Chuckanut Releases Polish “Grodziskie” Lager

From Chuckanut:

Little known historic Polish Lager “Grodziskie” is a beer Chuckanut brewers fell in love with and decided to brew several years ago. It was a huge hit and has taken until now to have room in the tanks to make another batch. This very light, super effervescent low alcohol lager is sometimes called the champagne of Polish beer. The interesting part of this lager is the lightly smoky flavor due to oak smoked malt in the recipe. The gentle and flavorful smoke accents adds a depth to the light beer that makes a lasting impression. A moderate bitterness is evident and lingers throughout the dry finish to make this a very interesting brew.

Chuckanut Grodziskie is a great anytime beer with breakfast, lunch, dinner, or even at snack time! The ABV opens up the possibility of enjoying Grodziskie all day! Make sure to try this unusual lager when you see it on tap around the Northwest. It won’t last long and it may be a while before you see it again! Currently the Keller version is on tap at Chuckanut Brewery & Kitchen in Bellingham but the filtered, finished version will follow. Also available at South Nut in Skagit Valley and very limited accounts in the Seattle and Portland areas.

Chuckanut Brewery & Kitchen, located at 601 West Holly St, Bellingham, was awarded the National Small Brewpub/Brewer of the Year 2009 and National Small Brewery/Brewer of the Year 2011 at the Great American Beer Festival. Currently both locations offer outdoor seating (covered and waterside) as well as to-go pick-up for kegs, growlers and bottles of Chuckanut beer. A full food menu is available at North Nut. The South Nut Tap Room at 11937 Higgins Airport Way, Burlington is located at the Port of Skagit. Both locations are open 7 days per week: North Nut (Monday-Sunday 12-8 pm) and South Nut (Monday-Thursday 3-6 pm and Friday-Sunday 1-6 pm) during phase 2 of Covid rules. Check out additional information about Chuckanut at www.chuckanutbrewery.com.

This 25 Aug 2025 update from Chuckanut:

Chuckanut Grodziskie on Tap

Chuckanut Brewery is happy to report that Grodziskie Polish Lager is on its way to accounts this week. And this year it will be available in cans for the first time. Grodziskie is an historic pale straw Polish smoked beer style, pronounced “grow-jesskee-uh”. It is a low-alcohol, highly carbonated, refreshingly light-bodied wheat lager, with an oak-smoke flavor melded with a clean hop bitterness.

The smoke character is gentle and flavorful. Aromas and tastes of apple and pear may be detectable, too. A moderate bitterness is evident and lingers throughout the finish. Grodziskie is a great anytime beer, with breakfast, lunch, dinner or even at snack time. The low ABV (3%) opens up the possibilities of enjoying Grodziskie all day. Watch for it at your favorite restaurant, bar, grocery or bottle shop. It’s available on draft and in 12 oz cans. Cheers!

Chuckanut Brewery brews award winning Lagers and Ales and has won Large Brewery of the Year at WA Beer Awards 2017, 2019 and 2021 and Small Brewery at the GABF 2011 and 2009. The production facility and Tap Room is located in Skagit Valley at 11937 Higgins Airport Way, Burlington, WA and welcomes guests of all ages with indoor and outdoor seating! Check out additional information about Chuckanut at chuckanutbrewery.com.

Chuckanut Brewery Fall Schedule

Chuckanut Brewery is figuring out how to safely handle service during the fall for its guests and staff. With that in mind Chuckanut has decided to offer delivery in Bellingham. Food, beer and merchandise is all available to-go and delivered from North Nut Wednesday-Sunday 1-7 pm by calling 360-752-3377 option 1 for delivery or on line at https://www.clover.com/online-ordering/chuckanut-brewery-bellingham. Beer is available by appointment only on Monday and Tuesday by emailing [email protected]. South Nut at the Port of Skagit has curbside to-go pick up Wednesday & Thursday 3-6 pm and Friday-Sunday 1-6 pm by calling 360-752-3377 option 2. Please keep in mind, during inclement weather of extreme cold or heavy winds these hours may change. Its recommended guests call first to find out status or check Chuckanut’s website, facebook and Instagram for updates in that case.

Happy Thanksgiving from Chuckanut, North and South Nut will be closed all day November 26 and open again on Friday November 27 with aged Dopplebock on tap! This is Chuckanut’s way of saying thanks for all those that support us. Chuckanut will also be celebrating Shop Local (and safe!) Saturday in Bellingham November 28. Small Brewery Sunday November 29 is a day for celebrating small independent breweries which Chuckanut is. Show your support of both special days by buying Chuckanut beer, food and merchandise. Chuckanut beer and logo items make great gifts for loved ones. If you can’t think exactly what you would like to get just get a gift card by calling 360-752-3377 option 1 that can be used at both locations for whatever you want.

Chuckanut Brewery & Kitchen, located at 601 West Holly St, Bellingham, was awarded the National Small Brewpub/Brewer of the Year 2009 and National Small Brewery/Brewer of the Year 2011 at the Great American Beer Festival. Currently both locations offer outdoor seating (covered and waterside) as well as to-go pick-up & delivery for kegs, growlers, bottles of Chuckanut beer, food and merchandise. A full food menu is available at North Nut where delivery for food, beer and merchandise is offered. The South Nut Tap Room at 11937 Higgins Airport Way, Burlington is located at the Port of Skagit for beer garden enjoyment and curbside pick up. Now both locations are open Wednesday-Sunday and beer by appointment on Monday & Tuesday: North Nut (Wednesday-Sunday 1-7 pm) and South Nut (Wednesday-Thursday 3-6 pm and Friday-Sunday 1-6 pm) during Covid. Check additional information about Chuckanut at www.chuckanutbrewery.com.

Chuckanut Kaffee Dunkel Lager Now Available

Chuckanut Brewery is excited about the release of a new Kaffee Dunkel Coffee Lager in collaboration with Tony’s Coffee in Bellingham. The classic Chuckanut Dunkel is a malty, deep mahogany Munich-style award-winning lager that’s balanced with smooth toffee & chocolate notes. In this Kaffee variation of Dunkel Chuckanut has partnered with friends at Tony’s coffee (Roast Magazine’s Coffee Roaster of the Year 2021) to create another layer of fruit forward slightly sweet coffee to its classic German dark lager.

This full-flavored Dunkel has been made in very limited supplies to be tapped and sold in bottles around Northwest Washington, Portland Oregon and at both Chuckanut locations. Kaffee Dunkel is a great afternoon and evening treat leaving you inspired and invigorated to continue your day and take you into the night with lots of energy! Its dry finish and lingering coffee notes awaken and inspire your next sip! Great with any BBQ, roasted meats and vegetables, it’s also delicious with a mushroom omelet at a late morning breakfast!

I’ve also added in Italian Style Pilsner (4.9%-AbV, 16.9oz bottles), Grodziskie Lager (12oz cans, 3%-AbV) & Skagit Tulip Ale (5.2%-AbV, 16.9oz bottles).

This 4 Feb 2021 update from Chuckanut:

Chuckanut Brewery Releases Italian Pilsner

After being invited to take part in two Pils & Love Festivals north of Milan, Italy at Birrificio Italiano and drinking Italian style Pilsner Chuckanut Brewery has brewed its own Italian Style Pilsner. This is the second batch of this unique Pilsner Chuckanut has created. The first batch was made for Chuck’s Hop Shop in Seattle in 2019. Since that time Italian Style Pilsner has become an up and coming style of beer popular in the northwest.

The Chuckanut Brewery rendition uses pilsner malt to lay down a backbone that delivers graininess and a light malt sweetness. But the stars of this pilsner are the Nobel hops used for a clean bitterness and those dry-hopped for flavor and aroma. This is a German style pilsner on steroids! A highly drinkable lager with huge notes of spicy and herbal hops. Chuckanut Italian Style Pilsner goes great with oysters, seafood and really anything. It’s best just by itself, cheers!

Chuckanut Brewery & Kitchen, located at 601 West Holly St, Bellingham, was awarded the National Small Brewpub/Brewer of the Year 2009 and National Small Brewery/Brewer of the Year 2011 at the Great American Beer Festival. Currently both brewery locations offer outdoor heated seating (covered and waterside) for guests of all ages. A full food menu is available at North Nut for to-go, in house and delivery (in Bellingham). The South Nut Tap Room at 11937 Higgins Airport Way, Burlington is located at the Port of Skagit for beer garden enjoyment and curbside pick up. Both locations are open to guests of all ages Wednesday-Sunday and beer by appointment on Monday & Tuesday: North Nut (Wednesday, Thursday, Sunday 12:30-7 pm and Friday-Saturday 12:30-8 pm) and South Nut (Wednesday-Thursday 3-6 pm and Friday-Sunday 1-6 pm) during Covid. Check additional information about Chuckanut at www.chuckanutbrewery.com.

This 16 Feb 2021 update from Chuckanut:

Doppelbock 2021 Released by Chuckanut Brewery

Each year, around Valentine’s Day, Chuckanut Brewery releases Doppelbock (double Bock), a rich malty lager aged more than 9 weeks and usually up to 3 months. The long slow cold lagering creates a dark beer that is smooth and delicious. Notes of chocolate, toffee, dried stone fruits come together in this 7.4% ABV lager.

Chuckanut Doppelbock is an extra strong, dark brown beer that is aged at 29 degrees Fahrenheit for a full flavored, deceptively smooth finish. Watch out, it’s dangerously easy to drink and great with chili or German Sausages. It can hold up to braised & roasted meats and vegetables too. For a sweet treat pour Doppelbock over vanilla ice cream for a Doppelbock float! Enoy!

Chuckanut Brewery & Kitchen, located at 601 West Holly St, Bellingham, was awarded the National Small Brewpub/Brewer of the Year 2009 and National Small Brewery/Brewer of the Year 2011 at the Great American Beer Festival. Currently both brewery locations offer outdoor heated seating (covered and waterside) for guests of all ages. A full food menu is available at North Nut for to-go, in house and delivery (in Bellingham). The South Nut Tap Room at 11937 Higgins Airport Way, Burlington is located at the Port of Skagit for beer garden enjoyment and curbside pick up. Both locations are open to guests of all ages Wednesday-Sunday and beer by appointment on Monday & Tuesday: North Nut (Wednesday, Thursday, Sunday 12:30-7 pm and Friday-Saturday 12:30-8 pm) and South Nut (Wednesday-Thursday 3-6 pm and Friday-Sunday 1-6 pm) during Covid. Check additional information about Chuckanut at www.chuckanutbrewery.com

Chuckanut Brewery Taps Skagit Tulip Ale

This year Skagit Valley is celebrating tulips and its breweries once again. The Skagit Farm to Pint Fest celebrates the tulips and beer that are products of the valley. Funds raised from the fest are donated to Viva Farms, a non profit that teaches farming in the area. All Skagit breweries in the fest use Skagit grown grains that are malted at Skagit Valley Malts down the street from Chuckanut’s South Nut. This year’s Chuckanut Skagit Tulip Ale uses triticale grains that were grown and malted in Skagit Valley and made available on tap and in the bottle at both Chuckanut locations.

Skagit Tulip Ale is a delightful golden California Common that uses a blend of old world Noble hops and new world Galaxy hops with a mix of German and Skagit malts for a smooth malty center. The use of triticale (wheat/rye hybrid) malts from Skagit Valley Malting makes this an uncomplicated and hoppy beer with a dry finish. California Common Ale (AKA Steam Beer) is brewed with lager yeast but fermented at ale temperatures. Skagit Tulip Ale is a great accompaniment to seafood pasta dishes or with your favorite chowder. It also is the perfect beer just on its own! This year Skagit Tulip Ale is available in bottles as well as on tap. A special label has been created by local artist Evan Whitehead that invokes the beauty of the scenery in Skagit Valley to match the beauty of Chucknaut’s beers. Cheers!

Chuckanut Brewery & Kitchen, located at 601 West Holly St, Bellingham, was awarded the National Small Brewpub/Brewer of the Year 2009 and National Small Brewery/Brewer of the Year 2011 at the Great American Beer Festival. Currently both brewery locations offer outdoor heated seating (covered and waterside) for guests of all ages. A full food menu is available at North Nut for to-go, in house and delivered (in Bellingham). The South Nut Tap Room at 11937 Higgins Airport Way, Burlington is located at the Port of Skagit for beer garden enjoyment, indoor seating and curbside pick up. Both locations are open 7 days a week: North Nut noon-9pm and South Nut Monday-Thursday 3-7 pm and Friday-Sunday 1-7 pm. Covid safe protocols are in effect, including masks when not seated. Check additional information about Chuckanut at www.chuckanutbrewery.com