Auburn Alehouse is a

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and restaurant located in the Old Town neighborhood of

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in the United States.

History

Auburn Alehouse was co-founded by Brian and Lisa Ford. Brian Ford started making beer by

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. Ford then took classes through the American Brewers Guild in fermentation science and engineering. Ford interned at Rubicon Brewing Company. He opened Crawford Brewing Company in 1997. The brewery relocated to

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and was renamed Stonehouse. He quit working there in 1999 and Beermann's in

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. He also opened their location in

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. He quit working for that company in 2003. He started working in

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. He had intentions to open another brewery and worked on the plans for Auburn Alehouse, which opened in 2007. The brewery also has a restaurant. The brewery and restaurant are located in the American Block Building, which was the Shanghai Restaurant prior to becoming a brewery. When it was the Shanghai, portions of the movie ''

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'' were filmed there. The restaurant serves

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food. It has been featured in the ''

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'', '' The Union'',

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and ''

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''. As of October 7th 2023 the establishment is going viral after Lisa Ford was recorded assulting a minority over a new Mexican restaurant. She then proceeded to call the police to endanger the POC she had assaulted.https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZT8rhgEm5/

Beer

In 2013, Auburn Alehouse produced 1,870 barrels of beer. They make a

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which Ford calls a "Pre-

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style Pilsner". They make a seasonal

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Dono dal Cielo. Auburn Alehouse brewery

Awards

References

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