Some breweries spend years trying to discover their identity. Structures Brewing seems more interested in discovering what happens when identity refuses to sit still. Since opening in Bellingham in 2015, founder James Alexander—and, since 2021, co-owner Bryan Cardwell—have built Structures into one of the Pacific Northwest’s most adventurous breweries, but by treating every style as an opportunity to ask a better question. What if a hazy pale ale could feel impossibly vibrant without becoming heavy? What if an English Bitter deserved the same obsessive attention as the latest hop bomb? What if a Baltic Porter could carry enormous depth while moving with the quiet grace of a finely tuned lager?
That restless curiosity has become the brewery’s signature. One visit to either Structures taproom quickly reveals a lineup where modern hop expression comfortably shares space with traditional European styles, restrained pub ales, spontaneous experiments, and beers that seem to exist simply because someone inside the brewhouse thought they would be fascinating to make. Nothing feels obligatory. Everything feels intentional.
The Peaks & Pints Tuesday Structures Flight celebrates that wonderfully unpredictable philosophy. From the luminous energy of Junior to the understated elegance of Neverending, the crystalline precision of Subterranean, and the dark refinement of Silvernail, these four pours remind us that the most compelling breweries aren’t chasing a destination. They’re following curiosity wherever it happens to lead.
Peaks & Pints Tuesday Structures Flight
Structures Junior
4.1% ABV | Hazy Pale Ale | Bellingham, Washington
Small things have been quietly humbling oversized expectations since the beginning of time. A featherweight frame carries an astonishing burst of ripe mango, pineapple, tangerine, pink grapefruit, and passion fruit, while Amarillo, Simcoe, and Riwaka weave flashes of citrus zest and evergreen into the haze with effortless precision. The body stays light on its feet, the bitterness arrives just in time to sharpen the fruit, and the finish leaves the palate refreshed rather than weighed down. Equal parts restraint and exuberance, this pale ale proves that personality has never been measured by alcohol percentage.
Structures Neverending
4.5% ABV | English Bitter
Volume has always been overrated. Brewed in collaboration with Swedish doom-metal masters Monolord, this quietly confident English bitter finds its power in restraint, unfolding layers of toasted bread, buttery toffee, and a gentle thread of black currant that drifts through the malt like a favorite riff lingering long after the amplifier falls silent. A measured earthy bitterness keeps every flavor in graceful balance, inviting another sip before the first has fully faded.
Structures Subterranean
6.8% ABV | West Coast IPA
Some discoveries are best made below the surface, where familiar ideas quietly evolve into something altogether stranger. Simcoe, Mosaic, and Comet carve vivid layers of grapefruit zest, resinous pine, dried blueberry, and tropical citrus through a lean, luminous frame, while an unexpected whisper of cotton candy flickers at the edges before dissolving into a firm, palate-cleansing bitterness. The contrast is mesmerizing: equal parts old-school West Coast precision and modern hop surrealism, as though someone slipped a kaleidoscope into a compass and somehow both still point true.
Structures Silvernail
7.75% ABV | Baltic Porter
Appearances have always been gloriously unreliable. Beneath its midnight complexion lies the polished soul of a cold-fermented lager, where layers of bittersweet chocolate, toasted toffee, espresso, prune, and dark fig unfold with remarkable poise rather than brute force. The body carries a luxurious richness, yet every sip glides with surprising elegance, finishing clean enough to invite another thoughtful return.
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