WELCOME ABOARD!

   We’re excited to welcome beer fans to Astoria Beer Zone, a blog focused on the North Coast’s vibrant craft beer scene. Expect a mix of fun stories and useful info about brews made here, and the people who make them.

   We’ll be kicking things off with a revealing Q/A with Obelisk Beer Co. brewer and co-owner Dave Coyne. Going out on his own after nine years at Fort George, Dave is definitely setting the bar pretty high.

   Follow us for original content you can’t find anywhere else, including descriptions of special beers being released by our awesome breweries. 

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HAS THE CRAFT BEER ‘BUBBLE’ BURST?

The sudden closure of Reach Break Brewing in the heart of Astoria was a gut punch. And perhaps a warning: Even the tourist-rich North Coast is vulnerable to slumping craft beer sales and rising operating costs.

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FOR CHEF TURNED CIDER MAKER, COMPLEXITY IS A VIRTUE

Her craft cider is a hit, spreading like a tongue-tingling wave across the Long Beach peninsula. But there was a moment when she still had doubts.   

In launching Ilwaco Cider Co., Vinessa Karnofski opted to go bold from the start, ignoring the advice of someone who’d spent years in the hard cider business. He thought she should simplify her complex recipes. 

“That’s not me,” she told him. “I can’t do that.”

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The Have Nots

A NOVEL BY WILLIAM DEAN

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