Iron Horse Brewery

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Iron Horse Brewery
TypeBrewery
Location1621 Vantage Hwy, Ellensburg, Washington, USA
Annual production volume22,300 barrels (2019)
Websiteironhorsebrewery.com

Iron Horse Brewery is an independent craft brewery and brew pub operator in Ellensburg, Washington, USA. [1] [2] As of 2019, the brewery is the sixth largest producer of beer in Washington at 22,300 barrels. [3]

Contents

Beers

The Iron Horse Brewery produces Quilter's Irish Death, a dark beer that has a beer rating of 87 (very good) from Beer Advocate. [4]

Beer Made by Iron Horse Brewery [5]
BeerABVDescriptionAvailability
Cozy Sweater [6] 5.00%Vanilla milk stout September - December
High Five Hefe [7] 6.00% American Hefeweizen with Ginger and HoneyYear-Round
Irish Death [8] 7.80%Dark, Smooth Ale Year-Round
Mel's Magic [9] 6.80% India Pale Ale, Reference to Ellensburg legend Mel's Hole Year-Round
Send It [10] 5.25%Dry hopped Pale Ale Year-Round
Timothy Hay-z [11] 6.25%Hazy India Pale Ale Year-Round
Irish Death Seasonal Variations [5]
BeerABVDescriptionApprox. Availability
PB & Death [12] 6.53%Ale, brewed with peanut butterJanuary - April
Aloha Death [13] 6.53%Ale, brewed with coconutMay - August
Mocha Death [14] 7.50%Ale, brewed with coffee and cocoaOctober - December

Locations

Brewery

Iron Horse Brewery operates in a 17,342 square foot production facility just outside the city limits of Ellensburg, WA.  The production facility is only available to visit through scheduled tours.  

The production facility space houses a 30bbl brewhouse, fermentation tanks, brite tanks, a centrifuge, a canning line, a bottling line, a kegging line, quality control testing equipment, and cold storage.  Iron Horse beer is shipped from that location to bars, restaurants, and grocery stores in Alaska, Idaho, Montana, Oregon, and Washington.  In 2020, Iron Horse started shipping beer directly to consumers. [15]

Pub

Iron Horse Brewery operates a brewpub with a patio in historic downtown Ellensburg, WA. [16] The 412 N Main St location is said to be the origin of the Great Ellensburg Fire. As of January 2021, the downtown Ellensburg location has closed. [17] A new brewpub location opened in June 2022 in Ellensburg. [17]

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References

  1. ↑ "Iron Horse Brewery Opening New Location in Downtown Ellensburg", Washington Beer Blog, Seattle Post-Intelligencer , September 5, 2013
  2. ↑ Hoang, Mai (January 28, 2013), "Sales flowing at Ellensburg's Iron Horse Brewery", Yakima Herald-Republic , archived from the original on January 27, 2015, retrieved January 27, 2015
  3. ↑ "Washington's Top 22 Breweries". June 3, 2014.
  4. ↑ "Quilter's Irish Death | Iron Horse Brewery". BeerAdvocate.
  5. 1 2 "The Beer". Iron Horse Brewery. 2020-05-19. Retrieved 2020-07-29.
  6. ↑ "Cozy Sweater made by Iron Horse Brewery". Iron Horse Brewery. 2020-06-17. Retrieved 2020-07-29.
  7. ↑ "High Five Hefe made by Iron Horse Brewery". Iron Horse Brewery. 2020-06-08. Retrieved 2020-07-29.
  8. ↑ "Irish Death made by Iron Horse Brewery". Iron Horse Brewery. 2020-07-06. Retrieved 2020-07-29.
  9. ↑ "Mel's Magic IPA made by Iron Horse Brewery". Iron Horse Brewery. 2020-06-11. Retrieved 2020-07-29.
  10. ↑ "Send It Pale Ale made by Iron Horse Brewery". Iron Horse Brewery. 2020-06-17. Retrieved 2020-07-29.
  11. ↑ "Timothy Hay-Z made by Iron Horse Brewery". Iron Horse Brewery. 2020-06-18. Retrieved 2020-07-29.
  12. ↑ "PB & Death made by Iron Horse Brewery". Iron Horse Brewery. 2020-07-06. Retrieved 2020-07-29.
  13. ↑ "Aloha Death made by Iron Horse Brewery". Iron Horse Brewery. 2020-06-22. Retrieved 2020-07-29.
  14. ↑ "Mocha Death made by Iron Horse Brewery". Iron Horse Brewery. 2020-07-06. Retrieved 2020-07-29.
  15. ↑ "Buy The Beer | Local Craft Beer by Iron Horse Brewery – Ship and Buy Local Craft Beer" . Retrieved 2020-08-11.
  16. ↑ "412 Main Street: A New, Same Thing as Before". Iron Horse Brewery. 2013-09-12. Retrieved 2020-08-11.
  17. 1 2 Record (Ellensburg), RODNEY HARWOOD The Daily (2022-06-04). "Iron Horse Brewery taproom ready to raise the roof with soft opening". Yakima Herald-Republic. Retrieved 2024-05-28.
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