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Kitsap on Tap: Silver City Brewery

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Founded: 1996

Location: 206 Katy Penman Ave, Bremerton

Online: Website, @SilverCityBrew, Facebook

Beer sold in: Taproom, kegs, bottles, cans. Restaurant in Silverdale.

Signature beers: Ridgetop Red, Saint Florian IPA, Ziggy Zoggy summer lager

What’s brewing: Brothers Scott and Steve Houmes joined former Thomas Kemper brewer Don Spencer to found Silver City as a restaurant and brewery in 1996.

The brewing operation moved to a larger Bremerton facility in 2010 and production steadily increased. Silver City is on pace to brew 10,000 barrels of beer this year, making it far-and-away Kitsap’s largest brewery.

While growing, Silver City remains focused on maintaining quality and serving the local market. The bulk of its sales are still made in Kitsap, though Silver City beer can be found around the I-5 corridor and across the Olympic Pensinsula. Small quantities are shipped to Japan. Continue reading