Ballard's beer scene has been going strong for decades. Larger breweries, such as Redhook, were born in Ballard and the neighborhood keeps producing more breweries with expanded and original concepts. 

For instance, Lucky Envelope's tagline is "culturally inspired beer", as they draw their inspiration from the founders' Chinese-American traditions.  

Just down Leary Way is the Peddler Brewing Company, microbrewery and tasting room. In addition to great beer-making, a love for biking is the theme behind Peddler Brewing Company and true to their passion they have been known to deliver beer by way of bike.

In the extremely competitive craft brewery world, our Ballard Brew district has a true sense of community. Follow their social media feeds and see how many special batches, events and charities in which our Ballard brewers collaborate. 

While Obec was working on filling each of their 12 taps with their own creation during their grand opening, they shared their handles with Stoup and Lucky Envelope beer. So what differentiates Obec (translated from Czech means "community") from their brewing neighbors besides the Czech, British, German plus Northwest style offerings? They have a tavern license, which allows them to serve wine as well. 

Our hoppy corner of the neighborhood is truly becoming a beer lovers destination and the Ballard Alliance is pleased to welcome new businesses like Obec Brewing to the neighborhood.  Take some time to visit Obec in person and let us know what you think! 

Obec Brewing Company