Steel Toe Brewing of St. Louis Park, Minnesota has announced a limited run release of their Douglas Cascadian Dark Ale (CDA). Named after the Oregon state tree, the Douglas Fir conifer, Douglas CDA has ties to its namesake. Steel Toe Brewing is the brainchild of former Pelican Pub & Brewery (Pacific City, Oregon) head brewer Jason Schoneman.

Founder/brewer Schoneman and brewer Randin King have announced that their brewery is set to release the CDA here in Minneapolis/St. Paul next week. Schoneman opened Steel Toe in August 2011 after four years at the Pelican.  King  moved to Minneapolis from Portland after a short stint assisting the Engler family at Occidental Brewing Company and has been with Steel Toe for Read More…

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Oregon craft beer enthusiasts will be happy to know that one of the state’s finest brewhouses will be introducing a new one-off draft series. Pelican Pub & Brewery of Pacific City, Oregon brings in their Lone Pelican Series, a staff collaborative effort to showcase some new and interesting styles. Here’s the details from the Coastal brewery: Read More…

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Join the Pelican’s Brew Master, Darron Welch, December 20th from 6:00 to 8:00on to taste some of the most rare and unique ales from the Pelican cellar. See how these wonderful beers have aged in the bottle over the years. Appetizers will be served. $65 per person, reservations necessary; call the Pelican at (503)965-7007 or purchase tickets on line at
www.YourLittleBeachTown.com/store.

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This stormy beer will be in sight on November 15th, only at the Pelican. It is intensely malty and toasted with caramel flavors, balanced with floral hop aromas and subtle bitterness. This beer has a great full-bodied warming finish. During the week of November 15 th through the 21st, the Pelican Pub & Brewery will have food specials incorporating Stormwatcher’s Winterfest Ale.

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You better watch out, you better not cry, you better not pout, the brewers at Pelican are telling you why: Bad Santa will arrive October 25th. This mysterious dark elixir is filled with complex malt flavors and aromas with toasted malt and roast character, blending seamlessly to the alluring herbal hop aroma that comes from copious amounts of Fuggle hops. Bad Santa doesn’t care if you’ve been naughty or nice, he wants this beer on your list.

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The owners of Pelican Brewing Co. Mary Jones, Jeff Schons, Darron Welch and Ken Henson have entered into an agreement with Star Distributors, Inc. of Tillamook to lease the Star Distributor building on Stillwell between Front & First Ave. While it is not the same vision as the group had in mind for the Port of Tillamook Bay site, a location they considered last year, it’s the perfect size and shape for what they need to brew large quantities of world-class beer. No restaurant is planned for this site, but a tasting room may become part of the plan in the future.

Star Distributors, Inc. have owned the building and operated the business from that location for 60 years, retiring from the grocery business in 1999. They recently decided to look for a new tenant for the building and posted a “For Lease” sign. Jeff Schons, one of the owners of Pelican Brewing Co., called Pat and Don Kehr, President and General Manager, and negotiations began. “Pat and Don have Read More…

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Pelican’s newest beer joins their ranks in bottles and draft this week.  Silverspot, an English Style IPA, will be available in bottles and on tap. The beer is named after a butterfly that lives along the west coast and Pelican Brewing is donating a portion of their sales to help fund the conservation efforts of the Silverspot Butterfly. 

For further details and specific time, contact Belmont Station.

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SILVERSPOT IPA

Drink a beer, save a butterfly!

Silverspot IPA holds a permanent slot in the Pelican lineup with its brilliant gold color and assertively complex hop aroma. Brew Master Darron Welch selected the blend of Sterling, Fuggle and Meridian hops, focusing on herbal, floral, spicy and tangerine-like characters to create this highly drinkable 6% abv English-Style IPA.  

Silverspot IPA celebrates the Oregon Silverspot butterfly which once flourished in coastal grasslands from Washington to California. Due to habitat loss, this threatened butterfly is now found only in a handful of protected areas. The Oregon Coast is home to most of these sites including nearby Mt. Hebo and Cascade Head, which can be seen from the patio of the Pelican Pub & Brewery.   Oregon Silverspot butterflies depend on a unique ecosystem of coastal grasslands, with caterpillars feeding on violet leaves and butterflies drinking the nectar of flowering plants. A collaborative habitat restoration and reintroduction program is helping to increase this butterfly population. A portion of the proceeds from the sale of this beer will help fund conservation efforts for the Oregon Silverspot Butterfly.

Ingredient List:

              Pale Ale malt                                                               Meridian hops             

              Melanoidin malt                                                        Fuggle hops

              pure local water                                                         Sterling hops                           

              pure ale yeast                                  

Brewing Specifications:

13.7 degrees Plato

6 % by volume

55 IBU

Brilliant Gold

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A little over a week ago, we posted that Pelican Pub & Brewery in Pacific City, OR, champion large brewpub & brewmaster at the 2012 World Beer Cup competition, announced the release of a new permanent brew. Silver Spot IPA, formulated by Pelican brewmaster Darron Welch and his talented crew of brewers is named for the Oregon silverspot butterfly, to which a portion of the beer’s proceeds will be donated to its conservation.

Tuesday August 21, 2012 marks the official release of Silverspot, an English-style India Pale Ale, at the Pelican Pub. Here’s the full details from a press release sent out by the brewery: Read More…

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Just as we see the second annual International #IPADay come and go, we are pleased to discover that one of Oregon’s finest breweries, Pelican of Pacific City has announced that they will be adding a new India Pale Ale to their lineup.

A bit different that their beloved India Pelican Ale, Silverspot, an English-style IPA, uses a blend of Sterling, Fuggle, and Meridian hops to focus on a big citrusy aroma and herbal character. Here’s the details from Pelican:

Silverspot IPA Emerges from the Cocoon

The Pelican Pub & Brewery in Pacific City, Oregon is excited to announce the upcoming emergence of its newest family  member, Silverspot IPA. Silverspot IPA will be taking a permanent slot in the Pelican lineup with its brilliant gold color  and assertively complex hop aroma. Brew Master Darron Welch selected the blend of Sterling, Fuggle and Meridian hops, focusing on herbal, floral, spicy and tangerine-like characters to create this highly drinkable 6% abv English-Style IPA. Enjoy the new addition to the Pelican family August 21st, at the Pelican Pub & Brewery, and look for Silverspot IPA in the market starting September 6th.

Silverspot IPA celebrates the Oregon Silverspot butterfly which once flourished in coastal grasslands from Washington to California. Due to habitat loss, this threatened butterfly is now found only in a handful of protected areas. The Oregon coast is home to most of these sites including nearby Mt. Hebo and Cascade Head, which can be seen from the patio of the Pelican Pub & Brewery. Oregon Silverspot butterflies depend on a unique ecosystem of coastal grasslands, with  caterpillars feeding on violet leaves and butterflies drinking the nectar of flowering plants. A collaborative habitat restoration and reintroduction program is helping to increase this butterfly population. A portion of the proceeds from the sale of this beer will help fund conservation efforts for the Oregon Silverspot Butterfly. Drink a beer, save a butterfly!

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