Boundary Bay Brewing Company

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Boundary Bay Brewing Company

Industry	Alcoholic beverage
Founded	1995
Headquarters	Bellingham, Washington, United States
Products	Beer
Owner	Janet Lightner and Ed Bennett

The Boundary Bay Brewing Company, also known as the Boundary Bay Brewery & Bistro is a brewery and brewpub in Bellingham, Washington, USA.

The brewery was founded in by Ed Bennett.^[1][2][3] Bennet earned dual masters degrees in finance and wine chemistry and studied brewing at the University of California, Davis.^[3] In 1994, Bennet leased and remodeled an old transit company station building that was originally constructed in 1992.^[3] There, the brewery opened in 1995.^[3]

The brewery is named after Boundary Bay, a bay north of Bellingham that is partially Canadian and partially American territory. During prohibition, rum-runners and bootleggers crossed illegal alcohol into the States through this unique geological feature.

In 2008, Boundary Bay Brewery was the nation's largest brewpub based on number of barrels sold according to The New Brewer, a publication of the Brewers Association.^[4] In 2015, Boundary Bay Brewery was the largest brewpub in Washington state and the 10th largest in the nation.^[5]

Boundary Bay Brewing Company has won numerous awards in national and international beer competitions.^[1][2]

• Beer in the United States

• The Boundary Bay Brewery and Bistro official site