Seattle’s Ghostfish Brewing 10th Anniversary, February 8th
This Saturday, February 8th, Ghostfish Brewing invites you to its brewery and taproom in Seattle as it marks its 10th birthday with an anniversary beer release, giveaways, raffles, and fun-filled activities in the beer garden tent. Ghostfish Brewing is located in the SoDo neighborhood at 2942 1st Ave S, Seattle, WA 98134.
This month, Seattle-based Ghostfish Brewing is celebrating its tenth anniversary. Ten years marks an impressive milestone for any brewery in the tumultuous craft beer biz. Over its lifespan, Ghostfish Brewing has earned countless awards and accolades and expanded its distribution footprint to include 20 markets across North America, available in states and provinces across the U.S. and Canada. No other independent Washington breweries distribute beer so broadly.
The founders did not set out to do it but quickly recognized a need and chose to open a gluten-free brewery that did things a bit differently. A decade ago, the term gluten-free was a buzzword. Yes, it is a very serious dietary concern for many people, but at the time, it was also a trendy diet, a simple “gluten makes you fat” mentality. The fad faded, but the real need for some people to observe a gluten-free diet did not. Ghostfish Brewing intended not to capitalize on a fade but to simply make good beer. That’s why it endures.
Some other gluten-free breweries employ a gluten-removed approach, making a regular beer and then removing the gluten using enzymes. The method’s effectiveness varies, so people with conditions like celiac disease cannot trust it. On the other hand, Ghostfish Brewing set out to create beers with gluten-free grains like malted millet, roasted buckwheat, brown rice, and others. Many disappointing GF beers are brewed with sorghum or even sorghum syrup. You can immediately taste the difference: Ghostfish beers taste like real beer because they are real beers brewed with grains. Not barley, wheat, or rye, but real grains nonetheless.
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“This ride has not always been easy, but it has been rewarding to know that we have successfully brought great beer to the masses, gluten-free or not,” said the brewery on social media. “The vision for Ghostfish did not start as a gluten-free brewery but ultimately ended up as one after discovering the need for good gluten-free beer. We sought to do it differently, relying on grains rather than extracts and other strange ingredients to get the job done.”
“Fast forward to the Ghostfish you know today,” said the brewery. “An award-winning craft brewer available across 20 markets, with more to come in 2025. You can have beer shipped to your door or find it in your local grocery store. We have a taproom where you can eat everything; gluten-free or not, the food is awesome.”
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The brewery and its taproom are a place of refuge for people who cannot consume gluten, but if you didn’t know that the beers and the food were gluten-free, you might not suspect it. The beer and the food are delicious. Period.
Here are some highlights from the first ten years of Ghostfish Brewing:
- Seattle’s First Gluten-Free Brewery Now Open (2015).
- Ghostfish Brewing Adds a Gluten-Free Kitchen to its Taproom (2016).
- Ghostfish Brewing Sweeps the Category at US Open Beer Championships (2016)
- Ghostfish Brewing Expands Distribution to Include 17 States (2021).
- Ghostfish Brewing’s Second Brewery Now Open in New York (2022).
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