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Astoria is a magical place with more bookstores, arcades, ice cream shops, breweries, historic theaters and bridges than make logical sense based on the population size. We have a 100 year old column on top of a hill that serves no practical purpose except to delight people. We have many mysterious hidden pathways and a…
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Rainland Fly Casters & North Coast Watershed Association

Employees of the Fort are well-known for their extra-curricular activities. Bartenders, brewers, accountants, managers, and drivers are also artists, woodworkers, designers, writers and farmers. When we’re not creating useful things for Fort George and for ourselves, we’re sometimes doing useful things around Astoria and the North Coast. Fort employees regularly volunteer for local nonprofits and they…
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Georgette the Steelhead Kelt

In Astoria, we’re less than an hour from some of the best fishing rivers in the country. Native and hatchery runs of Chinook begin in the spring, with late summer and fall runs of Coho and Chum salmon. Fish counts begin to dwindle by late fall. At this time anglers still braving the blown-out rivers…
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Short Days, Cool Mornings, Thursday Night Lectures

The sky may be clear and blue but it is well and truly Fall in Astoria. Every season is the best season on the North Coast but if you’re like us, the marginally slower pace, less predictable weather, superior outerwear options and gradual shift in outdoor activities makes this season the standout. You might fish…
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Pilsner Perfect Water

When we set out to craft the perfect Pilsner, we started at the beginning. The original brewers of Pilsner, in the Czech city of Pilsen, conceived of a beer designed specifically for their unique region and climate. Lush, green and temperate, rain drenched hillsides channeling clean water through the surrounding valleys, into cool, clear streams…
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Cheers to 18 Years of Fort George

Things may look a little different than they did when we first opened in 2007, but one thing remains the same: we’re still making beer, and you’re still drinking it. Thank you. Cheers to 18 years of beer.

Oh, The Brewing You’ll Do!

Congratulations! This year is your year You’re off to The Brewery! You’re off to make beer! You have tasty ideas. And your boots are non-slip. You can choose what to make You’ll decide what we sip. You’re very well-trained. And you know what to do. And YOU are the brewer who’ll decide what to brew.…
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Treasure Trove – Astoria’s American Chestnuts

In celebration of Treasure Trove, a very unique Chestnut Porter, come with us into the land of Chestnuts. A lot of labor and love and trial and error go into every pint we pour at the Fort. We have specialty malts and the finest hops but what makes this brew (the Chestnut Porter) so special…
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Live Like a Local Day

Alyssa is the Field Marketing Coordinator at Fort George Brewery. She was born and raised in Astoria and, fun fact, her dad helped pour our original brewery floor. Years later she made the jump from customer to beertender to the marketing department, where she has worked for close to 5 years. She settled back in…
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North Coast Surf Day

Brian is the Marketing Director at Fort George Brewery. He started out more than a decade ago slinging beers from the tap wall at the Pub and never looked back. He lives on the coast because that’s where all the good stuff is – from food to surfing to music to beer. Come along with…
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