Public Coast Brewing
264 Third Street • Cannon Beach • publiccoastbrewing.com
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s the North Coast celebrates the 50th
anniversary of the Oregon Beach Bill,
the Public Coast Brewing Company is
doing some celebrating of its own.
“It has been a big year for lots of
reasons,” said Ryan Snyder, president
and co-owner of Martin North (former Martin
Hospitality), which owns the Public Coast in Cannon
Beach.
In August, the company sponsored its first beer
festival at Haystack Gardens. Martin North served four
of its craft beers brewed at Public Coast and 49 beers
from other Oregon breweries. The festival was a
“celebration of the craft beer industry and a thank you
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for the outstanding support” when the Public Coast
brewery opened a year ago, Snyder said.
Since its opening, Public Coast has served about
1,000 barrels – or about 31,000 gallons – of beer crafted
by brewer Will Leroux.
In addition, the brewery will have three new
fermentation tanks in 2018.
The brewery is starting to can its beer: First to be
canned was the Public Coast’s ‘67 Blonde Ale –
commemorating the year the state Legislature adopted
the “Beach Bill,” which ensured Oregon’s 363 miles of
beaches remained public. The controversy began in
Cannon Beach, on the beach adjacent to what was then
the Surfsand Motel. The motel eventually was acquired
by Martin and renamed Surfsand Resort.
Public Coast’s Tangerine IPA, Oswald IPA and
Uncle Fred’s German Style Wheat Beer also went into
cans. In the fall, canned brews will include Oregon Pale
Ale, Coconut Brown Ale and the pub’s root beer.
The beers are on some local stores’ shelves. Despite
this distribution, however, Snyder plans to keep the
“craft” in craft beer.
“Will is touching every ounce of fluid,” Snyder said
of his brewer, who spent 30 years as a chef. “To me,
that’s craft. It keeps it small for us.”
Snyder also intends to keep the brewing, canning
and distribution local. “It’s a very specialized Cannon
Beach experience,” he said.
Since its opening,
Public Coast has
served about
1,000 barrels – or
about 31,000
gallons – of beer
crafted by brewer
Will Leroux.