Bale Breaker Brewing Company
Microbrewery
in
Yakima,
Washington,
United States 🇺🇸
Associated with 2 Venues
Established in 2013
Contact
Subsidiaries
Description
With a 30-barrel brewhouse at a 27,000 square foot facility, Bale Breaker crafts eight year-round canned beers, including the widely celebrated Topcutter IPA, and a diverse offering of seasonal beers in cans and on draft. They have two taprooms: one onsite at the Yakima brewery; and another in Seattle’s Ballard Brewing District. Bale Breaker beer can be found in retailers and bottleshops throughout Washington, Oregon, and Idaho and limited distribution in Colorado.
8.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 9
12oz can at HomeBrewStuff. Pours out a very light pale golden. Hoppy pale ale aromas and flavors are quite tame. Almost bland I’d say. Lean and crisp, just not much flavor
Tried
from Can
on 09 Jun 2026
at 00:30
7/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 6.5
Texture 7
Overall 7
Tin. Poured gold with shrinking white head. Citrus and melon aroma. Hop forward taste with mixed fruits. Bit of sweetness in the finish.
Tried
from Can
at
Saraveza
on 05 Jun 2026
at 19:01
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Dullish gold, sticky, good fruitiness. Mostly sticy. Good hop complexity but otherwise nothing coming together
Tried
on 09 May 2026
at 15:26
7.1/10
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Appearance 9
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
16 oz can. Aroma has notes of cantaloupe, bread, floral. Pours hazy golden with a one+ finger cream-white head with excellent retention. Taste has a moderate pithy bitterness backed by typical bready malt sweetness.,
Tried
from Can
at
Pour Company
on 02 May 2026
at 04:03
7.3/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 6.5
Flavor 7.5
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Yellow body with white head. Citrus and sweet fruit aroma. Hop forward taste with a hoppy tang. Good body and lasting finish
Tried
from Draft
at
Saraveza
on 10 Apr 2026
at 20:30
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Draft at Here's How. Foggy golden pour, small, thin foamy head. Tropical fruity aroma, pineapple. Taste is tropical, pineapple with a hint of coconut.
Tried
from Draft
at
Here's How Public House
on 08 Apr 2026
at 23:30
5.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 5
Overall 5.5
On tap at Bale Breaker - Seattle, pours a clear golden with a small white head. Nose is fairly subdued, with gentle green melon and crisp biscuity malt. Flavour is fairly crisp, but not too reminiscent of NZ hops—with grassy crispness and a dry biscuity malt base. Finishes crisp and dry, but pretty characterless. Disappointing.
Tried
from Draft
at
Bale Breaker & Yonder Cider Taproom
on 06 Apr 2026
at 05:00
7.5/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
On tap at Bale Breaker - Seattle, pours a clear pale yellow with a small white head. Aroma reveals of mix of allium, some hop tang, gentle tropical notes from Mosaic to save it, and a touch of dankness. Flavour almost come across like there’s NZ hop in here with that hop tang—must be the Krush—with subdued allium, light pine, and a hint of dankness. Good blend of hops that end up expressing pretty well together. Very good.
Tried
from Draft
at
Bale Breaker & Yonder Cider Taproom
on 06 Apr 2026
at 04:59
7.8/10
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Appearance 9
Aroma 8
Flavor 7.5
Texture 7
Overall 7.5
16 oz can. Aroma starts out piney before leading into a tropical fruit cocktail explosion; some overripe papaya in there, as well. Pours lightly hazy golden with a one+ finger off-white head with great retention. Taste has a light to moderate bitterness with piney and tropical flavors.
Tried
from Can
from
Pilgrim's Market
on 05 Apr 2026
at 01:14
7.3/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7
Flavor 7.5
Texture 7
Overall 7.5
On tap at Ridgewood, pours a clear blonde with a small white head. Aroma has a fairly subdued hop expression—luckily not too dominated by typical Citra or Krush expressions—with some citrus tang, light line, and soft floral notes. Flavour has more allium here than the nose, with some overripe citrusy hop tang, and some oiliness on the palate. Well-constructed, just not my favourite hop expression.
Tried
from Draft
at
RidgeWood Bottle & Tap
on 04 Apr 2026
at 19:40