‘DARKEST, WEIRDEST’ BEER FESTIVAL WARMS ASTORIA
They came prepared.
Knowing what they were up against – a dizzying array of 108 stouts made every way imaginable – they arrived at the Festival of Dark Arts like sensory soldiers.
Stouts taking Astoria by storm
Missed out on tickets to this year’s sold-out Festival of Dark Arts? Don’t take it too hard.
Q/A WITH CHRIS NEMLOWILL OF FORT GEORGE BREWERY
When Fort George Brewery opened in March 2007 few could have imagined how transformative the business would be. For the city of Astoria. For North Coast tourism. For craft beer lovers.
Today, the brewery founded by Chris Nemlowill and Jack Harris is a regional powerhouse. Beer production has eclipsed 32,000 barrels a year. There are 160 employees.
STOUTS REIGN SUPREME AT FESTIVE DARK ARTS
It rained nonstop on Christie Stone’s birthday. Outside in the cold, she could see her breath.
She couldn’t have been happier.
The Bremerton, Wash., woman spent her special day Saturday at the sold-out Festival of Dark Arts in downtown Astoria, squeezed among 3,000 other revelers.
NORTH COAST STOUTS FEATURED AT DARK ARTS
Stout fans rejoice!
There will be scores of dark, creamy beers on tap during Astoria’s “carnival of stouts” – Fort George Brewery’s Festival of Dark Arts on Feb. 17.
Actually, a whopping 107 to be exact.
‘CARNIVAL OF STOUT’ RETURNS
Isn’t it great when the reality of something matches or exceeds the hype that precedes it?
That’s always been true for the Festival of Dark Arts, hosted by Astoria’s Fort George Brewery.