Jellyfish Brewing

Jellyfish Brewing 04Dec2019


I took the D-Line downtown to catch the 124 to Georgetown. Jellyfish is at 917 South Nebraska Street near Corson Avenue South.


The warehouse space in the light industrial area of Georgetown is neat, newly painted and has limited parking in front of the entrance. I approached on Nebraska Street walking from Airport Way South, and the place was readily recognizable by the word Jellyfish painted on the side of the building.

Approaching the brewery from Airport Way along S Nebraska St

As you enter the doors you see in front of you, and to the right, the bar and an open seating area with tables and chairs.

Initial view as you enter the taproom

The liberal use of wood on the tables, chairs, bar and back bar lends a warmth to the space and the art on the walls adds interest to the surroundings.

The bar and open seating area

The beer list is presented on a reader board behind the bar and is available on laminated lists at the bar.

The beer list

Besides their own beers a guest cider from Chatter Creek was on offer. Flights of 4 by 5 oz samples, various size pours (12 to 16 oz), and growlers are available. With the guidance of the bar tender I picked out a flight of 4 beers and sat at the bar sipping and nibbling on the snacks from a Four Banger Board. Later I went back for a half pint of porter.

From L to R: Smack IPA, Hydra Pils, Birra Chiara, and Cerveza de los Muertos.

Cannonball Oatmeal Porter

Tasting Notes:

Hydra Pils (5.4%, 26 IBU): Clear yellow in appearance. Pils malt and noble hop aroma. The taste is pils malt sweetness and body with subtle hops. The finish is dry and bitter.

Birra Chiara (6%, 16 IBU): Clear red-gold. Malt and lactic aroma. The flavor is sour and fruity with a full sweet, body. Rich and a fruity, sour finish.


Smack IPA (7%, 70 IBU): Clear red-gold. Piney and citrus hop aroma with a touch of malt. Malt body, malt sweetness, with bitter hops – piney and fruity. Dry bitter finish.


Cerveza de los Muertos (8%, 20 IBU): Slightly hazy red-brown. Slightly fruity aroma. Rich malt, sweet medium body with restrained chocolate and spices; this is a complex strong ale. Finishes sweet.


Cannonball Oatmeal Porter (6.2%, 31 IBU): Opaque black with red highlights in color. Roast and malt aroma. Roast malt, almost coffee (brewer insists no coffee went into the beer) flavor followed by sweet malt and bitterness segueing to dryness. Finishes roast and bitter.


Seemingly Jellyfish has swerved, at least on this day, on the hazy IPAs leaving room for plenty of variation still. The beers were all well-made and showed a clear separation in flavor profiles indicating an attention to detail in each style.


The taproom was much like Georgetown in that it was humble and comfortable in its own self-worth. The art work on the walls referenced the Georgetown Art Attack. The place was nearly deserted on a Wednesday afternoon with just one other patron in the place and the bartender at his station. Later I was joined at the bar by a couple of the brewers before they headed out. I should mention that the bartender is also a brewer. Once the brewers joined us at the bar the atmosphere was congenial and the conversation flowed easily although I can’t recall what we discussed.


If I had more time, I would have stopped at one of the famous nearby eateries and brought some food in with me. The long bus rides on either side of my visit put a crimp in that plan and I was happy to see the very limited food offerings.


I finished up and headed back to Airport Way to catch the 124. I picked up the D-line in downtown and skedaddled to Ballard.