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ALLIED BREWERIES
The oldest and largest Eugene brewery was built in 1866 at Ninth and Olive by Lewis Burns. He ran his Eugene City Brewery for seven years, then sold it to August Werner and Henry Hagerman in 1873. The final owner of the original Lewis Burns brewery was Henry Weinhard, the Portland brew king, who purchased it in 1890. Not long after he bought the Ninth Avenue brewery, Henry shut down its beer-making operation. Thereafter the big barn with the twin smokestacks was known as Weinhard's Beer and Ice Depot. Only the ice was produced locally. Henry's beer, in bottles and kegs, was shipped from his Portland brewery. In 1914 the old brewery building was sold and torn down. The current building was formerly the home of a toy store, a computer store, and eventually opened as the West Brother's BBQ restaurant which added a brewery in 1996. It was then called The Dive Bar for a short time before the location was rehabilitated and returned to its roots in 2004 when Rogue purchased it and renamed it the Eugene City Brewery. The new Eugene City Brewery is an Artisan Varietal Brewery founded in October of 2004, creating world class Track Town Ales in a 7 barrel brew system. Track Town Ales have 40 national and international awards for taste and quality.
Acquired by Rogue Ales in 2000, Issaquah Brewhouse continues to produce its own specialty brews, including its acclaimed Bullfrog Ale. Located in the heart of downtown Issaquah, just 15 miles from Seattle's Space Needle. It expanded into the adjacent Manicure nails shop in 2002 and the Masonic room in 2005 (now called the Lily Pad). The odd shape of the building is due to the Coal train tracks that used to be behind the building. Issaquah Brewery's family of Frogs are created in a 15 barrel brew system, which include Menage-a-Frog, Bullfrog Ale, Hippie Frog Chamomile Ale, Grapefruit Frog, Frog Rye IPA, Summer Frog Wit, Frog in the Rye, Quadruple Frog, Smoked Frog, Kilted Frog, Wicked Frog and MacFrog Scotch Ale. The brewery has garnered 30 awards for taste and quality, including a Bronze medal at the 2008 World Beer Cup for its Frog Rye IPA. ABOUT THE BREWER: Dave Hutchinson, "Hutch" is a retired Coast guard Marine Science Technician. He has spent 6 years in Antarctica and over 15 years in the Arctic Region. He considers Seattle a tropical haven. In his second career as a brewer, Hutch worked at Pacific Crest Brewery and was the first employee at Georgetown Brewing. Hutch is married and has a 16 year old daughter Meigan.
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