I just updated our list of Washington breweries and brewpubs. By my reckoning, there are now 217 active breweries in the state. When people ask me how many breweries we have in Washington, I always say that it is a nebulous number and changes all the time. What’s more, it depend on how you count. I am pretty comfortable saying 217. Well, at this moment anyway. Below I list the most recent additions to our list of Washington breweries.
According to the Washington State Liquor Control Board, there are 244 breweries in Washington, but that list includes breweries which have not yet begun to brew, never have brewed, or never will brew. It also includes businesses that produce kombucha, which is brewed but is not beer. My list, on the other hand, only includes those businesses that actually produce beer. Some of them may produce a very small amount of beer, but they’re licensed and pay taxes on what they brew.
Where Does Washington Rank?
In terms of total number of breweries and breweries per capita, where do we rank? Last time the Brewers Association published those kinds of numbers was 2012. California was the only state that had more breweries than Washington. Regarding number of breweries per capita, Washington ranked 8th behind much less populous states like Montana and Vermont. Of course, back in 2012 Washington only had 158 breweries according to the Brewers Association.
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Let’s put things into perspective. Last week I reported that there are now 2,722 breweries in the USA (read it). The state of Washington represents about 2 percent of the nation’s population, but we are home to about 8 percent of the nation’s breweries. In 2013, nearly 400 new breweries opened in the USA. By my count, 25 new breweries opened in Washington over the past few months.
Craft beer is no longer our little secret. We’ve been drinking the stuff and supporting our local craft beer industry for more than 30 years. The nation is finally waking up and joining the party, but nowhere in America is the proliferation of craft beer more evident than right here in Washington. We are still leaders.
Check out our Washington Breweries and Brewpubs page.
Have I missed anyone? Here are the recent additions:
BAD JIMMY’S BREWING – SEATTLE
BARNSTORMER BREWING – CARSON
BIG BLOCK BREWING – SAMMAMISH
BOG WATER BREWING CO. – WESTPORT
BURDICK BREWERY – SEATTLE
BURWOOD BREWING COMPANY
COLOCKUM CRAFT BREWING – KITTITAS
DIAMOND KNOT BREWPUB – MOUNTLAKE TERRACE
FIVE DONS BREWING – LONGVIEW
HAAS INNOVATIONS BREWING – YAKIMA
LOWERCASE BREWING – SEATTLE
MIDDLETON BREWING – EVERETT
MILL CITY BREW WERKS – CAMAS
MT. PILCHUCK BREWERY – SNOHOMISH
NEW SCHOOL BREWING – RICHLAND
NORTH JETTY BREWING – SEAVIEW
NOSDUNK BREWING COMPANY
OLD ROCK BREWERY – DUVALL
RIVER TIME BREWING – DARRINGTON
SALISH SEA BREWING – EDMONDS
STOUP BREWING – SEATTLE
TEN PIN BREWING – MOSES LAKE
WADDELL’S BREWPUB AND GRILLE – SPOKANE
WET HEAD BREWERY – AUBURN
YAKIMA HOPS & BREW SUPPLY – YAKIMA
ZYTHUM BREWING CO – FAIRFIELD
