Burke-Gilman Brewing Company

The Hopsplainer

IPA - Imperial / Double New England / Hazy

2020 GABF Gold medal for Imperial Hazy IPA. AKSHUALLY, hops are a *bine*. Citra, Mosaic, Idaho 7. Tons of hops, minimal bitterness

2020 GABF Gold medal for Imperial Hazy IPA.

AKSHUALLY, hops are a *bine*.

Citra, Mosaic, Idaho 7. Tons of hops, minimal bitterness Read Less

Hopotheosis

IPA - Imperial / Double

2020 Alpha King winner, Sip Northwest Double Gold. Hopotheosis, noun - the highest point in the development of hops; culmination or climax. Citra, Mosaic,… Read More

2020 Alpha King winner, Sip Northwest Double Gold.

Hopotheosis, noun - the highest point in the development of hops; culmination or climax.

Citra, Mosaic, Strata, Galaxy, Idaho7. Triple Dry Hopped. High bitterness. Read Less

The Archduke

Lager - Vienna

2023 BCBA Gold Medal for Amber Lagers. Smooth maltiness and moderate bitterness, yet finishes dry. Bready and toasty. Brewed entirely with quality Munich… Read More

2023 BCBA Gold Medal for Amber Lagers.

Smooth maltiness and moderate bitterness, yet finishes dry. Bready and toasty. Brewed entirely with quality Munich and Vienna base malts, not specialty malts and adjuncts. Magnum for bittering hops, but Hallertau Mittelfruh for flavor.

This is a lager invented in Vienna in the mid 1800s, but is now hard to find outside the craft brewing world. Read Less

Černý Kov

Lager - Dark

Black metal. Traditional czech dark lager. Dark mahogany with a creamy off-white head. Aromas of pretzel, toasted bread crust, baker's chocolate, roasted… Read More

Black metal. Traditional czech dark lager. Dark mahogany with a creamy off-white head. Aromas of pretzel, toasted bread crust, baker's chocolate, roasted nuts. Toasted bread crust, roasted nuts, toffee, iced coffee on the palate. Medium-bodied with a smooth finish. Read Less

Der Alte

Altbier - Traditional

Chestnut brown with a rocky tan off-white head. Aromas of breadcrust, toasted nuts, pretzel, light toffee sweetness. Toasted nuts, graham cracker, pretzel,… Read More

Chestnut brown with a rocky tan off-white head. Aromas of breadcrust, toasted nuts, pretzel, light toffee sweetness. Toasted nuts, graham cracker, pretzel, toasted bread, light caramel sweetness on the palate. Medium-bodied with a clean, crisp finish Read Less

Seems So Long Since We Walked in the Moonlight

IPA - New England / Hazy

Been a long time since Fresh Hop season! It's so so good to work with these fresh Strata from Goschie Farms in Oregon! Super mellow, low bitterness, and… Read More

Been a long time since Fresh Hop season! It's so so good to work with these fresh Strata from Goschie Farms in Oregon!

Super mellow, low bitterness, and soft hazy, just bursting with fresh tropical fruit flavors and aromas.

2021 GABF Bronze medal for Fresh Hop beer!

Appearance: Hazy yellow with a frothy white head
Aroma: Lime, honeydew, pine resin, strawberry
Flavor: Grapefruit, strawberry, watermelon, mango, pine, dank
Mouthfeel: Medium-bodied with a slightly sweet finish Read Less

Boombastic

Belgian Strong Dark Ale

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Orange Julia

IPA - New England / Hazy

Hazy gold with a frothy white head. Aromas of honeydew melon, candied orange, lime zest, lychee. Tangerine, nectarine, honeydew melon, lime zest, lychee… Read More

Hazy gold with a frothy white head. Aromas of honeydew melon, candied orange, lime zest, lychee. Tangerine, nectarine, honeydew melon, lime zest, lychee on the palate. Read Less

Cysteine Chapel

IPA - New England / Hazy

We used a new kind of yeast, specifically bred and engineered to release tropical fruit flavors from hops called thiols. This is our first experiment… Read More

We used a new kind of yeast, specifically bred and engineered to release tropical fruit flavors from hops called thiols. This is our first experiment with it. This is a lovely tropical drink by the pool that almost got named "Little Paper Umbrellas", but we couldn't pass up a biochemistry pun. (These thiols are bound to cysteine amino acids in the hops. This yeast has the ability to cleave that bond and release the compound into solution.) Citra, Mosaic, Nelson Sauvin and a little bit of Galaxy. Read Less

Nine More Beers!

IPA - New England / Hazy

Our collab with Chucks Hop Shop, Central District to celebrate their Ninth Anniversary! Congrats, folks! Mosaic, Citra, Strata, Motueka, and a little… Read More

Our collab with Chucks Hop Shop, Central District to celebrate their Ninth Anniversary! Congrats, folks!

Mosaic, Citra, Strata, Motueka, and a little bit of Galaxy. Read Less

Festbier

Festbier

Brilliant gold with a rocky white head. Aromas of bread crust, toasted bread, light honey, lemony hops. Toasted bread, grainy, light honey sweetness,… Read More

Brilliant gold with a rocky white head. Aromas of bread crust, toasted bread, light honey, lemony hops. Toasted bread, grainy, light honey sweetness, lemon zest, herbal hops on the palate. Medium-bodied with a light, crisp finish. Read Less

Embers Only

Rauchbier

Gold Medal from the 2022 Best of Craft Beer Awards for Smoke Beer. Aroma of fresh-baked pretzels, campfire, light caramel Flavors of pretzels, breadcrust,… Read More

Gold Medal from the 2022 Best of Craft Beer Awards for Smoke Beer.

Aroma of fresh-baked pretzels, campfire, light caramel
Flavors of pretzels, breadcrust, subtle kiss of smoke, maple syrup.
Mouthfeel is clean and silky. Read Less

Vitamin R

Lager - American Light

A former brewer from at a big Seattle regional brewery stops in on his neighborhood walks every now and then. He gave us some tips on how they did things… Read More

A former brewer from at a big Seattle regional brewery stops in on his neighborhood walks every now and then. He gave us some tips on how they did things in the old days.

A malt base of 2-row and flaked corn, DH’d with Hallertau hops.

Tastes like college. Only better. Read Less

LoBro

Brown Ale - English

The founders of BGBC love the idea of forgotten beers - beers that were popular long ago, but various forces (economic, legal, simple changing of tastes)… Read More

The founders of BGBC love the idea of forgotten beers - beers that were popular long ago, but various forces (economic, legal, simple changing of tastes) have driven them to extinction. Beer historians dig into old brewery records and try to figure out what a beer from a century ago would taste like.

This is our attempt at a style called London Brown, but done with modern ingredients on modern equipment. It’s sweet and chocolatey, but not heavy. At only 3.6%, you can enjoy a pint and then enjoy another one. We hope to bring lots of historical beer styles to you, and this is our first one. We can see why it was popular back in the day. Let’s bring it back!

Contains wheat and lactose. Read Less

Fyodor

Stout - Russian Imperial

Rye & chocolate malts

Rye & chocolate malts Read Less

Extended Outlook

IPA - New England / Hazy

The extended outlook, for an indefinite period of time, is delicious haze. Citra, Strata, a pinch of Galaxy.

The extended outlook, for an indefinite period of time, is delicious haze. Citra, Strata, a pinch of Galaxy. Read Less

No Closets

Pale Ale - American

Copper with a rocky off-white head. Aromas of grapefruit, candied orange, pine resin, guava, pineapple. Guava, grapefruit, orange, pineapple, pine resin… Read More

Copper with a rocky off-white head. Aromas of grapefruit, candied orange, pine resin, guava, pineapple. Guava, grapefruit, orange, pineapple, pine resin on the palate. Light-bodied with a slightly bitter finish.

Notes: We brew this beer every June for Pride Month. A portion of proceeds go to Lambert House, an LGBTQ+ youth shelter. This year's version is hopped with Simcoe, Centennial and the Pink Boots 2024 hop blend. Read Less

Early Evening

IPA - New England / Hazy

Made with HBC 630 and Idaho 7. Aroma of peaches, stone fruit, strawberries, candied oranges. Berries, orange, vanilla, kiwi flavor. Creamy body with a… Read More

Made with HBC 630 and Idaho 7.

Aroma of peaches, stone fruit, strawberries, candied oranges. Berries, orange, vanilla, kiwi flavor.
Creamy body with a light finish. Read Less

Little Paper Umbrellas

IPA - New England / Hazy

Citra, Motueka, Nelson & Galaxy. Brewed with thiol-liberating Tropics from Berkeley Yeast for lush tropical flavors. Aromas of fresh squeezed lime, mango,… Read More

Citra, Motueka, Nelson & Galaxy. Brewed with thiol-liberating Tropics from Berkeley Yeast for lush tropical flavors.

Aromas of fresh squeezed lime, mango, gauva.

Flavors of mango, passionfruit, nectarine, notes of candied pineapple.

Very low bitterness, soft mineral finish. Read Less

111 Mile IPA (Batch #2)

IPA - American

When we discovered Skagit Valley Malting, based in Skagit county, we thought: “we could brew a beer for locavores, for the 100 mile diet.” The malt comes… Read More

When we discovered Skagit Valley Malting, based in Skagit county, we thought: “we could brew a beer for locavores, for the 100 mile diet.” The malt comes from less than 100 miles away, but it turns out that Yakima, the source of a lot of the world’s hops, is 111 miles from the brewery as the crow flies. Which... actually sounds better than “100 mile IPA”, so we ran with it - one hundred and eleven! Eleventy-one! Yeah!

We see this recipe as changing up each time we brew it. We’ll always have an IPA that was made with local ingredients, but we’ll have fun with it each time. This is batch 2, and this time around it’s a hazy, medium-strength IPA with citrusy Cascade and Amarillo hops for flavor and dry hopped with aromatic Azacca and Belma hops. And we left the wheat out this time. Read Less

Mighty Oaks

Pilsner - Other

Pilsner fermented in rinsed oak wine barrels. Something of a historical exploration for us, as all beer used to be fermented and served from oak vessels.… Read More

Pilsner fermented in rinsed oak wine barrels. Something of a historical exploration for us, as all beer used to be fermented and served from oak vessels. Nice oaky astringency gives it a dry finish.

From small acorns grow mighty oaks. Read Less

Sunset In A Cup

IPA - New England / Hazy

Citra, Strata, Nelson, little bit of Galaxy. Thiol yeast. Creamy, pastel yellow-orange. Layered passionfruit, mango, tangerine, nectarines, honeydew melon… Read More

Citra, Strata, Nelson, little bit of Galaxy. Thiol yeast.

Creamy, pastel yellow-orange. Layered passionfruit, mango, tangerine, nectarines, honeydew melon aromas.
Tangerine, grapefuit zest, with notes of melons, passionfruit and pineapple on the palate.

Lingering lemon-orange zest finish, with a silky mouthfeel. Read Less

Ty's Triple Tipple

Belgian Tripel

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Helmut

Kölsch

Brewed with ale yeast, fermented at cooler temperatures. Bready malt flavors with subtle spicy yeast. Northern German style.

Brewed with ale yeast, fermented at cooler temperatures. Bready malt flavors with subtle spicy yeast. Northern German style. Read Less

Zephyr

IPA - New England / Hazy

Zephyr won the Gold Medal in the 2019 WABA FH Competition for FH Hazy. We brought it back for 2020! And added more hops! This 7.1% hazy has Citra, Amarillo… Read More

Zephyr won the Gold Medal in the 2019 WABA FH Competition for FH Hazy. We brought it back for 2020! And added more hops!

This 7.1% hazy has Citra, Amarillo and Azacca, then steeped on 14 pounds per barrel of fresh Citra from @yakimachief Read Less