This is a list of breweries in the U.S. state of Washington.

In 2012, Washington ranked 8th nationally in craft breweries per capita. 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.Public Record Index. Washington State Liquor Control Board In 2016, there were 337 breweries in Washington, including 174 in the Seattle area, which was more than in any other metropolitan area. In 2022, Washington ranked 4th in the list of states with the most craft breweries, following California, Pennsylvania, and New York. In 2023, the Washington Brewers Guild listed 426 breweries throughout the state.

The first American brewpub since Prohibition, Yakima Brewing & Malting Co, was based in Washington.

Breweries

Brewery Location Notes 7 Seas Brewing Company Gig Harbor, Tacoma Opened in 2009 Aslan Brewing Company Bellingham Opened in 2014 Bale Breaker Brewing Company 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"After 20 Years Dick's Brewing Company Gets a Makeover", Brewpublic, September 26, 2014. Retrieved March 9, 2016. Centralia Opened in 1994 Distant West Brewing"Distant West Homepage", Distant West, September 26, 2014. Retrieved July 20, 2024. Seattle Opened in 2024 Elliott Bay Brewing Company 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 Bellingham (3) Opened in 2012 Lumberbeard Brewery Spokane Opened in 2022 Mac & Jack's Brewing Company Redmond Opened in 1997 Maritime Pacific Brewing Company Seattle Opened in 1990 Matchless Brewing 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 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 Seattle Opened in 2016 Paradise Creek Brewery Pullman Opened in the Old Post Office in 2010 Pike Brewing CompanyCicero, Providence (October 27, 2015). "Pike Brewing Owners Have Been Beer Innovators for Nearly Four Decades", The Seattle Times. Retrieved March 9, 2015.Gibson, Paul David (March 21, 2012). "Behind the Scenes at Pike Brewing Company, Seattle, WA", Serious Eats. Retrieved March 9, 2016.Jones, Sara (June 2, 2015). "Pike Brewing Company Launches a Beer Series With 100% Washington Ingredients", Seattle Eater. Retrieved March 9, 2016. Seattle Opened in 1989 Postdoc Brewing Redmond Opened in 2014 Ram Restaurant & BreweryDrosendahl, Glenn (December 24, 2014). "Ram Restaurant and Brewery Surprises Employees with 'Gift' of 30 Percent of the Company", Puget Sound Business Journal. Retrieved March 9, 2016. 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 Seattle Opened in 2012Salish Sea BrewingEdmondsOpened in 2013 Scuttlebutt Brewing Company Everett Opened in 1996 Silver City Brewery Bremerton Opened in 1996 Snoqualmie Falls Brewery Snoqualmie Opened in 1997 Stoup Brewing Seattle (3) Opened in 2013 Two Beers Brewing CompanyVermillion, Allecia (June 12, 2013). "Two Beers Brewing Launches a Cider Company", Seattle Metropolitan. Retrieved March 9, 2016. Seattle Opened in 2007; acquired by Agrial Group in 2016 Uprise Brewing Spokane Opened in 2022

Closed breweries Brewery Location Notes Airways Brewing Company Kent Opened in 2011, closed in 2024 American Brewing Company Edmonds Opened in 2011, closed in 2020 Big Al Brewing Seattle Opened in 2008, closed in 2017 Fish Brewing Company 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. Tacoma (2) Opened in 1997, ceased brewing in 2019 Hilliard's Beer Seattle Opened in 2010, closed in 2016 Optimism Brewing Company Seattle Opened in 2013, closed in 2023 Pyramid Breweries 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 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 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

See also Beer in the United States List of breweries in the United States List of microbreweries

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