Check out the North Coast’s local breweries

Published 9:00 am Wednesday, March 11, 2020

The North Oregon Coast has become a mecca for beer lovers with some of Oregon’s best brews calling the coast home. We recommend making the most of your weekend during Pouring at the Coast by visiting our coastal breweries.

Starting in Astoria and working your way south offers an opportunity to visit eight coastal breweries for a unique tasting experience at each establishment. We highly recommend tasting responsibly with a designated driver. You may want to stay an extra day to take them all in.

ASTORIAThe historic town of Astoria has four breweries where the beer is brewed on site and one Oregon beer brewed in Newport. The breweries are primarily within walking distance of each other throughout the core downtown and Astoria Riverwalk.

FORT GEORGE BREWERY & PUBLIC HOUSE

1483 DUANE ST. • FORTGEORGEBREWERY.COM

Located in the historic 1921 Lovell building and the 1924 Fort George building, Fort George Brewery offers regular beers, seasonal brews and many food options in multiple seating areas. The tap room is an intimate tasting room with several specialty taps. Here you can order nachos, pizza, sandwiches and appetizers. The original public house has its own menu including fish and chips, burgers, house-made sausages, salads, burritos and more. The second floor offers spectacular views with a menu of comfort food including pizza and other specialties from its wood-fired oven.

BUOY BEER CO.

NO. 1 8TH ST. • BUOYBEER.COM

Located in the former Bornstein Seafood processing plant — a 90-year-old facility overlooking the Columbia River — Buoy Beer has become one of Astoria’s most popular brew pubs and restaurants. The brewery’s list of beer can be found on its website and features more than a dozen different styles and flavors, including several standard beers always on hand.

While visiting Buoy Beer you’ll enjoy a great selection of handcrafted food, including fresh fish and seafood items in the restaurant and taproom. Buoy Beer is also noted for its floor window to view the sea lions that often make themselves at home under the pier.

ASTORIA BREWING CO.

144 11TH ST. • ASTORIABREWINGCOMPANY.COM

Astoria Brewing Co. is Astoria’s oldest brewery serving its own beers. The brewery typically has more than a dozen of beers on tap with seasonals and special brews noted daily inside. The restaurant is on the Astoria Riverwalk overlooking the Columbia River and offers a wide selection of burgers, sandwiches, fresh fish dishes and house-made soups and salads.

REACH BREAK BREWING

1343 DUANE ST. • FIND IT ON FACEBOOK

Reach Break opened in 2017 and specializes in IPAs, sour and stout beers. While this brewery doesn’t have a sit-down restaurant, Reach Break does boast excellent food carts outside.

ROGUE ALES & PUBLIC HOUSE

100 39TH ST. ON PIER 39 • ROGUE.COM

Rogue first opened in Ashland, Oregon, in 1988 and has since moved its main brewery to Newport, with two additional allied brewpubs: Issaquah Brewhouse in Washington state and Buckman Botanical Brewing in Portland.

Rogue also operates restaurants/public houses from San Francisco, California, to Issaquah, Washington. Rogue offers several dozen different tastings and styles of beer, many of which you can enjoy locally on the North Coast at its Astoria location on the 39th St. pier.

SEASIDE

SEASIDE BREWING CO.

851 BROADWAY • SEASIDEBREWERY.COM

Located in the historic building that once housed the old Seaside prison, Seaside Brewing is an easy walk from the Seaside Civic & Convention Center.

There are many coastal-themed beers on tap as well as its own brand root beer. The restaurant serves a hardy variety of pub and specialty burgers, sandwiches and seafood. The brewery’s outdoor fire pit is a popular place to relax after a big day at the beach or shopping in Seaside.

CANNON BEACH

PELICAN BREWING

1372 S. HEMLOCK ST. • PELICANBREWING.COM

Pelican Brewing has been a longtime favorite brewery in Pacific City since 1996. The owners operate a small-batch brewery in Cannon Beach and has craft beers available all year, plus about a dozen seasonals in addition to small batch brews and barrel-aged collections.

The Cannon Beach facility is beautifully designed with high ceilings and the brewery operation in full view. The menu has beer cuisine favorites including appetizers, flatbreads, soups, salads, sandwiches and a variety of fish and comfort foods.

PUBLIC COAST BREWING

264 THIRD ST. • PUBLICCOASTBREWING.COM

Public Coast Brewing is located on the north end of Cannon Beach. The brewery offers its own beers, plus guest taps. The owners also own the iconic Stephanie Inn as well as the Surfsand Resort and the Wayfarer Restaurant & Lounge.

The pub offers up just plain good grub, primarily from locally sourced farms and ranches. The pub’s burgers, bratwursts, fries and other side dishes are the perfect complement to craft beers.

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