Chainline Brewing Company

Chainline Brewing has been yet another brewery that we have been meaning to go to for some time. We don’t make it to the Bellevue area very often so when we do come up there are plenty of stops to make! Chainline was our second brewery on our mini brewery that we did last weekend. Here Steve and I both got a delightful Pilsner beer here which was refreshing and tasty!
The atmosphere here is very relaxed and in the warmer months has a nice outdoor setting to enjoy your beer. In the colder months you can still enjoy a nice view inside.
The bartender and other brewery staff were very friendly and informative!
Nice brewery!

Amazing!!! Three Words, «Chainline Brewery Kirkland!!!» This is Definitely the place to be if your looking for the Best Brewed Beers! The Atmosphere and Vibe is so much fun! The Staff is friendly and knowledgeable especially for someone like me, I’m not a beer snob but I love beer. When I left I really felt like I could understand what kind of taste for my favorite beers are! Of course that was with the help of there Exceptional Bartender Jacob he really made our experience the Best! Everone should go try it out! We will Definitely be back!

Came to this place because of the nice setting it has, and was always curious when passing by from the Kirkland Corridor. Unfortunately, service was horrible and slow. The beer itself not so good either. For local brews, you will be better off going to Bellevue Brewery. It would be perfect to have more options like this in Kirkland, but this one was rather disappointing…

I really enjoy going to Chainline on a nice sunny day! The staff are friendly and the beer is tasty with lots of choices. This brewery does not serve food but has menus available for food delivery.

Yeah. Good beer and outdoor seating. I’ll have to return to test out the full list of brewed beer but so far I am a fan. Of course, try the basics such as the IPA.

Great place with nice atmosphere and decent beer right on the Cross Kirkland Corridor and next to Google.

Love everything about this place! Service, location off the trail, beers, dog and family friendly!

Had a wonderful experience here and will definitely go back. The owner has an excellent knowledge of beer and made some suggestions regarding gluten levels of beer. The open yet intimate feel and being able to see the brew room when you walk in really piqued my interest. Ended the evening with a spectacular view of the sunset from their deck.

I’ve had this bookmarked for a while, and finally got a chance to check it out. We walked with some friends along the Cross Kirkland corridor down to Chainline. They have a nice open space with indoor and outdoor seating, and back right up to the trail. Walk or ride your bike down here and enjoy a cold one. I had the IPA, which to my taste was pretty mild. The summer ale, usually not my favorite style, was a very refreshing sip on a warm day. Now I have to try them all, so I can do a comprehensive review, like for science. Service was super friendly, and everyone was a in a good mood here. Dogs are welcome and several folks brought their pups with.
They don’t have food service, but there are plenty of take out menus and local businesses will deliver. They often have a food truck out front, and last night it was MIT — Made in Taiwan. We had some minced pork over rice, pork belly bao’s, and thousand year eggs along with our beverages. This is a fine little spot along the trail in Kirkland.

They’re brand new but you’d never know it, unless you knew it. They’re already firing on all cylinders for sure. I can’t emphasize enough how family-​friendly they are, and how welcoming to the community they are. It’s wonderful to see how the community has embraced them right back.
In a little light industrial park just up the hill from the Kirkland waterfront, they’ve taken over a space that overlooks a big warehouse, a deep treeline, and peek-​a-​boos out over the lake. Driving in, you feel like you’re in a residential neighborhood, then maybe something more industrial, but by the time you settle in with a beer, you’re mostly admiring the greenery and the flashes of water.
There’s a bit of parking out front, part of which is frequently occupied by a food truck that’s here to serve brewery patrons first and foremost. You walk in and there’s bike parking *inside*, which is a nice touch for cyclists I’m sure. The first thing you see (after the bike rack) is the pair of copper brew vessels. They’re right in the window. You walk down a corridor that separates the brewhouse from the lavatory buildout, but the brewhouse has only a divider wall cordoning it off. This means you can fully admire the fermenters and brite tanks as you mosey toward the taproom. There’s a wide variety of original local oil paintings for sale on the walls; presumably these will rotate as they sell, and new artists take a spot. There are permanent murals here and there, which are OK. They work the bicycling theme.
The taproom has a few sections wrapped around the bar; some with two-​tops, some long tables, some highboys. There’s also a deck connected by wide doors. It looks like you can park in back and walk up stairs to the deck. It’s all-​ages, and kids roam freely throughout the deck area and the taproom. Lots of families, and it seemed like there was water and juice for the kids (I’m pretty sure that was from the brewery, anyway).
There’s not much here other than the beers – no kitchen (just the food truck). The beers are solid. Yesterday it was all anglo ales – IPAs, APAs, browns, reds, other familiar favorite styles. They seemed to range from about 4−6%, which makes a lot of sense for a family spot in the summertime. The beers were all solid. They weren’t too widely varied in their flavor profiles, but I’d still go with a sampler tray to get a sense of what they’re doing and which your favorites are.
The staff here are super nice, and prices are in line with what a lot of places are charging – $ 6 a pint. Not the cheapest game in town, especially at the source, but, hey, this is Kirkland. Even if they’re serving low-​ABV versions of straightforward styles, this isn’t the part of town you visit while on a bargain hunt. The beers are good, though. If you’re in the area, it’s easily worth a visit or ten.

Ran across this place looking for a beer in Kirkland. The beer was great and the people were friendly and the place was a great to have a beer. Good selection and very not overpriced. Will stop by again the next time I’m in town.

Great beer, great atmosphere! Especially when the sun is out because of the deck looking over the trail out back. They have Food trucks most weekends so you get awesome food too. (or bring your own.)

Really good local beer and friendly people, just wish they were open more!

I have only been here once, but we’re moving (back) to where this will be our closest local brewpub, so I bet we will see a lot more of this place. The beers I tried were a little bit hit and miss, but more hits than misses. The Pale Ale was the one I liked the most. You can sit inside or outside (weather permitting), with direct connection to the former railroad. I have no idea what food they may have. Unfortunately they are currently only on weekends. My hope is to find that I will want to bump up my rating of this place; I’m being conservative for now. Try them out.

This place is new, and pretty cool! We came here for the soft opening and you get the idea right away; it’s a bike-​themed microbrew pub. The bonus though is that it’s totally a dog and family-​friendly place, which is nice (especially since it’s a little further out from downtown Kirkland, and closer to a lot of houses).
We ordered a few flights. I really liked the red, which is weird because I’m normally a wheat beer person. The IPA is as hoppy as one would expect. I’m interested in trying their summer brew though, which wasn’t available on the day that we went.
Foodwise I didn’t see a lot of options. There are pretzels, although they’re just the dry, snack pretzels, not the bread pretzels you can have with beer cheese (which would be awesome, by the way…). They have food trucks out the front on a regular basis apparently, so check their calendar!
There’s some parking available in the lot but it’s shared with the other shops on that strip, so it might be safer to park in the side streets and walk over. Or, you know, follow the theme and ride your bike over.

Finally made it to Chainline today! Their Short Game ESA is a legit beer and would recommend it to anyone. They did a great job in the tasting room, just a great vibe. I will be back and will recommend this place.
Stay local!

Awesome new Eastside brewery. 4 or 5 beers on tap and an awesome atmosphere with an outdoor deck. Kid and dog friendly is a huge plus. No food but you can order in from a number of local places. This is becoming our Sunday afternoon spot.

Liked stopping by this brewery! The beer here was really good. I had the red ale which was excellent. This brewery is located in a nice spot and has a great outdoor deck. The interior is decorated really nice inside. It was bright and colorful and the bike theme really shone though. If I am in the area I would be back.

Great to be at Chainline Brewing on opening day. It was a great day with great beers. Hardtail Pale Ale was my fave. Clean and fresh tasting. The Recumbent Red was an awesome surprise. The Trail Gnome IPA is classic Pac NW, well balanced hoppy and a little citrus undercurrent. The Brown Ale was mild in flavor and alcohol, surprising for a Brown and a good all-​day beer. Walked in the back door, from the cross Kirkland bike trail onto their trailside deck. They even had the glass garage door up for part of the afternoon. Cool place and awesome job guys, welcome to the neighborhood.

It’s opening day! I’ve never been to opening day at a brewery before, so it was quite exciting. I’ve been looking forward to Chainlines opening for quite some time.
The vibe here and the beer rocks! I loved the Hardtail Pale, Recumbent Red and the Big Wheel Brown. In fact the red really was amazing, very complex flavor. The Trail Gnome IPA was a let down, no hop aroma or flavor which is a big sad face :(it was a good beer though, just not what I expect from an IPA.
Two thumbs up that they use 20oz glasses, that means full 160oz pours people, I’ll never complain about the thoughtfulness of that! Thank you Chainline!
Also, cool patio outside! Can’t wait for some nice summer days to kick back and enjoy. Definitely gonna be a usual stop for us!