Backwoods Brewing Co. is located in the heart of the Columbia River gorge, in the small town of Carson, Washington. It was founded by the Waters family in 2012, as a single-barrel brewpub. The brewery now operates on a 20-bbl system in its Stevenson production facility, kegging, canning and bottling beer for the Washington, Oregon and Idaho markets. Since July of 2018, Backwoods Brewing even operates a satellite pub in Portland’s Pearl District. Backwoods Brewing even recently announced it’s opening up a 19-acre resort property called Party Acres, which it’s billing as a playground for lovers of the Gorge.
It doesn’t stop there. Backwoods Brewing has lots of news you need to hear/read. For instance, the company just announced a new satellite pub in downtown Hillsboro, Washington. The pub will be the anchor tenant in the Main Street Commons development — a revitalization of a large former U.S. Bank building. From the press release:
“We couldn’t be more excited about the space,” says owner and CEO Steve Waters. “At 7,800 square feet we’ll have plenty of room to make our neighbors in Hillsboro comfortable in our new pub.”
One of the coolest attractions for this hot new space is that it’s going to boast a 3,000-sq-ft rooftop bar.
“With elevator access and taps in the rooftop area, it will definitely be the popular spot to have a beer and people watch from up above,” says Jason Ogden, Regional GM of Backwoods’ Portland and Hillsboro satellite locations.
Construction on the Hillsboro remodel is underway and other tenants in the building including Sizzle Pie and Grand Central Bakery will be opening up in the coming weeks. Backwoods is planning to be open the new pub in mid-September or early October. Of course, the news doesn’t stop there. Backwoods is making this announcement while also on the verge of opening its new cabins as part of its new Party Acres resort in Carson. Plus, it’s co-hosting a soon-to-be-announced beer festival with another brewery in Portland on July 29. Right now, Backwoods has it going on…
“I’ll admit it, there’s a lot going on at Backwoods right now, and we’re all working a decent amount of overtime to bring it all together,” says Tom Waters, owner and COO. “But the feeling of doing so many fun things all at once is pretty hard to beat, and there’s an air of excitement among our whole crew.”
Wait, there’s more? Holy moly. Is Backwoods also opening a Ridgefield location?
“A spot in Ridgefield has been something we’ve attempted and come close to a couple of times now, but we haven’t gotten a deal to stick yet, unfortunately. Obviously this new spot in Hillsboro and opening the cabins is going to distract us for a little bit, but we still have our sights up north after this settles down, so please be patient with us, Clark County fans!” says Steve.
We’ll keep you updated.
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