Our Story

We came from many walks of life and far flung places to settle (or stay in some cases) in Seattle. This is our home. The mountains, water, snow, fine people, culture and desire to live a little left of center keeps of here. Oh yeah, and the beer. For those who don't know, Washington state is home to the second largest hop growing region in the world. The world. Earth. What more can we say. Beer is in our blood. Fremont Brewing was born of our love and respect for our history and our home as well as the desire to prove that organic beer, made with the finest local ingredients, is not the wave of the future but the doorway to the story of beer's history. All beer was organic before we forced farmers to use herbicides and pesticides. We're back...and so is our beer. Welcome. As for the rest of the story, lawyers, politicos, mothers and fathers, pilots, plumbers, finance guys, landlords and all that, well, we'll post more after construction is finished. Thanks for caring.

Head Brewer Matt Lincoln comes to us from Goose Island Brewing in Chicago where he ran all aspects of their amazing operation in addition to producing some fantastic sour beers. Be sure to check out the review of his last creation at Goose Island, Juliet, in Beer Advocate. We're thrilled to have Matt on the team (not just because of his great name) and look forward to brewing together for years to come.

Brewer Aaron Golston comes to us by way of the Thirsty Bear Brewery in San Francisco. He is a great addition to the Fremont Brewing team and brings a particular interest in the lab side of the operation. Can you say "hemocytometer"?

Please welcome both Matt & Aaron to Fremont!