Our Story

In 2017 two introverts who regularly attended a Tuesday night community run group decided to strike up a conversation. Despite immediate overlaps in interests like marathons, PNW beers, and black cats, introverts move into friendships slowly. Eventually, Tuesday night runs led to Saturday long runs, covering hours of talking and hundreds of miles.

Hours of marathon training can make you a bit delirious, so it might have been a joke, but sometime in 2017, these introverts started discussing their dream of opening a “cat brewery” together. These introverts are us: Ellen (she/her) and Laura (they/them).

2020 brought a whole new lens to this dream. We realized how much our lives had revolved around breweries, the Seattle community, and safe spaces. But we were also sick of just rolling our eyes at the misogyny and bro culture of breweries and beer. Why not do it our way? Why not make a queer cat brewery?

We would love to welcome you into our dream, IX Lives Brewing.