Fanzine IPA

Fanzine IPA 2021 Fanzine IPA, a recurring Spring Seasonal from Fort George Brewery, has made its way across the Pacific Northwest once again. While we can’t celebrate quite like we’re used to, we can enjoy a socially distanced pint of this crisp, clear, IPA from home. This year we teamed up with our friends at…
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It’s Fresh Hop Season

If the air seems a little bitty stickier, perhaps that’s because it is. Late summer is thick with the scent of lupulin oils. By early September the bines are packed around the Pacific Northwest, full of this year’s crop of hops. The great thing about brewing so close to those rich hop farms, Fort George…
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Suicide Squeeze IPA *Special Edition Strikes in April

To make something for the pure joy of it. That was the mission at Suicide Squeeze Records as they emerged from the 90s Northwest rock scene. Celebrating their 20th anniversary this year, the lineup has grown from regional indie rock bands into a diverse international array of artists. And yet that core tenant remains. Co-owners…
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A Magnanimous November to Remember

On November 1st Fort George Brewery released their latest seasonal, Magnanimous IPA. This winter collaboration blends piney Simcoe and Chinook hops with hand-harvested Grand Fir trimmings from Earth & Sky Farm, all packed into a 16-oz can. Typically November 1st also marked the start of “No Shave November” at the pub, culminating with the “Bearded Mug” awarded…
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4th of July 3-Day 3-Way Celebration

Fort George is bringing back the 4th of July 3-Day 3-Way in Astoria, but this year they’re adding a beer party on the block. It’s a courtyard celebration with hand-picked beers on tap from every 3-Way IPA collaborator: Lompoc, Gigantic, Block 15, Boneyard, Georgetown, and Pfriem. And you’ll be able to enjoy fresh batches of…
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Fresh Hop Ales!

School is back in session, football season has started, and the hops have bloomed.  It’s that time of the year again, Fresh Hop Season!  September is when hop growers harvest their entire hop crops for the year of use.  To use these whole, fresh hops, they must be picked as fresh as possible and put…
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Local Hop Farming

Co-Hoperative Ale Available Starting Friday September 16th ‘Tis the season for fresh hop beers.  You may be familiar with seeing the plant growing around our breweries’ coastal region, but while there’s been a few people around here who have talked about commercial hop farming, nothing has materialized.  Our Co-Hoperative Ale is done piecemeal from hops…
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