Cloudburst Brewing

"Wondering why groups of people keep walking north out of Pike Place Market? Many of them are headed to Cloudburst Brewing, a.k.a. one of the city’s most popular breweries among tourists and locals alike. Convenient location aside, this brewery rightfully earned acclaim in its near-decade of existence. These guys are multi-Great American Beer Festival medalists, and pro tip: To avoid the crowds at the O.G. spot, head to their newer second location in Ballard. It’s just as chill and has more seating." - Brianna Gunter

"You’ve probably had some beer from Cloudburst at a restaurant or nice bar, but their warehouse-like tasting room is a breath of fresh air in congested corporate Belltown. Except for decorative flowers on the tables and red and turquoise racing stripes on the wall, Cloudburst looks like a narrow garage—only with beer instead of a Prius. We like any of their IPAs, or the Happy Little Clouds pilsner." - aimee rizzo, gabe guarente

"You’ve probably had some beer from Cloudburst at a local restaurant, but their warehouse-style tasting room is pretty cool, too. With the exception of decorative flowers on the tables and red/turquoise racing stripes on the wall, Cloudburst looks like your friend’s garage brewing operation—only with much better beer. We like any of their IPAs, and the Market Fresh saison with passionfruit and hibiscus is great, too." - aimee rizzo

"Cloudburst Brewing has closed temporarily due to poor air quality from wildfire smoke." - Gabe Guarente

"The much-celebrated brewery in Belltown has kept its tasting room doors open for takeout crawlers of its IPA, Happy Little Clouds pilsner, and Fuckin’ Gonuts (a double milk stout). More notably, for the first time ever, Cloudburst is canning its beer, including newer offerings such as That’s Bolshevik, a baltic porter." - Eater Staff