"We wanted to have fun with this one," says brewery co-owner Meghann Quinn. "Our past 16oz series have been a little more serious and reflective of our family's legacy as 4th generation hop farmers, but this year, we just wanted to make a delicious beer with fun artwork and no deeper meaning."

“As we searched for breweries to team up with for our February Frenz release," shares Kevin Smith, co-owner and brewmaster at Bale Breaker, "it was clear to us that we had to bring our good friends from Barley Brown's back into the mix. Breakside was an obvious choice, given our shared passion for hoppy beers. And when we were looking for a brewery whose style resonated with our crew, Von Ebert immediately came to mind.”

“This partnership with River Barrel Distributing is exciting,” says Turner. “Not just because the beer that we’re incredibly proud of will find a wider audience, but because this is the start of a long-term relationship that we expect to be marked with stability, mutual support, and growth.” 

These three fresh hop releases will be staggered throughout the month of September with releases at both their Yakima and Ballard taprooms, and each will receive wider distribution throughout Washington, Oregon, and Idaho following the taproom release. To find these beers outside the taprooms, check out Bale Breaker’s online beer finder. Washington customers can also order their beer via their online store after launch.

What can the lucky finders of the Golden Cans expect as a prize? Any Golden Can found and entered on Bale Breaker’s website will win a $25 merch prize pack from the brewery. But, more importantly, the Golden Can is a customer’s ticket to winning the grand prize package. One lucky winner will get the ultimate outdoor gear set up: one 4-person tent, two Bale Breaker branded camp chairs, one $50 Bale Breaker gift card to use at the Yakima taproom, one Bale Breaker branded picnic blanket, one Bale Breaker branded Igloo cooler, and four Bale Breaker koozies, a prize package worth over $500!

Since 2004, Homes For Our Troops has built over 360 specially adapted homes for Veterans with 70 projects currently underway, enabling them to rebuild their lives. “These homes allow guys and gals to move forward and pursue college degrees, get trade certifications, start, or grow families, pursue careers,” says Bill Ivey, Executive Director of Homes For Our Troops. “A mortgage-free specially adapted home is the supporting effort; it’s the platform for our main effort, helping these Veterans to rebuild their lives”.  HFOT is a top-rated charity dedicated to restoring some of the freedom and independence our Veterans sacrificed while defending our country.

“Raging Ditch is the perfect summer beer – it’s got more hop flavor and malt complexity than the average blonde ale,” says Bale Breaker co-owner and Brewmaster Kevin Smith. “We highly recommend grabbing a 4pk and enjoying this beer on a body of water– we’d just suggest the Yakima River as opposed to an irrigation ditch.”

This June’s Frenz release with industry trailblazers, Sierra Nevada, comes with an international twist: a partnership with two more multi-generational family-owned companies, Yakima Chief Hops and NZ Hops, to brew with new, highly sought-after New Zealand hops. Earlier this year, Yakima Chief Hops and NZ Hops launched a partnership that allows American brewers easier access to these international hops, and this Frenz release showcases two exciting new hop releases from NZ Hops, Superdelic™ and Nectaron®. PLUS, there’s the added benefit of hops grown in the Southern Hemisphere: the hops featured in Frenz were grown and harvested this year! As if this partnership couldn’t get even more special – some of the New Zealand hops were grown by longtime family friends of the brewery, Mac Hops, a 5th generation hop farm in Motueka, NZ.

“After years of innovating with Hazy IPAs, Pilsners, and even branching into hard seltzer, we're going back to what made us love beer and brewing in the first place with our 2023 releases of Daybreak and Skyward,” says Bale Breaker co-owner Meghann Quinn. “Skyward is a call back to a core goal when we opened our brewery 10 years ago: to make a damn good West Coast IPA. This time around, we’re leaning on a decade of brewing experience and new techniques to produce flavors that feel classic yet fresh and appeal to a wide array of customers.”

Hop and Brew School® serves not only as an exciting avenue for brewers to connect with growers and get hands on during hop harvest, but it also provides a platform for them to connect with one another. Burns adds that “Whether brewers are in the beginning or later on in their career, they will feel inspired to continue learning”. For registration and event details, please visit hopandbrewschool.com or reach out to brewschool@yakimachief.com.

Hell Cat Energy is a great example as to why we at Bottleworks are so passionate about collaborations. We are driven to use our platform to connect and foster community. We accomplished just that with this meeting of minds. It was quite the honor to be brewing on Bale Breakers system along side the 23rd Ave team. There were many moments during that brew day that made me stop in my tracks, just to take in the scene. As a women of color in an industry I am not always represented in, I felt such a sense of pride that my team was able to facilitate this incredible moment in Seattle Craft Beer history

This pale ale is a nod to the brewery’s roots, fittingly releasing a month before the brewery turns 10 years old. As the brewery, owners, and brewers have matured in the last 10 years, they know their customers have too. This pale ale is a nod to that growth with a simpler, more pared-down recipe than Bale Breaker's typical brews. Daybreak is a beer customers can crush without feeling too full, and with an approachable 5.5% ABV, it's the perfect companion for any adventure. 

Yakima, Wash. – February 1, 2023 – Bale Breaker Brewing Company, a family-owned brewery located in the beautiful Yakima Valley, is excited to announce the lineup for 2023’s Frenz Collaboration Series. First up, releasing on February 10th, is a collaboration with long-time friends and mentors, Georgetown Brewing.

2023 is a big year for the Yakima Valley brewery: 10 years ago, they opened their doors for the first time. With a big year of releases ahead of them in their anniversary year, they knew they had to go big with their Frenz series. 2023’s Frenz series is extremely special to the brewery: all three collaborations planned for 2023 will be collaborations with longtime heroes of the brand – these are the breweries that acted as mentors when Bale Breaker was first starting out, and have since grown into lifelong friendships.