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/brand:
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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6.5/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 6
Can from Mid Columbia, Aug 2021. Golden yellow pour, rather clear, with a thin ring of white head. Guava is evident at first sniff along with some tropical fruit and tartness. Not overly sour, some basic tropical fruit and citrus.
Tried from Can on 02 Feb 2022 at 23:26

6.4/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
Sampled from the tap at the Ballard location. Pours a slightly hazy yellow gold with a white head that dissipates to the edges and laces. Aroma has an earthy but juicy citrus with a bit of earthy grain backing. Flavor has musty citrus and bread notes with a hint of grass and hay backing.
Tried from Draft on 01 Jan 2022 at 23:14

7.4/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
Sampled from the tap at the Ballard location. Pours a clear copper with a white head that dissipates to the edges. Aroma has bitter citrus and pine with a slight grass note underlying. Flavor has bitter pine throughout with a bit of citrus rind and some dry grass in the finish.
Tried from Draft on 01 Jan 2022 at 23:10

7.4/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7.5
Sampled from the tap at the Ballard location. Pours a slightly hazy gold with a white head that dissipates to the edges and laces. Aroma has a nice citrus with a bit of papaya and mango supporting. Flavor has mango and papaya with a growing citrus presence.
Tried from Draft on 01 Jan 2022 at 23:05

6.8/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7
Sampled from the tap at the Ballard location. Pours a hazy bright yellow with a white head that dissipates to the edges. Aroma has citrus and light papaya with a bit of sweet grain underlying. Flavor has slightly juicy citrus with some earthy papaya and a hunt of grass in the finish c
Tried from Draft on 01 Jan 2022 at 22:51

6.4/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
Sampled from the tap at the Ballard location. Pours a hazy light grapefruit with a pink hue and a white head that dissipates quickly to the edges. Aroma has dank and sweet citrus with a bit of flora and deer grains backing. Flavor has earthy citrus and grass with a hint of flora and light bread backing.
Tried from Draft on 01 Jan 2022 at 22:45

5.6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 5 Texture 6 Overall 5.5
Sampled from the tap at the Ballard location. Pours a clear dull gold with a white head that dissipates to the edges and laces slightly. Aroma has lots of bread and earthy straw notes with a hint of hay underlying. Flavor has a good amount of biscuit and earthy bread with a bit of straw in the finish.
Tried from Draft on 01 Jan 2022 at 22:32

7/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 8 Texture 6 Overall 7
Sampled from the tap at the Ballard location. Pours a clear deep gold with a white head that dissipates to the edges and laces. Aroma has pine and a earthy grass notes with a bit of bread underlying. Flavor has slightly bitter pine and growing grass with black light grains supporting
Tried from Draft on 01 Jan 2022 at 22:09

6.6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 8 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
Opaque, thin head, pale yellow. Has a nice little weedy nose. Light body, watery/soupy vibe. Hops get obfuscated in here because of that. Bale Breaker really struggles with malt.
Tried on 28 Dec 2021 at 05:53

7/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 8 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7
Opaque, yellow, thin head. Weedy, oniony, malts are a bit thin, but the hops are a good time.
Tried on 28 Dec 2021 at 05:52