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Elysian Brewing

🌍 United States · Known for American IPA · Imperial IPA
Known for American IPA · Imperial IPA

Founded in 1995/96 by Dick Cantwell, Joe Bisacca, and Dave Buhler on Capitol Hill, Elysian quickly became a Seattle institution for fearless, hop-forward, often slightly weird beers — three-time Large Brewpub of the Year winner at the Great American Beer Festival. Their Space Dust IPA, born from a 2012 limited series, became one of the best-selling IPAs in the country. Acquired by AB InBev in 2015, Elysian remains a fixture of Seattle's beer scene with five neighborhood locations.

3Beers
2Styles
6.5%Avg ABV
1996Founded

Beers by Elysian Brewing

3 beers
Brewery DNA

The recurring character behind the beers

Drawn from all 3 beers in the catalogue.

Emerging signature · based on 3 beers
Signature
What keeps showing up across their beers.
citrusyevery beer
3 of 3 beers
hoppy
2 of 3 beers
crispevery beer
3 of 3 beers
wheat
1 of 3 beers

With 3 beers, only recurring notes are shown — one unusual beer moves this a lot.

Portfolio range
How broad they brew.
Varied3 beers · 2 style families
IPA 2Wheat Beer 1

A handful of styles across their range — a shared thread has to hold across each of them.

How they compare
Each beer measured against others of its own style, then averaged across the range. Compared with 340 other breweries making American IPA, Imperial IPA and Witbier.
Three beers is enough for a first read, not a full house style — one unusual beer moves this a lot.

Elysian Brewing's beers land close to what is typical for the American IPA, Imperial IPA and Witbier styles they brew. The character is in the styles they choose and how consistently they hit them — not in standing apart from the field.

typical for American IPA, Imperial IPA and WitbierElysian Brewing
in no beersin every beer
citrusy
in all 3 of their beers · typical American IPA, Imperial IPA and Witbier brewery: all 5 out of 5
Right where the field sits.
crisp
in all 3 of their beers · typical American IPA, Imperial IPA and Witbier brewery: 3 in 5
A shade above, but within the field.
hoppy
in 2 of 3 · typical American IPA, Imperial IPA and Witbier brewery: 3 in 5
Right where the field sits.
bitter
in 2 of 3 · typical American IPA, Imperial IPA and Witbier brewery: 3 in 5
Right where the field sits.
clean
in 2 of 3 · typical American IPA, Imperial IPA and Witbier brewery: 3 in 5
Right where the field sits.
Brewery performance
How their beers place in the hopIQ ranking.
Top 73%
average beer performance
0
beers in the Top 100
0 / 3
beers above the median
#2742
best ranked beer
Immortal IPA

Their beers place in the Top 73% of the catalogue on average, across 3 ranked beers. One clear standout well ahead of the rest.

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About Elysian Brewing

Founded in 1995/96 by Dick Cantwell, Joe Bisacca, and Dave Buhler on Capitol Hill, Elysian quickly became a Seattle institution for fearless, hop-forward, often slightly weird beers — three-time Large Brewpub of the Year winner at the Great American Beer Festival. Their Space Dust IPA, born from a 2012 limited series, became one of the best-selling IPAs in the country. Acquired by AB InBev in 2015, Elysian remains a fixture of Seattle's beer scene with five neighborhood locations.

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