Lets hear it for a small town brewery!

Doesn't roll off the tongue a la "cave troll," but oh well.

I had never heard of "Yachats" until the crowler list, and honestly, I initially just thought it was someone who couldn't spell "yachts" correctly. Glad to hear they're good peoples, and when I get around to the road trip down the coast, more than their kooky name will now keep them in mind.

 

When I saw the title of this I was going to mention Yachats. Glad you had a good time!

 

My parents have been to Yachats Brewing before and really enjoyed their time there.

 

I can see Yachat's saisons and mixed-culture stuff putting them on a similar trajectory to de Garde. They are the real deal.

 

For Coos Bay, 7 Devils is a pretty welcome addition from talking to friends there. I went once, and it wasn't bad. Stellar, even, compared to other "brew pubs" I've been to on the coast. Too many coastal restaurants/pubs/hotels mail it in due to the lack of competition so I can respect a place that at least tries.

 

Small towns with great breweries. Hmm. I guess it all depends on what you consider small. Paradise Creek makes some pretty good beers, and if you subtract WSU's student population (most of which couldn't give two shits about craft beer), Pullman is practically a ghost town. Post Falls, Idaho is pretty small when compared to the Seattle and Portland areas, but has two worthy breweries in Selkirk Abbey and Post Falls Brewing (I'm guilty of not getting to the latter nearly enough; the former I can't pass up whenever I'm in Idaho). Everyone thinks the Tri-Cities are small, even though if they consolidated they'd be bigger than Tacoma, and both White Bluffs and Ice Harbor are great places to stop by when there.

 

I nominate Deming WA. Also, Blaine WA, even though Atwood doesn't have a tasting room.

 

Nominate Tillamook
If you subtract the cows and clams there is nobody there except DeGaurd

 

Not quite. Pelican has a production brewery and restaurant in Tillamook, and I would hardly call them "nobody".

 

If I weren't in a chill mood (and, on my phone) at the moment, I would disagree with your disagreementness. But, alas, I am, so, carry on Garth!

 

Yep, you are right, damn thats a crowded town!

 

For small town breweries, I'm partial to Brewers Union Local 180 in Oakridge OR.

 

My shout out is for Stickmen in Tualitin or Lake Oswego. Good beer is definitely migrating out to the 'burbs

 

Does Hood River count as a small town? If so, Logsdon and pFreim would be my two favorite small town breweries.

Agrarian in Coburg, OR is worth checking out - if you can find it. I stopped in right as they were closing, so I didn't get to try their food. Walking Man in Stevenson, WA and Everybody's in White Salmon, WA are both good and have solid menus.

There's a two breweries that I've been wanting to investigate: Plough Monday in Veneta, OR (their Brown Ale and Imperial Stout are damn fine) and Wolf Tree, OR outside of Seal Rock (who specialize in beers made from spruce tips). Also, I haven't made it to Port Townsend, WA since Propolis opened their taproom, but I hope to make it up there eventually.

 

Oh... One more. Just discovered 7 Seas out of Gig Harbor, WA. The bottle shop here in Da 'Couve started carrying their stuff.