Cairn Brewing

A nice little place right off the Burke Gilman trail and the Sammamish slough, seeing it's the Christmas season they had a bunch of Christmas lights up that added to the atmosphere. Plenty of seating and widescreen tvs showing some football.

15 taps with a large assortment of B+ caliber brews, a little on the pricey side but on par with most local breweries. Service is fairly friendly and pretty knowledgeable on their offerings, rotating food trucks stop by there through out the week. They even have a cooler on site so you can take a few with you on your way.

Definitely one of the better taproom/breweries in the area, basically in walking/staggering distance too for me. Recommended place to grab a pint or two and kick back, check them out if you find yourself in the Kenmore area.

Fifteen taps and good selection. I liked that on my visit they had three beers that had barrel aged versions for comparison. There were a few farmhouse ales but overall a good selection - something for everyone. The staff was super nice and helpful and they include any number of barrel aged beers in their 4-beer taster.

The place looks cool and industrial and there are a couple couches too. It definately struck me as the place that everyone brings their kids too - but that's cool.

The beer quality on the other hand - I had two beers with the distinct green apple indication that they were spoiled/spoiling. I was surprised they served those, but to be fair I should have said something, but didn't want to complain. They weren't totally gone - still drinkable.

 

My fave brewery in Kenmore!

Open atmosphere nestled right in the brewery itself has lots of visual appeal if you want to see the actual equipment your expertly crafted brew was made on.

For eats, there's most always a food truck parked outside.

Parking can be tough at times.

Great people. Great beer.

 

I visited Cairn Brewing over the weekend and it's a nice new place. They had 11 beers on tap during my visit, and I was rather impressed with the beers I tried. The brewery is in kind of a warehouse type space, with big picnic tables for seating and an outdoor seating area as well; one big TV adorned the wall. There is no food, but they have menus for local delivery places. It's situated near the Sammamish River trail, so there was a lot of bike traffic when I visited. I could definitely see myself returning to Cairn; the beers were good and I'd like to sample more of their offerings.