Craft Beer Brewer Ready to Fill Growlers, and More, Near Pe Ell

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Standing in the valley east of Pe Ell, the new craft brewery Jones Creek Brewing is ready to give the community a taste of its operation.

Owners Tim Moriarty and his wife Mirinda are set for a soft opening from noon to 6 p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 4. The brewery is located on a 10-acre farm at 173 Beam Road, about 2 miles outside Pe Ell. 

The framework of the operation is set up, so the pair is able to fill growlers, give samples and start supplying kegs to local restaurants and taphouses. After the soft opening, it will be open during the weekend. Moriarty said people can also message them on Facebook and ask if he is around to fill a growler or keg.  

The couple is still working on installing the septic system and the public water system, which is why they can’t serve anything at the site beyond a sample. Ultimately, they will have a tasting room where everyone from tourists to locals can stop in and have a pint before filling a growler for home. The grand opening will be next year.  

“It seemed like it would be a fun project to attempt on a farm,” Moriarty said. 

Some of the base ingredients, such as hops, barley and the other grains, can be grown at the site, he said. Other specialty ingredients such as blackberries can be foraged from the area. It is kind of a “farm to keg” operation, Moriarty said. 

His operation is small, brewing about two kegs at a time, but this allows him to take custom orders and to finetune the taste, he said.  

He plans on brewing a range of beers from dark stouts to lighter IPAs and blonde ales. He has a blonde ale he calls PLight, in honor of Pe Ell and the struggle of opening a small business. Moriarty described PLight as a flavorful craft brew that would attract all beer drinkers, especially those who mainly drink macro-brews such as Budweiser. He added it can be challenging to get people who mainly drink macro-brews to try his craft beer with its more complex taste and aroma. 

Adding ingredients from different regions can give the beer different twists, he said. If a German yeast is used with American hops, it will give the product German and American characteristics.  

Another ale he is currently tweaking has been dubbed “Hella Juice” since it is a juicy IPA with hints of tropical flavors such as mangos. It reminds Moriarty of sitting on a beach sipping a cocktail in the sun. 



With the arrival of fall, it is the season for darker richer beers. To fill this need, Moriarty is brewing a s'more stout.  

During the brewing process, he crushes up graham crackers and adds marshmallow extract. 

“It is a reminder of sitting around a campfire,” Moriarty said. 

His love of brewing began with a home brewing kit his mother and stepfather gave him. He brewed the IPA recipe and honed it in his “Frankenstein brewery” made from a mishmash of parts. He has since upgraded to a professional grade system. 

Aside from working on his beer, Moriarty spends a lot of his time finishing up the tasting room and keeping everything clean.

“I spend more time with a mop in my hands than I do developing recipes,” he said.

The place is tidy and ready to start supplying well crafted custom beers to the community.

The brewery is named after Jones Creek, a stream in the Pe Ell area. 

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