North Sound Brewing Company

Bfarr

Washington

3.43/5  rDev -11.4%
vibe: 4 | quality: 3.5 | service: 3 | selection: 3.5 | $$

A comfortable tasting room to sit and enjoy a pint. It is rather small but in the spring and summer they have a patio to sit outside. There's no food, of course, but if you have Sahara Pizza deliver there you get a couple bucks off your pizza (and it's definitely worth it). The couple times I've been in there the staff wasn't the most welcoming, including the brewer who was more than happy to talk about the beer though he wasn't the most personable guy. The best thing - $8 growler fills on Wednesdays.

05-07-2012 21:49:36 | More by Bfarr

dirtylou

Washington

3.97/5  rDev +2.6%
vibe: 3.75 | quality: 4 | service: 4 | selection: 4 | $$

finally stopped in at north sound - a spot i've driven by a number of times. located in the gorgeous skagit river valley, in between anacortes and I-5.

small taproom, a bit of outdoor seating that was fully utilized on a perfect march afternoon.

10-12 taps, including the lovely 101 DIPA and also an aged barleywine. No food, but bring your own.

A good place to visit when travelling to anacortes, the tulip fest, whidbey island, or just bored.

03-10-2013 01:21:25 | More by dirtylou

snaotheus

Washington

4.2/5  rDev +8.5%
vibe: 4.5 | quality: 4 | service: 4.5 | selection: 4 | $$

Dropped by just to fill growlers, since we didn't have time to sit down for a pint. Atmosphere was nice -- it's a little town with at least one other small brewery (Skagit River). It seemed relatively busy, but not crowded, rowdy, or loud.

The owners were serving and they seemed very nice. According to brewer's wife, the brewer had been homebrewing and just decided to start up an operation. There was a surprisingly good selection for a brewery that opened only a few weeks earlier. They were free with the samples; I tried the IPA, the Imperial Red, and the stout. I filled my growler with the Imperial Red. It was delicious.

Prices weren't cheap, but they weren't overpriced. It was fair. I'd love to go back, but I'm not in the area often.

10-02-2010 02:40:49 | More by snaotheus