Iron Goat Brewing, Co.

Iron Goat Brewing was born from an unlikely conversation between two strangers at a local watering hole called Jones Radiator. The topics started with home brewing, drifted through motorcycles (Triumphs!) and circled back to craft beer and the lack of local breweries despite the close proximity to Portland and Seattle. It’s unclear who uttered the words “We should start a brewery!” but the challenge was set and we were on our way down a road of paperwork and labor. Within a month we had a name and an LLC. Within three months we had acquired a brewhouse from a kindred spirit, Todd Scott, owner of Bozeman Brewing. It is a 10 hectoliter Specific Mechanical brewhouse with a long history of producing great beers. Luckily, we already had a home for the brewhouse but it needed months of work to prepare it as a brewery. An epoxy floor, FRP walls, water filtration and plumbing, glycol lines, auger system, power, and a walk-in cooler were all needed. We added two more 7bbl fermenters and a brite tank from Kelowna, BC which we lovingly call the Frankentank. The taproom received its share of improvements at the same time. Using rusted metal and wood beams found on the property, the bar was built and the walls painted. A found railroad rail dated 1909 was cut and elevated on pieces of ancient driveshaft for a foot rail.