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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7.1
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

This is another one of those ipas or double ipas where the brewery tries to hop on the East Coast band wagon by claiming there's some Citrus in there and I really don't get much of it at all. Lots of resin maybe hints of citrus that's about as far as it goes. It's a fairly decent West Coast style.

Tried on 22 Apr 2018 at 04:13


8.4
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 10 | Overall - 8.5

This is a very nice beer what they're calling a West Coast and I'd say it's more of a blend of West and East Coast style IPAs. Hops are very fresh and have just the right amount of bitterness for The Malt and carbonation for the final experience of great drinking beer.

Tried on 19 Mar 2018 at 01:15


6

Straightforward IPA, smooth and light hop. Not bad.

Tried from Can on 03 Jan 2018 at 15:44


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

Can @ GABF 2017. Pours a hazy golden color with a small white head. Has a fruity malty grassy citrus hoppy aroma. Fruity malty grassy citrus hoppy bitter flavor. Has a fruity malty grassy citrus hoppy bitter finish.

Tried from Can on 08 Dec 2017 at 10:57


7.8
Appearance - 10 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7

12 oz can poured. Out of all the beers I've tried and rated in this site, this is the one that the full brewer list and name do not for in the character limit for the site. Cheers to that! 5 breweries in one beer. The more, the better! A more dense, sunset golden pour that matches the can. Love the can, by the way. Fruit forward aroma, as expected, but has a grassy feel too. Flavor is juicy up front. Refreshing. Mango, orange, straw. Lingering fruit. Quite tasty. Millions of mangos. Mangos for me.

Tried from Can on 29 Nov 2017 at 19:45


7.4
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

Can - Weedy and grassy. Clear gold with a decent white head. Light weedy notes and some citrus pith. Not as good as the nose, but still quite good.

Tried from Can on 05 Nov 2017 at 12:34



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

Growler thanks to Steve pours out a crisp clear gold topped with a white head. Nose is nice crisp tropical notes and some sweetness. Taste is more of the nice sweet tropical fruit hops and a well balanced end.

Tried from Growler on 04 Nov 2017 at 16:17


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

Crowler from Growler Guys. Clear, bright golden, soft foamy head. Full hoppy aroma and taste.. Clean and crisp. Pretty damn good.

Tried from Crowler on 04 Nov 2017 at 16:05


7.5
Appearance - 10 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7

Can, thanks Andrew! Pours crystal clear golden, medium creamy white head, dissipates fairly slowly, good lacing. Aroma is leafy, pine, grapefruit, hint of passion fruit. Flavor is light plus sweet, light bitter. Medium body. Difficult to place this as a wet hop.

Tried from Can on 30 Oct 2017 at 22:01