Fremont Brewing is a brewery located in the West Woodland area of the Ballard neighborhood of Seattle, Washington, United States, with a taproom and beer garden located in the Fremont neighborhood.[1][2] The brewery creates small-batch artisan beers and was founded in 2009 by Sara Nelson and Matt Lincecum.[3] The production brewery in Ballard is among the largest in the city.[4]
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 Front of Fremont Brewing Company | |
| Industry | Beer |
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| Founded | 2009 |
| Headquarters | Ballard, Seattle, Washington, United States |
| Owner | Matt Lincecum |
| Website | fremontbrewing |
Fremont Brewery is the third largest craft brewery in Washington state[3] and the largest producer of barrel-aged beer in the state.[5] The brewery distributes products in Washington, Oregon, Alaska, Idaho, Colorado, Montana and California.[3]
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.[6] An expanded brewing facility has opened in neighboring Ballard to meet demand.[4] The increase to 250,000 barrels a year would put it among the top producing craft breweries in the United States.[7]
Fremont Brewing is named after the Fremont neighborhood in Seattle. The location of the urban beer garden on N 34th St. is in the Fremont neighborhood, which extends to Stone Way.[1][better source needed]
Co-founder Sara Nelson was elected as a representative on the Brewers Association beginning February 2020 and will serve for three years.[8]
Beer
editMost hops are sourced from Yakima Valley and water comes from the Cedar River watershed in the Cascade Mountains.[9]
Popular brews include Universale Pale Ale, Interurban IPA, and Abominable Winter Ale.[10][11][12] The Bourbon Abominable Winter Ale won a bronze at the 2012 World Beer Cup.[13] In 2014, the Summer Ale and Bourbon Barrel Aged Dark Star Ale both won silvers at the Great American Beer Festival.[14]
Partnerships
editIn 2018, Alaska Airlines chose to feature Fremont Brewing's Lush IPA on flights over one hour in duration.[15] 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. [16]
Sustainability
editDespite 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.[17] Additionally, Fremont Brewing uses a system called HORSE (high solids organic waste recycling) which takes food waste and regenerates it into renewable energy and fertilizer in 30 days.[18]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b "Fremont". Seattle City Clerk's Geographic Indexing Atlas. Retrieved February 19, 2022.
- ^ "West Woodland". Seattle City Clerk's Geographic Indexing Atlas. Retrieved February 19, 2022.
- ^ a b c Apfel, Amelia (September 10, 2018). "Fremont Brewing Is On a Mission to Create Good Beer and a Better Community". Seattle Business Magazine. Retrieved January 23, 2020.
- ^ a b 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.
- ^ Jones, Kendall (June 19, 2019). "Best Beer Destinations Around Seattle". Seattle Magazine. Archived from the original on January 31, 2020. Retrieved January 23, 2020.
- ^ Carlson, Hannah (February 21, 2017). "Fremont Brewing Debuts Black Heron Project". PorchDrinking. Retrieved May 26, 2020.
- ^ Lothrop, Jane (February 11, 2016). "Fremont Brewing Enters Idaho, Plans to Double Production in 2016". Brewbound. Retrieved February 18, 2020.
- ^ Jones, Kendall (October 30, 2019). "Fremont Brewing's Sara Nelson elected to Brewers Association Board of Directors". Washington Beer Blog. Retrieved January 23, 2020.
- ^ Whiting, Corinne. "Brews Chase Away the Blues at Popular Seattle Venues". USA Today. Retrieved November 15, 2014.
- ^ Jones, Kendall; Borg, Shannon (September 16, 2011). "Best Beers in Washington". Seattle Magazine. Retrieved November 15, 2014.
- ^ Thompson, Logan (2013). Beer Lover's Washington. Morris. pp. 9–12. ISBN 9780762786343.
- ^ Laurence, Aurbrey (September 4, 2014). "Turn it up to 11". Outdoors Northwest Magazine. Retrieved November 15, 2014.
- ^ "World Beer Cup 2013 Winners List" (PDF) (Press release). Brewers Association. 2012. Retrieved November 15, 2014.
- ^ "2014 Winners List" (PDF) (Press release). Great American Beer Festival. 2014. Retrieved November 15, 2014.
- ^ Black, Lester (November 15, 2018). "Fremont Brewing and Alaska Airlines Partner to Spread Hop Magic Around the World". The Stranger. Retrieved January 30, 2020.
- ^ "Fremont Brewing Partners with Alaska Airlines to Release Lounge Life IPA". Brewbound. July 11, 2019. Retrieved January 30, 2020.
- ^ "Grow Gracefully". Brewing Industry Guide. Retrieved January 30, 2020.
- ^ Swaby, Natalie (September 22, 2016). "Fremont Brewery converts waste into energy, fertilizer". KING. Retrieved January 30, 2020.
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