Saving the Ales Since 1995

We opened our doors in September of 1995 in a restored, historic warehouse right in the heart of downtown Bellingham, WA. From the beginning we knew that we wanted to make the kinds of beers that we liked to drink: big, bold Northwest brews. Early on, our handcrafted ales began gaining recognition and we quickly became a place where the locals love to go.

Boundary Bay Brewery started with just six beers on tap, mostly English-style ales like ESB and Scotch Ale. Over the years, we’ve expanded our brewing and now feature 7 beers permanently on tap, 3 rotating seasonal taps and 2 ales always on cask. Throughout the year, we feature over 25 seasonal varieties, ranging from classics like our IPA to the cult favorites like our Cabin Fever and Imperial IPA.

Our beers have won over 70 awards on both a national and international level at competitions like the North American Beer Awards, the Great American Beer Festival and the World Beer Cup, and we are the only NW brewery to ever receive the title of Alpha King! We've been voted the Best Brewery in Washington, named as one of the top 25 breweries in the United States and ranked as the largest producing brewpub in the nation for the last three years in a row.We are locally owned and operated, and we self distribute all of our beer in Western Washington. Keeping it local is a way of doing business that really makes sense to us. We provide jobs to over 100 people in the community. We work with at least 15 local suppliers to create a menu of fun, fresh Northwest pub food and we proudly support over 100 local non-profits every year.

Over these past 15 years our brewpub has become a place where people come to celebrate their lives. With a family friendly environment, live music multiple nights a week and both indoor and outdoor dining, our brewery has become the community hub of Bellingham.

Our logo has become a familiar sight on the Boundary Bay Brewery clothing that people seem to spot everywhere. Historically, it references the bootlegging in Boundary Bay from British Columbia to Washington that was common during Prohibition. Now, though, it means so much more to us. We handcraft each batch of our beer and we are proud to be doing our part to preserve and expand the art of craft beer.

Boundary Bay Brewery has been saving the ales since 1995 and we just want to say thanks for being a part of our craft beer community. Cheers!!!