Fort Point Beer Company
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| Industry | Alcoholic beverage |
|---|---|
| Founded | 2014 |
| Headquarters | San Francisco, California |
| Products | Beer |
Production output | 20,000 barrels |
| Owner | Tyler Catalana, Justin Catalana |
| Website | http://www.fortpointbeer.com/ |
Fort Point Beer Company is a beer company located in the Presidio of San Francisco, California, in the United States.
History
[edit]Two brothers, Tyler Catalana and Justin Catalana, started Fort Point in 2014. The pair owned a small restaurant and brewery, Mill Valley Beerworks, in Mill Valley, California;[1] Mill Valley Beerworks employee Mike Schnebeck joined the Catalanas as head brewer at the new beer-only venture.[2] Their brewery is located in the Presidio of San Francisco's Crissy Field, overlooking Fort Point. They are a member of the San Francisco Brewers Guild.[3]
They began canning their beers in 2015, selling them in local San Francisco retailers.[4] Uniquely, they are serving as their own distributors.[5]
In 2016, Fort Point opened a kiosk at the Ferry Building in San Francisco.[4] The kiosk includes six tap handles, with beer delivered daily from the brewery, and available in pints or to-go in growlers.[6]
Production
[edit]Fort Point's beer lineup focuses on everyday session beers designed to compete with popular macrobrewers such as Stella Artois or Budweiser rather than other local microbrewers.[5] They brew four core beers: KSA (a kölsch-style ale), Villager (a San Francisco style IPA), Westfalia (a Nuremberg-inspired red ale), and Park (a single hop pale ale series), as well as a host of seasonal and special releases. They brewed a special beer designed to be paired with food, Tosca, exclusively for local restaurant Tosca Cafe.[7]
In 2015, they won a Good Food Award for Manzanita, a smoked altbier with manzanita wood.[8]
In 2014, their production was 2,000 barrels; by 2015, they produced 6,000 barrels of beer. The brewery currently produces over 20,000 barrels a year and plans to produce 30,000 in 2018.[4][9]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Fort Point Brewing Company opens in the Presidio". Inside Scoop SF. Retrieved 2016-01-18.
- ^ "Mike Schnebeck, Fort Point Beer Company brewmaster". San Francisco Chronicle. 21 February 2015. Retrieved 2016-01-18.
- ^ "Fort Point Beer Joins San Francisco Brewers Guild | Brewbound.com". Brewbound.com. 26 February 2014. Retrieved 2016-01-18.
- ^ a b c "Fort Point Beer Company's Ferry Building kiosk now open". Inside Scoop SF. Retrieved 2016-01-18.
- ^ a b "Fort Point Beer Co. and the "Everyday Beer" (VIDEO)". SF Weekly. Archived from the original on 2015-09-09. Retrieved 2016-01-18.
- ^ "Fort Point Beer Company to Bring Growlers and a Beer Garden to the Ferry Building". Eater SF. 21 August 2015. Retrieved 2016-01-18.
- ^ "Narsai David: Craft Beer Tasting At San Francisco's Fort Point Beer Co". 23 January 2015. Retrieved 2016-01-18.
- ^ "Making Food: Charred beer? Fort Point pushes boundaries". Inside Scoop SF. Retrieved 2016-01-18.
- ^ "Presidio's busy brewery a labor of brotherly love". San Francisco Chronicle. Retrieved 2017-11-07.