Aslan Brewing Opens Organic Beer and Pizza Taproom in Seattle's Seward Park

What started as a five-gallon homebrew setup in a basement in 2012 is now, fourteen years later, a five-location operation. Aslan Brewing Co., co-owned by Jack Lamb and brothers Frank and Boe Trossett, opened at 4920 S. Genesee St. in Seward Park, taking over the former home of Zeeks Pizza at the corner of Genesee Street and 50th Avenue.

This is Aslan's fifth location overall and its third in the Emerald City. In addition to its two locations in Bellingham, Aslan Brewing operates a taproom in Seattle's Fremont neighborhood and a taproom-and-eatery in Tangletown. Where Tangletown pairs organic beer with seafood just blocks from Green Lake, Seward Park goes strictly pizza-forward: crispy, flavorful, foldable New York-style slices anchoring a menu that also includes fresh salads, wine, batch cocktails, and creative mocktails. The new location features Aslan's certified organic beers alongside gluten-free and vegetarian options, a dog-welcoming patio, and reservations. Hours run daily noon to 10 p.m.

On social media, Aslan announced: "Grand opening for Aslan Seward Park is this Wednesday, April 1st! And no, we aren't joking... PIZZA • ORGANIC BEER • SUBS • COCKTAILS!"

The organic credentialing behind those taps is more rigorous than most. Aslan holds USDA Organic certification for its beer and B-Corp status for the broader business. On the ingredient side, the brewery collaborated with Yakima Chief Hops to feature Talus, a modern PNW-developed variety, in their Yakima Select American Pilsner. Aslan also partnered with Patagonia Provisions on what the two companies called the world's first Regenerative Organic Certified IPA, built from ROC Kernza, ROC Pilsner Malt from Breathe Deep Farm in New York's Hudson Valley, and organic Chinook and Strata hops from Washington's Roy Farms. Aslan additionally pursues Salmon-Safe certification on ingredients, sourcing hops and malt grown in ways designed to protect local watersheds and Pacific Northwest salmon habitat. That kind of traceable, certified supply chain is a narrower and more constrained market than conventional brewing inputs, and it directly determines what Aslan can reliably pour at any given location on any given week.

Seward Park closes a gap left by Zeeks and delivers something south Seattle didn't previously have: a fully USDA-certified organic brewery within the neighborhood. The Seward Park location marks Aslan's fifth outpost, joining two spots in Seattle's Tangletown and Fremont neighborhoods and two in Bellingham as the company continues building the kind of block-by-block presence that turns a regional brand into a regular Tuesday-night habit.