Ice Harbor Brewing Company is a

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founded in

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in 1996 by two former workers at the

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. They entered this venture after buying the Meheen & Collins brewery. The

is located in what was once a

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at 206 N. Benton St. in

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. This building serves as a brewery, and as a

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. The menu offers

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and various fare as well as the brewery's creations. The brewpub recently installed a

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, which allows the beer to be pulled from the cask, rather than pushed by

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gas. The brewpub is believed to be the only Tri-City brewpub that uses such a device. Recently, Ice Harbor Brewing had opened its second pub, which is located at the Port of Kennewick's commercial building at 350 Clover Island Dr. on

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in Kennewick. The pub opened in late October 2007, and features much of the same brews and fare at the Railroad Avenue brewpub, but without the homebrewing inventory.

The Brewery

The brewery (located at 206 N. Benton St., #C in Kennewick) uses a 10-

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(bbl) system and uses a single-stage infusion mash system. The brewery is capable of producing an annual yield of 1300 bbls, both for sale outside the brewery and in the brewpub. In addition to being a brewery and a brewpub, Ice Harbor also sells

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equipment and supplies. They also provide monthly classes for beginning homebrewers as well as the meeting place for the local homebrew club the Mid-Columbia Zymurgy Association.

The Beers

Ice Harbor Brewing provides a wide variety of handcrafted

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s and

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, all of which have names that reflect the local area.

Columbia Kölsch

This Kölsch

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is brewed in the style of the beers of

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. Light in color, dry and refreshing. This is one of the company's best sellers.

The Tangerine exBEERience

A hefewiezen beer with added tangerines.

India Pale Ale

A classic ale style, with double the hop rate.

Runaway Red Ale

A red ale, generously hopped with local

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Sternwheeler Stout

Closely modeled after the classic Irish stout. A

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-charged version of this stout is often made available around

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Barley Wine-style beer

A high-gravity ale, hopped heavily to counter the malt sweetness. Available mostly in the winter months.

Cask-conditioned Hop Warrior

This beer, one of the few offered at the brewpub which is cask-conditioned (their Pale Ale is another), is dry-hopped with Amarillo hops, and is only offered sporadically.

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Ice Harbor Brewing Company
Food and drink companies established in 1996 Beer brewing companies based in Washington (state) Pasco, Washington American beer brands American companies established in 1996 1996 establishments in Washington (state)