It’s not surprising that Bellingham, Washington’s Aslan Brewing Co. is one of the fastest growing breweries in Washington State. The four owners of this organic brewpub hit the ground running after they opened their 15-barrel brewhouse and kitchen downtown in 2014. Less than three years later, Aslan has launched distribution of its cans across the state and expanded to a 30-barrel system with significantly more fermentation-tank space. The brewery is on track to brew 12,000 barrels in 2017.
Despite this massive growth, the atmosphere at Aslan Brewing is much more what you’d expect from a local pub or a draft-only nano brewery. Its tasting room is capacious but cozy, with long wooden tables for community seating and a modest bar with a chalkboard tap list. The walls of the two-story building are peppered with vivid canvasses from local artists, and there are perfectly pruned green plants placed throughout the space.
From hazy IPAs to saisons to brown ales and light lagers, Aslan plays the style field.
The beer list at Aslan is more akin to a smaller pub, too. In addition to Aslan’s five flagship beers, there are more than ten rotating beer styles on tap. Depending on the season, this list includes several hoppy and barrel-aged beers, Chai Milk Stout, Aslan’s Dunkelweizen, the Classic Light Lager, and the Disco Lemonade Berliner Weisse, for which the brewpub’s kitchen makes homemade woodruff syrup.