Bale Breaker Brewing Company

Microbrewery in Yakima, Washington, United States 🇺🇸
Associated with 2 Venues

Established in 2013

Contact
1801 Birchfield Road, Yakima, WA, 98901, United States
Subsidiaries
Bale Breaker Brewing Company owns 1 brewery:
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.

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6.6/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 5 Texture 8 Overall 6.5
On Tap at the HandleBar, Boise. Bright clear light golden. Lasting fine sily off white head. Modest piney hop aroma, plenty of floral woody hop bite. Some honey-like sweetness. More earthy and woody character.
Tried from Draft on 04 Jan 2023 at 22:26

7.1/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
16oz can from Boise Co-op. Hazy golden pour, initial big foamy head, subsides to thin covering of foam, lacing. Aroma is hoppy, piney, minty. Taste is sweet and fruity for a second before succumbing to a barrage of zesty, zippy hoppiness. Feels minty without being minty.
Tried from Can on 04 Jan 2023 at 02:24

8/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 9 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 7
Pint can. Dirty yellow/golden pour, lots of haze and a moderate white head. Aromatic with sweet tropical fruit and citrus. Juicy and full of flavor. Moderately sweet with tropical fruit into a lingering citrus bitter finish. A little pithy and dank. Lots going on here and it works.
Tried from Can on 04 Dec 2022 at 23:51

7.2/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7
Draft pour, enjoyed at Bale Breaker, Seattle location. Rating from backlog. Clean pale golden appearance, with a thin fading head. Really soft aroma of gentle wheat and even more gentle lemon and lime. Mellow tart. 2/10 sourness. Easy drinking, light gose here. A for sure summer refresher here.
Tried from Draft on 02 Dec 2022 at 23:05

7.4/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
On tap cloudy dull yellow peach pour full fluffy light beige head. Lots of soft light fruity tropical hop flavors and aroma. Low bitterness and easy drinking. Subtle and very tasty
Tried from Draft on 30 Nov 2022 at 20:01

6.8/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 6
Pint can. Light golden in color with a modest white head. Smells of dirty florals and grass, it's earthy. Lightly sweet up front with a moderate level of bitterness. Earthy, dirty floral, and a touch of pine. There's something about the Bale Breaker barley that brings a signature flavor and I'm getting that here.. a mellow, sweet maltiness. Sorta washes out the hop flavors that should be more prevalent.
Tried from Can on 29 Nov 2022 at 03:08

7.4/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
Draft pour enjoyed at Bale Breaker, Seattle. Rating from backlog. A mostly clean golden appearance with a thin patchy head. A more or less classic pale base, but has a nice and unique melon feature. A bit of a juicy side as well. Gentle onion hop nose. Grassy with a melon rind bitterness late. Pretty mild in flavor, but a tasty pale for sure.
Tried from Draft on 26 Nov 2022 at 21:24

7.6/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
Draft pour enjoyed at Bale Breaker, Seattle. Rating from backlog. So nice to see classic IPA's filling the board here, with just the one or two hazy options. Clean golden appearance. Quick fading head. Really nice blance of biscuit grain and grassy hops on aroma, and throughout the palate. Low bitter finish, but has a bite. Delicious, classic IPA here.
Tried from Draft on 26 Nov 2022 at 21:08

7.2/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7
Draft pour at Bale Breaker, Seattle. Rating from backlog. Hazy, golden yellow appearance. Thin look to this hazy. Soft melon nose. Gentle grains up front, with a complimenting melon and grassy hop follow and finish. Light and refreshing hazy pale. Very nice.
Tried from Draft on 26 Nov 2022 at 20:58

8.4/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 9 Texture 8 Overall 8.5
Draft pour pint at Hop and Hound. Incredible collab of a lot of really good breweries here. Glowing orange haze. Cream foam. Juicy, cream mouthfeel. Lots of citrus, with low bitterness. Aroma has a nice citrus bite. Juicy for sure, but not sweet or overly fruit forward. So much citrus here I feel like it almost has a tart note to it. Super good brew here. How could it not be.
Tried from Draft on 22 Nov 2022 at 00:43