December Barrel-aged Beer Release

On the FIRST of each month we release a keg of our barrel-aged beer. Normally, each pub has a different variety, giving barrel beer fans an opportunity to try both!

For December, however, we're releasing the same barrel-aged beer in both pubs:

Tabasco barrel aged Pilot Light. Yep, tabasco...like Louisiana hot sauce tabasco. It's kinda hot, but not too over-the-top. Pairs well with hot wings! See ya Tues. (tomorrow) Dec. 1 for a pint to remember.

CASK RELEASE : 11.30.09 : Organic Riot X

Two kegs of Organic Riot X will be cask-conditioned this week then tapped at each of our pubs on Monday, Nov. 30 to commemorate the 10th anniversary of the WTO protests in Seattle.

Riot X was hopped at ten different points during the brewing and aging process, yielding a deliciously potent mixture of malty goodness and sublime bitterness.

Stop by for a pint. However, if you miss this special release, fear not. We'll be aging the beer another couple of weeks then foisting it upon the natives who never asked for it in the first place...kind of like the WTO!

NEW RELEASE : Noäle Holiday Ale

Hurry down to either or both of our pubs to get a taste of the 2009 Noäle Holiday Ale.

The beer, based loosely on the "Dunkel Weizenbock" style of hearty dark wheat ale, was released yesterday, just in time for a wee nip before Turkey Day arrives.

It will also be pouring Dec. 4 and 5 at the Winter Beer Festival @ Hale's in Fremont.

Happy Holidays!

Both Pubs Closed Nov. 26

Both Elliott Bay Pubs will be closed for Thanksgiving on Thursday, November 26th.

Best wishes to all our patrons.

We look forward to seeing you all again on Friday 11/27.

Elliott Bay Wins Brewery Bowling Challenge

Last night at the Beer Church Turkey Bowl fundraiser for the West Seattle Food Bank, Elliott Bay Brewery won the Brewery Challenge, beating out a number of other teams of bowlers from local breweries. Check out the YOU TUBE video of owner Todd Carden receiving the winner's trophy.

More info about the fundraiser was reported on HERE by the West Seattle Blog.

Being Brewed : Organic Riot X Ale

Today in Burien we brewed a special batch of our perennial favorite ORGANIC RIOT ALE in time to release it on 11.30.09 to commemorate the 10th anniversary of the WTO riots in Seattle.

We adjusted the hops a bit this time around, making 10 additions throughout the brewing process, including one infusion of hop pellets in the fermenter for an aromatic boost.

Varieties include: Magnum, Chinook, Cascade, Simcoe, and Amarillo and ABV should wind up about 7.25%.

Being Brewed : Hoppus Callosum

Yep...here it comes again...our HOPPY and STRONG Double IPA


Brewed in West Seattle with Columbus, Chinook, Amarillo, and Simcoe hops, Hoppus is no wallflower. Rather, its in-your-face goodness reaches up to grab you then slaps you about the face with a big helping of 7.6% alcohol-by-volume. This is your brain on hops!

Sound enticing? Release date = Nov. 24 in W. Seattle

Who said nothing ever happens around here but rain in the winter?