E-Malt.com News article: USA, WA: Subdued Brewing Company to open in Bellingham

A new brewery, Subdued Brewing Company, is slated for the heart of Bellingham’s hip Columbia neighbourhood and Fountain District. Owners Dave Morales and Chris McClanahan have recently came one step closer toward construction - their public notice meeting for a conditional use permit received an enthusiastic stamp of approval, whatcomtalk.com reported on June 4.

Subdued Brewing Co.’s owners have a lot of work ahead of them, but have a solid vision in place. “While we don’t want to commit to a specific target date, we hope to be pouring our beers a year from now,” says Chris.

Dave and Chris are self-described Belgian beer junkies. But Subdued has set its sights on being just different enough from the other Bellingham breweries. “There will be some Belgian offerings as well, with our own twist to them.”

Chris and Dave come to their endeavour with a great deal of combined experience. Chris began brewing around 1993 and has home-brewed over 400 batches since then. Dave started brewing in 1991 and has made beer in such well-known place as Boundary Bay Brewery, Pyramid Brewing, and Pike Place Brewery. They also are both nationally certified and active beer judges.


05 June, 2015