Fort Point Beer Company

Fort Point Beer Company is a beer company located in the Presidio of San Francisco, California, in the United States.

Fort Point Beer Company
IndustryAlcoholic beverage
Founded2014
HeadquartersSan Francisco, California
ProductsBeer
Production output
20,000 barrels
OwnerTyler Catalana, Justin Catalana
Websitehttp://www.fortpointbeer.com/

History

Two brothers, Tyler Catalana and Justin Catalana, started Fort Point in 2014. The pair owned a small restaurant and brewery, Mill Valley Beerworks, in Mill Valley, California;[1] Mill Valley Beerworks employee Mike Schnebeck joined the Catalanas as head brewer at the new beer-only venture.[2] Their brewery is located in the Presidio of San Francisco's Crissy Field, overlooking Fort Point. They are a member of the San Francisco Brewers Guild.[3]

They began canning their beers in 2015, selling them in local San Francisco retailers.[4] Uniquely, they are serving as their own distributors.[5]

In 2016, Fort Point opened a kiosk at the Ferry Building in San Francisco.[4] The kiosk includes six tap handles, with beer delivered daily from the brewery, and available in pints or to-go in growlers.[6]

Production

Fort Point's beer lineup focuses on everyday session beers designed to compete with popular macrobrewers such as Stella Artois or Budweiser rather than other local microbrewers.[5] They brew four core beers: KSA (a kolsch-style ale), Villager (an IPA), Westfalia (a red ale), and Park (a witbier), as well as a host of seasonal and special releases. They brewed a special beer designed to be paired with food, Tosca, exclusively for local restaurant Tosca Cafe.[7]

In 2015, they won a Good Food Award for Manzanita, a smoked altbier with manzanita wood.[8]

In 2014, their production was 2,000 barrels; by 2015, they produced 6,000 barrels of beer. The brewery currently produces over 20,000 barrels a year and plans to produce 30,000 in 2018.[4][9]

See also
  • California breweries

References
  1. "Fort Point Brewing Company opens in the Presidio". Inside Scoop SF. Retrieved 2016-01-18.
  2. "Mike Schnebeck, Fort Point Beer Company brewmaster". San Francisco Chronicle. Retrieved 2016-01-18.
  3. "Fort Point Beer Joins San Francisco Brewers Guild | Brewbound.com". Brewbound.com. Retrieved 2016-01-18.
  4. "Fort Point Beer Company's Ferry Building kiosk now open". Inside Scoop SF. Retrieved 2016-01-18.
  5. "Fort Point Beer Co. and the "Everyday Beer" (VIDEO)". SF Weekly. Retrieved 2016-01-18.
  6. "Fort Point Beer Company to Bring Growlers and a Beer Garden to the Ferry Building". Eater SF. Retrieved 2016-01-18.
  7. "Narsai David: Craft Beer Tasting At San Francisco's Fort Point Beer Co". Retrieved 2016-01-18.
  8. "Making Food: Charred beer? Fort Point pushes boundaries". Inside Scoop SF. Retrieved 2016-01-18.
  9. "Presidio's busy brewery a labor of brotherly love". San Francisco Chronicle. Retrieved 2017-11-07.
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