Cairn Brewing 4.44

Cairn Brewing brews hop-forward ales and lagers in beautiful Kenmore Washington. Enjoy a pint in our family & dog-friendly taproom on the Burke-Gilman trail.

First, Cairn is a community-based brewery. Our goal is to offer fresh, delicious beer where our neighbors live, work and play. Cairn’s taproom offers outdoor seating in sun and shade, indoor communal tables and cozy couches, and an up-close view of the brewing area.

Cairn is family friendly with board and card games for all ages. We also offer high chairs and a family bathroom with changing table and a kids-sized sink and hand dryer. We stock non-alcoholic beverages from Jones Soda and Martinelli’s.

Cairn is also dog friendly—so saddle up your pup and bring’em in! We have water bowls, a pet waste station and locally-made pet treats at the bar.

Getting to Cairn is easy—find Cairn by bicycle and foot from the Burke-Gilman Trail, by bus via 5+ bus lines along 522 and by car with onsite parking.

At Cairn, we like a wide range of beers and you'll often find 12-15 of our own on tap!

Cairn makes beer; we don't make food. Wu offer locally-sourced snacks in the taproom. We also play host to the @kenmorefodtruckcorner / aka Kenmore Food Truck Corner at Highway 522 and 73rd Ave in Kenmore. Food trucks rotate regularly and are scheduled Tuesday through Sunday every week. Check their Facebook page for the schedule--Cairn also maintains a pinned post at the top of our Facebook page with the week's trucks.

People often ask us: what is a cairn? Simply put, a cairn is a pile of rocks that serves as a navigational marker along a trail. When we started to plan for what became Cairn Brewing, we were hiking on Mount Rainier and passed a cairn. Instantly, we knew that would be the name of the brewery. And finding a site on an urban trail became our guiding principle for a location. From there, the path to the Burke Gilman in Kenmore WA was a short one.

Welcome to Cairn Brewing! Cheers. :)