OUR BEERS
We create innovative, flavorful, and inviting beers. The majority of our grains and hops are North American grown, with a preference for those produced in the Pacific Northwest and in a sustainable fashion. Regardless of European, English, or American beer style, we select and blend these high-quality ingredients to achieve our flavor profiles. While we love Continental malts and hops, and use them when necessary, we’re committed to using local and sustainably produced ingredients as much as possible in an effort to make our business as sustainable as possible. Our English-style Stout or Italian Pilsner may not be completely traditional, but they are definitely tasty!
Currently Available
NEW Citra FRESH HOP Hazy IPA
Description: A New-England style (aka hazy) IPA made with 20 lb/bbl of fresh Citra hops from Roy Farms (Moxee, WA) in the whirlpool, along with Citra Cryo hops and a hint of Simcoe on the cold side. It brings an explosion of citrus and tropical fruit notes, underlain by a soft mouthfeel that isn't overly heavy or sweet. Smooth and drinkable!
Name: We just went with the obvious -- again. We're boring.
Malt: Pilsner, 2-Row, Malted Oats
Hops: FRESH Citra, Citra Cryo, a touch of Simcoe
Deets: 6.4% ABV, ~25 IBU, 3.2 SRM, 0.60 BU:GU
NEW Asari Amber
Description: An American amber with a light to medium body and bright appearance. Notes of rich bread and caramel backed by subtle fruity and earthy hop flavor. Low to moderate bitterness so the malts and hops can shine. Not your average boring amber - this one is packed with flavor!
Name: A great Formula 1 driver, as well as a corner at Monza - one of the great race tracks of the world
Malt: Pale, Vienna, Munich, Crystal 80, Crystal 120, Chocolate Rye, Melanoidin
Hops: Willamette, Saphir
Deets: 5.6% ABV, 28 IBU, 10.9 SRM, 0.50 BU:GU
NEW Get Off My Lawn Dunkelweizen
Description: A Bavarian-style wheat beer (e.g. amber hefeweizen). Smooth and creamy with a soft mouthfeel, a bit more rich and bready than a summer hefeweizen with hints of toast, yet still refreshing and light. Yeast derived notes of banana and clove, skewed sightly towards banana. A perfect beer for the Fall months!
Name: Apparently this style is popular with the older crowd in Germany.
Malt: Wheat, Vienna, Munich, Dark Munich, Crystal 120
Hops: Magnum
Deets: 5.5% ABV, 16 IBU, 9.5 SRM, 0.30 BU:GU
Centennial FRESH HOP Pale Ale
Description: A west coast style pale ale made with 20 lb/bbl of fresh Centennial hops from Roy Farms (Moxee, WA) in the whirlpool, along with Centennial Cryo hops and a dash of Mosaic on the cold side. The prominent pine, floral, and citrus hop flavors are supported by a rich Marris Otter malt base. Clean, crisp, and super smooth!
Name: We just went with the obvious.
Malt: UK Marris Otter, 2 Row, Vienna
Hops: FRESH Centennial, Centennial Cryo, a dash of Mosaic
Deets: 5.8% ABV, ~40 IBU, 4.3 SRM, 0.71 BU:GU
Party on the Isar Helles Bock
Description: Sometimes called a Maibock, and similar to a Festbier, our Helles Bock (#2 in our Oktoberfest series) is a strong lager with a prominent grainy sweetness, a subtle toasted character, and just enough bitterness and hop character to encourage another sip! Smooth, creamy, and extremely drinkable despite the higher ABV. Bring on Oktoberfest!
Name: The Isar River flows through Munich and is a popular spot for gatherings.
Malt: German Pilsner, Vienna, Munich
Hops: Hallertau Tradition, Perle
Deets: 6.6% ABV, 28 IBU, 4.9 SRM, 0.47 BU:GU
Palouse NW Pilsner
Description: A west coast pilsner (e.g. hoppier than normal) featuring primarily NW ingredients - namely the malt is 100% Baronesse Pilsner that was grown in Colfax, WA. Delicate, crisp, and clean with a beautiful grain character and supporting hop notes of noble earthiness, citrus, and stone fruit. Well balanced and crushable!
Name: The malt all comes from the Palouse region of WA state.
Malt: Baronesse Pilsner grown by Joseph's Grainery in Colfax, WA
Hops: Hallertau Tradition, Citra, Mandarina Bavaria
Deets: 5.3% ABV, 25 IBU, 2.7 SRM, 0.50 BU:GU
Don't Hassle the Hoff Marzen
Description: German-inspired Marzen (amber lager) that we make every year around Oktoberfest. Rich, bready, toasty, and delicious! Restrained bitterness to let the malt complexity shine.
Name: We're sticking with the theme from last year! Germans love The Hoff. We love German beer. Everybody loves the Hoff! It’s a perfect match!
Malt: Golden Promise. Vienna, Munich, Dark Munich
Hops: Willamette, Adeena
Deets: 6.0% ABV, 21 IBU, 10.4 SRM, 0.37 BU:GU
Veloce Italian Pilsner
Description: Our popular Veloce is back! An Italian Pilsner is a German-style pilsner that has been dry hopped with European hop varieties. Restraint is key – this isn’t an IPA! Veloce uses a mix of US and German pilsner malts for a nice bready malt backbone, is hopped relatively heavily (for a lager) on the hot side, and then finished with a subtle dry hop in the fermenter. The result is a crisp and clean lager with a refreshing floral and spicy hop note, and a touch of bitterness at the end.
Name: Veloce means fast in Italian.
Malt: German and US Pilsner
Hops: German Tettnang, German Perle, German Saphir
Deets: 5.3% ABV, 31 IBU, 3.3 SRM, 0.64 BU:GU
No Ragrets Cold IPA
Description: The latest in our award-winning series of Cold IPAs. Crisp, clean, and clear with a light yet flavorful malt body and moderate bitterness - the perfect canvas to highlight the big hop notes of citrus, grapefruit, and berries with a bit of pine. Dank, delicious, and drinkable!
Name: We have none - not even one letter!
Malt: Pilsner, 2-Row, Flaked Rice
Hops: Strata, Mosaic, Nelson
Deets: 6.7% ABV, 44 IBU, 3.2 SRM, 0.75 BU:GU
Lap Dog Pale Ale
Description: A west coast style pale ale with a smooth mouthfeel and moderate bitterness. Slightly hazy appearance due to the Triticale and Oat malts. Clean fermentation profile and rich malt body supported by hop notes of pine, tropical fruits, and berries. A classic and balanced Pale Ale!
Name: They all think they're lap dogs, no matter their size.
Malt: 2 Row, Malted Oats, Triticale
Hops: Mosaic, Simcoe, Nelson
Deets: 5.7% ABV, 40 IBU, 3.7 SRM, 0.71 BU:GU
Rabbit Ear IPA
Description: Our “flagship” IPA – west coast(ish) style with a slight haze, a light to medium body, and a soft mouthfeel. The low to moderate bitterness accentuates the hop derived grapefruit and citrus flavors and aromas. Balanced and crushable.
Name: Named after a corner at Willow Springs Raceway. No rabbits were harmed in the making of this IPA!
Malt: Pilsner, White Wheat, Flaked Oats
Hops: Strata, Citra
Deets: 6.6% ABV, 43 IBU, 3.0 SRM, 0.73 BU:GU
Power Slide Oatmeal Stout
Description: An English-style oatmeal stout. No, stouts don’t have to be 6%+ ABV! Rich, bready, roasty, with a bit of chocolate and coffee. Smooth mouthfeel, yet crushable.
Name: Powerslides on motorcycles are great fun – until they aren’t!
Malt: Vienna, Melanoidin, Crystal 80, Roasted Barley, Chocolate, Flaked Oats,
Hops: Any smooth bittering hop
Deets: 5.3% ABV, 25 IBU, 37 SRM, 0.50 BU:GU
Hard Italian Sodas
Description: You don't like beer? That's OK we have you covered! We brew a neutral seltzer base in-house and then you choose any of our Torani flavored syrups to add. Easy!
Name: It's an Italian Soda, but with alcohol (no cream - we tried it and it was not good!)
Malt: Pure Cane Sugar fermented into alcohol
Hops: None
Deets: 6.2% ABV; 10 oz. size only
Prosecco & Moscato
Description: We also have Prosecco and Moscato (sweeter) for the non-beer lovers.
Still More Options!
Rotating Hard Cider: Locally made ciders available in cans or on tap
Kombucha: Locally made available in 12 oz. bottles / cans
Non-Alcoholic: Coke, Diet Coke, Sprite, and Italian sodas (you choose the flavoring)
Kegs
Looking to get a keg of Wheelie Pop Brewing's current releases?
We generally offer 1/6 BBL (40 pints) and 1/2 BBL (124 pints) of any beer currently on tap.
Standard prices are $95 for 1/6 BBL and $195 for 1/2 BBL + a $100 refundable keg deposit
(kegs must be returned within 14 days unless alternative arrangements are made).
Additional charges may apply for specialty beers.
Email sales@wheeliepopbrewing.com for more information
WHAT IS BU:GU? And why we think it matters.
IBUs, or International Bitterness Units, are a reasonable measure of a beer's bitterness, but they don't tell the entire story - the amount of malt is also important. Malt adds sweetness to beer, while hops add the bitterness. So, a lower gravity (lower alcohol) beer with the same IBUs as a higher gravity (higher alcohol) beer will taste more bitter because there is less malty sweetness to offset the hoppy bitterness. The ratio between these two aspects - the bitterness unit to gravity unit - is BU:GU.
In general a BU:GU of 0.5 is considered balanced. Greater than 0.5 is hop forward, and less than 0.5 is malt forward.
FOOD
We have teamed up with Trail Bend Taproom and Cycle Dogs to provide you great food options!
Trailbend is located immediately next door to pick up your order, and Cycle Dogs will deliver your order to the brewery!
Either can be ordered directly from your table using the QR code on the table, or you can click the photos to access their on-line ordering systems.
Other outside food is also welcome and watch our Instagram page for rotating food truck options!
PIT CREW MUG CLUB - $99
Current enrollment is closed - it'll re-open in March 2024
Memberships expire at the end of March 2024
What you get:
20oz pours for the price of a 16oz or 16oz for the price of a 12oz
Super cool 20oz commemorative glass - leave it at the brewery until the end of the membership or take it home anytime (we'd prefer you leave it so we can keep it clean)
20% off to-go beer & 10% off merchandise
Pit Crew Secret Tap - all NEW beers spend 1 week on the secret tap before being released -- watch our Instagram to know when we have a new "secret" beer
Purchase in our on-line store or at the Taproom
EVENTS
Wheelie Pop Trivia Championship, Season 3
Every Thursday at 6:30 PM in the taproom - hosted by Head in the Clouds Trivia.
Season 3 starts July 6 and runs through September 28.
Form a team and collect points throughout the season.
Weekly prizes for top finishers, and larger prizes
for the top 3 season finishers!
Join the season at any time!
Season Point Structure (awarded weekly): 1st - 6 points, 2nd - 5 points, 3rd - 4 points, 4th - 3 points,
5th - 2 points, Remaining Teams - 1 point. Team names must remain the same throughout the season.
Six (6) person maximum per team.
Vinyl Night
Wednesdays from 6:30 to 9 PM in the taproom.
Bring in your own wax or choose one from our collection! Have a beer and listen to some interesting music on the best format available.
PINTS FOR PURPOSE
WHAT IS PINTS FOR PURPOSE™?
Pints for Purpose™ is one way Wheelie Pop Brewing is giving back to our community. For these events, we will donate 15% of proceeds to that night's highlighted organization. To get your organization on the calendar, or to nominate a favorite organization, please reach out to molly@wheeliepopbrewing.com.
UPCOMING PINTS FOR PURPOSE™ NIGHTS
10/4 - Jingle Bell Run benefitting The Arthritis Foundation
12/6 - Whitman Middle School Jazz Band - Live Performance!
Order kegs, and merchandise to pick-up
Store is open 24 hours but pick-up hours are included at Check Out
ABOUT US
Wheelie Pop Brewing is owned by two friends, Jeremy and Mark, and their families. The two of them met through their sons, and quickly became friends - spurred by their shared love of motorcycles, racing, and beer.
Where did the name Wheelie Pop come from? Their boys used to call wheelies 'wheel pops' back in preschool and they thought it would make a fun name.
BREWING
All of our beers are created in-house on our 10 BBL brewhouse (below left photo). The brewhouse was manufactured by Premier Stainless Systems in 2007 and is a 2-vessel configuration with a combined mash/lauter tun and combined kettle/whirlpool. The hot liquor tank (HLT) and mash/lauter tun are stacked to save space. The kettle is gas-fired, while the HLT is electric.
We have 6 fermentation vessels (below center photo) -- (2) 10 BBL and (2) 20 BBL FVs manufactured by Premier Stainless in 2007 and (2) 10 BBL FVs manufactured by Specific Mechanical in 2021. The numbers on the tanks are Jeremy's favorite MotoGP motorcycle racers (most of which have retired - we might have to update the numbers!).
We have 7 bright/serving tanks (below right photo) which are single wall (e.g. no glycol cooling jacket) and thus are located in our walk-in cooler to stay cold -- (5) 10 BBL units and (2) 20 BBL units. These were also manufactured by Premier Stainless in 2007. They act as serving tanks as well as bright tanks. All of our beers spend at least 2 weeks in these tanks to condition - sometimes longer depending on the style.
All of the Premier Stainless equipment was purchased used from The Ram Brewery's Northgate location when it closed in 2020. A lot of local brewers have brewed on this system over the years. We love hearing their stories and are stoked to carry on the tradition!
Jeremy Mark
We are located in the Ballard Brewery District
We are located in the Ballard Brewery District at:
1110 NW 50th Street
Seattle, WA 98107
Our hours are:
Monday: CLOSED
Tuesday - Thursday: 3P - 9P
Friday - Saturday: 12P - 10P
Sunday: 12P - 8P
WHEELIE POP AROUND TOWN
In addition to being able to enjoy our beers in our taproom, you can also find us out in the wild at the following stores & restaurants (with more being added every day).
FAQs
Are you hiring?
We are currently staffed up but always looking to connect with potential team members! If you are interested, please email molly@wheeliepopbrewing.com.
Are you kid and dog friendly?
Yes! We have non-alcoholic drinks and a small assortment of snacks on the menu for the kids and water bowls and dog treats for the fur-kids. We are not a 'biker bar', but look forward to welcoming the Seattle community at large.
Do you have outdoor seating?
Yes! We currently have both indoor and outdoor seating options. Our outdoor space is covered to keep you dry.
Do you have food available onsite?
We have a small selection of snacks available (chips, peanuts, etc.). You are more than welcome to bring food in from anywhere - or order from our neighbors at Trailbend Taproom and Cycle Dogs from the QR codes on your table. There are also a collection of food trucks in the district on most nights.
Do you donate to local not-for-profit organizations?
We love being able to give back to our community. Please reach out to molly@wheeliepopbrewing.com for donation requests We are happy to donate a gift card for silent auctions or discuss potential other ways to support.
How do I get Wheelie Pop Brewing at my restaurant?
Please reach out to sales@wheeliepopbrewing.com for more information.
Who can I contact about hosting an event?
Please reach out to molly@wheeliepopbrewing.com to discuss potential events. Our indoor space seats 49 but we also have great outdoor seating that's perfect for the upcoming months!