Populuxe Brewing announces plans to expand to larger space

Populuxe Brewing officially announced its plans to move into a new, larger space next door to their current space at 826 NW 49th Street.

The move to the 4000 square foot space, which was once home to Ballard’s infamous Oddvars Automotive, will feature a 7-barrel brewhouse, 15-barrel fermenters, a larger taproom with 20 taps, a sizeable beer garden with food trucks and cornhole, more seating, and large screen TV’s for showing Sounders and Seahawks games and other major events.

At the new location, local beer fans will also be able to enjoy Populuxe seven days a week! The new taproom will be open Monday – Thursday from 3 p.m. to 9 p.m., Friday 3 p.m. – 10 p.m., Saturday from noon to 10:00 p.m., and Sunday from 1 p.m. to 8 p.m.

“We are excited for the next chapter,” said Charbonnier. “Our goal is to open the new space this spring, likely in March or April”.

Populuxe is currently working with architects and the city to design the space, but here’s what the team can tell you so far:

• The taproom room will move from the current location to the new one, where it will be bigger, open longer hours, and have even more taps.
• The new space will have more room, so we’ll be able to brew more beer! We’ll retain the same feel of our current space by keeping the brewery operations connected to the taproom.
• The new space will enable us to expand our barrel-aging program, increase our bottling capacity, develop our sour beer program, create more experimental beers and include a lab for advanced quality assurance.
• We will have a separate room to accommodate private parties.