Northwest Brewing

Northwest has moved around a lot over the years and I think it has changed hands at least once. I visited their old brewing facility in Auburn like a decade ago, and was surprised to see they’re now slinging pints in Redmond. The space has a classic pizza joint vibe, but there’s a bar to sit at and they have other kids of food as well. I sat at the bar and service was very friendly and prompt, though they weren’t too busy when I was there. I had the chicken pot pie with arugula salad for lunch, and although it wasn’t huge in size, it was super tasty.

They don’t brew onsite — the bartender told me the beer is brewed at a facility out in Snoqualmie — but all the beers are the same familiar old Northwest beers from days of yore. They had 11 beers of theirs on tap: American lager, pilsner, mango wheat ale, pale ale, 3 IPAs, a schwarzbier, a porter, a stout, and a red ale — all pretty familiar styles. They also have a full bar and domestic bottles, befitting a piiza joint.

2023-03-17
Visited early on a Friday afternoon for lunch with my wife. Kids must be allowed, because a couple moms had ~5 small children with them.

Staff wasn't exactly friendly, maybe slightly distant. Answered questions, knew what they were talking about.

I had a dark lager (OK) and an IPA (pretty good). Wife and I each got different savory pies for lunch, both were pretty good.

They had maybe 12-15 taps, mostly fairly traditional styles. Nothing like a BA stout or a smoothie sour. I wouldn't hesitate to go back, but I wouldn't consider it a must-stop.