1% FOR THE PLANET – a continuing partnership with local and regional environmental organizations. 

At Fort George, we’re surrounded by water on all sides. We’re proud of our slow-sand filtered Astoria city water and the wild spaces from which it sheds. We couldn’t make beer here without it and we’re dedicated to protecting this priceless resource throughout the Lower Columbia Region. That’s why this year Fort George continues our partnership with 1% for the Planet – donating 1% of all 12oz can sales and 16oz Lager Series sales to local and regional environmental organizations like Elakha Alliance, North Coast Watershed Association, Oregon Agricultural Trust, The North Coast Land Conservancy, and Lower Columbia Estuary Partnership. In 2024 we will donate over $75,000 to local environmentally focused non-profits in addition to our other ongoing partnerships which benefit non-profit organizations in the community. We’re committed to the water that makes our beer delicious, and to the land around us.

WASTEWATER TREATMENT

Since opening, Fort George has been diverting spent grain and brewing process wastewater from Astoria’s sewers. Through partnerships with local dairy farms, they have been able to provide high quality, nutrient-rich animal feed, reducing the farm’s operational costs and cutting back water treatment needs for all three of their brewing facilities. At the Waterfront facility, the installation of two BioGill Ultra BioReactors further reduces their brewery process wastewater strength to the equivalent of a single residential 4 person home – an over 90% reduction, according to Fort George. Processing our wastewater before it hits the sewer allows them to keep all of the brewery operations within the city of Astoria without overtaxing the aging local infrastructure, while helping local farms thrive. 

“As we continue to grow and build, we do so with the ultimate goal of creating systems and processes which benefit the environment, our employees, and our community. From our smallest changes to large infrastructure investments like the 560kW solar array, Fort George is invested in the health and prosperity of Oregonians. We’re proud to be making some of the best beer in the Pacific Northwest while growing and investing in our sustainable practices, materials and systems,” adds Fort George’s Kirsten Pierce.

Special thanks to: 

Suzanne Bonamici, Congresswoman

Jeffrey A. Merkley, United States Senator

Ron Wyden, United States Senator

David L. Reid, Executive Director Astoria-Warrenton Area Chamber of Commerce

Kevin Leahy,  Executive Director/Associate Vice President CEDR

Jessamyn Grace West, Executive Director Astoria Downtown Historic District Association

Willis L. Van Dusen, President Van Dusen Beverages

City of Astoria

Clatsop County

United States Department of Agriculture – Rural Development 

Pacific Power – BlueSky Program

Advanced Energy Systems 

Premier Electrical Construction, Inc. 

Crockett Carpentry, LLC

Centimark Corporation

Graybar Electric Supply

Square D | Schneider Electric USA

Al Jaques, Fort George Construction Project Manager