Georgetown Brewing Company

{{Short description|Brewery in Georgetown neighborhood of Seattle, Washington}}

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Georgetown Brewing Company is a brewery in Seattle's Georgetown neighborhood, USA. It originally sold only draft beer and for a time was the largest draft-only brewery in the United States. In May 2017 Georgetown began to offer its Bodhizafa IPA, Lucille IPA, and Roger's Pilsner in 12 oz. cans. The primary brew is a pale ale called Manny's.{{cite book|title=The Beer Book|year=2008|publisher=Dorling Kindersley|location=London|isbn=978-0-7566-5007-0|page=39|editor=Hampson, Tim}}

History

The brewery was founded in 2002 by Manny Chao and Roger Bialous. Chao was one of the original employees of Mac & Jack's Brewing Company. Georgetown Brewing Company was started with an initial investment of $200,000. Within its first year, the brewery had broken even with 80 restaurant and bar accounts.{{cite news | url=http://www.bizjournals.com/seattle/stories/2003/09/15/story2.html?page=all | title=Brewed awakening: Slowing beer sales spur new strategies | work=Puget Sound Business Journal | date=September 14, 2003 | accessdate=December 11, 2011 | author=Tice, Carol}} It was originally located in a space at the historic Seattle Brewing and Malting Plant, where Rainier Beer was once produced.{{cite news|last=McOmbe|first=J. Martin|title=Beer Venture Taps into Turn-of-the-Century Georgetown Roots|newspaper=The Seattle Times|date=January 24, 2006}} The company relocated to a larger space in 2008 to increase capacity.{{cite news|last=Matlick|first=Justin|title=Georgetown Brewing Co. Buys Property to Expand|url=http://www.bizjournals.com/seattle/stories/2007/09/17/story9.html?page=all|accessdate=October 13, 2011|newspaper=Puget Sound Business Journal|date=September 16, 2007}}

Manny's Pale Ale

Manny's Pale Ale was the first beer offered by the brewery. As of April 2011, it accounted for 85% of Georgetown's business and was available in about 500 bars around Seattle. The company's website describes it as a pale ale with a "rich and complex malty middle with a snappy hop finish."{{cite news | url=http://www.thestranger.com/seattle/ode-to-mannys/Content?oid=7874559 | title=Ode to Manny's: How Georgetown Brewing Company Came to Make the Best Beer in the Universe | work=The Stranger | date=April 26, 2011 | accessdate=December 11, 2011 | author=Shmader, David}}

''Point Break''-inspired Beers

Two full-time beers have naming connections to the 1991 cult-classic film Point Break starring Patrick Swayze as Bodhi and Keanu Reeves as Johnny Utah: IPA Bodhizafa{{Cite web|url=https://georgetownbeer.com/beer/details/bodhizafa-ipa|website=Georgetown Brewing Company|title=Bodhizafa IPA|access-date=February 19, 2022}} and pale ale Johnny Utah{{Cite web|url=https://georgetownbeer.com/beer/details/johnny-utah|website=Georgetown Brewing Company|title=Johnny Utah Pale Ale|access-date=February 19, 2022}} where the product page says, "Get me two!"

References

External links

[http://www.georgetownbeer.com Georgetown Brewing Company], company website

Category:Beer brewing companies based in Washington (state)

Category:Food and drink companies based in Seattle

Category:Manufacturing companies based in Seattle

Category:2002 establishments in Washington (state)