Iron Horse Brewery


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

Beers

The Iron Horse Brewery produces Quilter's Irish Death, a dark beer that has a beer rating of 87 from Beer Advocate.
BeerABVDescriptionAvailability
Cozy Sweater5.00%Vanilla milk stoutSeptember - December
High Five Hefe6.00%American Hefeweizen with Ginger and HoneyYear-Round
Irish Death7.80%Dark, Smooth AleYear-Round
Mel's Magic6.80%India Pale Ale, Reference to Ellensburg legend Mel's HoleYear-Round
Send It5.25%Dry hopped Pale AleYear-Round
Timothy Hay-z6.25%Hazy India Pale AleYear-Round

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.

Pub

Iron Horse Brewery operates a brewpub with a patio in historic downtown Ellensburg, WA. 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. A new brewpub location opened in June 2022 in Ellensburg.