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Buoy Beer Co. and the Ocean Blue Project collaborate to release the first in a series, Baltic Porter.

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Buoy Beer Co. and the Ocean Blue Project collaborate to release the first in a series, Baltic Porter.

Press Release

At the beginning of 2023, Buoy Beer Company launched a new program to contribute 3% of the sales of their rotating 16oz 4pks to Ocean Blue Project. Ocean Blue Project is a grassroots, boots-on-the-sand nonprofit founded in Newport, Oregon by Richard and Fleet Arterbury, father-and-son tribal members of the Choctaw Nation. Their organization is built around one vision: to restore the world’s oceans, beaches, and rivers to pristine, self-sustaining ecosystems where wildlife and human communities can coexist and thrive. 

Because everything flows downstream and the ocean is a mirror reflection of our city streets, Ocean Blue Project educates, empowers, and lends technical expertise to communities and governments around the world to support microplastics recovery, river restoration, and programs that teach kids to be stewards of the earth and wildlife.    

Buoy’s first beer release to benefit this organization is a fan favorite, Buoy Baltic Porter, a crisp, malty lager that yields its light richness to a combination of Munich, Vienna, and Black malts. Born from dark winter nights in the icy northern latitudes, Buoy Baltic Porter crosses the boundaries between rich and crisp, smooth and brisk. Lagering below freezing for thirty days and thirty nights evolves the resonant flavors of coffee, filberts, and bittersweet chocolate into a beer perfect for those all at sea. 

A quick season of Baltic Porter will be followed by a new release, Buoy LAGER. Coming out in April, Buoy LAGER is a tribute to the premium Oregon-brewed lagers that inspired a generation to become production craft brewers. This easy-drinking golden lager is crisp and light, brewed with American Pilsen malt and Cascade hops for flavors of toasted cracker, bright citrus, and a finish of spice. It's the lager you never knew you always needed. 

“When you drink a Buoy LAGER for the first time, you understand exactly why you picked it up,” says Matt Jones, Head Brewer. “This is an easy-drinking throwback to the premium NW lagers that were the go-to weekend beers not so long ago. It’s light and smooth with crispness from Cascade hops and spiciness from Sterling hops.” 

Buoy Beer Company’s partnership with Ocean Blue Project brought them together with Block 15 Brewing and Sunriver Brewing, two breweries that have also supported Ocean Blue Project. Though all three breweries are in different distinct areas of Oregon, they are all impacted by the interconnectivity of our regions; as they say, all rivers lead to the sea. This environmental connection is the inspiration for a collaboration beer between the breweries. All three breweries will also be participating in a beach clean-up in Newport to celebrate World Oceans Day on June 24th. Everyone is encouraged to join. Stay up to date with details on the Ocean Blue Project website and the breweries' social media. 

Baltic Porter and Buoy LAGER are available throughout Oregon, Washington, and Idaho. 

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Astoria, OR overlooks the meeting of one of the West's most relentless rivers and the wilderness of an entire ocean - and it's here that Buoy Beer Company brews its beer. With balance always a priority, we focus on traditional lagers and NW ales to savor and share with friends after a hard day's work.

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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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Breweries Block 15, Buoy Beer, and Sunriver, collaborate to support the Ocean Blue Project with the release of Where Rivers Meet Pale Ale.

Where Rivers Meet Pale Ale was crafted and brewed by all three breweries on May 26th in Sunriver, OR. Head Brewer Patrick Raasch describes the beer as “a light-colored, clear, West Coast-style Pale Ale with a bright citrus and tropical hop character”. The beer will be available on draft and in cans throughout Oregon and at the three brewery locations after the launch party in Newport.

While developing the beer concept and recipe, the breweries recognized the impact of sourcing ingredients from sustainable suppliers. “We brewed with a selection of Salmon-Safe hops from some of Oregon’s finest hop growers – Crystal from Goschie Farms, Strata from Coleman AG, and Estate Grown Comet and Chinook from Crosby Hop Farm.” Brett Thomas, Sunriver Brewing Director of Brewing Ops, explains.

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Breweries Block 15, Buoy Beer, and Sunriver, collaborate to support the Ocean Blue Project with the release of Where Rivers Meet Pale Ale.