Half Lion Brewing Co.

The origin of Half Lion is unique, just like the beers we create. Everything at HL has a story, and it all starts in a garage in Enumclaw. When our first batch of homebrew was ready to taste, some friends had finished a day of skiing at Crystal Mountain and decided to give that first beer a try. Little did they know, they would soon set the fate of our little hobby, in the garage. We were brewing

at a friend’s house who owned a Great Dane named Tonka. Everyone was fascinated by Tonka's size, she was huge! Questions and beers were raised, “Why were Great Danes bred to be so large?” Answers (and more beers) were given, “To hunt and kill lions, I think.” Well, a mixture of an intimidating dog, and obviously beers, it might be easy to mishear that this dog was bread with a lion, versus they were bread to hunt and kill lions. Thus, crafting the half dog Half Lion. When the brewery started to become a reality, the name was a major discussion point. And this story, came up time after time. It was kind of an inside joke, and our little hobby was always referred to as Half Lion Beer. We knew there was no other name for us. We've always had an amazing time brewing together with friends and family and it was fitting that a friend, who maybe enjoyed one too many Half Lion Beers, would be the one to give us our name.