Lake Tapps Brewing Company

What a great place to get good beer at this little gem of a spot. They have a great selection of all types of beer. From the classic coco loco porter to the hibiscus honey blonde. Nice mellow atmosphere, great layout, good music, and an easy feel make me want to make this a regular stop.

Amazing selection of brews! They have classic PNW style IPAs, jalapeño pale, hibiscus honey blonde, and my favorite the coconut porter. All beers are exceptionally executed. Well worth a visit.

This place obviously used to be a dive bar. they have done a good job of updating it, but it still has that feel. Which some people appreciate it. It would be a perfect neighborhood brew pub. The beer was good.

My husband and I love it here and try to make it here weekly! Glenn is our favorite, super friendly and is excited about what he does! The beer is great! Would definitely recommend it to anyone!

Employees were SOOO friendly, laid-​back atmosphere, TV. and we were really hoping to have another great brewery hangout. but sadly the beer was pretty awful. There were only 7 of the 14 listed available, which was disappointing considering it was a Friday evening. My husband and I each had a flight of 5 beers, which was part of a groupon deal. The groupon also included a growler, and it was such a disappointment to not a have a single beer to be excited about taking home. Two stars just for the friendly staff. But that was the only good thing about the place unfortunately.

I found this place on groupon and the deal seemed pretty decent. 2 flights, 1 growler, and 1 growler fill for $ 20. Its not particularly close to our residence, but it is not so far off the beaten path that we could not make the trip.
The beer was pretty tasty overall. With the two flights my wife and I were able to cobble together a few things that we both really liked. There were a few weaker beers, but everything was good for the most part.
The atmosphere was very weird. The outside of the bar has a divey look to it, but the inside looks fine… under-​decorated, but clean. When we arrived there were a single guy, a couple, and 3 guys around the bar tender. I realized that everyone at the front worked at the brewery in some capacity. In that way particular it reminded me of Dicks in Centrailia. Its a cool place, but the outside could use some sprucing up.
Overall the beer was fine. I think the price was great for what we received. The challenge is that we have found our favorite brewery in the area and that is Odd Otter. Its closer to us, and has much more favorable beers. I am not opposed to going back, but like a previous poster mentioned its a fine brewery, not worth the drive with other amazing breweries around.
Oh and like Odd otter they dont have food. The downside is that I dont know if they are surrounded by restaurants. At odd the forum and 2 other places are next door.

I’ve been frequenting Lakes Tapps Brewing Company since it opened in August 2014, and every visit has been a pleasant and exciting experience. There’s a wide variety of different brews available to choose from, along with several other local brews which are featured on draft. Their menu tends to change frequently, providing new brews quite often for guests to sample and try.
Bartenders are very friendly and helpful in suggesting different drinks based on your tastes if you ask them to. For those who are visiting for the first time, I suggest trying out their sampler which allows you to choose five different brews to try out so you can decide your favorite. Their prices are also fair with their pints only being $ 5. You can also purchase full growlers for $ 20, and future refills for $ 12 (or their «grunter», a smaller version of their growler for a smaller price). Normally on Fridays, the «Frying Dutchman» food truck will be in their parking lot from 5pm-​8pm offering fish & chips, chicken strips, fish tacos, lemonades and other great foods that you can bring into the bar to have with your drinks, making it an even better experience.
So for any avid fans of local micro brews, or those who’re just looking for a bar with a wide variety of delicious drinks on tap, drop by here and you definitely won’t be disappointed.

Wow all I can say is Great Great Beer!!! What I enjoy is tasting different Varieties of beer flavors and do they have a lot. Had the pleasure of meeting the brewer he was very knowledgeable and informative of what he brews and why he loves what he does…

Ive been to Lake Tapps Brewing on several occasions. The atmosphere is terrific and the beer is better. Highly recommend this establishment!

Love to sample and find that ‘just right’ beer for the mood I am in. The unique choices rotate but my favorite was the Jalapeño beer!!-yes it was amazing. Great people all serve you up with pride, after all it is a glass full of liquid art!-Deee-lish!

Went to this place on a Sunday — the sign said open and a television was on, but NOONE was there. Apparently the power went out the night before and no one came the next day to check.
Came back two weeks later — had the sampler platter. Three of the five were INFECTED BEER — a sign that a) they don’t clean their fermenters b) they don’t clean their lines.
As a homebrewer, I know bad beer when I taste it. DON“T GO HERE.

Do not go here. Went here today because I’ve always wanted to try it and the bartender gave me a tester… There was an ant crawling down the side of the glass. I told the bartender and he was like «oh no way.» He saw the ant, squished it with his thumb and then tried to play it off by saying oh it was just dirt, see. Like seriously? Idk about health violations but I’d rather not have something crawling on my glass. Drink at your own risk.

Came in with a Groupon deal for a small flight, a growler, and a fill for a great deal. Of the five beers I tried, my favorites were the Emmons glacier ipa and party cove porter. I’m going to try the jalapeño ale next. Pretty cool atmosphere here I’m a fan.

These guys are a ways from Lake Tapps, but the lake seems to be home for half the people you see even down here in the valley – there’s so much residential up there, that even here in Sumner, the name probably makes sense. They’ve taken over a building by The Old Cannery that looks like it might have probably been a few different restaurants and bars through the years, and made it their own. There’s a huge amount of parking, and a big open deck that extends out into that parking lot – makes for a great sunny spot to sit and soak up some suds.
You walk in past a restroom door that leads to a clean but very basic facility. If you keep going down the hall, you’re passing tables and a flat screen, then a bar, then couches and overstuffed chairs and a flat screen, then out to the deck. So you get a decent variety of group seating, especially for a smaller, newer brewery. Might seem like a small thing, but it’s very much appreciated.
They do have a guest tap pouring, or they did the day I was in. There was a kitchen behind the bar but they don’t have a menu – they allow outside food, including deliveries. They definitely offer complimentary peanuts and pretzels after you order a beer. They had about a dozen of their own beers pouring, virtually all of them IPAs, porters, stouts, and other big anglo-​style ales. The beers are pretty decent; the best one was probably the Glacier IPA.
The staff here were super friendly and nice, and checked back on the table after pouring the beers. 5 small samples were $ 7, which is a pretty easy way to taste a variety of things. This is not really the kind of brewery that is worth a long drive to visit, since any long drive in this state will take you past several other breweries that are all probably equally interesting. But if you’re in the area (say, shopping for furniture, for example), then it’s a solid choice.

Excellent beer! I am noticing the area is boning up on more experimental beer which is right up my alley!
I got a pint of Jalapeño beer which rocked! I couldn’t resist and got a schooner of a Coconut Porter which was also very spot on!
They had a Hibiscus beer but I didn’t try any of that. Perhaps on a return trip.
Complimentary peanuts or pretzels are also included which makes it all the more relaxing and chill. Knowledgeable staff makes Lake Tapps a great find in what I feel like to be in an unlikely place.

I make no bones about it, I am a fan of good beer. I make it a point to seek out new breweries often and love to support the smaller brewers. One Saturday I made it my mission to find a new brewery in the south end. I chose this place.
First off, it’s right next door to a massive furniture warehouse, like IKEA in size but swap «Modern Scandinavian» with «Country Kitsch.» This means there is a lot of vehicle traffic and a crowd of folks I don’t typically associate with craft beer.
The décor inside is not overly impressive and the seating is almost exclusively dated country-​western restaurant chairs. There is a sports bar attempt at ambiance to the right where they’ve placed a couple of recliners and a huge television. In a nutshell, everything I don’t expect to see at a brewery.
So what, right? It’s not about the building, it’s about the beer. So let’s get to the beer! I opted for a flight and chose their IPA, Amber, Coconut Porter, Stout, and CDA. Oh, my. The Cocunut Porter was drinkable. Everything else was not. Why? The water is off. And I was shocked the brewer opted to serve this beer. How could they taste it and not recognize the problem? Everything we sampled had the same metallic taste that indicates off water. The coconut porter masked the problem but in every other beer it was blatantly clear. A novice home brewer could have spotted the problem.
Needless to say, I left without finishing more than a sip of each. I genuinely hope the brewer (s) here look into their water problem or (at the very least) run through their process and attempt to find the source of the horrible metallic taste ruining every beer they are brewing.

Great tap room with an interesting beer selection. I had a flight of 5 7oz pours which cost me $ 12, not bad pricing that’s for sure. My selection consisted of a jalapeño beer, a garlic beer, a honey hibiscus beer, a stout and a standard ol’ ale. all of which were very delicious (even the garlic beer, HAHAHA) Friendly staff, will definitely be back when I’m in the area, according to the untapped app they have some other interesting beers I may want to try.

Great staff, excellent beer. I went yesterday after picking up their ever so popular GroupOn deal. Walked in and quickly received a 5-​beer flight of the five I chose. The coconut beer and honey amber were my personal favorites. We ended up getting a growler of their recently tapped root beer, which was excellent.
If you’re in the area you should definitely swing by TBC!

Pure Genius.
I stumbled upon this place (pun intended) during another excursion to the Old Cannery Warehouse. While no one, and I mean no one, enjoys strolling through the seas of Naugahyde sofas with my wife more than I do, I must admit that it really isn’t my bag.
Enter Lake Tapps Brewing. Personable guys who are pouring some pretty good stuff. I don’t recall falling in love with any beers in particular, but I do remember that the guys running the joint were gracious and doing a kick butt job in a packed house.
Definitely worth a stop in.

Good stop with good beers. I tried the hibiscus honey blonde which was my favorite. The amber and the pale were also very good. Would recommend a stop by to try the beers.