List of breweries in Washington (state)

The Pacific Brewing & Malting Company in Tacoma, circa 1900

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]

  1. ^ "Capita Per Brewery 2012" (PDF). Brewers Association. Retrieved October 10, 2023.
  2. ^ Public Record Index. Washington State Liquor Control Board
  3. ^ Scigliano, Eric (October 12, 2017). "Here's to Washington's 35-Year-Old Craft-Brewing Industry". The Seattle Times. Archived from the original on July 9, 2023. Retrieved October 15, 2023.
  4. ^ Baker, Nicolette; Pinsonault, Sara (June 1, 2023). "Mapped & Ranked: The States with the Most Craft Breweries in 2022". VinePair. Retrieved October 10, 2023.
  5. ^ "Washington Beer | Breweries". Washington Brewers Guild. Retrieved 2023-07-07.
  6. ^ Saxon, Wolfgang (August 6, 2001), "Bert Grant, 73, a Beer Maker Who Developed Microbreweries", New York Times, retrieved January 18, 2015