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. Regardless of European, English, or American beer style, we select and blend these high-quality, local ingredients to achieve our flavor profiles. While we love the Old World malts and hops and use them on occasion, we’re committed to primarily using local and sustainably produced ingredients 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 Mt. Crushmore Cold IPA
Description: A west-coast style IPA with a light malt body that has been fermented with lager yeast, both of which are designed to accentuate the hop flavors and aromas. This iteration of our award-winning Cold IPA series is bursting with hop notes of white grape, blueberry, tropical fruit, with balancing notes of citrus and pine. It finishes dry and with a moderate bitterness that begs another sip!
Name: A great song, and a cool name for a crushable IPA!
Malt: Pilsner, 2-Row, Vienna, Jasmine Puffed Rice
Hops: Nelson, Mosaic, & Idaho 7
Deets: 6.5% ABV, 45 IBU, 3.1 SRM, 0.76 BU:GU
NEW Maui Sunshine Strawberry Guava Ale
Description: A clean blonde ale with a mild bitterness that was refermented on large amounts of Pink Guava and Strawberry. Loads of guava and strawberry aroma and flavor, with a mild sweetness, and a very mild tartness on the finish.
Name: Beertender Marley (who is from Maui) said the smell reminded her of the Road to Hana, so we needed a Maui reference.
Malt: Pilsner, 2-Row, Brumalt, Malted Oats
Hops: Magnum
Other: Pink Guava & Strawberry
Deets: 5.7% ABV, 18 IBU, 3.5 SRM, 0.48 BU:GU
NEW Yo Yo Man Helles Lager
Description: A Munich Helles-style lager – clean, malty, and pale gold in color. It has a soft mouthfeel with a grainy-sweet flavor that finishes dry with the perfect level of bitterness to balance the sweet. Very mild floral and spicy hop aroma. Refreshing and very easy to drink.
Name: In honor of Tom the beertender who we hear is pretty handy with a yo-yo!
Malt: Pilsner (German and US)
Hops: Magnum, Tettnang, Perle
Deets: 5.2% ABV, 25 IBU, 3.1 SRM, 0.51 BU:GU
Cone of Shame Pale Ale
Description: A west coast style pale ale - clear, crisp, and hop forward with familiar flavors and aromas of pine, citrus, and tropical fruits. The hop notes are balanced by a rich and bready malt character and a crisp yet creamy mouthfeel. A modern yet classic and easy drinking pale ale!
Name: Every dog’s been there. Running into things around the house. Trying to scratch it off to no success…or maybe a little. It’s no fun, but it can be a little funny.
Malt: Floor-Malted Marris Otter & Golden Naked Oats
Hops: Centennial, Simcoe, & Idaho 7
Deets: 4.9% ABV, 39 IBU, 4.5 SRM, 0.66 BU:GU
The Intern Kolsch
Description: A traditional German-style Kolsch. Clean and crisp with a slightly sweet grain character, and a subtle spicy and fruity finish from the Perle hops and the traditional Kolsch yeast. Finishes clean and refreshing with a moderate bitterness for the perfect sunny day beer!
!Name: Shawn “The Intern” (employee #1) has been bugging us to make a Kolsch since we opened – so we named it after him. No big head for him though – he’ll always be an intern!
Malt: US and German Pilsner
Hops: Magnum & Perle
Deets: 5.5% ABV, 25 IBU, 2.7 SRM, 0.50 BU:GU
Veloce Italian Pilsner
Description: Is this like a Peroni? Nope! 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 Tettnanger, German Perle, Sterling
Deets: 5.7% ABV, 32 IBU, 3.3 SRM, 0.65 BU:GU
No. 26 Micro IPA
Description: Is this just a session IPA? Maybe, but session beers are too often associated with being thin and bland. Yuck! We used multiple brewing techniques and ingredients to ensure this IPA has the malt body and mouthfeel to support the hops and feel bigger than it’s ABV. We then chose hops that bring a ton of familiar citrus, tropical fruit, and stone fruit flavors and aromas. If you like IPAs, but wish they were more drinkable, then this beer was made just for you!
Name: No. 26 was a small but excellent MotoGP rider, just like this IPA! We also enjoyed a 3.6% ABV “Micro Stout” from Japan a while back, and liked the monicker.
Malt: Pilsner, 2-Row, Malted Oats, Vienna
Hops: Mandarina Bavaria, Simcoe, El Dorado
Deets: 4.5% ABV, 25 IBU, 2.5 SRM, 0.65 BU:GU
The Noisy Cricket IPA
Description: An east coast meets west coast IPA. Crisp and clean with a moderate bitterness, yet unfiltered, smooth, and bursting with hops! A light malt body and clean fermentation character support the substantial hop notes of tropical fruit, citrus, stone fruit, and pine.
Name: A reference to one of our favorite movies. Looks can be deceiving!
Malt: Pilsner, 2-Row, Malted Rye
Hops: Strata, Amarillo, Chinook
Deets: 7.0% ABV, 43 IBU, 3.4 SRM, 0.70 BU:GU
Haze Gaze Hazy IPA
Description: A medium bodied NE-style (or hazy) IPA. It has a soft and creamy mouthfeel with just enough bitterness to keep it from being too sweet. The soft and mild malt body is the perfect canvas for huge hop flavors and aromas of citrus, tropical fruit, and stone fruit - specifically candied cherry and raspberry. Soft, smooth, and juicy - like a hazy should be!
Name: All the clever hazy names are taken. That or maybe we're not clever. This is the best we could come up with!
Malt: Pilsner, 2-Row, Flaked Oats
Hops: Citra, HBC630, Idaho 7
Deets: 6.8% ABV, 26 IBU, 3.2 SRM, 0.41 BU:GU
Ascari Amber
Description: American-style amber ale with bread, toast, and caramel malt character. Washington hops provide citrus and earthy notes.
Name: Named after Ascari corner at the legendary Monza race circuit in Italy.
Malt: Pale, Vienna, Munich, Crystal 80 & 120, Chocolate Rye
Hops: Willamette & Loral
Deets: 5.6% ABV, 28 IBU, 11 SRM, 0.65 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
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 $185 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 or order directly through the STORE link above
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 bitterness and aroma. 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 - literally right next door - to provide you great food options. You can order directly from your table using their QR code or order ahead of time here.
Other outside food is welcome as well.
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 2
Every Thursday at 6:30 PM in the taproom - hosted by Head in the Clouds Trivia.
Season 2 starts April 6 and runs through June 29.
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 $1 for every pint or flight of 4 sold 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
- May 24: World Affairs Council
Order cans, 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.
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 restaurants and bottle shops (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 from the QR code 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!