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After suffering a structural failure at their restaurant and pilot brewhouse, Buoy Beer Company responds to inquiries with an update.

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After suffering a structural failure at their restaurant and pilot brewhouse, Buoy Beer Company responds to inquiries with an update.

On June 14th, Astoria brewery Buoy Beer Company suffered an incident at their original location. Located along the Columbia River, a portion of the building had collapsed, as reported by television stations like KOIN 6. Recognizing a statement needed to be made, Buoy Beer Company President responded with the following.

Last night a portion of the original Buoy building suffered significant damage. The most important thing is that no one was injured or around the area that was affected.

This building houses our restaurant, small batch brewery, brite tanks, lager tanks, and canning line. The entire original Buoy building is closed to everyone until further notice. We have secured the area with fencing so that no one can enter. We will continue to work with the City of Astoria officials and other professionals to inspect things more thoroughly as we figure out the next steps.

Until we're able to consult with those people, we unfortunately do not have more details to share, which will likely take some time to figure out. We are working on plans to keep our entre team working and figure out ways to get back to brewing, as our brewhouse and fermentation facility has not been affected. Our sister companies, Pilot House Distilling and River Barrel Distribution are also unaffected and will continue to operate as normal.

We are humbled by the overwhelming support from our local community as well as our industry friends. We feel lucky to live and work in this place and in an industry like ours. Thank you for all your kindness while we navigate this situation.

David Kroening

President, Buoy Beer Company

As details come in we will update this article. 

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Buoy Beer Company announces updates to their Year-Round, Rotating, Lager, River, and Tall Buoy series, while announcing the new Benefit series.

Discovering and supporting new organizations is something we look forward to every year, and we are happy to announce the inaugural Benefit Series partnership will be with Ocean Blue Project.  

Ocean Blue Project is a grassroots, boots-on-the-sand nonprofit. Their mission is to rehabilitate and conserve the world’s oceans, beaches, and rivers to allow wildlife and human communities to thrive. Everything flows downstream and the ocean is a mirror reflection of our city streets, which is why they educate, empower, and lend their technical expertise to communities and governments around the world to support microplastics recovery, river restoration, and programs to teach kids to be stewards of the earth and wildlife.     

“We’re excited to partner with an Oregon-founded organization and support their mission to remove garbage from the oceans,” says David Kroening, Co-Founder. “We all love the area in which we live, and it’s a great opportunity to help offset some of the environmental impacts of Buoy’s building collapse last year. We truly appreciate the community helping us clean up and we’re looking forward to continuing our efforts this year through donations and organized events.” 

During the Benefit Series, 3% of sales will go to Ocean Blue Project. Stay tuned for details about organized cleanup opportunities around the area. 

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Buoy Beer Company announces updates to their Year-Round, Rotating, Lager, River, and Tall Buoy series, while announcing the new Benefit series.
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Astoria's Buoy Beer Company, eager to move on from a year ago, announces changes at their brewery and taproom.

We are grateful the community and the many visitors who have joined us at the Hub over the past year and to the team members who made it possible to continue to do what we love. We look forward to making even more memories with great people, great food, and great beer – no matter where we are. 

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Astoria's Buoy Beer Company, eager to move on from a year ago, announces changes at their brewery and taproom.