Slideshow: SoDo’s Nanobreweries
Click through the slideshow to see inside Epic Ales, the last stop on our nano tour.
THE TOUR BEGINS AT TWO BEERS: Here are its storage tanks and fermenters, which share a space with the bar and tasting room.
Joel VandenBrink, founder and head brewer of Two Beers, takes a break with one of his brews.
The official Two Beers Mascot, Willis the dog. The name of one Two Beers beer, the Crooked Belgium Wit, was inspired by his feet.
The Trailhead ISA, Two Beers’ 2011 summer ale.
A fine day for a tasting on Two Beers’ patio.
ON TO SCHOONER EXACT, the largest of the three nanos. This is its brewing facility.
Schooner’s boiler and grain tank.
Don’t miss the Constellation IPA, a 12-brewer collaboration currently on tap at Schooner’s tasting room.
Stacks of kegs sit in Schooner’s storage room. The brewery plans to expand this year to make more space for a grain room and a kitchen.
Schooner’s owner and brewer Matt McClung takes a quick break from making a batch of raspberry wheat. The beer will be on offer at the Washington Brewers Festival over Father’s Day weekend.
OUR LAST STOP IS EPIC ALES. Its motto, "every possibility is conceivable," is etched onto the entrance of the tiny brewery.
Cody Morris pours a pint of his Lyli, an ale made with green tea and intended for summer BBQs.
Morris’ entire work space totals just 180 square feet. That’s nano, people.
This one’s made with mushrooms.
