The Ballard-Fremont brewery scene is about to have a new neighbor: Bellingham-born Aslan Brewing Co. will be opening a Fremont location this summer.
Aslan posted the news on Facebook: “Soon, we will be able to give the Seattle community access to a wider selection of seasonal offerings, barrel projects, and specialty can releases, as well as the staples we have all come to know and love,” they write.
“We’ve been looking for a spot in Seattle for a couple years now, and couldn’t be happier finding a home in Fremont,” Jack Lamb, CEO of Aslan told the Washington Beer Blog. “Expansion can be a scary thing, but we are confident this is more a step toward quality than anything else.”
The brewery will take shape on the corner of N 36th St and Phinney Ave N, in a new three-story timber building that will also house the restaurant Revel and retailer, evo.
“Here’s to radical collaborations and a very bright future for independent craft beer!” Aslan writes.
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Ballard is becoming quite the beer drinking destination, kind of like Woodinville with wine. I wonder if all these breweries are profitable. I keep reading where beer consumption is dropping, people are drinking more wine and ciders and other spirits. With all the competition and the startup costs and cost of doing business in Seattle I imagine it can be challenging to be profitable. Good luck guys, hope you do well!!!