Fort George Brewery goes Solar-Powered, and touts Sustainable and Green Energy Programs — New School Beer + Cider
October 8, 2024
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
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