Fremont Brewing

Fremont Brewery is a brewery located in the Wallingford neighborhood of Seattle, Washington, United States. The brewery creates small-batch artisan beers and was founded in 2009 by Sara Nelson and Matt Lincecum.[1] The company has a production brewery in Ballard and is among the largest in the city.[2]

Fremont Brewing
IndustryBeer
Founded2009
HeadquartersWallingford, Seattle, Washington, United States
OwnerMatt Lincecum
Websitefremontbrewing.com

Fremont Brewery is the third largest craft brewery in Washington state[1] and the largest producer of barrel-aged beer in the state.[3] The brewery distributes products in Washington, Oregon, Alaska, Idaho, Colorado, Montana and California.[1]

Originally consisting of only a few tables in the brewery, the tasting room has expanded into a large beer garden with indoor and outdoor seating. In 2017, the brewery opened the Black Heron Project, which specializes in serving farmhouse and barrel-aged beers.[4] An expanded brewing facility has opened in neighboring Ballard to meet demand.[2] The increase to 250,000 barrels a year would put it among the top producing craft breweries in the United States.[5]

Fremont Brewing is named after the Fremont neighborhood in Seattle. However the location of the brewery and taproom is on the east side of the Aurora Avenue which is actually the Wallingford neighborhood.

Co-founder Sara Nelson was elected as a representative on the Brewers Association beginning February 2020 and will serve for three years.[6]

Beer

Most hops are sourced from Yakima Valley and water comes from the Cedar River watershed in the Cascade Mountains.[7]

Popular brews include Universale Pale Ale, Interurban IPA, and Abominable Winter Ale.[8][9][10] The Bourbon Abominable Winter Ale won a bronze at the 2012 World Beer Cup.[11] In 2014, the Summer Ale and Bourbon Barrel Aged Dark Star Ale both won silvers at the Great American Beer Festival.[12]

Partnerships

In 2018, Alaska Airlines chose to feature Fremont Brewing's infamous Lush IPA on flights over one hour in duration.[13] The partnership was so successful that in 2019, Fremont created a new beer only available with Alaska Airlines entitled, Lounge Life IPA. The pair chose to partner based on their shared value of a positive environmental impact.  [14]

Sustainability

Despite Fremont Brewery's size, their ranking in beer-to-water ratio compares to major brands such as Sierra Nevada and New Belgium based on their passion for sustainability. The brewery uses LED lighting, sources water from roof rain gardens, and uses only hybrid vehicles for sales.[15] Additionally, Fremont Brewing uses a system called HORSE (high solids organic waste recycling) which takes food waste and regenerates it to renewable energy and fertilizer in 30 days.[16]

See also

References
  1. "Fremont Brewing Is On a Mission to Create Good Beer and a Better Community". Seattle Business Magazine. September 10, 2018. Retrieved January 23, 2020.
  2. Stiles, Marc (April 1, 2014). "Fremont Brewing in Ballard? Yes. Popular brewery expands to Ballard brewery district". Puget Sound Business Journal. Retrieved November 15, 2014.
  3. "Best Beer Destinations Around Seattle". Seattle Magazine. June 19, 2019. Retrieved January 23, 2020.
  4. "Fremont Brewing Debuts Black Heron Project". PorchDrinking. February 21, 2017. Retrieved May 26, 2020.
  5. "Fremont Brewing Enters Idaho, Plans to Double Production in 2016". Brewbound. February 11, 2016. Retrieved February 18, 2020.
  6. Jones, Kendall (October 30, 2019). "Fremont Brewing's Sara Nelson elected to Brewers Association Board of Directors". Washington Beer Blog. Retrieved January 23, 2020.
  7. Witting, Corinne. "Brews Chase Away the Blues at Popular Seattle Venues". USA Today. Retrieved November 15, 2014.
  8. Jones , Kendall: Borg, Shannon (September 16, 2011). "Best Beers in Washington". Seattle Magazine. Retrieved November 15, 2014.CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  9. Thompson, Logan (2013). Beer Lover's Washington. Morris. pp. 9–12. ISBN 9780762786343.
  10. Laurence, Aurbrey (September 4, 2014). "Turn it up to 11". Outdoors Northwest Magazine. Retrieved November 15, 2014.
  11. "World Beer Cup 2013 Winners LIst" (PDF) (Press release). Brewers Association. 2012. Retrieved November 15, 2014.
  12. "2014 Winners List" (PDF) (Press release). Great American Beer Festival. 2014. Retrieved November 15, 2014.
  13. Nov 15, Lester Black •; Pm, 2018 at 4:03. "Fremont Brewing and Alaska Airlines Partner to Spread Hop Magic Around the World". The Stranger. Retrieved January 30, 2020.
  14. "Fremont Brewing Partners with Alaska Airlines to Release Lounge Life IPA". Brewbound. July 11, 2019. Retrieved January 30, 2020.
  15. "Grow Gracefully". Brewing Industry Guide. Retrieved January 30, 2020.
  16. "Fremont Brewery converts waste into energy, fertilizer". KING. Retrieved January 30, 2020.
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