ASTORIA BREWING TAPROOM REOPENS

November 8, 2024

After a brief closure, Astoria Brewing’s downtown taproom has reopened on a limited schedule.

The 12^th Street taproom, which wraps around the brewhouse below, was shut down in a surprise move on Sept. 5. Brewery operations and the bustling 11^th Street brewpub were not affected.

The owners said at the time that the taproom was unlikely to return to life anytime soon, but in yet another surprise, beer is once again flowing.

The new hours are Thursday through Saturday, noon to 8 p.m., according to head brewer Andrew Brown.

The timing of the reopening is good, since Brown has just released two new beers: Nowhereland Vienna lager and Frenetic Sequence cold IPA.

Another incentive to stop by: You can now pick from any of the brewery’s canned brews to make a custom six-pack to go.

Signature beers include Strawberry Blonde, Astoria Porter, Brew Berry, Astoria Amber, Unfiltered Pilsner, Thai-style Lager and Astoria IPA.

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REACH BREAK BREWING CLOSES

Reach Break Brewing is closing its downtown Astoria brewery and taproom, citing rising costs and increasingly stringent regulations that continue to chip away at already narrow profit margins.

“We gave it a good run,” said Josh Allison, Reach Break’s founder and head brewer. “I’m proud of what we did, for sure.”

A FRESH-HOP BEER LIKE NO OTHER

The farmers arrived with bags and buckets stuffed with long, twisting bines loaded with hops.

Freshly hewn from backyards throughout Clatsop County and beyond, the crop was diverse – a jumble of Nugget, Comet, Cascade and other varieties.

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