Scuttlebutt, under head brewer Matt Stromberg, currently has six beers in their everyday repertoire Homeport Blonde (Ale), Hefe Weizen, Amber Ale, Tell Tale Red, Gale Force IPA, and Porter. Scuttlebutt Brewing Company beers found in Taipei, Taiwan
In the spirit of sustainability, all of their ingredients come from Washington and Oregon, and their spent grain goes back into the local agriculture to feed cattle in Washington. Founded by Phil and Cynthia “Scuttle” Barrett, their initial production was 170 barrels of three styles of beer, growing to production of over 20 different styles and almost 5000 barrels! In 2007, they moved from the waterfront to their current brewing location in Everett. Scuttlebutt Brewing Company has been around since 1996, with their roots on the Everett waterfront. Today, I found three offerings from Scuttlebutt Brewing Company of Everett, Washington. They also occasionally carry offerings from smaller breweries from Asia, Europe and North America. This past winter, City Super was my source for Abbaye des Rocs Bruin and Speciale Noel, as well as the 2007 Golden Carolus Cuvee van de Keizer and a number of other beers that are not typically found in Taiwan. I’m quickly realizing that City Super is THE place to go to find some interesting selections of craft beer to try! While waiting for our order to be ready, I stopped into City Super to pick up some items for tomorrow’s dinner, and decided to take a quick peek in the beer aisle. “A guy has to have something to do when he gets up in the morning.Today being Monday, I made my weekly pilgrimage to the Sogo in Tienmu to pick up Din Tai Fung’s Xiao Long Bao for take-out dinner. Production could increase to 24,000 barrels of beer a year.Īs for Bannan, he said he’s still having fun in the business and has no plans to retire. The expansion will add about 5,300 square feet to the 7,500-square-foot brewery and mean the addition of at least two employees to the six-member brewery staff, he said. Separated from the brewery by a concrete-block wall, the space will be largely rebuilt before the wall is knocked out to join the two properties, Bannan said. Once more the brewery is in the process of expanding, into space formerly occupied by a tenant at the brewery property on Cedar Street. Then in 2011, the restaurant more than doubled its size when it moved to the Port of Everett’s new Waterfront Center on Craftsman Way. In 2007, the brewery moved to a larger location at 1320 Cedar St., near downtown Everett, more than tripling its space and allowing the restaurant to also expand.
The company has expanded several times since the restaurant first opened its doors nearly 19 years ago. “It’s a wonderful thing,” he said of Bannan’s award, adding, “He does deserve the credit, and Scuttle too.” Head brewer Stromberg attributes Scuttlebutt’s success to Bannan’s “frugal” business sense and his steerage toward slow but steady growth. “He doesn’t like to draw attention to himself,” she said, “but he deserves it.” “I think I would agree, it’s definitely a big team effort,” he said, “but he’s definitely the tip of the spearhead and we all follow him.”īannan’s wife Scuttle said, “We’re quite tickled for Phil,” being named Entrepreneur of the Year. said his father is the driving force behind Scuttlebutt. “And then, our loyal customers, who drink in our restaurant and buy our beer.” “We’ve had some really good, loyal employees,” he said. He said his wife is just as much a part of the business as he is, and that credit for its success should be shared with family, friends and many others. The brewery is profitable now, he said, but the restaurant turned out to be a good decision, as it carried the business in the early years. His advice to those making the leap: “Don’t expect to get rich.”
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