Diamond Knot Brewing Company

Diamond Knot Brewing Company is a craft brewery and operator of alehouses that is based in Mukilteo, Washington.

History

Diamond Knot was established in October 1994 by two Boeing employees. The two handled all production and distribution in the evenings over the first four years out of subleased space in an alehouse. In March 1999, the alehouse was acquired. It was improved to increase capacity to about 1,200 barrels a year.^[1] The brewery was not able to meet demand. Capacity was quadrupled in 2005 with the opening of a 4,300-square-foot (400 m²) facility.^[2]

Beers

According to the The Seattle Times, the brewery is "widely regarded as producing some of the best, most innovative beers in the region".^[3] The India Pale Ale is the brewery's flagship beer. Diamond Knot has also produced a stronger "Industrial XIPA". The Brown Ale is another popular selection.^[4]

Locations

Diamond Knot is the first microbrewery in Mukilteo and the oldest in Snohomish County.^[1] The original alehouse features stonegrill cooking.^[5] Along with a second alehouse in Mukilteo, a restaurant is located on Camano Island.

Personnel

The brewery was established by Bob Maphet and Brian Sollenberger. The two met at a beer club organized by Boeing employees in Everett, Washington. They kept their day jobs and annual production originally was limited to about 600 barrels.^[3] In November 2009, Sollenberger died in an accident at home.^[6] Sollenberger was a Boeing Engineering Manager for the 787 Dreamliner.^[7] Another aerospace engineer, Andrew Ong, co-founded 2Brothers Brewery near Melbourne, Australia, after receiving hands-on experience at Diamond Knot.^[8]

References

1. ^ ^{a b} "County's Oldest Operating Microbrewery Getting Bigger". Mukilteo Beacon: p. 7. May 3, 2006. 
2. ^ "After Slump, Craft Breweries Enjoy Resurgence". Puget Sound Business Journal. April 2, 2006. http://www.bizjournals.com/seattle/stories/2006/04/03/story3.html?page=all. Retrieved October 18, 2011. 
3. ^ ^{a b} Nelson, Robert T. (March 18, 2001). "Microbrews, Microprofits". The Seattle Times. 
4. ^ Morrison, Lisa M. (2011). Craft Beers of the Pacific Northwest: A Beer Lover's Guide to Oregon, Washington, and British Columbia. Portland: Timber Press. pp. 123-125. ISBN 9781604693133. 
5. ^ The Beer Book. London: Dorling Kindersley and Penguin. 2008. p. 31. ISBN 9780756650070. 
6. ^ Sheets, Bill (November 6, 2009). "Diamond Knot Brewery Co-Founder Dead at 46". The Herald. http://www.heraldnet.com/article/20091106/NEWS01/711069872. Retrieved October 18, 2011. 
7. ^ "Diamond Knot's Dreamliner Special". Seattle Post-Intelligencer. September 23, 2011. http://blog.seattlepi.com/washingtonbeerblog/2011/09/page/2/. Retrieved October 18, 2011. 
8. ^ Simpson, Willie (September 16, 2008). "Small Beer in the 'Burbs". The Age. 

External links

• Diamond Knot Brewing Company, company website