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
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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8
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8

16oz can from Brewers Haven. Bright yellow pour, fizzy white head, thin foamy, rings of lacing. Hoppy, grassy, dank, fruity aroma. Taste had elements of both tropical and citrus fruits., Oranges, mango, melon, dank notes fade into the background. A nice juicy hop bomb.

Tried from Can on 23 May 2021 at 22:04


7.8
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8

Very nice IPA. Big grapefruit. Then more grapefruit. Golden clear pour with decent head. Very bitter finish. Nice body. Can.

Tried from Can on 23 May 2021 at 19:13


6.4
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 5.5

Gold body with thin white head. Light hop aroma. Smooth taste with a hop edge. Clean light finish

Tried on 16 May 2021 at 21:38


7.4
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5

Grapefruit and pineapple. Rich hops, and good malt body. Golden pour with good head. Malty bitter finish. Can.

Tried from Can on 15 May 2021 at 23:47


7.4
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

16 oz. Aroma has notes of bready malt, biscuity malt, papaya, overripe strawberries. Pours hazy golden with a one finger bone white head with decent retention. Taste has a light to moderate pithy bitterness. Not really juicy and sweet like a NEIPA. More like a West Coast, but it lacks any serious bitterness. It’s more subtle than either, reminding me more of an American Pale Ale than anything. Pillowy mouthfeel with somewhat soft carbonation. Not bad.

Tried from Can on 20 Mar 2021 at 03:23


7.5
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8

12oz can from Boise Coop. Light, hazy yellow, skin of fine head. Soft citrusy aroma, lemons. Taste follows with grassy, citrusy , soft flavors, super smooth, velvety.

Tried from Can on 13 Mar 2021 at 03:44


8
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8

12oz can pours out hazy golden topped with a white head. Nose is nice citrus floral hops some tropical notes. Taste is more of the nice sweet crisp citrus hops and some sweetness.

Tried from Can on 13 Mar 2021 at 03:41


6.2
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6

12oz can from HomeBrewStuff pours a soft clear golden. soapy clinging off white head and lacing. Smoot mellow light pale malts. Somem noble hops but a bit under bittered I think

Tried from Can on 12 Mar 2021 at 21:53


6.6
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

12oz can from Brewers Haven. Clear golden, foamy head, lazy carbonation. Light grainy, bready aroma. Taste offers soft sweet malty flavors, more bready notes. Not much of a hop backend. Crushable.

Tried from Can on 01 Mar 2021 at 01:57


7.8
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8

16 oz. One week old. Aroma has notes of mango, pineapple, pine, cantaloupe, orange creamsicle. Pours hazy golden with a one finger off white head with good retention. Taste is moderately sweet with a moderate pithy bitterness. Tastes less than 9%, but this would be even better with a lower ABV. Still tasty, though.

Tried from Can on 25 Feb 2021 at 00:35