A STOUT MONTH 2023 POEM: Twas the night before Stout Month, when all through the pubs Not a pale malt was boiling, not even the trubs; The tap slats were hung by the art boards with care, In hopes that stout beer drinkers soon would be there; The brewers were nestled all snug in their…
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FodA, Stout Month & LUPULIN ECSTASY 2022 FODA When we do a thing, we do a thing all the way. Which is why we’ve been wrestling for months with the question of whether or not to hold a full-blown, not-by-halves Festival of Dark Arts. We can see enough of the future to know that we…
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February has been Stout Month ever since Fort George opened its doors in 2007. Every year new stouts are released throughout the month, including the annual release of the Matryoshka series. Aside from being the darkest month of the year, Stout Month is the yearly signal that Festival of Dark Arts will soon descend upon…
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The day after the world’s darkest beer festival the Fort George block filled up once more in anticipation of the Aftermath – the biggest barrel aged bottle release of the year. Every Sunday after Festival of Dark Arts, stout lovers line the block as they wait their turn to try one of the Northwest’s most…
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Embrace the Darkness. To some the second month of the year is simply February, the shortest and at times dreariest month along the Oregon Coast. But at Fort George, February is twenty-eight delightful days of dark and delicious ales, more commonly known as Stout Month. Created over twenty years ago by Fort George co-owner Jack…
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***UPDATE – Tickets to FoDA18 have SOLD OUT*** But now the good news, there are 28 days in Stout Month 2018. Come any day that month and you’ll find Fort George tap lists overflowing with dark and delicious beers. And look forward to the largest ever Matryoshka bottle release on Sunday, February 18th in the…
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The Sweet Virginia Series is now in full swing at the brewery, and the whole Fort George crew couldn’t be happier. “The response from the craft beer community has been exciting,” says Brad Blaser, a member of the marketing team. “The brewers here brew dozens and dozens of small-batch beers every year that you would typically…
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It started with a simple enough idea: take a versatile, yet underappreciated style like stout, brew as many as your boss will allow, and put them on tap all at once. This was the idea Jack Harris, co-founder of Fort George, had over twenty years ago as a young brewer working for McMenamin’s Cornelius Pass…
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The brewers at Fort George received a new toy for Christmas, and they just couldn’t wait to open it. The custom 6-head mobile bottling line from Meheen was barely out of the crate before they started it up. This had been on their wish list for quite some time. And after well over a year…
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February is forever Stout Month at Fort George Brewery. The shortest and darkest month is the perfect time to showcase the immense variety within this style. For lovers of rich, dark beer there is no better place than Fort George in February, pint glass in hand. The Stouts Every Monday starting February 1st, new…
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