After closing its Portland, Oregon taproom final yr, Chuckanut Brewery is again in Oregon in 12 ounce aluminum cans. The Burlington, Washington based mostly brewer has simply delivered its first two can choices – Bohemian-Model Pilsner Lager and Kölsch German-Model Ale – to Day One Distribution, its Oregon distributor.
To have a good time this debut in cans, Chuckanut Brewery will probably be at Belmont Station in Portland right this moment from 4:00 – 7:00pm. Each the Bohemian-Model Pilsner Lager and Kölsch German-Model Ale will probably be out there in cans and Citra Leaf Pilsner, Export Stout, and Kölsch will even be on draft. Each cans will hit the remainder of Day One Distribution’s footprint starting tomorrow.
Over the previous few years, Chuckanut Brewery has been eyeing an enlargement of its can choices. Its beers had been packaged in bottles however with the recognition of cans, the brewer knew it wanted to go in that route. To get the area needed for canning, Chuckanut Brewery expanded on to its manufacturing brewery in Burlington, practically doubling its measurement.
“Our canning line is up and operating and we’re sending out cans to all our distributors within the North, Higher Seattle area, and to Oregon,” exclaimed Chuckanut co-owner Mari Kemper. “Sure, we’re beginning with Kölsch and Pilsner then we’ll transfer on to our seasonals – Japanese Model Lager in winter, Mexican Model Lager in spring, and Fest Bier in fall.”
Their new canning line arrived in Burlington in December 2024 and the staff has been laborious at work dialing every thing in to allow their first canning runs to begin off the brand new yr. Simply right this moment, Day One Distribution acquired not solely an abundance of Chuckanut’s Pilsner and Kölsch instances in cans, but in addition quite a lot of seasonal kegs together with Vienna Lager, Export Stout, Citra Leaf Pilsner, Rye Lager, and Dunkel Lager.
“The prospect of a brand new canning line on the horizon, introduced as a part of their enlargement a couple of years again, was very welcome information all through the beer group in Portland,” says Day One founder Robby Roda. “Earlier to right this moment, their Portland taproom was the one place one might fantastic Chuckanut within the 12oz can format, however now it’ll be out there in every single place we distribute in Oregon and we couldn’t be happier!”
To be taught extra about Chuckanut Brewery, go to chuckanutbrewery.com.
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