Fremont Brewing

Huge place with free random snacks like apples (?) and pretzels. Parking was easy (right up the street, and it has it’s own lot too) and the beer is tasty. They’re really friendly and can walk you through anything you’re confused about. For example, a friend in our group had no idea what to get and the server helped her decide. The line can get a little long, but it’s worth it for good beer like this! I’ll come back here if I return to Seattle.

Excellent beer. Got the gose and the one with grapefruit. Excellent. Also really like the pay at the counter idea, which is sort of rare for a bar, but I guess this isn’t actually a bar. Highly recommend.

Fremont makes decent beers that I think are sort of hit or miss. The space is cool, with 2 bars, free pretzels, and a big outdoor patio. Service has always been friendly but some of the clientele could be a bit less douchey.

I’m not a huge fan of beer, but do get a craving every now & then. After a visit to Gas Works Park, my friend & I stopped by Fremont Brewing to enjoy the amazing weather. This place was pretty packed — not sure if it’s always like this, but it was probably even moreso because it was MDW. Didn’t have a problem finding a spot to sit because there is plenty of seating.
The beers here are very reasonably priced at $ 5−7/pint or goblet. They also have a sampler option which I would probably try next time I visit. One this visit, I tried the summer ale which was very refreshing and good! My friend tried the Interurban, which was also good if you like IPAs.
I appreciated the free pretzels! Nice snack to munch on while you drink. The servers were all very friendly and this place is dog friendly! :)
Parking: There is definitely street parking in the area, but I just ended up leaving my car at Gas Works and walked over! Very close by ~10 min walk.

Visited on a Saturday around 1:30 and it wasn’t packed but it was busy. We weren’t able to get a sampler because they were all out of clean sampler glasses so we choose to try two beers instead. They were really nice and let us do a small taste before we bought a full glass :)
I ended up getting the wheat and porter. The wheat isn’t what I would describe as a wheat beer, although it was good it was very clear and didn’t have any hints of wheat. The porter was also really tasty, this porter poured with nice head and had good notes of chocolate and some coffee.
This brewery is child and dog friendly both inside and out. They have a lot of space so I’m going to guess it gets very busy at times. Will definately be going back.

Reasons I love Fremont Brewing:
1) The Interurban is a really solid IPA. Plus, since many places in Seattle have it on tap, it’s a fallback of mine not just at the brewery, but when I’m out and about.
2) They’re in a great location, easy to get to by bike, though parking can be really hellish.
3) It gets busy! But after work on any day not a Friday is consistently pleasant
4) Great customer service! They are quick to offer tasters if you can’t decide. Plus, yesterday I was in and changed my mind after they’d started pouring my goblet and they were SUPER cool about pouring me a different (cheaper…) beer.
They have lots of bike parking but totally should get more because even on a non-​crowded evening last night, it was tough to find a spot!

I’m always underwhelmed when I leave here. In theory it should be really great: a number of beer options, big indoor area, huge covered outdoor area, no food (well free pretzels) but you can bring outside food in. I think I’m just not a huge fan of their beer and since that’s all they have to offer, consumption-​wise, it doesn’t do much for me. There are other places with outside seating that have much better beer selection AND that have food. The outside area also gets SUPER packed during nice weather so make sure you’re up for that atmosphere.

they have a beer garden. game over! on nice days you can sit outside and they have tents to protect from too much sun. serve lots of diff beers and to go drinks too. got pretzels and apples to eat. some toys for the kids. very accomodating. i had a couple of their IPAs and they were pretty good. decent price too. just a nice place to hang out on a saturday afternoon when the weather is good. there werent too many people when i showed up although i heard it can get pretty crowded. they have nice lights hanging up under the tent for nights. service was great, let us sample a lot of diff beers before buying the ones we wanted.

Came here over the weekend to meet up with some friends since I had to swing by Pikes real quick. The place was poppin! Surprisingly, we found some seating, out of the sun ;)
I was thinking about trying a sampler, but some of their beers did not sound toooo appetizing. So, I went with the Universale Pale and the lady got the Summer Ale. Both beers were tasty and pretty smooth, and definitely perfect for the sunny time.
Nice price point and a pretty cool brewery with some good beer.

This place is a bit overrated. The beers here are not that good and leave a rancid, hoppy taste in your mouth until you eat/​drink something else. Got their Interurban IPA which was supposedly one their best beers but could not finish it– not because I was all beered out, but because it was not good. I ended up getting a few other mediocre, overly-​hoppy beers here as well.
I went here with 3 other people who accompanied me to other Seattle breweries and in the end, it was a consensus that Fremont was our least favorite place so I don’t just speak for myself. It’s a quaint hipster spot and the vibe is cool, but their beers flopped. Try Georgetown Brewing instead — those guys know how to do it.

Making an updated review. Wow has this place started to get packed every weekend. They just raised the price to $ 5 including tax for beer, which is still great, but who wants to pay more?
If you have a big group go early!
Even on a Thursday one time I went and had to leave, the line for drinks was 20 – 30 minutes long.
Amazing beer and chill location. Based off the last 3 years, if this place get’s any crazier, I will have to only go at 11am.
This is a must go spot on my list for tourists.

Nice brewery. Love the outdoor seating on sunny days. They have a good selection of beers, but the major negative is they won’t sell all of them for growler fills. Out of the maybe 10 – 12 beers they had on tap only about half were available as a growler fill. Had two yummy beers there but was very disappointed in the to go selection. If you like IPA’s you won’t have a problem getting a fill, however I left with empty growler in tow… which is NEVER a good thing!
As with most breweries, no food (other than apples and pretzles) but I’ve been told there are a couple café’s nearby and they ave a book of menus at the brewery in case you want to order something to go and bring it back.
They do allow children and normally I’m not a fan of this policy, however all of the people there seemed to have very well behaved children (maybe I just got lucky today, but more often than not I get stuck next to a screaming child) so there were no issues in that aspect.

Fate brought me to the best microbrew I’ve discovered in a long while.
On a short trip into the Pacific Northwest, hitting mainly Portland and Seattle, I definitely did not expect my best beer of the journey to be in this corner of the Emerald City. Walking back from Gas Works Park and strolling by the Fremont Troll, my girlfriend and I stopped in for a break and a beer. Although it was meant to be a short break, we ended up staying for 2 — 3 hours, taking in everything that Fremont Brewing had to offer: the warming community of people, a well-​designed floor plan and layout, and of course, the great beer!
The layout of the brewery features picnic-​style tables in the courtyard area, inviting people to gather and intermix. Inside there is a long communal table as well as a wooden bench that hugs the wall and circles around a large fireplace. It is a fairly big area and would have no problem accommodating very large groups of people. (So you don’t ever have to worry about walking around awkwardly with your flight or beers in hand trying to find a seat.)
And now onto the beer: The InterUrban IPA and the Brother Imperial IPA both stood out to me, but the Brother Imperial IPA definitely had me coming back round after round, enough to even purchase the zip-​up hoodie that features the attractive design.
Whether you want to enjoy great beer or gather around with friends, Fremont Brewing has the brew and the atmosphere to do more than please.

Really cool place to hang out. They give free pretzels as a snack and there is no other food for purchase. Really nice beer selection! I think they should add additional counters outside, so line for refills is shorter.

Super chill vibe with free flow pretzels, got the beer flight and got recommendations from our server
Loved all six of the beers !
Great to walk over to Gas Works Park after to soak in the night view of Seattle

A friend-​in-​beer recommended Fremont as a leading brewery in the PacNW to check out while on vacation to Seattle. He said they sometimes make and have available bourbon-​barrel-​aged stouts, which is my favorite liquid product that comes out of barrels.
Unnnnnnnnfortunately, Fremont did not have said style of beer on hand during our visit. They did, however, have a great selection of great stuff. I did a customized flight of five, 5 ounce pours for only $ 8, and my brother-​in-​law had the house-​recommended flight of five brews for $ 5.
Both flights were beautiful, and tasted amazing. I’m most definitely a dark-​beer man, but on this occasion, the saison won the day. It was bright, fruity, malty and delicious, with just the right amount of the right kind of hops. Well executed.
Their setup on a street corner overlooking Lake Union, replete with beer garden (biergarten?) and open-​air building was awesome. Long, communal tables for chatting up locals, many with awesome doggies, made for a fun and great atmosphere for chatting about good beer with good people (and canines).
The gentleman who helped us from behind the counter was knowledgeable about their craft, and awesome at making recommendations for two Seattle rookies.
The only things holding this back from a full-​fledged five-​star rating are extremely difficult parking within four miles of the facility (short of owning a sloop to «park» on the lake), and lack of a tour.

Fremont Brewing is located in, you guessed it, Fremont. Fairly close to the troll, so it’s a perfect place to check out after taking out-of-towner’s to see the troll. :)
Fremont Brewing is very cute, first off. All of the big wooden tables outside and strung tea lights make it a dead giveaway that this place is a brewery. Inside, there’s chalkboard walls and lots of barrels, making it a pretty cool place to take a look around.
I had the wheat beer (can’t remember what it’s called), Lil Woody’s, and one of their stouts… The wheat beer was my favorite, and it tasted pretty close to Blue Moon. The stout was a coffee and cocoa nibs beer, and I actually liked it! It was different and I probably wouldn’t be able to drink too many in a row, but it’s a nice flavor I could have every once in a while.

Solid brewery!
The tasting room is huge, with 2 bars (unequal taps though), tons of indoor/​outdoor seating, and a large kid’s play area in the middle to help keep the little ones out of your hair while you imbibe.
They have a ton of beers on tap, all at reasonable prices, and with quick service. There are tons of long communal tables on both the right and left side of the tasting room, as well as some booths that allow you to cozy up with your group in a semi-​circle.
Our favorites: Gose, Session Pale, Coffee cinnamon bourbon abominable
Other decent brews: Ales for ALS IPA, Sour Weisse, Interurban IPA
Meh: Wandering wheat
Definitely stop by if you’re on the hunt for some beer.

Fremont Brewing appears to be one of more successful local Seattle breweries. Just judging by their huge outdoor patio beer garden and intricately detailed wood interior, I could see that for myself. I often spotted their cans on store shelves which further led to this conclusion.
They only offer a 5 at a time sampler served on a wooden tray. Sure you might be able to get two of those 5 taster samplers but they didn’t offer that option to me. The service from the two gals manning the bar was great. Especially the shorter girl with great recommendations.
They generously offer up pretzels and apples for your munching pleasure. Be sure to bring a knife though cuz they’re not pre-​cut. Who eats a whole apple at a brewery?
All of their IPAs and pales were just the right amount of hoppy. They aren’t going for hop bombs, yet they’re certainly not stingy with the green stuff either. Interurban and the single hop IPAs were particularly nice. They serve their full pints in those cool looking can style glasses, so that’s an added bonus and a great excuse to order an extra pint after trying all their beers.
I’ve had a few beers brewed with the special Ale’s for ALS hop strain. Fremont easily treated this rare hop in the most endearing manner. Their ALS beer is the best of the few that I have tried. Their IPA on tap which featured this hop was one of my favorites.
Their dark beers are just as good, if not better. The Bonfire is a tasty brew that would go great standing next to it’s namesake on a beach. They had Dark Star and regular on tap that day. Both were delicious. They were a bit pricey but that’s to be expected with this style.
My only minor peeve was the bottle of Barrel Aged Dark Star that my honey bought me for my birthday was $ 20+ in the store. We later found it for $ 17 at Total Wine. We felt scammed but I’m happy she bought it for me straight from the source with L-​O-​V-​E. I’ve yet to crack open that precious little bottle, but if it’s anything as good as the reviews say, I might have to bump this up to a five star review. Even with the minor price gouging.

One of the best microbrews out there!
On our short visit to Seattle, my boyfriend and I decided to visit Fremont neighborhood. While on our way back from Gas Works Park, we stopped by Fremont brewing and ended up staying for quite a few hours longer than expected! What pulled us in, of course, was the enchantment of beer, but after that, it was everything else this brewery had to offer.
Fremont brewing is really spacious, having indoor and outdoor seating. The outdoor seating is what made me so excited to come in — there were white canopy tents set up, with wooden barrels and cute lights and shrubs to section it off from the street. The brewery is off the beaten path, in a more industrial back alley, not much foot or car traffic. But that lonesome vibe completely changes when you walk in.
There’s plenty of seating everywhere, mainly communal tables, including one long communal table inside stretching from the bar to the outdoor area. There’s couches to lounge on inside as well, and it’s pet-​friendly! So many dogs and happy people here, it felt like a great local spot to come and hang out.
As for the beer… it was elevated by the atmosphere. We LOVED the Brother IPA and other notables were a guest cider and their session ales are… refreshing, delicious, etc, etc. In other words, just drink it. We both ordered a flight, then a few pints after. With the comfy couches, the soft sunlight and open breeze, we could have spent much longer than 3 hours there… But then we got hungry and decided to leave. Only reason to ever leave great beer: great food.
We ended up leaving with a cute Fremont pint glass and their Brother IPA hoodie, because tourist tendencies. Highly recommend this local gem! Excellent beer, friendly staff and amazing atmosphere!