Buoy Beer building collapses in Astoria; company reports no injuries

by Andre Meunier | Jun 15, 2022 | Drink, Headline Feed

Buoy Beer building collapses in Astoria; company reports no injuries

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.

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.

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.

The elevated brewing deck, housed in Buoy Beer's new production building, makes one of its first batches in late August under the eye of head brewer Matt Jones, a former Widmer Brothers Brewing brewer. 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.

Head brewer Matt Jones in late August oversees one of the first brews on the new brewing deck at Buoy Beer. The brewery 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.

Buoy's expansion included building a conveyor bridge over Astoria Riverwalk that transports beer from the new brewing facility to the former brewing facility, which is now the space for packaging and brite and lager tanks. 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.

Construction on a new brewing facility continues in late August at Buoy Beer, which was founded in 2013 and in September completed the expansion that more than doubles brewing capacity for the popular brewery that sits on a dock along the Astoria Riverwalk.

A former fish processing plant (left) along the Astoria Riverwalk is being renovated and will be the new Pilot House Distilling production facility and tasting room. Buoy Beer (at right, catty-corner from the Pilot building) 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.

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.

Fermentation tanks have been added to the new brewing building at Buoy Beer, which 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.

The new production facility holds three 200-barrel fermentation tanks, among other smaller tanks. 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.

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.

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.

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.

Keg and can storage has expanded at Buoy Beer, which 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.

Empty cans are stored at Buoy Beer, which 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.

Buoy Beer was founded in 2013 in the former home of Bornstein Seafoods' fish processing plant on a dock east of the Astoria-Megler Bridge that was sitting unused. In 2021, Buoy completed an expansion that more than doubles brewing capacity for the popular brewery that sits on a dock along the Astoria Riverwalk.

Buoy Beer has a beer window alongside the Columbia River. The brewery 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.

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.

Outdoor seating has become popular during the pandemic at Buoy Beer, which 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.

A back room window at Buoy Beer offers a picturesque view of the Astoria-Megler Bridge. 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.

The Astoria-Megler Bridge sits just downriver from Buoy Beer, which was 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.

The Bowline Hotel has opened in a former sardine processing plant immediately east of Buoy Beer, which was 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.

A fish processing ladder from the building's earlier days still adorns the dining room at Buoy Beer, which 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.

Buoy Beer resides in the former home of Bornstein Seafoods, whose old loading dock sign is stored in a back room at Buoy. The brewery 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.

The small-batch brewing system sits at the back of the tasting room at Buoy Beer, which 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.

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.

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.

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