Bainbridge Brewing will hold a two-day anniversary celebration — from 2 to 9 p.m. Friday, June 12 and noon to 9 p.m. on Saturday, June 13 — at the brewery’s taproom in the Coppertop Loop Business Complex.
Coinciding with the brewery’s third anniversary is the debut of its brand-new logo and the long-awaited release of its first widely available bottled beers.
The brewery’s anniversary celebration will feature a full lineup of Bainbridge beers, including rare beers from the cellar, and the release of its “3rd Anniversary Ale.”
Clocking in at 9.5 percent ABV, the special anniversary ale is an intense whiskey barrel-aged doppelbock with a complex malt and whiskey character.
“Anniversary beers should be something outside the norm, something that pushes you,” said brewmaster and brewery co-founder Russell Everett.
“This year, we wanted to make something difficult, something we’ve never brewed before — a really big lager. Then we decided to barrel-age it, which is rare for a beer like this.”
The commemorative beer will be available in a limited edition third anniversary commemorative glass during the two-day celebration.
Both days will include live music by local bands, including Rye and Barley (Irish Celtic) on Friday and Luau Cinder (funk rock) on Saturday.
Food will be available from local vendors the Dog Wagon on Friday and BI BBQ on Saturday.
The availability of bottled beers comes in response to repeated requests, Everett added.
“There is a huge demand, both on and off the island, for bottles of our beer and it opens whole new avenues for us to let people across Western Washington enjoy Bainbridge beer,” agreed general manager Chuck Everett. “It’s been a long time coming, but we wanted to take the time to do it right, and I believe we have.”
The brewery’s initial bottle releases are its two most popular beers: Eagle Harbor IPA and Kommuter Kolsch.
In addition, there will be a very limited release of the Bainbridge 3rd Anniversary Ale in individually hand-numbered, signed, wax-dipped bottles.
All three beers will be available in 22 oz. bottles, which will be available for sale at the brewery’s taproom, select bottle shops and at a growing number of grocery stores and other outlets across Western Washington.
Additional bottled beers will be released in the months to come, brewery officials said.
Bainbridge beer, both on draft and in bottles, is distributed locally by the brewery on Bainbridge Island and in Poulsbo, and by Alpha Distributing throughout the region.
In conjunction with the bottle release, the brewery took this opportunity to refine its overall branding and to introduce a new logo, prominently featured on all of its bottles.
Bainbridge Brewing’s logo has now taken on a more modern look, with a stylized ferry formed out of two back-to-back B’s over water.
“As we went through the design process, what had started as an attempt to simplify the old logo quickly became a larger discussion of who we are, where we are going and how we wanted to present ourselves and our hometown in the wider beer world,” Everett said.
“From a ‘think-outside-the-box’ exercise evolved this amazing new logo. I think people will quickly come to like it and identify it with Bainbridge beer.”
Bainbridge Brewing (formerly Bainbridge Island Brewing) was founded in 2012 by father and son owners Chuck and Russell Everett. The brewery serves beer to islanders and visitors seven days a week in its taproom, located at 9415 Coppertop Loop NE, Suite 104.
Visit www.bainbridgebeer.com or www.facebook.com/BainbridgeBrewing to learn more.