West Seattle Brewing Company

Loud music blaring most nights, including weekdays until 2am. They are disrespectful with the neighborhood including those with families and kids who need sleep. When we asked about turning the music down or closing the doors/windows (which is required after 10pm) were met with a hostile response. Also, there must be an issue with their water because after trying their beer, water and an americano, it all had a funky off-putting taste.

We showed at 4:50. Business states it opens at 5pm. There were people inside singing Karaoke. As we waited, a handwritten sign was put out onto the door stating they now will open at 5:30. Definitely recommend calling to ensure they’re actually opening prior to driving there. As for their beer or service? I cannot attest, as we moved on to another brewery.

We had visited the Alki Beach location 6 years ago. So, we knew that they have great beers. This time, we visited the "Mothership" location and we were not disappointed. The House IPA was great. I also had the Pale Ale SMASH, which was also very good. My wife had the Sounder Stout and said it was very tasty. Drew was working the bar when we there and he was very friendly and knowledgeable about the beers there. He even explained what "SMASH" meant. As a bonus, we met his girlfriend, Hannah. She grew up in NH, not far from where we lived up there. So, we had a good time talking about our old stomping grounds (and our MA/NH accents). Dogs are allowed inside here and that made our visit even better. We will definitely come back here again and highly recommend it to anyone looking for a good place to have a great craft beer.

Spoke to the owner last night about their noise level, particularly on weekday nights usually until 2am. Could not care less, “we will be pushed out of here soon” was the main point made. Not a care about the “Karen’s and Kyle’s” from the surrounding neighborhood who have also complained. Sad that a local business owner could care so little about the people and potential customers who surround his business.

My boyfriend and I live right near it and have a new puppy and let’s just say none of us enjoy the constant loud music everyday of the week and late night music blasting- and terrible karaoke singers. Feels very disrespectful to the neighborhood as well a lot of people in our building feeling the same way and frustrated! Many of us who work from home would LOVE some silence.

Good beer and a great atmosphere! Their wit is delicious. We like that we could bring the baby and it was nice to find they have a parking lot - a rare find in West Seattle. The pizza smelled good and we will have to come back to try it.

Best place in Seattle to watch Sounders games. The pizza is not very great; and their beer has been better in the past. Hope they've got something good coming to their taps soon Instead of spending $10 on the pizza, go next door to Jones BBQ and get a sandwich the size of your head

We decided to watch the game tonight and check out this brewery. We drive by it all the time, but haven't stopped in. I really liked the inside of the brewery. It is small, but has quite a few tvs for its size and crams in as many chairs and tables as they can. The bartender was very nice and the crowd of people there all seemed like friends! Seems like a great place to go watch games. You can order food and have it delivered, bring in outside food or they also have pre made sandwiches you can buy at the bar. They have coffee and wine if you want something other than beer, but the beer is pretty good. I would definitely go back!

Usually, I stop by for some beer. But, today it's the pizza! I order a pepperoni pizza for here and it was amazing! It's toasted to crisp and perfect as a tavern pizza style as should. Pizza sauce was amazing. There's one pizza place in west Seattle that I can compare it to is Pizza 22. You can't find a tavern pizza this perfect than these two in West Seattle! I highly recommend it! Lam

Good riddance to bad rubbish. Drove out all their regulars to turn the place into a creepy 20-something meat market, and ended up broke and evicted for not paying rent. Beer was garbage at the end anyway from multiple eyewitness accounts. Not sorry to see them go.

The drinks are awesome! These guys are such great host. You walk in and it's like you are part of the family. Actually they are way nicer than my family. Lol. This joint is always clean and has great karaoke on Wednesday nights, DJs and bands on weekends and sometimes even has ping pong.

Parking here is tricky. I ended up walking here as I was in West Seattle exploring the fun neighborhood vibes. Reminded me of living in Hollywood a bit as it is a city scape area with many different places to eat, shop and drink. I digress, back to the beer! The five stars is for the beer and the service. Brooklyn was absolutely knowlegable in her recommendation and I ended up with a pint of Scottish Ale. She was fun, friendly and generous with tasters, lol. The Scottish Ale is a 7% smooth drinking brown ale with a sweet taste. The beers are made on site and the place started picking up in the afternoon. I appreciated Brooklyn's handling of an obvious local sitting at the bar becoming a bit, well, rude. She gently encouraged him to leave and apologized to another patron for his rude behavior. Kudos to her. I would come back here for sure. Cheers and happy Yelping.

I saw Adam Tiller perform during the first comedy night and he was hilarious! I highly recommend the bar, the ambiance is great and surprisingly quiet for being next to such a busy road. If you haven't seen Adam live you're doing yourself a disservice! I hope they have more comedy nights there!

I thought this brewery was just okay. They don't have a wide variety of beers on tap (only one hazy IPA) and their draft list is limited. I didn't try the food. We were also only 1 of 2 parties on a Saturday afternoon which suggests there are better breweries in the area to hit instead. I did appreciate that they have HH pricing on a weekend. Not sure I'll be back but it was a decent beer.

We have been to a tone of breweries and this is one of the better ones in the area. The beer itself was pretty solid. We ended up getting a hazy and it was exactly what we were looking for: bright, juicy, and flavorful. The view is probably the best view of all the breweries I have been to as well. It looks right out at the beach and is perfect for sunsets. The one thing I would say is that they use plastic cups for all their beer which is a waste and takes away from the experience. They may do that to keep people from walking away with their glasses once they sit outside, but it's still a bummer. Either way I would still recommend them.

It would be shocking to me that beer this bad can survive in a city like Seattle but the location kept it in business I suppose.

I love the location on Alki and I am so sad that it is closing. It was a great spot to grab a drink and enjoy the beach. I enjoy the location near the junction but it's just not the same. I'll be returning but wish they could still stay on Alki somehow..

It's a cool space for sure. As of spring 2016, they still have a bit of work to do before it's finished, but it's shaping up amazingly. It's right on the busy hillclimb side of Fauntleroy, and you have to run around back to get to the parking lot. But once you settle in, it's an unbelievably relaxing place to sit and watch the traffic. The main door is a big neo-rustic heavy wooden slab, with light showing between the planks. Next to that are three huge all-glass roll-up garage doors, which flood the place with light all the time, and air when they're open. The bar comes out almost to the doors. Lots of tall tables and tall stools throughout. They have the wall roughed in to separate the brewhouse from the taphouse, but right now you can walk right between the frames. Still, the setting feels finished, and feels fantastic. They offer a ton of house beers, along with a few guests and I think some wine and maybe a cider or something. They're right next door to Jones BBQ, which carries orders over to the taphouse. Match made in heaven between those two. I'm lukewarm on Jones, but they definitely have their fans, and it's hard to argue the combination of fresh beer and hand-delivered bbq. For years, this place was always closed whenever you'd drive by, but they've suddenly made all this effort to spruce things up, even hired an experienced pro brewer from out of state. They're really making a go of it, and the crowds seem to be paying off their efforts. There are tons of flat screens around the taproom, tuned to the game--this place is a hangout. I can't really call this the most welcoming place, though, to be honest. I stood at the bar forever while the barkeep puttered around, then he came over when a regular walked in behind me--and chatted with the regular for a while. He took my order pretty much without a word, and then he and the regular laughed about how difficult i was making his job by paying in cash. That's fine if you don't need the business, I guess.

I heard from a good friend that West Seattle Brewery had re-opened on June 5th, 2015 and it was a lazy Sunday so I dropped by to check it out. They have remodeled and the entire wall facing the street has been replaced by garage doors that opens the place up where you feel like you're on a patio. They make some sandwiches and I had the ham and swiss on a croissant that came with chips that was really tasty. I paired it with their triple amber and really enjoyed just hanging out at the bar watching the big screen televisions showing some sporting events. I also had their triple IPA and it was really good too. I'll definitely be coming back here soon as its really laid back, beer is good and they have some tasty sandwiches.

Meh, we didn't really enjoy any of the beers. The hazelnut stout was sour, the IPA was a bit on the "soapy" side. Fiance settled on the dubbel and it was OK. They do not do flights. However, they have pizzas that looked pretty good. Staff seemed a little bit bothered by us. Can't beat the view and the wrap around porch for a sunny day.

Great brewery in West Seattle! The beers here were good, I had a Belgian blonde. There were at least 10+ beers on the tap list. We also had some beer nuts which were only $3 for a large portion. There was a soccer game on when I was there and there were plenty of screens to watch the game. This was a great brewery and a good spot to catch a sports game!

LOVE this place!! Not only is it right across the street from my building but the beer is FREAKING DELICIOUS! I've been a Guinness & Cider drinker most of my life (Yeah, I'm Irish) but the stuff these guys create makes me want to try every new beer they put out. If you're looking for a really cool place to go, with a great vibe, chilled out music and the best staff around, you've found it as the WSB. Hope this helps ..

Overall very disappointed. On the website it has posted that pizza is $6 during happy hour with a purchase of a pint, however, they did not honor this deal with a growler fill up though a growler is 5x the amount of beer as a pint. The day prior, I was excited to buy a growler and have it filled for a good deal the next day. Once I received my growler I went back the next day to learn it was $14 for a fill of the growler, even during happy hour. I had hoped this would be a place to become a regular at but with a lack luster happy hour and growler prices, I guess not. I did like the house ipa but not worth the trouble.

West Seattle Brewing was a place that held great promise for us but it seemed to fall short. I have no complaints as to how the place was set up or anything like that. The bartenders were friendly, knowledgeable and the atmosphere cool. As another Yelper pointed out she mentioned that she felt the beer tasted flat, having little carbonation to it. That is kind of what we ran into here as well. I got a wheat beer and Steve got a pale ale and we both noticed it. Now to my knowledge this brewery was not a place that specializes in cask beers where it is intended to not have much carbonation. Maybe there are other types of beer that have less carbonation too. I don't know. Besides that being pointed out the actual flavor of the beers were not bad at all and in that sense they did taste good.

I went here for a quick drink with my friend. I ordered their Pale Ale and it was a solid beer. We sat on the outdoor patio area that faces the street and overall it was a cool place to grab a beer. When in West Seattle, I would come back here.

After passing by WSBC many times I finally gave them a try. I wish I could give them greater than 3 stars but that's the impression the pub left on me. Firstly the place is a little rough. I'm not huge on ambiance. But I'm saying rough in terms of things like the heat was set too low and the seating seems too low buck. It really sticks out. But the bar counter is cool. However starring into the vast emptiness of the cooler gives it a real mom & pop vibe. No music playing gives it a feeling of sterility. Couldn't find any beers that we liked. The styles were on our list of favorites but they all just seemed to miss the mark. No IPA on tap is a mortal sin in Seattle. On a positive note, they were pouring Imperial Porters and Triples in 12oz pint glasses at $5 instead of scooners which is a treat given the high Gravity. This place may need a woman's touch and the addition of a large selection of guest bottled beers to keep it interesting. Better coordinated food service from nearby restaurants might help. Hope it survives. Will certainly give it another shot.

Used to be a great place to hangout cause you could grab so Jones BBQ next door and bring it in. Today I went in with some BBQ to enjoy a couple beers. After I opened my food and starting eating the bartender said they no longer allowed outside food. The beer is decent, but with so many other places with better beer, that do allow outside food, I will never go back.

Good simple place. Went and had a beer here while we waited for food at another place.

This is the place if you like soulless pizza. Otherwise, great experience. But please for the love of God save yourself and don't order the pizza.

Only reason I came in was to eat Jones BBQ and have a cider. Cant bring outside food anymore. Very disappointed. I would sit and drink so much more if I could eat what I wanted. Just bummed! The cider I ordered was delicious. Still bummed.

I'm a beer guy, and was definitely spoiled on my weekend Seattle trip with all the breweries that I visited. I'm glad I added this to my list. It was probably the smallest brewery I visited. They make good use of space with high tables and chairs all over and outdoor patio area. They have a garage door that they'll open when the weather is nice. In the corner of the brewery is a little stage for live music. I don't recall seeing stages at the other breweries and tap rooms that I visited. When you're up at the bar there's clear glass going across and you can see the beer tanks, and more beer tanks to your right. I tried their Mosaic IPA and Amber Ale. I'm a big fan of the mosaic beers as the hops are pretty tasty, and their version was right up there. The Amber Ale was good too. I do regret not getting a flight as I was pressed on time. They can also take care of your caffeine fix with their espresso bar. That's not very common for a brewery. For me it was nice to meet a couple of the staff that were from Wisconsin...a good ice breaker. Can't wait to see what other beers they come up with.

I'm a huge fan of the stout, great music, has WiFi. Pizza is descent (happy hour pepperoni). Kind employees.

Great selection of beer, including the option to get a flight to taste out what you want. Full of fun people which made it a great atmosphere and the bartender/barista was fun and helpful. Even though he was slammed being the only employee we got our drinks right away with some fun conversation. The feel of the place is pretty industrial chic, also like you could bring your laptop, or strike up a conversation with a stranger.

Beer was great. Had a hef. Wait staff was very friendly and helpful even after I broke my empty pint glass. Sorry guys! Visited right after they opened during a weekday, so not sure about how busy it can be during happy hour, but I plan to find out soon. Downside: large garage doors open to a busy street, so it can be loud as traffic passes by. But otherwise, a clean and well laid out location. Go for the beer!

This IPA I'm drinking is not even in close in profile to any local iconic IPA. Mostly bitter, no floral hop notes. I've tried other beers here also and they all seem off character. I can't help but suspect it's not the recipe but the process or brewmaster. Anyways, disappointed.

Like delicious NW beers? DONT COME HERE. Came here for the first time shortly after they reopened for a Sounders game. Was disappointed by their limited amount of beers on tap (maybe 4?). Now that we're back almost a year later to give it another shot, disappointment AGAIN. I ordered the lager which was actually pretty good and then my boyfriend ordered the IPA. He sat down and we both looked confused at the darker not normal color of his IPA. We both tasted it and thought they had accidentally given us their Amber. They Must've right? Since the drink he had tasted NOTHING of hops. He went back up to ask. Nope. We were wrong. That was their IPA. With no hoppy taste and a lot of malty bitterness. If it was an amber it would actually be okay. But the fact that as a brewery they defend that beer as an IPA, it is a little troubling and makes me think they don't know much about beer. I want to love this place so much as a sounders fan that loves beer. But I just can't

This brewery was on my radar for a while. I started with a Belgian Witt and sat on the patio. Prices are on par with other breweries and they make a tasty beer. From there I ordered a Z Saison which if I had to pick it would be my favorite. No food options but you can order bbq next store and they will bring it to you. A few tvs inside as well. Nice rotation of guest taps though I'm there for the resident beers.

Great neighborhood beer spot! Good beers and pizza too! The winter ale and sounder stout are great and they're always nice!

In a birthday outing, we had always seen West Seattle Brewing and ended up stopping by on a Monday night and sharing some tasters. The bartender was nice and they had a live band which was surprising for a Monday night. It looked like they also did coffee in addition to beer. I really enjoyed the stout. Music was a bit loud for a small space but the band was talented

Love this location. I live near their this location in West Seattle and visit fairly frequently. My boyfriend and I love to visit because they rotate their taps selections on a good schedule. Also, their tap selection has a good variety...aka it's not majority IPA selections (we're not the biggest fans of IPAs). That can be hard to find in the PNW, so that makes me love WSB even more! They have a great casual space - its the perfect spot to come after work on Friday for happy hour. They also regularly have live music and other acts (using the small stage setup they have inside). On days with good weather, they'll open up their windows and that makes for a great environment to drink a beer and relax! Oh! And they allow will allow you to have food delivered to your table from neighboring restaurants. Love that!

Great brews with awesome selection of dark beers It seems a bit bigger inside than it looks from the outside, they make good use of the space

This used to be great to go to to grab a beer and have dinner as you could grab BBQ next door or bring in to go Thai food from the fabulous nearby restaurants. Now though they are doing their own pizza which is not very good. They used to get my business because they were near the good food options... But now I'm more likely to go to Ounces or Beveridge Place to get good beer and bring in my own choosing of good outside food.

I mean, its ok. I just moved to West Seattle and pass this by every day. It was closed for the first couple of weeks, then seemed to open. So I took a friend there for something to eat and some beers. It seems like they didn't finish the renovations, the beer list has tape all over it and looks odd in a place that supposedly just got renovated. Whats with the blue electric tape to cover a beer name? It just seems like the remodel isn't finished looking around the place. The two girls working the bar seemed to be MAYBE 21 and were both whispering so low my friend and I could barely understand them. They were speaking like they were in a church, not a bar on a Thursday night. Two people walked out because they waited to be seated, and then when they sat themselves no waitress came up to them... the only small sign written in marker on a piece of paper was on the register and says "order here". They forgot my friends sandwich and when we asked one of the girls if they remembered it she said "oh, I don't don't know, I didn't put the order in" Well.... GO figure it out! Don't make the customer seek out another bartender/waitress/but doesn't take orders at tables wodnering where their order is after you delivered the other people at the table their food! The food was, Meh. Thats it. Not good, not horrible. Nothing more. Beer was ok selection, but not my taste at the moment, although I know it is changed up often. I don't get the freezers in the back, they are mostly empty. If they were filled with beer or wine I would get it, but they are 95% empty and it looks horrible. I probably won't come back again, maybe for a coffee in the morning on the way to work. Can't mess up a black coffee, right?

we walked there, recently, as it usually looked packed. we got there and there was practically NO MENU, their small menu and I mean small had like 6 items, hubby and I looked at each other and said let's get out of here. Really disappointed on that aspect. Most bars have some type of menu this place did not! Its very cool looking for sure, great design. But sadly that's it, no point in going back if there's an extremely limited food menu.

Great beers, made right here in the building where you drink! Friendly staff, relaxing ambiance.

Love this place. And particularly happy with their new IBU U Be Me IPA. Their normal IPA is very unique for the Northwest and more English in style. Bar staff are all really very friendly and tolerant of families. It really is amazing what they've jammed into this small space. This is their main brewing hub. Drew (owner) and Chris (his right hand man) are friendly and chatty and really wanted to create a place that added value to the 'hood. They have succeeded. I know Drew personally (we were neighbors) and am very pleased to see his successful launch of WSB and his expansion down into Alki - which is a fantastic location.

I want to like this place more, it's a brewery and it's close to home! Honestly though, there is better beer to be found at numerous other breweries close by. That's not to say don't go here because it's cool, service is good and the location can't be beat! It's just for a brewery, I've had better beer! My though is they are still learning and experimenting so I will come back in the future to keep checking in!

I'm not quite sure if the folks leaving a review about the great beer have ventured outside of crappy domestic suds, but it was highly overrated in these postings. The beer is not only flat, they lack all complexity of a craft beer. The bitter is the same on every style, IPAs are lacking any hop flavor or even a note of hop, and they all seem to be watered down tasting as well. Let's not exclude the fact they bought their merchandise at value village and had it branded, trying to pawn off $1 used wares at $15 or so a pop. Not the best branding direction. All and all, I'll be surprised if this brewery makes it through the year. I commend all the people out there opening craft breweries, but it takes more than a few bucks and a space to make a killer, memorable, and flavorful beer. On a positive note, the space has a ton of potential and the bathroom is really well done.

I have frequented this bar a few times (some before the re-opening and once since they changed face). The new changes have been what the old bar needed! They now are open with longer hours, espresso bar, beer and cider offerings (Georgetown and their own brew), and have some light food for purchase. The food seems to be contemporary fancy bar fare. A bit over priced, but I haven't eaten anything so it may be all worth it. They allow you to bring in food! Which is awesome! I was able to eat Buddha Ruska while drinking cider and watching a sounders game. Awesome. The tv situation is a bit unfortunate for a brewery trying to be known as a Sounders spot. One projector screen on the right wall (with MAJOR SUN GLARE) and two small tvs behind bar are what you get for your viewing pleasure. The bartenders are nice, but can get a bit overwhelmed with large crowds there. I will definitely visit again and see how it goes!

We where here last week for happy hour and discovered that they had 1.50 rainier tall boys from 3-6 pm we had a couple and it was a great time. We came here today and we where told that they had not done this in almost 4 months so it came as a surprise to us since they have all of their table menus stating that they still have this special. It's fine if they stopped doing it but they should update their menus otherwise it's false advertisement

We decided to watch the game tonight and check out this brewery. We drive by it all the time, but haven't stopped in. I really liked the inside of the brewery. It is small, but has quite a few tvs for its size and crams in as many chairs and tables as they can. The bartender was very nice and the crowd of people there all seemed like friends! Seems like a great place to go watch games. You can order food and have it delivered, bring in outside food or they also have pre made sandwiches you can buy at the bar. They have coffee and wine if you want something other than beer, but the beer is pretty good. I would definitely go back!

Love that place! One of the best beers they make! Did you meet the staff? They all like a family! They are respectful to everyone there and they will take care of anyone whether they know you or not! I did go there with my wife and couple of friends and we didn't know what beer they have, but did asked Chris (GM) which beer match my favorite Mannys? Guess what? Him, owner and bartender give to all of us (4) try all 18 different beers for free till we did figure out which one we like! Guess what? We did found out which one and now have our favorite IPA there! Nobody have that one! P.s they got the best coffees around town as well! (This comment from my wife).

Great beer. It's gong to be amazing to watch this joint come alive. They are working on outdoor seating.

Walked in starving after a day at work, called before to see if they had food. I was told yes. There was a 5-item menu with previously made wraps and salads and a half ass beer menu. Waitress ignored us for 45 minutes and walked around talking to guys before she finally told us that "it wasn't that kind of place where she waits on our table." Would have been nice to know that before hand. Wont be coming back, not the warmest/friendliest place ever.

Just checked out WS Brewing Co for the first time tonight. Loved it! The ESB was great, as was the IPA. They have some fun board/dice games to play, a big TV, and are dog friendly. There were a couple guys playing banjo, which was fun. The bartender was helpful and friendly. Great local business! Will come back to try the porter and red. Yum.

I'm really a 4.5, on the fence for perfect (after writing the review I updated the star count). We accidentally found this hidden gem after trying to eat at Buddha Ruska (it was packed!). After placing a to go order with a 30 minute wait we opted to head across the street to try out a beer. The ambiance is enjoyable inside - plenty of seating with groups sharing a beer and playing games. It took a moment to get served, but once we were our bartender offered some great suggestions and tasting. I went for the Tripel, which was amazing! So good in fact, I went back for a few more! We ended up playing a game on our phone (Heads Up) which caught the attention of other patrons and turned into a fun group game. Apologize to others who heard us screaming and laughing! :) It became quite contagious as other tables joined in. The family style environment was a lot of fun, which warrants the high star rating. In fact, we had so much fun we picked up dinner and ignored it for a few hours (although you can bring food in to eat). Hands down West Seattle Brewing Co led to the best evening of my deployed other half's visit to Seattle. Why 4.5 stars then? -No food (very friendly about bringing in outside food) -Ran out of the Tripel :( Although in the end this might have been a good thing, at 8.0% another one would have resulted in a hangover! -Service can get a little slow, but on the plus side it's really because they focus on each customer to make sure you're happy. In fact, the bartender was very concerned about our ability to get home, which was sweet (we weren't obnoxiously drunk, he just asked a few times if we lived close or were taking the bus home). -Wouldn't be as fun if they get too packed, the small town crowd makes the ambiance amazing. Hmmm...I may need to give them 5 stars after all.

I really enjoy this place. dog friendly, great location and darn decent beer. The owners are very friendly, knowledgeable and eager to grow their business and make great beer.