WELCOME ABOARD!

May 8, 2023

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.

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North Coast craft breweries still riding high

The North Coast craft beer scene kept growing in 2023, seemingly immune to a nationwide slowdown.

The growth was plain to see in a chunk of downtown Astoria: Reach Break Brewing doubled the size of its taproom; Portland’s Breakside Brewery opened a brewpub; and work began on a gluten-free microbrewery in the old Sunflower Dairy building.

THE NOMADS OF CRAFT BREWING

During the darkest days of the pandemic, North Coast craft breweries had to close their taprooms and brewpubs.

It was a huge economic blow, but the businesses survived in part by pivoting almost entirely from draft to canned beer either sold “to go” or through distributors.

There was a problem, however. Most smaller breweries lacked canning lines.

More than ever, they needed the services of the nomads of the industry: mobile canners.

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