Georgetown Brewing Company

our weekly stop is always fabulous here. great people, great company, excellent local brew beer

1^st time in Seattle and we have less than 10 hours to get in as many local beers as possible. The Georgetown area came recommended by our AirBnB hostess. This brewery was the 1^st place stop we made. Top notch customer service, knowledge and hospitality, ipas were all solid, cool ambiance and just as we were about to pay for our sampler of beers, we were told samples are free! What the what? Cheers from SA Texas! Hopefully we’ll be back sometime.

Living so close to this place is one of the absolute perks of our South Seattle home. Completely spoiled me for almost anything else though, so fresh and fantastic.

Great brewery to stop at and get your growler filled! I’ve had a lot of Manny’s since I’ve moved to Seattle, but was finally able to stop by the brewery and see what other kind of beers they had. I was surprised by how many were on tap, and how good each one was. Their set up is quite unique. You can taste as many beers as you need to for free, then choose which one you want to fill your growler with.
I ended up getting the Bodhi, which is a top notch IPA. Also they have a super awesome little merch store. Pint glasses for $ 2 :)

I’ve been buying my growlers here pretty consistently. Originally, I chafed at having to buy one of their own growlers, but I have to admit, it gets a lot of use. Actually you return your empty growler and they sell you a new filled bottle from the cold case, so you don’t keep the same growler. More of a trade-​in. Prices are very good, and the beer is always fresh and mostly excellent. The Manny’s has always been my go-​to, but the new Bodhi IPA might be my new favorite beer in town, and luckily, it seems to have joined the permanent roster here.

The Georgetown brewery not only makes amazing beer, but has a top notch tasting room. The laid-​back vibe and hilarious staff will whisk your taste buds away to a voyage of their beers. Stop by around happy hour to taste their finest… and then leave with a couple reasonably priced growlers for later in the evening.

I wasnt sure what to expect as I never had their beers before. Now this is not a Actual Brewery. Walk up and taste what you want and then buy a Growler or Keg and keep it moving. Definitely keeps the prices low but a Taproom would be cool as well. Friendly service to guide me on my way since I had never been their before. I purchased a Growler of Not Tom and it went quickly lol. I will be back.

Here is what I didn’t know and couldn’t find any reviews about.
This is not a restaurant or taproom, and there is no place to sit down. It is standing room only, quick tasting, and growler fills.
Selection was fair, they had about 12 beers. Had Manny’s before, but I was looking for something else. I only found 2 I liked.
Something that happened that upset me is my date asked for her growler to be filled with one of their small batch beers.
We were told they ONLY fill their own brand with that. What in the f### ?? I have *never* heard of a brewery refusing to sell beer because of the growler brand.
Their growler cost was about $ 5, so not horrible, but this is obviously just a method they use to sell more product. If it was for me, I would have said NO, but she wanted it, so I went ahead and paid. After we went outside, she even said that is bullshit.
Bartenders were fine. Offered samples, answered questions, no problems there.
Based on the fact there is no restaurant or taproom, and that we could not use our own growler for that one beer, I will not return. Very disappointed. I really don’t know how this place gets 5 stars when they only fill growlers. Maybe many of you knew that, but I didn’t read it anywhere, and I had a few people recommend this place. For what?

The BEST brewery in Seattle, with the BEST staff assembled as well. Why am I not surprised this place still averages 5 stars after all these reviews?
We go in and are instantly greeted by an awesome staff member who puts a lineup list of about 9 – 10 beers in front of us. I think his name was Andrew. He asks us about what our beer preferences are and explains a little bit about the history and the future plans of the brewery.
One-​by-​one going down the list, they give us taster samples, free of charge. With each selection, they explain the who, what, when, where, and why the beer was made. Honestly, all of their beers are great and you can’t really go wrong, but my favorites were the Johnny Utah Citra Pale Ale and the Chopper’s Red Ale. Even Manny himself (Manny’s IPA) was there on the day we went, so it was a super neat experience to meet some of the masterminds behind the beers themselves.
As already mentioned, they only offer free tasters and no pints are available here. Cool thing is, if you really like a beer, you can ask to have a 2^nd taster of it or buy a growler. If you don’t buy a growler, I would give them a fat tip at the end of the taster sampling for their hospitality and because the tasters were free. They also had a cool shop in their brewery with their branded clothing and beer glasses so we ended up purchasing a few things there as well.
This place is very close to the airport so it was our last stop before going home, and boy did we save the best for last. If you are going on a brewery tour in Seattle, I would try to make this the last stop as well. Because if you make this the first stop, the bar will be set way too high for any other breweries to compare after ;)

What an amazing place! Free tasters, amazing people, and awesome beers! These people know their beer and share all of the fun stories behind them. I highly recommend taking the tour around the brewery — very knowledgable and interesting.
I loved the Lucile IPA and the Fruit Vendor IPA (Seasonal). They hand an interesting variety of beers which included sour beer and a milk chocolate stout — and they were surprising tasty.
I highly recommend visiting. I will making it a point to stop by whenever I am in Seattle.

I love this place. Friendly staff, quick service, and growlers full of Manny’s/Lucille for $ 8 make me a happy man. Throw in samples of all of their beers, and this is one stop in beer nirvana. Until next time GBC…

I originally didn’t care for this brewery a few years ago since their beer selection wasn’t one that I preferred. But recently they’ve expanded their line-​up to include some really tasty beers and more variety of beers, so now I really enjoy going there.
The staff is also awesome, they offer free tasters that are generous, and their merchandise is reasonably priced — unlike many other breweries. I refuse to pay $ 20 for a single-​color brewery shirt to advertise your business. However, $ 15 is what Georgetown charges which is very reasonable. Also, their pint glasses are less than $ 2 and their growler fills are also very inexpensive.
So if you want great beer and merchandise that’s very reasonably priced, check out Georgetown!

Do the tour — Such a fun time!
Quick service and cheap growler fills… and you can sample while you’re there.

Lucille and Eddie are two of my favorite beers in Seattle! One thing to note is the brewery only does tasters and sells growlers so you can’t go here to sit with friends over a beer. I so hope some day they make a tasting room where you can buy full pints and ride your bikes too but the very reasonably priced growlers will have to do for now.
If you are a beer drinker it is a crime to visit Seattle without tasting at least one made from Georgetown.

I’ve always enjoyed Georgetown brews, but had never made it to SODO to visit the source! I didn’t bother reading the reviews, because let’s be honest… I would’ve come anyways.
They offer all the free samples you want! My faves; Johnny Utah, Bohdizafa & Shanebeer. I did the sampler rotation several times.
The only bad thing about Georgetown is the fact they don’t serve pints. When we got there I was confused why there was no where to sit! But that explains it, you can’t sit and enjoy a beer here.
Georgetown’s purpose is strictly growler fills and keg rentals. Their growler fill program is kinda like a rental too. You pay $ 5 for the growler and when you come in you drop it off on a cart and they just rotate them. New growler, filled for around $ 5-​$ 8? If you bring your own growler, the price goes up by $ 2.
Too bad this was our first stop or we would’ve gotten a growler filled. But of course we did buy the growler empty, because we collect them.
Cool place, how can you beat free samplers?!

This is my go to beer. Great selection and the beer is always great. Very friendly staff and they know their beer.

Georgetown is always the first stop I make whenever I take a trip to Seattle. Nestled in the Georgetown/​SoDo area, it makes for a fun stop wherever you’re coming from.
The first Georgetown brewed beer I had was the Lucille, poured just down the street at the 9lb. Mmmm, so good! And local! On the way from the 9lb to the brewery, you’ll actually pass by Lucille street which served as inspiration for the name. Definitely one of my favorite IPA’s, with its citrusy maltish taste and perfect bitter finish. After that glass, I had to check out the“tasting room” for their signature flavors (Manny’s) and seasonal pours. I put tasting room in quotations because Georgetown doesn’t serve food or pints — but they do offer unlimited tastings to help you decide what to fill that growler or keg with. You can even borrow a growler.
Local feel, friendly vibes, and great tasting beer. You now know why it’s always my first stop.
p. s. Gusto Crema Coffee Ale was one of my favorite seasonal pours. I was dubious about a coffee blonde ale at first, now I crave it. Cold brewed coffee in a beer? YES PLEASE. Last time I was in Seattle, the employee told me I can pick up a bottle at Caffe Umbria (Pioneer Square) where they acquired the eponymous bean.

I bookmarked Georgetown Brewing based on their close proximity to the airport and 5 star Unilocal rating alone. I didn’t bother to read the reviews until I was almost there. Classic n00b mistake.
In the end it all worked out. They only offer free tasters of all their beer on tap, yet they don’t sell pints or anything to drink in the taproom. It’s all about filling up your kegs and growlers. The prices were excellent. About $ 5 – 8 per growler fill. $ 5 to buy their glass or $ 2 extra if you bring your own. They had several different sizes of kegs based on your needs. I know if I lived in Seattle I would need a kegerator to take advantage of this brilliant concept.
As for those free tasters? There wasn’t a bad tasting beer among the several I tried. The Johnny Utah Citra Pale and 9LB Porter were my favorites in particular. The Tomtoberfest was excellent as well. Everything was mighty fine tasting, especially at this price point. Great tailgate and party beers to ween folks away from
The dudes manning the taps were quick to get you onto your next sampler. I swear I had 5 samples in about 15 mins. It’s almost too fast but it gets folks in and out.
I didn’t want to be a total cheapskate and just score some free hooch. I wanted to buy a bottle, especially something barrel aged but alas, they had nothing for me. Their Georgetown schwag wasn’t really my style, but I promise next time to Seattle, this will be my first stop to fill up some growlers to enjoy while in town.

As soon as we walked in we were welcomed and greeted with «have you been here before?» Being from out of town we said no and he said «do you want to try the whole line of beer?» Um yes please. We had three different bar tenders catering to our sampling and explaining what beer we were tasting and more information about it. We had no idea the beer sampling was free until we bought our growler! I had to ask for smaller samples by the end because we were being given so much free beer! My husband and I both left elated with our experience! It’s a much try in the Seattle area.

Fantastic space, wonderful staff and a lot of great beer. Was here for a fundraising event and was so sorry I’d not been in sooner. Had a great time and learned a lot about the process of making beer from the tour we had. If you’ve not been in I’d highly recommend checking them out and taking the tour. 5 stars.

So, listen up, if you like craft beer then u already love this place — here’s why — it’s a Seattle original as GTown’s Manny’s beer has been a signature craft beer of the city of Seattle for many years and when u visit the brewery YOU CAN TRY around 13 BEERS FOR FREE — that’s right amigo — Beer tasting is FREE — did I mention it’s free — taste all their beers and then buy a reasonably priced growler — their pours on the free tastings are like 2.5−3oz pours so you’re trying like 30−40oz of beer if you try all of their 13 on tap — they have cool merchandise there as well as free GTown stickers — no food here so eat prior

On my most recent trip to Seattle, I left SeaTac airport and headed straight to the tasting room, and I’m glad that I did. I spent an hour tasting about 12 — 16 different types of ales — all of them amazing. And when I went to pay for the tastings, they told me that there was no charge. I couldn’t leave without buying something, so I bought a very tasty bourbon-​flavored beer 22 oz. — Tombourbon, I think — for only $ 10. I couldn’t believe it. And there were no tip cups. I just LOVE this place!

I almost don’t want to share this, but its too good not to.
This one is short and to the point. The tasting room gives out free beer as long as they are open. You can’t buy a pint (only growlers/​kegs to go), but you get all the free 4 oz pours you want.
The tour is only $ 5, they take you through all the beers they have on tap while explaining the brewing process and all the ingredients used in brewing. After that you drink whatever you want (for free) and they show you around the brewery. You get to keep your pint glass at the end.

The tasting room is free! You can get growler fills here. The staff know the beer inside and out! Coming back soon. This a great Bike destination too!

Cool Times. Cold Beer. Friendly Staff. Cheap.
What more could you want?
I loved the service there and the beer is always amazing.
Bring a growler and come thirsty… cause it’s gonna be a wet one.
There prices are very reasonable and the location is perfect.
Nestled in to the breast of Beacon Hill. Fun spot to go with friends, or to drop by and pick up some drinks for a party.
Well done Manny & his other less famous co-​founder

This is a good as it gets! Words can’t express how happy I was to find this place as my first stop on my brewery visit. See it for yourself! The end.

Stopped in here before I was flying out of Seattle Airport. Great set of people working here. Like everyone else mentions in their comments, very informative and knowledgeable with great personalities.
THE EDDIE IS FANTASTIC! It’s a must try if you stop in. One of my favorites now.

I have been here so many times that I have lost count. The staff truly love their jobs and it shows! I must admit that I am slightly jealous that my job doesn’t include beer.
Manny’s is one of my favorite beers, and the Lucile is also tasty. The guys (and gals) are really knowledgeable and generous with the samples. The rotating seasonal beers are always unique. Bonus — they are also Hawks fans! #gohawks, and one of the guys (can’t recall his name at the moment, but he has a submariner) is a watch guy so double thumbs up for that!
$ 7 growler refills and competitive pricing on kegs. Make this a stop on your weekly Costco runs!
The only minor gripe is that they don’t take my Costco Amex, but who cares when you’re getting beer!

My bf orders Manny’s whenever he can, so one day I thought I’d go into the 7-​eleven to get a 6-​pack. Boy, did I feel silly when he told me later «they don’t bottle…» Anyway, turns out I work a half mile from this place and it was too good to be true. Filled a growler and it was very tasty! And I’m more of a cider gal myself, but Manny’s has a universally appealing taste. I gotta get my growler refilled for tonights New Years. Ciao!

The Georgetown Brewing Co. sure understands the craft of making quality beer for Seattleites to consume in mass quantities ! Some of the finest brews I’ve guzzled down, have been crafted thru The Georgetown Brewing Co. and it shows by their loyal following of casual drinkers and alcoholics! When I’m out at the Mariners (drinking to limit the pain of another M’s loss) or at a local pub I always drink only MANNY’S, it will never fail my taste buds. You may want to try the seasonal JOHNNY UTAH (named after Quarterback Punk actor Keanu Reeves from movie POINT BREAK) as well.
You will find many different beers for your pallet to burst with euphoria on, however you can either purchase by KEG or GROWLER, but I would sample everything first prior to picking unless you’re a diehard fan of one beer. Anyway you get your drink on, BEER IS GOOD! And when made by the GEORGETOWN BREWING it’s even better!

This brewery definitely deserves its 5 stars. I’m so glad that my boyfriend and I took a 40 min bus ride to the middle of no where to try this place out. However, I don’t recommend taking a bus if you’re visiting Seattle, über or lyft it!
What I love most about this brewery is the concept — they don’t sell pints here, only free tastings and growlers/​bottles to go. The goal of this concept is to give all their guests an opportunity to be educated on their beers and if one likes any of the beer, they can either 1) buy a growler to go (or bottle) or 2) go to a local restaurant/​pub/​bar that serves their beer.
I love how generous they are with their free tastings, you can honestly taste all the beers and i recommend you to do so, because they are all great! They have a unique selection of beers. Our favorites were the dubbel and the saison.
This place has a raw, industrial feel to it, so don’t expect any chairs or TVs when you come in, but be prepared for a great and pretty big selection of beer. Bring your own growler, but it will cost you an additional $ 2 to fill up your own growler or buy one for $ 5. Also, the growler fills are sooo cheap for their quality!

Awesome! Loved this place.
With a ton of microbreweries scattered all around Seattle, I wasn’t sure which one or two I should try in the short time I had available during the afternoon. The reviews for Georgetown Brewing Company were consistently 4 – 5 stars, so this became stop number one. Great choice.
Like most breweries, GBC makes it’s home in a warehouse/​industrial area, but there is plenty of parking, a large logo sign and even automatic doors inviting you to come in to try their offerings. A very long sampling bar runs along the right side wall, as well a spot in the corner for all their beer merch.
I asked, «How much is your sampler?» The man serving behind the counter smiled and said, «All our samples are free.» Umm, excuse me? Did I hear you correctly?! Yep, free samples from nine different taps, so the tasting began immediately.
Roger’s Pilsner. Manny’s Pale Ale. Chopper’s Red Ale. 10^th Anniversary Rye Ale. Georgetown Porter. And of course, Lovely Reida, a strong barley wine. Yum.
Aside from the free samples, growlers are only $ 7.00, a fact that immediately made me wish I lived back in the Pacific Northwest. They also do brewery tours on some afternoons, but my timing was off during this initial visit.
Having tried a wide variety of their brews and getting my own Georgetown Porter pint glass for only $ 2.00, I found myself saying goodbye to the nice people and all the inexpensive deliciousness GBC has to offer.