![An artist's rendition shows how the new Pilot House Distilling production facility and tasting room will look once the conversion of the former fish processing plant is complete. Buoy Beer, whose owners bought Pilot House in 2019, was founded in 2013 and in 2021 completed an expansion that more than doubles brewing capacity for the popular brewery that sits on a dock along the Astoria Riverwalk.](https://www.oregonlive.com/resizer/VZX3RDdDH_uk8PMHgLrQTHAaFAk=/0x1200/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/advancelocal/LJC5GB3WURHVBFCXJRXRP3JZHI.jpg)
![A sea lion lounges on a wooden deck under the glass of the floor viewing window in Buoy Beer's restaurant. Buoy Beer was founded in 2013 and in 2021 completed an expansion that more than doubles brewing capacity for the popular brewery that sits on a dock along the Astoria Riverwalk.](https://www.oregonlive.com/resizer/2MkKb8jJyu8hgy5NYpzs_6GkMVs=/0x1200/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/advancelocal/CGFKGH7H65A5PKMEE7QLMEGIFA.jpg)
![Buoy Beer Company opened its restaurant in Astoria in 2014, and has since become a popular destination on the Oregon coast, known for its beautiful setting right on the Columbia River.](https://www.oregonlive.com/resizer/Hpfu1nQW1ZDSXbs3tRCVrZf2U5Y=/0x1200/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/advancelocal/XJTJXPKSRFHNJPRBY3CLYTXGTA.jpg)
A structural failure at Buoy Beer’s original building in Astoria caused a large portion of the roof to collapse early Tuesday night, but the company said no one was injured.
A structural failure at Buoy Beer’s original building in Astoria caused a large portion of the roof to collapse early Tuesday night, but the company said no one was injured.