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NW Peaks Brewery 1st Anniversary Party

Well, we made through our first year of operations and we owe it all to our customers and supporters. Growing up in Ballard has been great for the brewery. The greater beer community of Seattle has also been very good to us and we thank everyone who made year number one possible.

Help support a mountainBeer climber raising money for breast cancer research (at FHCRC)

We’ve had many questions about the pint glasses we use at the brewery; they have our logo and “Drink for the cure” with cool climbing sock monkeys.  “What is drink for a cure?” is the most common question. We hosted a fundraiser for breast cancer research at the FHCRC and the glasses were door prizes [...]

Picket Porter

The name. The mountain (range). The rugged Picket Range is located in the North Cascades National Park and so named for its resemblance to a picket fence… The Beer. We attempted to make picket porter a perfect partner to the Snowfield winter: A very flavorful beer but yet easy drinking with a lower alcohol content. It is very drinkable and has a lower alcohol content that would be similar to the historical versions of the entires…

Snowfield Winter 2011

The name. The mountain. With a name like Snowfield, we couldn’t resist naming our winter beer after it. …Washington’s 90th highest peak, it stands 6,500′ above the Pyramid Lake trailhead with multiple ‘ups and downs’ and glaciers en route… The Beer. This is our second season of the Snowfield. We made this year’s version based on previous batches, but changing things up to hit a new season. … a slightly more bitter and hop forward beer that is nicely balanced by the chocolaty, sweet malt backbone and higher alcohol %.

NW Peaks Just Turned 1! Let’s PARTY!

When: Evening of Mon Dec 12th 6:00-9:00 (soft time)  Show up earlier or later to try the many brews on tap. Where: Naked City Brewery and Taphouse (NCB; 8564 Greenwood Ave N). What: A celebration of our existence!  NCB will be pouring 5 NW Peaks Brewery ales alongside many other tasty beverages (normal bar tabs). [...]