About
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.
Part of the group
7.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Slight haze, thin head, has a nice lemongrass hop, moderate bitterness, clean pale malt.
Tried
on 01 Jan 2026
at 21:30
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Sort of dullish amber, some berry and stone fruit hop. Mellow pale malt. Moderate bitterness, grapefruity bite and a bit of weediness. Solid.
Tried
on 01 Jan 2026
at 21:29
7.4/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7
Flavor 7.5
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
12 oz can from work. Aroma has notes of cantaloupe, peach rings, pine, crackery malt. Pours hazy golden with a half finger bone-white head that settles into a ring and skiff of foam quickly. Taste has a moderate pithy bitterness with flavors like the aroma. Basic but well made and tasty.
Tried
from Can
on 01 Jan 2026
at 02:36
7.5/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 8
Texture 7
Overall 7.5
Draft at the Handlebar. Clear golden pour, small, tight white head. Hoppy, piney aroma, citrusy notes. Taste is pineapple, pine, mildly astringent. Clean
Tried
from Draft
at
The HandleBar - Boise
on 30 Nov 2025
at 00:49
7/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 7
Overall 7
12oz can from Boise Co-op. Cloudy, golden pour, head subsides to thin covering, streaky lacing. Nice biscuity aroma with a hint of citrus. Taste also seems to favor the malts, faint citrus hoppiness
Tried
from Can
from
Boise Co-Op - The Village
on 14 Nov 2025
at 05:48
7.9/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
16oz can from Boise Co-op. Clear golden pour, small white foamy head settles down to thin skin. Piney, hoppy aroma. Taste is piney, bitter, hop oil, resinous. Sticky feel with some lingering hard bitterness. Quite a punch.
Tried
from Can
from
Boise Co-Op - The Village
on 24 Oct 2025
at 04:34
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7.5
Texture 8
Overall 7
Pint can. Grassy hop aroma with notes of citrus, floral hops, tangerine and melon. Pours clear pale golden colored with a large white head that has excellent retention and good lacing. Starts with citrus, grassy hops and melon flavors. Finishes crisp and refreshing with tangerine and floral hop flavors. Excellent pils.
Tried
from Can
from
Cheers Liquor Mart
on 06 Oct 2025
at 02:33
7.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
On tap at Bale Breaker - Seattle, pours a clear pale blonde with a small white head. Aroma has soft piney hops, light citrus, and soft doughy malt. Flavour is super clean, with tons of piney hops dominating, with just enough doughy malt to back. Excellent by-the-books WC freshie.
Tried
from Draft
at
Bale Breaker & Yonder Cider Taproom
on 05 Oct 2025
at 07:26
7.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
On tap at Bale Breaker - Seattle, pours a clear pale copper golden with a small white head. Aroma has some dank, oniony hops, fresh doughy malt, and a touch of grassy pine. Flavour has Citra I can get behind, with fresh grassiness, pine, doughy malt, and very faint onion. Nice use of the fresh Citra. Very good.
Tried
from Draft
at
Bale Breaker & Yonder Cider Taproom
on 05 Oct 2025
at 07:24
8.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
On tap at Bale Breaker - Seattle, pours a lightly hazed blonde with a small white head. Aroma has a nice hop expression, with citrusy hops, some dankness, pine, and a touch of hop tang. Flavour has a very cohesive and complex, with a nice array of dankness, pine, hop tang, and light citrus. Just enough biscuity to back. Great use of different hops here.
Tried
from Draft
at
Bale Breaker & Yonder Cider Taproom
on 05 Oct 2025
at 07:22