Fort George Brewery

Last updated
Fort George Brewery
Fort George Brewery - Astoria Oregon.jpg
Fort George's original Brewery & Public House on Duane Street in Astoria, Oregon
Location1483 Duane Street
Astoria, Oregon, U.S.
OpenedMarch 2007

Fort George Brewery is a craft brewery in the northwest United States located in Astoria, Oregon. The brewery produces about 34,000 beer barrels annually [1] and is distributed throughout Oregon, Washington, Idaho and Northern California. It is the 9th largest brewery in the state of Oregon [2] and among the fastest growing breweries in the U.S. [3] Fort George Brewery is known for its community engagement, [4] popular seasonal releases, sustainability efforts [5] [6] and the annual Festival of Dark Arts, [7] a stout beer festival which takes place every February in Astoria.

Contents

History

People gather outside the Lovell Building at the 2023 Festival of Dark Arts 2023 Festival of Dark Arts at Fort George Brewery 03.jpg
People gather outside the Lovell Building at the 2023 Festival of Dark Arts

Fort George Brewery and Public House opened in March 2007 [8] on the site of the oldest American settlement on the U.S. west coast, Fort Astoria (also known as Fort George). [9] The Fort George Building, previously an auto dealership and repair shop built in 1922, [10] still houses the brewery's original 8.5-barrel brewhouse. In 2010, Fort George expanded into the neighboring Lovell Building with the addition of a 30-barrel brewhouse, a canning line, and the opening of the Lovell Taproom. [11] In 2011, Fort George Brewery began distributing cans of their Vortex IPA, 1811 Lager, and Cavatica Stout in Oregon and Southwest Washington. [12] In 2013, the brewery released their first canned seasonal 16-oz beer, Tender Loving Empire, a collaboration with the Portland-based record label of the same name. [13] Since then, new seasonal and year-round canned varieties have been added including 3-Way IPA, [14] Magnanimous IPA, Fresh IPA and City of Dreams. [15] In 2019 Fort George opened a production brewery on the Astoria Waterfront on the prior site of American Can Company, once a fish canning and labeling facility for the historic Elmore Cannery. [16]

Products

In addition to best sellers Vortex IPA and Cavatica Stout, Fort George produces other award-winning year round beers including City of Dreams Pale Ale (World Beer Cup 2024: Gold in Hazy/Juicy Pale Ale) [17] and Short Sands Lager (Oregon Beer Awards 2024: Gold in European Lagers), [18] as well as popular seasonals like 3-Way IPA, [19] and Matryoshka, a barrel aged imperial stout. [20]

Related Research Articles

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Brewing in Oregon</span>

The U.S. state of Oregon is home to more than 200 breweries and brew pubs that produce a large variety of beer.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Full Sail Brewing Company</span> Craft brewery in Oregon, US

Full Sail Brewing Company is a craft brewery in Hood River, Oregon, United States. Founded in 1987, Full Sail was the first commercially successful craft brewery to bottle beer in the Pacific Northwest for retail sale, and one of Oregon's early microbreweries. The first beer packaged was Full Sail Golden Ale, followed in 1988 by Full Sail Imperial Porter, Full Sail Amber Ale, and Wassail Winter Ale.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Spoetzl Brewery</span> Craft brewery located in Shiner, Texas

Spoetzl Brewery is a brewery located in Shiner, Texas, United States. It produces a diverse line of Shiner beers, including their flagship Shiner Bock, a dark lager that is now distributed throughout the US. The brewery is owned by the Gambrinus Company, a family-owned company based in San Antonio, which also owns Trumer Brewery in Berkeley, California.

Fordham & Dominion Brewing Company, founded in 2007 in Dover, Delaware, is a brewery that produces a variety of craft beers and craft sodas.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Deschutes Brewery</span> Brewery based in Bend, Oregon, U.S.

Deschutes Brewery is a craft brewery in the northwest United States, located in Bend, Oregon. Founded in 1988 as a brew pub, it is known for such products as Black Butte Porter and Mirror Pond Pale Ale. In 2008, the brewery opened a second pub in the Pearl District of Portland, Oregon. Deschutes Brewery ships beer to 28 states, the District of Columbia, and around the world from its main brewing facility. The brewery is named after the Deschutes River, which runs through Oregon. As of 2016, Deschutes was the eighth-largest craft brewery and fifteenth-largest overall brewery in the U.S., producing 250,000 US beer barrels (290,000 hL) in 2012.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Beer in Denmark</span>

The beer market in Denmark is dominated by the brands Carlsberg and Tuborg. Since Tuborg was acquired by Carlsberg in 1970, Carlsberg has held a near-monopoly. A number of regional breweries, however, managed to survive, and most of them merged into Royal Unibrew in 2005. As of 2020, Ratebeer lists over 300 active breweries in Denmark, most of which are microbreweries.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Belhaven Brewery</span> Brewery based in Belhaven, Scotland

Belhaven Brewery is a brewery based in Belhaven, Scotland. The brewery dates from 1719, at least; by 2005 it had become the largest and oldest surviving independent brewery in Scotland. In November 2005, the Suffolk based brewery Greene King completed a £187 million takeover of the company. The brewery complex is designated Category A listed.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">North Coast Brewing Company</span> Craft brewery in Fort Bragg, California (USA)

The North Coast Brewing Company is a craft brewery located in Fort Bragg, California. As of 2018, it is the 46th-largest craft brewer by annual sales volume in the United States.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Firestone Walker Brewing Company</span> American craft brewery

Firestone Walker Brewing Company is a craft brewery with operations in Paso Robles, Buellton and Venice, California. The brewery was established in 1996 by brothers-in-law Adam Firestone and David Walker. The original brewery was located on a family vineyard in Los Olivos, California. Their first beer, Double Barrel Ale, was made in a patented variation of the Burton union system. The main brewing operations moved to Paso Robles in 2001. Firestone Walker is today known for bestselling beers such as 805 and Mind Haze. Firestone Walker celebrated its 25th anniversary in 2021 and is now California's second largest craft brewery.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Anderson Valley Brewing Company</span> Brewery in Boonville, California

Anderson Valley Brewing Company is a brewery founded in 1987 in Boonville, California. Its name is derived from its Anderson Valley location in Mendocino County.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Beer in the Caribbean</span>

The beers of the Caribbean are unique to each island in the region, although many are variants of the same style. Each island generally brews its own unique pale lager, the occasional stout, and often a non-alcoholic malta beverage. Contract-brewing of international beers is also common, with Heineken Pilsener and Guinness Foreign Extra Stout being the most popular. The beers vary between the islands to suit the taste and the brewing method used.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Swamp Head Brewery</span>

Swamp Head Brewery is a brewery in Gainesville, Florida.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">21st Amendment Brewery</span>

21st Amendment Brewery is a brewery located in San Leandro, California. Their original location is a brewpub and restaurant in the South Park neighborhood of San Francisco, California, two blocks from Oracle Park. The brewery's name refers to the 21st Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, which repealed Prohibition.

Cigar City Brewing, LLC is a craft brewery in Tampa, Florida, at 3924 West Spruce Street. Founded in 2007 by Joey Redner, it has been producing beer in Tampa since January 30, 2009. It currently produces approximately 170,000 barrels of beer annually. Since 2009, it has brewed over 6,000 individual brands of beer.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Neshaminy Creek Brewing Company</span> Brewery

Neshaminy Creek Brewing Company is a brewery founded in 2010 in the town of Croydon in lower Bucks County, Pennsylvania, USA. It is considered to be the first production brewery in the county, and borders the city of Philadelphia.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Fort Collins Brewery</span> Brewery in the United States

Fort Collins Brewery (FCB) was a craft beer brewery located in Fort Collins, Colorado.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Marble Brewery (Albuquerque, New Mexico)</span>

Marble Brewery is a brewery in Albuquerque, New Mexico, founded in 2008. Its main brewhouse is located in downtown Albuquerque on Marble Avenue, which gave the brewery its name. The 30 barrel brewhouse is responsible for brewing all classic and seasonal styles, including Marble's most popular brew, Double White. As of 2018, it was the second largest brewery in New Mexico with an annual production volume of 23,000 US barrels. In 2016, the brewery completed a major expansion which increased the production capacity to 30,000 barrels. Its beers have won several awards and it was named Small Brewery and Brewmaster of the Year at the 2014 Great American Beer Festival.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">No-Li Brewhouse</span>

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.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Southern Tier Brewing Company</span> American craft brewery based in Lakewood, NY

Southern Tier Brewing Company is a craft brewing company in Lakewood, NY, in the southwestern section of NY state known as the Southern Tier.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Pelican Brewing Company</span> American brewery

Pelican Brewing Company is a brewery based in the U.S. state of Oregon. The company was established in Pacific City in 1996. There are also locations in Cannon Beach, Lincoln City, and Tillamook.

References

  1. ↑ Brewer, Lissa (2024-03-12). "How an Astorian built a brewery grounded in history". Discover Our Coast. Retrieved 2024-05-16.
  2. ↑ "Final 2020 Sales Figures: Beervana Blog". Daily Astorian. 2021-03-09. Retrieved 2024-05-16.
  3. ↑ "A New Yorker Interactive". Newyorker.com. Retrieved 2013-08-25.
  4. ↑ "Fort George Brewery: A New Era of Canning". www.craft3.org. Retrieved 2024-05-16.
  5. ↑ "Cans for the Columbia: Fort George + the Estuary Partnership - Earth Day Oregon". 2024-03-11. Retrieved 2024-05-16.
  6. ↑ Astorian, Julia Eastham, The (2024-04-18). "Fort George Brewery to receive $1 million grant to install solar array". The Astorian. Retrieved 2024-05-16.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  7. ↑ Astorian, William Dean For The (2024-02-18). "Stouts reign supreme at Festival of Dark Arts". The Astorian. Retrieved 2024-05-16.
  8. ↑ Brewer, Lissa (2024-03-12). "How an Astorian built a brewery grounded in history". Discover Our Coast. Retrieved 2024-05-16.
  9. ↑ "Fort George (Fort Astoria)". www.oregonencyclopedia.org. Retrieved 2024-05-16.
  10. ↑ Astorian, Jaime Lump For The (2023-10-27). "Out of the ashes: Astoria's auto row". The Astorian. Retrieved 2024-05-16.
  11. ↑ Foyston, John (2010-02-08). "Fort George Brewery taking over entire Astoria city block". The Oregonian. Retrieved 2013-08-25.
  12. ↑ "Fort George 1811 Lager". Beervana. 2011-04-21. Retrieved 2024-05-16.
  13. ↑ "Drank: Tender Loving Empire (Fort George Brewery)". Willamette Week. 2013-06-19. Retrieved 2024-05-16.
  14. ↑ "Fort George Brewery announces 3-Way IPA and Lupulin Ecstasty Festival for 2023". New School Beer + Cider. Retrieved 2024-05-16.
  15. ↑ StreetAstoria, Brewery + Public House 1483 Duane; to 10PM, OR 97103503 325 7468Hours: 11AM. "Beer- Fort George Beer". Fort George Brewery. Retrieved 2024-05-16.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  16. ↑ Brewery, Fort George. "Fort George Expands in Astoria With Waterfront Revitalization" . Retrieved 2024-05-16.
  17. ↑ "2024 Winners". World Beer Cup. Retrieved 2024-05-16.
  18. ↑ "2024 Winners". Oregon Beer Awards. Retrieved 2024-05-16.
  19. ↑ "Pre-Order 2022 3-Way IPA from Fort George Brewery with Ravenna Brewing & Alvarado Street – BREWPUBLIC.com". brewpublic.com. Retrieved 2024-05-16.
  20. ↑ McQuiston, James (2024-01-23). "Fort George Brewing Sets 2/18 for "The Aftermath" Bottle Release" . Retrieved 2024-05-16.
This page is based on this Wikipedia article
Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.