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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6.9
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5

On tap at Bale Breaker - Seattle, pours a cloudy yellow with a small white head. Aroma has lots of juicy peaches and wispy wheat as the base. Flavour is wheat, juicy and dry, with plenty of juicy peaches, wispy wheat, and a dry, fruity, juicy finish. About as good as this style can be. Good stuff.

Tried from Draft at Bale Breaker & Yonder Cider Taproom on 24 Jul 2025 at 06:57


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

On tap at Bale Breaker - Seattle, pours a clear blonde with a small white head. Aroma has a nice dank hop character, grassiness, and biscuity. Alt. Flavour is dry, with piney hops, some grassiness, and biscuity malt. Dry, hoppy and grassy. Very good.

Tried from Draft at Bale Breaker & Yonder Cider Taproom on 24 Jul 2025 at 06:53


6.6
Appearance - 5 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 6.5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

Four pack from Smokes and Suds. Aroma has notes of tangerine, pine, biscuit. Pours golden with a bunch of large chunks of sediment. Taste is moderately bitter with a hint of candy sweetness. Carbonation is fairly soft.

Tried from Can on 22 Jun 2025 at 00:16


8.1
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 9 | Overall - 8

12oz can foggy lemon yellow pour. Fresh NE aromas and flavors. Not so much of the Hazy “sting” som have. Smooth and soft. Tasty.

Tried from Can on 10 Jun 2025 at 00:30


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

On tap at LuLu's in Richland.
Pours hazy orange with a medium sized off-white head, good lacing. Tropical fruit, melon, pineapple, zesty.
Good

Tried from Draft on 07 Jun 2025 at 21:49


6.8
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 6.5 | Flavor - 6.5 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 7

(Tap) clear, pale yellow color with a small white head; aroma of pine; light,balanced flavour with a long,medium bitter finish

Tried from Draft at Porky’s Public House & Eatery on 03 May 2025 at 21:28


6.5

Tried from Can on 03 May 2025 at 18:26


6.8
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6.5 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 7

16oz can from HomeBrewStuff. Clear golden pour with a quickly dissolving head. Aroma is hoppy in the classic NW style, taste also with the addition of some caramel malts

Tried from Can at Homebrewstuff Bottleshop & Taproom on 08 Apr 2025 at 04:20


6.6
Appearance - 5 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 9 | Overall - 6.5

Aroma has notes of pine, wet dishrag, flowers, overripe citrus. Pours hazy golden with tons of large floaties suspended in the liquid underneath a one finger off-white head with decent retention. Taste has a moderate pithy bitterness backed by moderate malt sweetness, finishing dry. Overall, kind of disappointing since I love both these breweries.

Tried from Can from Pilgrim's Market on 25 Mar 2025 at 00:10


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

Aroma is roasty, coffee. Taste is bittersweet with an emphasis on the bitter with roasty flavors of coffee and dark chocolate. Tastes stronger than 6.8%, but that’s fine with me.

Tried from Can on 18 Mar 2025 at 00:08