CWU has alumni working in various aspects of the Craft Brewing industry from production brewing, marketing, analytical labs, to brewery operations and owners.

Some recognizable breweries where students have worked or are currently working include the following:

•     Two Beers Brewery
•     Iron Horse Brewery
•     Bale Breaker Brewing Company
•     Yakima Craft Brewing
•     Wander Brewing
•     Odin Brewing
•     Kulshan Brewing
•     Colockum Craft Brewing
•     HAAS Hop Research and Innovations Center
•     Big Sky Brewing
•     Hale’s Ale Brewery
•     Rogue Brewing
•     Laurelwood Brewing
•     Maritime Pacific Brewing
•     Airways Brewery
•     NoLi  Brewhouse
•     Yakima Valley Hops
•     Brewers Union Local 180
•     Dru Bru
•     E9 Brewery
•     Fiction Brewing Company
•     Orlison Brewing Company
•     Uinta Brewing Co.
•     Ram Pubs & Brewery