spokane washington united states coordinates 47 39 46 n 117 23 38 w 47.662699 n 117.394008 w 47.662699 ; 117.394008 coordinates 47 39 46 n 117 23 38 w 47.662699 n 117.394008 w 47.662699 ; 117.394008 opened 1993 1993 key people mark irvin john bryant annual production volume 8 000 2014 website www.nolibrewhouse.com active beers name type empire no. 8 session ipa american ipa born & raised ipa india pale ale wrecking ball imperial stout stout silent treatment pale ale pale ale spin cycle original red jet star imperial ipa american ipa crystal bitter esb extra special strong bitter esb no li brewhouse is a brewery and restaurant in spokane washington united states co founded by brewmaster mark irvin and beer industry executive john bryant . the brewery is known for its emphasis on local sourcing and local production ; in 2013 it was designated a spokane style beer producer . formerly known as northern lights brewing the company markets such beers as born & raised ipa . no li brewhouse beverages are licensed for distribution in washington oregon 1 colorado maryland texas idaho alaska ohio maryland delaware washington d.c. north carolina hawaii and some cities in canada . 2 the brewery has won various international gold silver and bronze awards for its beers . no li brewhouse is the oldest active brewery in spokane . it is also spokane s largest brewpub located at the edge of the spokane river near gonzaga university . 3 the company logo celebrates the skyride over spokane falls . contents 1 history 2 production 3 mission 4 recognition 5 references 6 external links and references history edit the brewery was founded in 1993 as northern lights brewery first focusing on delivering kegs to restaurants . brewmaster mark irvin started the brewery in airway heights washington after working at coeur d alene brewing in idaho and hale s ales in seattle washington . 4 in june 2002 irvin moved northern lights from airway to spokane its current location to open as a brewpub . 5 beer industry executive john bryant tasted irvin s brews from time to time and in november 2011 offered a partnership . bryant was a craft beer industry veteran formerly associated with several beer brands notably as vice president of sales and marketing of deschutes brewery and chief operating officer of odell brewing company . 6 7 bryant worked to give the company an exclusive brand . the name northern lights was dropped in early 2012 after another american brewer starr hill brewery did not respond to any of bryant s requests to negotiate licensing for the brand which it was using for an ipa product . 8 9 bryant consulted with greg owsley formerly chief of branding at new belgium brewing and they worked with graphic artist riley cran in early 2012 to create a new logo and a series of new labels . under irvin and bryant northern lights officially rebranded as no li brewhouse in april 2012 . the logo shows three gondolas which represent the skyride over spokane falls a recreational aerial lift installed for expo 74 and operated by spokane ever since . 10 the brewhouse displays an original gondola from the ride . 11 no li soon entered several international beer competitions in north america japan and europe winning gold silver and bronze medals . production edit the brewery produced 2 400 barrels of beer in 2012 5 500 barrels in 2013 and was expected to produce about 8 000 in 2014 . 12 in september 2014 country music singer blake shelton stopped by no li brewhouse during a tour which included spokane and he liked the beverages enough to direct his road manager to buy hundreds of dollars of beer to take with him . 13 mission edit no li brewhouse places high importance on the ingredients of its brews being locally sourced with local labor used to produce the beverages . the company began offering in september 2013 what it called fresh sheet kegs to customers in seattle and portland . 14 in april 2013 no li brewhouse received the newly approved federal designation of spokane style beer to differentiate beers made by spokane area residents with ingredients drawn from a 300 mile 480 km radius . 2 recognition edit inside the no li brewhouse in spokane washington . 2012 gold medal for crystal bitter esb at the great american beer festival 1 15 16 2012 gold medal for crystal bitter esb at the international beer competition in yokohama japan 15 17 2012 silver medal for born & raised ipa at the international beer competition in yokohama japan 15 17 2012 silver medal for silent treatment ipa at the brussels international beer competition 1 18 2012 silver medal for crystal bitter esb at the brussels international beer competition 1 18 2012 bronze medal at the european beer star competition 1 2013 top brewery to watch draft magazine 1 2013 best of the northwest by the seattle post intelligencer 1 2013 st. louis post dispatch top 21 beers of the year crystal bitter esb 1 references edit a b c d e f g h gribbins keith july 10 2013 . no li brewhouse launches spokane style craft beer into portland . craft brewing business . retrieved september 28 2014 . a b no li announces distribution to dallas fort worth . bitch beer . january 28 2014 . retrieved september 28 2014 . beertown u.s.a. spokane wash . draft magazine . november december 2013 . retrieved september 28 2014 . bio mark irvin brew master pdf . no li brewhouse . retrieved september 28 2014 . minor derrick june 13 2013 . beer review 0406 no li silent treatment pale ale . all the same beer . retrieved september 28 2014 . bio john bryant pdf . no li brewhouse . retrieved september 28 2014 . john bryant noted craft exec joins northern lights pdf . modern brewery age . 63 15 1 7 . april 27 2012 . foyston john april 26 2012 . spokane s northern lights brewing co. rebrands as no li brewhouse . oregon live . retrieved september 28 2014 . gribbins keith april 16 2013 . no li brewhouse tackles trademarks ipas and increasing demand . craft brewing business . retrieved september 28 2014 . no li brewhouse . riley cran . retrieved october 3 2014 . roy breanna may 2 2014 . spokane falls skyride 40 years later . krem.com . king broadcasting . archived from the original on october 6 2014 . retrieved october 3 2014 . bonino rick april 11 2014 . with new beers renovations no li stays busy . the spokesman review . mischke nichole september 23 2014 . country singer blake shelton buys a couple hundred dollars of no li beer for the road . khq news . retrieved september 28 2014 . news no li brewhouse introduces the fresh keg sheet . washington beer . september 2013 . retrieved september 28 2014 . a b c no li wins gold at gabf making no li brewhouse spokane s leading national and international award winning . craft beer . october 25 2012 . retrieved september 28 2014 . bookey mike october 24 2012 . no li wins gold at great american beer festival . inlander . retrieved september 28 2014 . a b jones kendall september 27 2012 . spokane s first international beer medals . washington beer blog . retrieved september 28 2014 . a b brussels beer challenge 2012 winners by category pdf . brussels beer challenge . retrieved september 28 2014 . external links and references edit official website retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title no li brewhouse & oldid 664786091 categories companies based in spokane washingtonbeer brewing companies based in washington state 1993 establishments in washington state companies established in 1993privately held companies based in washington state hidden categories coordinates on wikidata navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main pagecontentsfeatured contentcurrent eventsrandom articledonate to wikipediawikipedia store interaction helpabout wikipediacommunity portalrecent changescontact page tools what links hererelated changesupload filespecial pagespermanent linkpage informationwikidata itemcite this 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