Pizza Port canning line

Discussion in 'Pacific' started by tjensen3618, Mar 6, 2013.

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  1. tjensen3618

    tjensen3618 Maven (1,391) Mar 23, 2008 California

    I googled and only found vague mentions from spring of last year that a canning line was in the works.
    Well, the first label approval for Swami's IPA in 16oz cans just came through.

    Found on beerpulse.com
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  2. MacNCheese

    MacNCheese Initiate (0) Dec 10, 2011 California

  3. MrFootstones

    MrFootstones Initiate (0) Aug 8, 2008 California

    I'll take a case of Poor Man's tall boys, please.
     
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  4. MacNCheese

    MacNCheese Initiate (0) Dec 10, 2011 California

    I raise you a case of tall boy Hop Suey's.
     
  5. AptosBeerDrinker

    AptosBeerDrinker Initiate (0) Aug 9, 2011 California

    I'm assuming they are going to be doing this out of their new facility that's being built? How close is that to completion?

    Furthermore, any news on Bagby Beer Co. in Oceanside?
     
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  6. MacNCheese

    MacNCheese Initiate (0) Dec 10, 2011 California

    They're moving the tanks/fermentation equpiment into Pizza Port #5. Head Brewer will be Yiga from PP OB.

    Bagby has a location in Oceanside and I think they're planning it now?
     
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  7. jtmartino

    jtmartino Initiate (0) Dec 11, 2010 California

    Yeah their new facility in Bressi Ranch will have a canning line as well as a brewpub. Expected completion was sometime in the next couple of months (although I don't know if the project has been delayed at all.)

    Bagby's new place will probably be done sometime towards the end of the year - they found a location, signed the lease, and have started the construction process.
     
  8. walterfredo

    walterfredo Savant (1,032) Nov 22, 2011 California
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    Can someone please enlighten me on how pizza port is related to port brewing (if it even is at all). I'm uninformed.
     
  9. tjensen3618

    tjensen3618 Maven (1,391) Mar 23, 2008 California

    Tomme Arthur brewed for Pizza Port back in the day. He left to start Port Brewing/The Lost Abbey in 2005ish???
     
  10. jtmartino

    jtmartino Initiate (0) Dec 11, 2010 California

    They are owned by the same people. It all started as Pizza Port. Then the owners Vince and Gina, along with the lead Pizza Port brewer at the time, Tomme Arthur, started a separate brewery and production facility called Port/Lost Abbey. A lot of Port's beers were initially created at Pizza Port then scaled up to production at Port.

    Now, Pizza Port is a different company brewing different beer with different brewmasters (although the same owners). This is their first production facility.
     
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  11. besaunders

    besaunders Initiate (0) Nov 8, 2007 California

    I am pretty sure that Tomme is not related to the "Port Brewing" part of their business. Essentially, they are just sharing space, right?
     
  12. MacNCheese

    MacNCheese Initiate (0) Dec 10, 2011 California

    It's complicated? I have no idea if we'll see Wipeout or Mongo in cans, as those are Port beers.

    I think it just depends on who the owners are. I don't believe (and I could be dead wrong) that Tomme has any stake in the Pizza Port line.

    Still wish Port would force carb their beers.
     
  13. tjensen3618

    tjensen3618 Maven (1,391) Mar 23, 2008 California

    No I think it's more of a Toyota & Lexus type deal.
    Same facilities, production areas, and parent company. Different Products/Marketing/Customer base.
     
  14. walterfredo

    walterfredo Savant (1,032) Nov 22, 2011 California
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    Thanks for the info, been curious about this for a while.
     
  15. HopHead84

    HopHead84 Grand Pooh-Bah (3,268) Nov 29, 2006 California
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    This is how I understand it to be:

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  16. jtmartino

    jtmartino Initiate (0) Dec 11, 2010 California

    He's one of the founders of Port. This is explained on their website (which is down, at the moment.) I'm sure he still plays a part in production, if only to oversee it.
     
  17. peruster

    peruster Initiate (0) Feb 20, 2008 California

    Think of each "Port" as a semi-independent brewery, with equally independent brewers. Pizza Port Brewing/Lost Abbey just doesn't make pizza and has a different owner/corporate structure.
     
  18. rgco

    rgco Initiate (0) Apr 2, 2012 California

    I like it in the can.
     
  19. sandiego67

    sandiego67 Initiate (0) Feb 25, 2008 California

    Try Hillcrest Brewing Co. They've got you covered.*

    *Obligatory homosexual joke
     
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  20. nogidrew86

    nogidrew86 Initiate (0) Aug 16, 2010 Nevada

    Where CAN I put in a request for a star wars theme beers mixed pack ?
     
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