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.
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Enjoyed on tap at home on New Years Eve, so there is plenty more where this came from, but figured I'd rate it now before I enjoy about 5 more pints of this tonight. Awesome brew! Thanks Eric for the keg hookup, as always. Pours a bright golden, soft cloudiness, active fizz head. Lots of sticky lacing. Aroma is dank, lots of grassy and tropical fruit notes. Creamier body, grassy hop flavor, smooth taste as an overall, but has a slight bitter, slight aggressive finish, as I enjoy in an IPA that even begins to lean towards a west coast style. I think I've missed the first two beers in this series, but this brew makes me regret that. Really nice brew from the brewery that makes me miss baseball season. Love this.
Tried
from Draft
on 01 Jan 2021
at 07:01
7.3/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 7
Texture 7
Overall 7.5
fairly pale golden color. Frothy what head. Dank sticky nose of apricots and citrus notes. Medium Aggressive bitterness. Full bodied. Sticky. Semi sweet. Medium carbonation with rounded
Mouth feel. Slightly medicinal And citrusy finish. Not amazing but slightly different from what I was expecting. Good stuff
Mouth feel. Slightly medicinal And citrusy finish. Not amazing but slightly different from what I was expecting. Good stuff
Tried
on 27 Dec 2020
at 12:11
7.9/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
750 ml waxed. Aroma has notes of lemon, vanilla, Bretty dusty basements, wood, pineapple, earth, sugar snap peas. Pours hazy golden with a large cream-white head with excellent retention and lace. Taste is moderately sweet, faintly tart and peppery, alcoholic, with a lightly bitter finish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 27 Dec 2020
at 04:12
6.9/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 7
Overall 6.5
big frothy white head.sligtly hazy straw color. Slightly phenolic, citrus, super light body, lacking backbone. Modest bitterness. Just a bit too simple on several levels. Not bad per se, but would skip having again
Tried
on 26 Dec 2020
at 12:28
7.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 9
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
750 ml waxed. Aroma has notes of Brett, peaches, apple core, wood, vanilla. Pours hazy golden with a one finger bone white head with decent retention. Taste is lightly tart (3/10) with slightly funky barnyard flavors.
Tried
from Bottle
on 13 Dec 2020
at 05:40
6.8/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 7
16 oz. Aroma is skunky, citrus peel, passionfruit. Pours hazy golden with a one+ finger cream white head with excellent retention. Taste is lightly bitter, moderately sweet with a hint of tartness. Tastes a lot better than it smells. Not bad if you don’t stick your nose in the glass. By far the least impressive and most flawed beer in this series so far, though.
Tried
from Can
on 30 Nov 2020
at 00:20
7.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
16 oz. Looks like RateBeer lost another entry. I know I rated this before, so I’ll have to go off memory and give scores only. I’ll wager it was hazy golden with tropical and citrusy aromas and flavors. I know I really liked it.
Tried
from Can
on 30 Nov 2020
at 00:13
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
750 ml waxed. Aroma is Brett-infused dusty basements, peaches, grapefruit peel, white wine, sweet bread. Pours nearly clear golden with a one + finger bone white head with good retention. Taste is lightly tart, moderately sweet, and a tad savory with flavors like the aroma. Good.
Tried
from Bottle
on 28 Nov 2020
at 01:26
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 9
12 oz. Aroma is grainy, bready, peppery, Smarties. Pours crystal clear golden with a one finger white fluffy head with excellent retention. Taste is highly bitter for style with some noticeable but light malt sweetness alongside; finishes very dry. Flavors like the aroma descriptors along with a faint note of lemon rind. Has a nice peppery bite. A really nice pils.
Tried
from Can
on 10 Oct 2020
at 00:54
7.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8
16 oz. Aroma has notes of pineapple, pine, dankness, Smarties. Pours hazy orange-golden with a one finger white head with good retention. It settles into a cap of foam after a little bit and stays there. Taste is moderately bittersweet with a hint of savory and a lingering pithy finish. Very solid.
Tried
from Can
on 03 Oct 2020
at 00:28