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Running Dogs Brewery
with another brewery is scheduled in
February. The space is also available for
rent for private events and parties.
“We like to partner with other
local businesses and artists,” says Clay-
ton. “Things are growing and happening
a lot faster than anticipated.”
Guests are welcome to select
from an ever growing collection of over
100 board games and settle in with their
friends to hang out. They also have a
television monitor for sports events.
Regulars can join their “Mug Club”
for $100 and get their own 25 oz. mug
filled up for the price of a pint. A few
outdoor tables with umbrellas provide a
nice place to sit with your best friend...
either human or canine, which is encour-
aged.
Originally from Hood Canal in
Washington, the Claytons, like a lot of
other small brew pub owners, first got
interested in brewing as a hobby. Jaron
started home brewing in 2009 when he
returned from Iraq after serving in the
U.S. Army; he also spent time in the
Washington Army National Guard. In
2012 Jaron was transferred to the Port-
land area for his work as a health care
administrator, and he and Maggie settled
in St. Helens. Their interest in brewing
continued to grow. “We bought a five
gallon home brew kit,” explains Mag-
gie. “We taught ourselves, built our own
mash ton, and fermented in a carboy.
And then in 2015 we bought our one-
barrel system and started brewing big
batches.”
Running Dogs Brewery is
named for the Clayton’s two dogs, a Hun-
garian Vizsla and an Italian Greyhound.
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“Those breeds are two of the fastest dogs
in the world, and ours were always run-
ning, so that’s where the name comes
from,” explains Maggie. “Our logo
comes from an actual photo of those two
dogs and our tag line, ‘Lap It Up’ comes
from when we were just home brewing
and we would give the dogs some of the
mash liquid and they would lap it up. So
it’s all very personal.” Unfortunately the
Clayton’s Italian Greyhound recently
passed away, but the Claytons now have
another Vizsla.
Jaron just left his day job, and
will now be the brewmaster, while Mag-
gie runs the taproom. “Now that we
have a full-time brewer we hope we can
keep up with demand a little better,”
says Clayton.
Clayton says their small system
actually allows them the opportunity to
experiment quite a bit. “We really like
to be creative and think outside the box
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with our recipes, because we don’t have
to worry as much. If something doesn’t
work out it’s not that big a deal to dump
out a one-barrel batch as it would be to
dump a ten-barrel batch.”
Running Dogs like to use fruit in
their recipes, using a lot of locally grown
products. “We haven’t tried brewing
with vegetables yet, but it’s something
we’re thinking about,” says Clayton. “A
mushroom infused beer is something
that we’ve had requests for. We’re just
not afraid to be creative because there
are so many ingredients that can produce
a good flavor in a beer.”
With space limited, Running
Dogs has a small kitchen area and menu
of light fare, serving a variety of panini
sandwiches and several choices of meat
and cheese charcuterie boards, snacks,
(everyone gets a dog bowl with pret-
zels when they order a drink) and will
be adding chips and salsa and quesadil-
las. “We’re not a place where you want
to plan on a big dinner, but it’s good for
hanging out,” says Clayton.
In the immediate future Clayton
says Running Dogs plans to add 14 more
taps. “Our goal is to have eight to ten
of our own beers on tap and then begin
to showcase even more regional beers
and ciders, because there really isn’t any
other place in this area where you can sit
down and try different craft beers. So
we want to bring a nice variety of craft
microbrews to Columbia County.”
Running Dogs has a variety of
merchandise like glassware, growlers,
sweatshirts, T-shirts, and trucker hats,
with coasters and stickers on the way, so
customers can help advertise and spread
the word about Columbia County’s new-
est brewery.
Clayton says that, as their popu-
larity grows, they will explore upgrading
to a larger seven or ten-barrel system.
She says they would love to someday
move to a larger location in Columbia
County with a full restaurant, and maybe
even an enclosed outdoor beer garden
area where dogs can play off leash while
their humans enjoy a good brew.
Running Dogs Brewery is located at 291
S. 1 st Street in Old Town St. Helens and
is open Wednesday and Thursday 11:30
am to 9:00 pm; Friday and Saturday
from 11:30 am to 10:00 pm and Sunday
from 1:00 pm to 7:00 pm; closed Mon-
day and Tuesday.
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