Although the Seattle area is now replete with software
manufacturing companies, biotech engineering firms, and other types of high
tech businesses, Boeing still rules the roost around here. They don’t call
Seattle The Jet City for nothing. We’ve been building commercial airliners since
they were invented in the early 20th Century. It’s kind of like beer: we’ve
been brewing craft beer in Seattle since it was invented in the early 1980s.
Airways Brewing opened in a business park in Kent in the
spring of 2010. The brewery features a taproom where you can sample the latest
creations. Across town, in downtown Kent, the Airways Beer and Bistro opened in
November of 2011 offering food to accompany a selection of Airways beers as
well as a few guest taps.
Alex Dittmar, owner and brewmaster at Airways Brewing, has
two passions: 60s-era airliners and craft beer. Airways Brewing is the
manifestation of his love for both. What’s more, Alex recognizes that much like
an airline, beer creates connections between people around the world. In
opening Airways Brewing, Alex cast aside a career working for Alaska Airlines
and decided to turn his home brewing hobby into a profession.
The homage that Airways Brewing pays to the airline industry
is not subtle. At the brewery’s tap room you will find placards in the bathroom
that are otherwise only seen in an airplane’s cramped lav. If you happen to get
a peek into the brewery, you’ll notice that one wall is adorned with a nose
cone from a Boeing 747 – just the very tip of the airplane. Each of the beers
carries a flight inspired name: Jet City ESB, Starliner Stout, and First Class
IPA, to name just a few.
Airways Brewing
Company (brewery and tap room)
6644 South 196th Street
Kent, WA 98032
(253) 200-1707
Wednesday: 3-8pm
Thursday: 3-8pm
Friday: 3-8pm
Saturday: 3-7pm
Airways Beer and
Bistro
320 W Harrison
Kent, WA 98032
(253) 236-8632
Tuesday: 12pm-9pm
Wednesday: 12pm-9pm
Thursday: 12pm-9pm
Friday: 12pm-10pm
Saturday: 12pm-10pm
Airways Brewing
Online
Web:
Facebook:
Twitter:
@airwaysbrewing
Courtesy of the Washington Beer Commission at www.washingtonbeer.com
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