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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, expanding on Irvin's Northern Lights Brewery. 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 and Big Juicy IPA.
No-Li Brewhouse beverages are licensed for distribution in Washington and Idaho. The brewery has won various international 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. The company logo celebrates the Skyride over Spokane Falls.




History



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. In June 2002, Irvin moved Northern Lights from Airway to Spokane, its current location, to open as a brewpub. 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.
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. 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. (The brewhouse displays an original gondola from the ride.) No-Li soon entered several international beer competitions in North America, Japan and Europe, winning Gold, Silver and bronze medals.




Production


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.
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.




Mission


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.
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.




Recognition



2012 – Gold medal for Crystal Bitter ESB at the Great American Beer Festival
2012 – Gold medal for Crystal Bitter ESB at the International Beer Competition in Yokohama, Japan
2012 – Silver medal for Born & Raised IPA at the International Beer Competition in Yokohama, Japan
2012 – Silver medal for Silent Treatment IPA at the Brussels International Beer Competition
2012 – Silver medal for Crystal Bitter ESB at the Brussels International Beer Competition
2012 – Bronze medal at the European Beer Star Competition
2013 – Top Brewery to Watch, Draft Magazine
2013 – Best of the Northwest, by the Seattle Post Intelligencer
2013 – St. Louis Post-Dispatch Top 21 Beers of the Year: Crystal Bitter ESB
2013 – Bronze medal for Born & Raised IPA at the Australian International Beer Awards
2013 – Bronze medal for Silent Treatment Pale at the Australian International Beer Awards
2013 – Silver medal for Crystal Bitter ESB at the Australian International Beer Awards
2014 – Silver medal for Créme Ale at the Great International Beer & Cider Competition
2014 – Gold medal for Wrecking Ball Imperial Stout at the Great International Beer & Cider Competition
2014 – Gold medal for Aksel at the Great International Beer & Cider Competition
2014 – Silver medal for Rise & Grind at the Brussels International Beer Competition
2014 – Gold medal for Blackfill at the Brussels International Beer Competition
2015 – Bronze medal for Mosh Pit Tart Cherry at the Australian International Beer Awards
2015 – Bronze medal for Rise & Grind at the Australian International Beer Awards
2016 – Bronze medal for Born & Raised IPA at the Australian International Beer Awards
2016 – Silver medal for Red, White & No-Li at the Great International Beer & Cider Competition
2016 – Silver medal for Rise & Grind at the Brussels Beer Competition
2016 – Silver medal for Spin Cycle Red at the European Beer Star
2016 – Large Brewery of the year at the Washington Brewers Festivals
2017 – Bronze medal for Born & Raised IPA at the Australian International Beer Awards
2017 – Silver medal for Big Juicy IPA at the Australian International Beer Awards
2017 – Bronze medal for Spin Cycle Red at the Brussels Beer Challenge
2018 – Silver medal for Born & Raised IPA at the Washington Brewers Festival
2018 – Bronze medal for Falls Porter at the Australian International Beer Awards
2018 – Bronze medal for Born & Raised IPA at the Australian International Beer Awards
2018 – Silver medal for Born & Raised IPA at the 2018 World Beer Cup
2019 – Bronze medal for Wrecking Ball Imperial Stout at the Australian Beer Awards
2020 – Gold medal for Cascade Fog Hazy IPA at the World Beer Awards
2020 – Silver medal for Red, White & Hazy IPA at the World Beer Awards
2020 – Gold medal for Red, White & Hazy IPA at the Best of the Northwest SIP
2020 – Silver Medal for Corner Coast Golden Ale at the Best of the Northwest SIP Magazine
2020 – Gold medal for Born & Raised IPA at the Brussels Beer Challenge
2020 – Gold medal for Wrecking Ball Imperial Stout at the Brussels Beer Challenge
2020 – Silver medal for Big Juicy IPA at the US Open Beer Championship
2020 – Spokane Philanthropic Small Business of the Year
2021 - Double Gold medal - Wrecking Ball Imperial Stout - New York International Beer Competition
2021 - Gold medal - Porch Glow Amber Ale - New York International Beer Competition
2021 - Silver medal - Cascade Fog Hazy IPA - New York International Beer Competition
2021 - Bronze medal - Red, White & Hazy IPA - New York International Beer Competition
2021 - Bronze medal - Jet Juiced IPA - New York International Beer Competition
2021 - Washington Brewery of the Year - New York International Beer Competition
2021 - Silver - Threezy Does It - Australian International Brewing Awards
2021 - Silver - Wrecking Ball Imperial Stout - Australian International Brewing Awards
2021 - Silver - Red, White & Hazy - Australian International Brewing Awards
2021 - Silver - Jet Juiced IPA - Australian International Brewing Awards
2021 - Bronze - Cascade Fog Hazy IPA - Australian International Brewing Awards
2021 - Gold - Corner Coast Golden Ale - Can Can Awards
2021 - Bronze - Threezy Does It Hazy IPA - Can Can Awards
2021 - Gold - Red, White & Hazy IPA - World Beer Awards
2021 - Silver - Cascade Fog Hazy IPA - World Beer Awards
2021 - Silver - Threezy Does It Hazy IPA - World Beer Awards
2021 - Silver - Corner Coast Golden Ale - World Beer Awards
2021 - Silver - Porch Glow Amber - World Beer Awards
2021 - Silver - Wrecking Ball Imperial Stout - World Beer Awards
2021 - Gold - Big Juicy IPA - International Beer Awards
2021 - Gold - Wrecking Ball Imperial Stout - International Beer Awards
2021 - Gold - Jet Juiced IPA - International Beer Awards
2021 - Gold - Red, White & Hazy IPA - International Beer Awards
2021 - Gold - Cascade Fog Hazy IPA - International Beer Awards
2021 - Silver - Born & Raised IPA - International Beer Awards
2021 - Silver - Porch Glow Amber - International Beer Awards
2021 - Gold - Corner Coast Golden Ale - International Beer Awards
2021 - Bronze - Threezy Does It Hazy IPA - International Beer Awards
2021 - Silver - Wrecking Ball Imperial Stout - International Beer Cup
2021 - Bronze - Threezy Does It Hazy IPA - International Beer Cup
2021 - Bronze - Red, White & Hazy IPA - European Beer Star
2021 - Bronze - Big Juicy IPA - Brussels Beer Challenge




References






External links and references


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