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Founded
2006
BREWERY TYPE
Production - Regional
Address
272 Van Buren St
Eugene, OR 97402 United States
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Overview
Ninkasi Brewing began in 2006 when Jamie Floyd and Nikos Ridge spent 17 hours brewing their first batch of Total Domination IPA. Now the nation’s 35th and Oregon’s second largest independent craft brewery, Ninkasi continues to grow to two brewhouses, a 55-barrel and a 90-barrel brewhouse, located in Eugene, Oregon and still under the direction of original founders Jamie Floyd and Nikos Ridge.
Ninkasi’s Flagship beers are sold throughout Alaska; Alberta; Arizona; California; Colorado; Idaho; Montana; Nevada; Oregon; Washington; and Vancouver, British Columbia. The brewery remains privately-owned and is committed to community support and giving. Ninkasi’s Beer Is Love program offers in-kind donations and support for organizations throughout its distribution footprint.
The Tasting Room opened in November 2009 and is located in the Whiteaker neighborhood of Eugene, Oregon, and on the Ninkasi Brewing campus. Ninkasi’s first restaurant, the Better Living Room, will open in early 2020, followed by a brewhouse in Tumwater, Washington in July 2020.
Eugene, Oregon-based Ninkasi Brewing Company has instituted “organizational and operational changes” over the last month that has led to cuts within its field sales, hospitality and management teams, Ninkasi Brewing CEO Nigel Francisco confirmed to Brewbound.
Lou Romano, who had served as president of Flying Fish Brewing for the last three years, is exiting the Somerdale, New Jersey-based craft brewery; Sierra Nevada has appointed Kyle Ingram as its brand director; and more job changes in the beer industry.
Ninkasi Brewing Company has released an Imperial Coffee Stout as part of the People Power Beer campaign to benefit The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU). Ten percent of proceeds from the sale of this beer will be donated to The ACLU.
Ninkasi Brewing Company is thrilled to launch Steady Orbit Grounded IPA as the latest addition to their year-round beer line-up. A lower ABV beer at 4.5% ABV, Steady Orbit is available in 12 oz. cans and draft now throughout Ninkasi’s distribution footprint.
Pacific Sparkling – Ninkasi Brewing Company’s sister brand – has released Sun-Kissed Grapefruit and Marionberry Lemon Twist in 19.2 oz. cans, available now.
Ninkasi Brewing Company is excited to announce their new summer seasonal, Peach Maiden the Shade Summer IPA, available now in 6-packs of bottles and 12-packs of cans throughout Ninkasi’s distribution footprint.
Pacific Sparkling, sister brand of Ninkasi Brewing Company, is pleased to announce their first variety pack, The Fizzy Pack, featuring new flavor Marionberry Lemon Twist and Fizzy Pack exclusive Crisp Cucumber Mint, plus current favorites Sun-Kissed Grapefruit and Tangy Key Lime.
Ninkasi Brewing Company is excited to launch two new all-can packs: The G.O.A.T. Pack and Total Domination Mountain Pack. The G.O.A.T. Pack includes Total Domination Northwest IPA, Tricerahops Double IPA, Prismatic Juicy IPA, and new and exclusive Juicy Domination Tropical IPA (also available on draft). The Total Domination Mountain Pack is available in 12-packs and 6-packs. All are available now.
Ninkasi Brewing Company is thrilled to announce The Better Living Room is now open on their Eugene, Oregon brewery campus on the ground floor of their administrative building at 155 Blair Blvd.
Brewbound readers in 2019 gravitated to stories about major craft brewery mergers and acquisitions, hard seltzer launches and reformulations, lawsuits and distribution disputes and brewery closures. The announcement of the $300 million merger between Boston Beer Company and Dogfish Head set the stage for a busy year of M&A activity, as many craft brewers began to form partnerships to weather a more tumultuous competitive marketplace.
Ninkasi Brewing Company has partnered with Alesong Brewing & Blending to distribute limited quantities of Alesong releases across Ninkasi’s distribution footprint.
Six months after acquiring a majority stake in Oregon’s Ninkasi Brewing, Legacy Breweries Inc. today announced the acquisition of two smaller craft breweries, Aspen Brewing in Colorado and Laurelwood Brewing in Oregon.
Ninkasi Brewing Company is delighted to announce Andrew Hroza as Executive Chef of their upcoming restaurant, the Ninkasi Better Living Room, opening early 2020 on their brewery campus in Eugene’s Whiteaker neighborhood.
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