Epic Ales: 6 of 52

The KR Trigger building on 1st S & Hanford in Sodo - Home to Epic Ales.

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Epic Ales Brewing Co.

KR Trigger Building

3201 First Ave South, Suite 104

Seattle, WA 98134

Rank: #2 of 4

Type of Establishment: Nano-Brewery, Tasting Room

BEERS ON TAP (at time of visit) —>

Solar Trans-amplifier

OTTO-Optimizer

Simple Ale

FOOD OPTIONS: None

STAFF OPINION: The brewer, Cody Morris, was the only one there, serving beer and chatting with patrons. He was excited and passionate about brewing and was more than willing to explain the styles of beer and tell the “crowd” about his brewing tales.

Located in the SoDo neighborhood of Seattle, Epic Ales has that industrial, grass roots “feel.”  With several local breweries moving into this neighborhood, we think Epic Ales is on the right track. The tasting room officially opened its doors on January 22, 2010 and is open on Fridays from 3:30PM until 8PM and when we went, we could tell, word has gotten out about this brewery. There were two beers on tap, as the Solar Trans-Amplifier has just kicked. Described as a sour Belgium Witt, we were slightly saddened by our poor timing.   OTTO- Optimizer, a Turkish Coffee Porter was on the sweet side with berry qualities mixed with the coffee flavors.  The body was light compared to other Porters and the flavor was lingering.   The other beer on tap, the Simple Ale, was anything but.  It had a bit of aromatic funk but was bitter from the hop component and very malty. Delicious!

The space consists of a small tasting room, with the taps, a bar top, some boxes of bottles and brewing accessories along with a separate room of approximate same size which is where the magic happens.  This is a brewery with an ample amount of potential to be great. The brewer, Cody is innovative from the ingredients used to the labeling on the bottles (yet to be sold) and is generous. There will be six beers released during the summer and fall and each beer will be a flavored imperial kvass baring a child’s name. For every bottle sold a quarter goes to a saving bond for the college.  He also will make a kvass for his “kid,” Fuji, a 9 month terrier mix. In honor of his pup, a portion of the earning will be donated to an animal advocate group.

On March 5th the simple ale in 22’s will be available for you to take home and enjoy. When we asked Cody what breweries inspired him, he replied, “There are so many exciting beers being made.  I think American craft brewers are really pushing the limits. It’s a great time for beer lovers.”  We couldn’t agree more.