The North Coast craft beer scene kept growing in 2023, seemingly immune to a nationwide slowdown. The growth was plain to see in a chunk of downtown Astoria: Reach Break Brewing doubled the size of its taproom; Portland’s Breakside Brewery opened a brewpub; and work began on a gluten-free microbrewery in the old Sunflower Dairy building.| Astoria Beer Zone
Reach Break Brewing is closing its downtown Astoria brewery and taproom, citing rising costs and increasingly stringent regulations that continue to chip away at already narrow profit margins. “We gave it a good run,” said Josh Allison, Reach Break’s founder and head brewer. “I’m proud of what we did, for sure.”| Astoria Beer Zone
Reach Break Brewing in downtown Astoria has doubled the size of its taproom, expanding into the former home of a cider business.| Astoria Beer Zone