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.
7.8/10
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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
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Lean pale malt, bright orange, grapefruit, a bit of pine. The clean malts allow the hops to shine. Medium bitterness. Pretty good.
Tried
on 08 Mar 2025
at 05:51
7.3/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 7
Overall 7.5
12 ounce can from Tavour. Clear, brassy gold color. Finger-high frothy beige head. Subtle, bready malt aroma. Some fruity notes. Bittersweet malty flavor upfront. Some tangy citrus is followed by resiny pine notes. Dries out in middle. Some hop spiciness on backend. Nicely done.
Tried
from Can
from Tavour
on 08 Mar 2025
at 01:48
7.4/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 7.5
Texture 7
Overall 7.5
12 ounce can. Medium gold pour. Rocky white head. Fragrant citrus aroma. Bready malt flavor has fruity citrus and resiny pine notes. Medium bodied. Dry, bitter finish.
Tried
from Can
from Tavour
on 06 Mar 2025
at 05:42
8.4/10
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Appearance 9
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 8.5
Texture 9
Overall 8.5
Pale amber, slight haze. Fairly big hop nose - some allium and orange, also herbaceous, with some biscuity pale malts. On the palate, gentle malt. The same sweetness level as their regular IPAs, but it works much better for a TIPA with lots of bitterness (Warrior & Columbus, yeah), and that alcohol sliding in. Very well balanced, and what I appreciate is that the allium doesn't come through on the palate. Aside from that bit of citra on the nose, this expresses the TIPA about as well as you can get.
Tried
from Can
on 28 Feb 2025
at 05:21
8.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Poured from 473mL can (pkg 01/30/2025). Clear yellow gold with small white head. Dank, mild resins, quite dry, not too boozy, well balanced. Enjoyable.
Tried
from Can
on 28 Feb 2025
at 05:11
9.3/10
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Appearance 9
Aroma 9
Flavor 9.5
Texture 10
Overall 9
On tap at Bale Breaker - Seattle, pours a clear pale golden with a small white head. Aroma is oily, with plenty of resinous hops, gentle dankness, and pine. Flavour is intensely hoppy, with dank hops galore, huge piney hops, resins, and just enough malt backbone. Bitter, oily, intensely hoppy. Absolutely fantastic, expertly balanced, and yet potent as hell. For diehard hopheads only.
Tried
from Draft
at
Bale Breaker & Yonder Cider Taproom
on 19 Feb 2025
at 07:55
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 clear dull golden with a small white head. Aroma has some gentle piney hops, soft floral notes, and crisp biscuity malt. Flavour is moderately dank, with bitter piney hops, and biscuity malt to back. Dry, bitter and nicely dank. Excellent.
Tried
from Draft
at
Bale Breaker & Yonder Cider Taproom
on 19 Feb 2025
at 07:55
8.3/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 9
On tap at Bale Breaker - Seattle, pours a clear dull golden with a small white head. Aroma is very dank, with potent pot-like hops, pine, and dry biscuity malt. Flavour is wonderfully hop potent, with tons of dank, oily and piney hops. Oily palate, with wonderful hop expresion. Excellent.
Tried
from Draft
at
Bale Breaker & Yonder Cider Taproom
on 19 Feb 2025
at 07:54
7/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 7
Overall 7
Aroma has notes of peach, bread, citrus, skunk. Taste has a moderate bitterness backed by typical TIPA sweetness.
Tried
from Can
at
Odd Side Ales
on 17 Feb 2025
at 20:14