Review of Skagit River Brewery, Mount Vernon, WA
by Bob
Skagit River Brewery
404 South Third Street
Mount Vernon, WA 98273
United States
phone: (360) 336-2884
404 South Third Street
Mount Vernon, WA 98273
United States
phone: (360) 336-2884
Overall Score: 93.3
Selection: 4.75 | Service: 4.5 | Atmosphere: 4.75 | Food: 3.5
Skagit has excellent beer and it’s well worth visiting just for that. But it’s also got good pub atmosphere. The overall feeling is local and welcoming. There have always been varied customers when we’ve visited - not city-like but more friendly. During early evening hours there are quit a few kids in the dining area.
The beers cover a range of ale styles. There are seven regular beers and three seasonals. The Skuller’s IPA is one of the best NW IPAs brewed. (You can also buy a growler of beer to-go.)
The building itself is an old brick building right next to the railroad tracks. These tracks are used by the Amtrak Cascades train that run between Eugene, OR, and Vancouver, B.C., and stops at a station about 3 blocks away. The brewery is behind the pub in the same building and you can see it from various angles through glass windows - stacks of kegs, fermenters, the mash tun, etc. Out in front is a raised wooden deck with seating. Inside is a fairly large space with old wooden floors and wooden tables and chairs as well as a few booths. The bar area is small with a standard wooden bar. Overall the feeling inside is somewhat barn-like since the middle of the space has a taller ceiling and there are wooden posts and beams. There is an outdoor deck that is used in summer.The food isn’t tremendously inspired, but the wood-fired pizza choices are good and there is seafood and more traditional pub food.
By the way, Mount Vernon makes a great home base for enjoying the annual Tulip Festival held during the month of April.

