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

On tap at Bale Breaker / Yonder taproom. Pours clear blonde with a white head. Bright, dank pine on the nose. Flavour has a really nice, clean dank piney hop expression and a light, doughy fresh hop character. Very nicely done.

Tried from Draft at Bale Breaker & Yonder Cider Taproom on 04 Oct 2025 at 00:14


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

On tap at Bale Breaker / Yonder taproom. Pours clear light gold with a white head. Fresh grass and gentle onion on the nose. Flavour has a soft allium character, dank oils, good malt base. Very solid.

Tried from Draft at Bale Breaker & Yonder Cider Taproom on 04 Oct 2025 at 00:10


8.1
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8.5 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8

On tap at Bale Breaker / Yonder taproom. Pours hazy blonde with a white head. Dank oils and tangy berries on the nose. Flavour is jammed full of dank and tangy hops, balanced with a solid malt base. This is a great IPA.

Tried from Draft at Bale Breaker & Yonder Cider Taproom on 04 Oct 2025 at 00:09


7.8
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

On tap at Bale Breaker / Yonder taproom. Pours clear gold with a white head. Tons of bright pine and sweet malts on the nose. Flavour has a great fresh pine character, full of sharp pine but with no bitterness. Fantastic.

Tried from Draft at Bale Breaker & Yonder Cider Taproom on 04 Oct 2025 at 00:06


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

Sweet northwestern love. This is just what I was hoping for on my layover at Seatac. Pine and grapefruit on full expression here. A little lemon. Medium body and plenty of bitterness. I could drink this all day. I wish these guys distributed to DC.

Tried from Draft on 03 Oct 2025 at 18:24


7.6
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8

16 oz can from a four pack. Picked up at Kaniksu Brewing. Aroma is floral, citrus peel, biscuity malt. Pours lightly hazy golden with lots of floaties and a two finger cream white soapy head with excellent retention, leaving patchwork lace on the glass. Would be a perfect score for appearance if it wasn’t for those unappetizing chunks of sediment floating around. Taste has a moderate drying bitterness with pithy citrus hop character.

Tried from Can on 13 Sep 2025 at 02:16


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

On Tap at Belmont BrewHouse. Clear light lemon yellow pour. Clean light pale malts. Dry floral fresh zest hops. Crisp finish

Tried from Draft on 26 Aug 2025 at 22:59


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

16oz can from Brewers Haven. Clear, pale golden pour, foamy white head settles out quickly. Light hoppy aroma, piney, pale malts. Taste is mildly hoppy with a kind of oily feel that dries out slowly.

Tried from Can at Brewer's Haven on 05 Aug 2025 at 04:29


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

On tap at Bale Breaker - Seattle, pours a clear golden with a small white head. Aroma is dank AF, with huge pot-like hops, pine, and light biscuity malt. Flavour is likewise dank as hell, with huge pot-like hops, big piney hop bitterness, and a dry biscuity malt base. Piney, dank, pot-like finish. Excellent.

Tried from Draft at Bale Breaker & Yonder Cider Taproom on 24 Jul 2025 at 07:02


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

On tap at Bale Breaker - Seattle, pours a clear pale golden blonde with a small white head. Aroma has some dusty, earthy hops, light pine, and bready malt. Flavour has some grassy hops, light pine, earthiness, and bready malt. Not the most pronounced or vibrant hop expression; slightly muffled. Disappointing.

Tried from Draft at Bale Breaker & Yonder Cider Taproom on 24 Jul 2025 at 06:58