Boundary Bay Brewery and Longtime Friends Save the Ales Through Distribution
As announced in November, 2024 Boundary Bay Brewery and Bistro will be closing its doors at the end of September after 30 years in business. Since this announcement, Boundary Bay has been approached by other breweries about the possibility of using their unique recipes to contract brew the iconic beer and keep the Boundary Bay brand available to customers.
After carefully exploring the options, Boundary Bay has decided to move forward with Black Raven Brewery in Woodinville, Washington to brew three of its most popular flagships and select seasonals. Citing their years-long, trusted friendship with Black Raven’s owner, Beaux Bowman and Black Raven’s state of the art brewing facility in Woodinville, Boundary Bay owners say this is an exciting and perfect fit.
Black Raven Brewery says they are honored, “The Black Raven family is super excited to brew with our friends from Boundary Bay Brewing and continue their legacy forward. Beaux has known and respected Ed and Janet since his early days in the industry in the early 2000’s. We are humbled by the trust they have bestowed upon us to help continue their journey into the future.”
What this means for Boundary Bay fans is that Scotch Ale, Cedar Dust IPA, NW Original IPA and select seasonals will continue to be available in stores, restaurants, and pubs even after the brewery closes in Bellingham.
For the past decade, Boundary Bay has partnered with family-owned Walton Beverage to distribute their beer into the market.
Janet Lightner, Boundary Bay Brewery’s General Manager says, “While Black Raven will be brewing our Boundary recipes, we’re grateful that another valued business partner of ours will be responsible for distributing the beer to our Boundary customers.”
Walton Beverage will continue to service all existing Boundary Bay accounts, assuring the legacy and continued growth of Boundary Bay for decades to come.
“Walton Beverage Company has been honored to distribute Boundary Bay beer and we are thrilled to continue stocking the stores with this 30 year legendary brand. This has been a special partnership to us, as together our two local family businesses bring a combined total of 125 years serving our community. Walton beverage is proud to keep bringing you Boundary Bay beer. Thank you to everyone for supporting local businesses.”
On September 20th Boundary Bay will celebrate one last time at Railroad Ave. before closing its doors and time as the longest running brewery in Bellingham. They will host an all day block party as a goodbye and thank you to their beloved community. Throughout the day there will be live music from some of Boundary’s longtime favorite bands, delicious food, and of course there will be Boundary Bay beer on tap for those who want one last pint at the brewery. For more information on the big event go to www.bbaybrewery.com/events#/events.
