with a honey malt base. This creamy ale cuts its own course through heightened hop aroma and flavor and quenches and intrigues the palate.
Ninkasi
Pouring: Believer Double Red
A rich deep red with roasted malt and caramel notes, balanced by plentiful hops. Brewed for the believers of Ninkasi, delicious and satisfying, a wonderful representation of what the Northwest beer scene is all about.
Pouring: Tricerahops Double IPA
Hops, hops and more hops, combine with enough malt to make this a very balanced 8.8% beer. Floral and smooth, dry hopped for aroma, an outstanding Double IPA.
North Coast Brewing Company
Pouring: Golden Ale
A yeast blend and unique flavoring elements have elevated Belgium beers to the status of wine. Pranqster follows in this by using antique yeast strains that produce a floral nose, full fruity flavor, and a clean finish.
Pouring: Belgium Abbey
This Belgium abbey ale is rich and robust. For every case of this, North Coast makes a contribution to the Thelonius Monk Institute in support of jazz education.
Redhook Brewery
Pouring: Long Hammer IPA
Long Hammer embraces the IPA tradition of a strong hop profile while remaining approachable and easy to drink with its smooth flavor and clean finish. We take the traditional IPA brewing process one-step further by dry-hopping, or adding hops at the very end of the brewing process. We use Cascade hops because they impart a wonderful aroma without an overpowering hop taste.
Pouring: Late Harvest Autumn Ale
Created to salute the chilly, crisp days of fall, this beer offers a roasted malt aroma accompanied by robust, complex flavors. This chestnut colored brew uses two distinct varieties of hops and four carefully selected grains, great for toasting the season.
Skagit River Brewery
Pouring: Scullers IPA
Full of Northwest hops and a rich and fruity malt back bone. Why say more? Open the bottle and drink some!
Pouring: Jenny's Scotch Ale
Very malty, medium body made for the Scotish Highland Games. Low hoppyness with a great caramel flavored. Finishes with s sweet tone.
Snipes
Pouring: Porter
Robust Porter that has won 3 gold medals and one silver medal at the GABF. Evenly balanced chocolate & malt flavors.
Pouring: Seasonal
Snoqualmie
Pouring: Harvest Moon
This reddish-orange delight with mellow malt aromas and flavor has 24 IBUs and 5.3 ABV. This is a great seasonal beer!
Pouring: Wildcat IPA
The balanced hop monster! This IPA hits 77 IBUs and 6.6 ABV.
Stone Brewing Company
Pouring: Arrogant Bastard Ale
This is an aggressive beer. You probably won’t like it. It is quite doubtful that you have the taste or sophistication to be able to appreciate an ale of this quality and depth. We would suggest that you stick to a safer and more familiar territory- maybe something with a multi-million dollar ad campaign aimed at convincing you it’s made in a little brewery, or one that implies that it’s tasteless fizzy yellow beer will give you more sex appeal. Perhaps you think multi-million dollar ad campaigns make a beer taste better. Perhaps you’re mouthing your words as you read this.
Pouring: Stone Ruination IPA
Stone Ruination IPA is so called because of it’s “ruinous” effect on your palate! This massive hop monster has a wonderfully delicious and intensely bitter flavor on a refreshing malt base. One taste and you can easily see why we call it this brew “ liquid poem to the glory of the hop!” Those who seek, crave and rejoice in beers with big, bold, bitter character will find true nirvana in Stone Ruination IPA!
Pouring: Stone Levitation Ale
It’s been said “Gravity Sucks.” At Stone we avoid the less-than-desirable gravitational forces. We avoid dumb-downed flavor profiles and the vigorous pursuit of the lowest common denominator. We avoid additives, cheap adjuncts, stabilizers and chemical preservatives. So, in the defiance of gravity we bring you Stone Levitation Ale. This deep amber ale has rich malt flavors, a big hoppy character, citrus overtones (courtesy of the hops and our special brewer’s yeast) and modest alcohol.
Stranger Tent
Pouring: The Stranger Big Double Trouble IPA
A Blend of American and English Malts are used to balance the enormous hop profile for this special occasion beer. The generous additions of Chinook, Ahtanum, and Amarillo top the IBU count at over 100! Stranger beware because it finishes at 8.3% by Volume.
Widmer Brothers
Pouring: Widmer Hefeweizen
A golden unfiltered wheat beer that is truly cloudy and clearly superb. Ever since Widmer introduced Hefeweizen to America in 1986, ours has been the standard by which all other Hefeweizens are judged.
Pouring: Okto
The full body and malty flavor makes Widmer Oktoberfest an ideal beverage for the fall season. As the style dictates, the hopping is delicate enough to allow the malty character to dominate, yet still provides a floral aroma and finish.