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Perihelion Brewery to open later this year at McClellan and 16th

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No sign of the dentist's office anymore; this construction is bringing a brewpub to North Beacon Hill. Photo by Wendi Dunlap.
No sign of the dentist’s office anymore; this construction is bringing a brewpub to North Beacon Hill. Photo by Wendi Dunlap.
Remember when the Rainier brewery was open down the hill from us in Sodo, and we could smell the beer brewing up here on North Beacon every day? It’s been a few years since then, but beer brewing is returning to the vicinity, and now it’s even closer! Beacon Hill’s first brewpub, Perihelion Brewery, will open later this year.

The pub will be located across S. McClellan from the Red Apple, in the building that houses Salon Nouveau. The salon is staying; the pub is taking over the former dentist’s office on the west/16th Ave. S. side of the building.

A few days ago, the BHB was out there peering through the windows to see the progress. (And it’s nice to see the windows uncovered, after all of those years they were covered up!) We were happy to see that Owner/Head Brewer Les McAuliffe and Assistant Brewer Hunter Jaworski posted photos in the window showing historic views of the building. (Maybe the photos will be inside after the pub opens?) The space is small, but looks roomy enough for a cozy neighborhood hangout.

These old photos show the appearance of the building years ago. It looks very strange without the big trees on Beacon. Photo by Wendi Dunlap.
These old photos show the appearance of the building years ago. It looks very strange without the big trees on Beacon. Photo by Wendi Dunlap.

Seattle Beer News tells us the brewpub will be kid-friendly and the kitchen will serve “elevated pub food.”

You can find all the beer-geek details about the new most-local of brews at Seattle Beer News, and follow the pub on Twitter at @Perihelionbeer.

2 thoughts on “Perihelion Brewery to open later this year at McClellan and 16th”

  1. Beacon Hill is a family oriented neighborhood. I have heard kids would like to keep it this way. What I would like to see more emphasis on ahealthier alternatives.environment for the neughborhood. Will we see at your brewery empasis on being more family friendly? Food?
    It seems like non-alcoholic drinks are more readily available at bars.lounges now. I had a pleasant experience at Cactus in S. Lake Union, Ginger Mojito (non-alcoholic) with the real drinking guys.
    Moderation is key.

  2. Susan, they did say the place would be kid-friendly.

    Now, non-alcoholic drinks — that’s a good question. As a non-drinker, it’s always very frustrating to me to go to a nice pub, and my friends have high quality beer, while I am stuck with Diet Coke out of the bar gun. (Which never tastes any good at all.) I want to have something special just like the alcohol drinkers get. Locally made pop, maybe? Interesting mixed non-alc drinks?

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