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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. About the Brewer: After spending the last 22 years studying and working in the field of microbiology, Nate Sampson realized his true passion in this world; brewing. Nate started home brewing in 1992 and became the President of the Cascade Brewers Society in Eugene. The society meets once a month in the Tiki room at the Eugene City Brewery and now Nate has become the brewer of his home brewing stomping grounds. In his previous life Nate was a sponsored amateur skateboarder and a semi-professional pilot. Nate’s best friend in the entire world is his daughter Rhiannon.
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: Steve Luke started his career in the marketing department at a brewery in Boston. After spending a year on the business end, he decided he liked making beer more than marketing it. Steve Luke has also brewed at Allagash Brewing in Portland, Maine and Cambridge House Brewpubs in Connecticut. He attended the UC Davis Master Brewer's Program in California. Steve lives in Seattle with his beautiful fiancee, whom he keeps perpetually buzzed off Shakespeare Stout so she does not realize what she said 'yes' to.
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