Harboring Delicious Brews
On a trip eastbound from Portland, a visit to Ice Harbor in the Tri-Cities is a must. One of the best breweries in all of Eastern Washington, the company has two pubs in Kennewick. A newer upscale restaurant and pub on the Marina recently has supplemented their charismatic North Benton Street brewpub that has been in production since 1997.Attached to the original pub is a crafty homebrewing supply shop.
On our most recent visit, we discovered superbly balanced stylistic brews including favorites like their Kolsch, Runaway Red, Nut Brown Ale, Sternwheeler Stout, IPA, and Harvest Pale Ale. There’s a fruity Tangerine ExBEERience Hefeweizen for the non-beer drinking beer drinkers. A monstrously hopped Hop Warrior seasonal imperial IPA and a cask conditioned Centennial + Warrior IPA were a welcomed find.
On our visit to the brewpub, barkeep Rick Gale was both knowledgeable and amiable. The old location was out of their fresh hopped seasonal, but we were informed that the Clover Island Drive Marina pub still has it flowing on draught.
People in the Portland area can find bottles of Ice Harbor brews at By The Bottle in Vancouver, Washington.
Ice Harbor Brewing is less than 35 miles north of Hermiston, Oregon off the I-84 off highway 395.
About The Author
Angelo
Angelo grew up in Maine and is proud to call New England his original home. Cascadia is now his home. He fell in love with great beer in Oregon, Washington, and Northern California. He has been a correspondent for the Portland Tribune's Guest on Tap column, LivePDX.com, and has been featured in publications such as Beer Northwest and PDX Magazine. Angelo also has a great interest in independent music, and has been a booker and organizer for shows around the Portland under the name Pop Tomorrow! Angelo garnered much knowledge regarding beer from his experiences homebrewing, working at Belmont Station, Pyramid Brewing, Upright Brewing, By the Bottle, Beer Revolution, Olde Depot Public House, Falling Sky Brewing, Cascade Brewing, and from many many knowledgeable, passionate, and loving people along the way. It is Angelo's mission to bring "infotainment" and "edumation" to the readers of this website. If you have any questions or comments, or would like to contribute, please contact me at angelo@brewpublic.com