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Fremont Brewery is a brewery located in the Fremont neighborhood of Seattle, Washington, in the United States. The brewery was opened by married couple Sara Nelson and Matt Linecum in 2009 and creates small-batch artisan beers. Prior to opening the brewery, Linecum was a home brewer.{{Cite web|url=https://www.seattlebusinessmag.com/business-operations/fremont-brewing-mission-create-good-beer-and-better-community|title=Fremont Brewing Is On a Mission to Create Good Beer and a Better Community|date=2018-09-10|website=Seattle Business Magazine|language=en|access-date=2020-01-23}} Their beers have quickly become some of the best selling in the area.{{cite web|url=http://www.bizjournals.com/seattle/blog/2014/08/fremont-brewing-in-ballard-popular-brewery-expands.html?page=all|title=Fremont Brewing in Ballard? Yes. Popular brewery expands to Ballard brewery district|author=Stiles, Marc|date=April 1, 2014|work=Puget Sound Business Journal|accessdate=November 15, 2014}}
Fremont Brewery prides itself on being the third largest craft brewery in Washington state and the largest producer of barrel-aged beer in Washington state.{{Cite web|url=http://www.seattlemag.com/best-beer-awards/best-beer-destinations-around-seattle|title=Best Beer Destinations Around Seattle|date=2019-06-19|website=Seattle Magazine|language=en|access-date=2020-01-23}} Despite it's large local scale, the brewery distribution only reaches Washington, Oregon, Alaska, Idaho, Colorado, and California. Fremont Brewery prides itself on running and growing it's business in a sustainable way. {{Cite web|url=https://brewingindustryguide.com/grow-gracefully/|title=Grow Gracefully|website=Brewing Industry Guide|language=en|access-date=2020-01-23}}
Originally consisting of only a few tables in the brewery, the tasting room has expanded into a large part of the building and an outdoor seating area. An expanded brewing facility will open in neighboring Ballard to meet demand. The increase to 250,000 barrels a year would put it among the top producing craft breweries in the United States.
Co-founder, Sara Nelson, serves as a representative on the Brewers Association beginning February of 2020 and will serve for three years.{{Cite web|url=http://www.washingtonbeerblog.com/fremont-brewings-sara-nelson-elected-to-brewers-association-board-of-directors/|title=Fremont Brewing's Sara Nelson elected to Brewers Association Board of Directors|last=Jones|first=Kendall|date=2019-10-30|website=Washington Beer Blog|language=en-US|access-date=2020-01-23}}
Partnerships
In 2018, Alaska Airlines chose to feature Fremont Brewing's infamous Lush IPA on flights over one hour in duration.{{Cite web|url=https://www.thestranger.com/slog/2018/11/15/35632437/fremont-brewing-and-alaska-airlines-partner-to-spread-hop-magic-around-the-world|title=Fremont Brewing and Alaska Airlines Partner to Spread Hop Magic Around the World|last=Nov 15|first=Lester Black •|last2=Pm|first2=2018 at 4:03|website=The Stranger|language=en|access-date=2020-01-30}} The partnership was so successful that in 2019, Fremont created a new beer only available with Alaska Airlines entitled, Lounge Life IPA. The pair chose to partner based on their shared value of a positive environmental impact. {{Cite web|url=https://www.brewbound.com/news/fremont-brewing-partners-with-alaska-airlines-to-release-lounge-life-ipa|title=Fremont Brewing Partners with Alaska Airlines to Release Lounge Life IPA|date=2019-07-11|website=Brewbound|language=en-US|access-date=2020-01-30}}
Sustainability
Despite Fremont Brewery's size, their ranking in beer-to-water ratio compares to major brands such as Sierra Nevada and New Belgium based on their passion for sustainability. The brewery uses LED lighting, sources water from roof rain gardens, and uses only hybrid vehicles for sales.{{Cite web|url=https://brewingindustryguide.com/grow-gracefully/|title=Grow Gracefully|website=Brewing Industry Guide|language=en|access-date=2020-01-30}} Additionally, Fremont Brewing uses a system called HORSE (high solids organic waste recycling) which takes food waste and regenerates it to renewable energy and fertilizer in 30 days.{{Cite web|url=https://www.king5.com/article/tech/science/environment/fremont-brewery-converts-waste-into-energy-fertilizer/281-323510467|title=Fremont Brewery converts waste into energy, fertilizer|website=KING|access-date=2020-01-30}}