About Bale Breaker & Yonder Cider Taproom
Bale Breaker & Yonder Cider Taproom is a brewpub in Ballard, Seattle, where a beer company and a cider company share one room. It is a collaboration between Bale Breaker and Yonder Cider. Beer and cider drinkers can sit together under one roof.
The taproom has more than 30 taps. There is also sparkling hop water, root beer, ginger beer and kombucha for anyone skipping alcohol. Sampler trays are available if you ask your bartender.
The outdoor space is the big draw. There are 6,200 square feet of it, with firepits and a rotating schedule of food trucks. Outside food is welcome too.
Dogs are welcome on a leash, and kids are allowed. A retail space at the front sells crowlers and growlers to go. Bale Breaker also has a taproom in Yakima, and Yonder has a bar in Greenwood.
From its own website and its Google listing, read September 29, 2026.
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Amenities
- Wheelchair accessible entrance
- Wheelchair accessible restroom
- Wheelchair accessible seating
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Questions people ask
Are dogs allowed at Bale Breaker & Yonder Cider Taproom?
Yes. Dogs are welcome and encouraged. Please keep your dog on a leash.
Is there food?
The taproom hosts a rotating schedule of food trucks, and its website posts the calendar. Outside food is welcome too.
Do they take reservations?
Not on weekends. Limited reservations are available during the week by email. It also takes limited private event bookings for groups of 15 or more, Tuesday to Thursday.
Can I take beer or cider home?
Yes. There is a retail space at the front, and it sells 32oz crowlers and 64oz growlers. You can also bring your own growler to be filled.
Which breweries are close by?
Lucky Envelope Brewing, Fair Isle Brewing and Fremont Brewing Production Facility are each 0.1 miles away. Stoup Brewing is 0.2 miles away.
Answers come from its website and its Google listing, read September 29, 2026.
Breweries near Bale Breaker & Yonder Cider Taproom
Before you visit Bale Breaker & Yonder Cider Taproom
Check the current taplist and the food truck calendar on bbycballard.com before you go. The truck lineup rotates, and outside food is welcome if you would rather bring your own. Bring a leash if your dog is coming along.
Weekends do not take reservations, so plan to find a spot when you arrive. Weekday reservations are limited and go through email. Groups of 15 or more can ask about private events from Tuesday to Thursday.
Lucky Envelope Brewing, Fair Isle Brewing and Fremont Brewing Production Facility are each 0.1 miles away. Stoup Brewing is 0.2 miles away. That makes it easy to add a second stop.