AS most of us know Boneyard RPM is available everywhere in Oregon. I have been inn those lottery "delis" and the IPA is invariably RPM..been in so many dive bars all over Oregon and there it is RPM. How does Boneyard do it? They have to be producing a shit-ton of this delicious nectar. But their facilities still seem small. Its a great beer and i am happy it is so widely available in Oregon,,but still wonder
They opened a production brewery on the north side with a bunch of big fermenters. Edit: They’ve got a 40bbl brewhouse and produced 30K bbls in 2018.
All I know is this: I am personally happy that when I finish a shift at the theatre, I can just roll around the corner (sometimes with road dawgs in tow), and RPM is waiting for us at Pooties. Thank you Boneyard!
Yeah, they've sneakily been a Top 10 Oregon volume brewery for the past five years beating out a bunch of brands most would assume are much 'bigger'. Especially since they are draft only- no one else comes close in that regard.
If they were to follow Georgetown’s trajectory of sleeper draft dominance followed by successful can transition and quality maintenance, well that would be just fine by me. And if they choose to stay in the sleeper draft dominance phase, that’s OK too.
If any business, in any sector, can replicate the success Georgetown has had, that would be fine by me. The key takeaways from Georgetown’s expansion: right selection of equipment, smart timing, one format, three major brands in package, and manny’s remaining on draft. Hell, reliving the glory days for a second. I remember the test run of manny’s cans in silver bullets. That’s a great packaged beer, and when Georgetown starts to run out of steam with their insane growth, they could probably rotate Manny’s into package and see another bump. I’d love to grab a manny’s sixer over SN pale ale... really the only pale in the market that I purchase. any brewer could spend $3M on a can line, package their three best sellers, and do just fine. Ft George is about to try, and plenty others are thinking about it. But to do what Georgetown did... where they jumped from 30k bbl to 100k with universal praise... yeah, it’s easier said then done.
Since moving to Oregon, this has been my checkdown beer. Just as OP said, you can find it anywhere and given that the draught line is clean, you can expect a great beer no matter where you are.
