Georgetown Brewing Company is a

brewery A brewery or brewing company is a business that makes and sells beer. The place at which beer is commercially made is either called a brewery or a beerhouse, where distinct sets of brewing equipment are called plant. The commercial brewing of bee ...

in Seattle's

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neighborhood, USA. It originally sold only

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and for a time was the largest draft-only brewery in the United States. In May 2017 Georgetown began to offer its Bodhizafa IPA, Lucille IPA, and Roger's Pilsner in 12 oz. cans. The primary brew is a

pale ale Pale ale is a golden to amber coloured beer style brewed with pale malt. The term first appeared around 1703 for beers made from malts dried with high-carbon coke, which resulted in a lighter colour than other beers popular at that time. Dif ...

called Manny's.

History

The brewery was founded in 2002 by Manny Chao and Roger Bialous. Chao was one of the original employees of

Mac & Jack's Brewing Company Mac & Jack's Brewing Company is a craft brewery in Redmond, Washington. History Mac & Jack's began as a home brewery in the early 1990s by Mac Rankin and Jack Schropp. The two brewed in Schropp's garage until 1997, when the operation was moved ...

. Georgetown Brewing Company was started with an initial investment of $200,000. Within its first year, the brewery had broken even with 80 restaurant and bar accounts. It was originally located in a space at the historic Seattle Brewing and Malting Plant, where

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was once produced. The company relocated to a larger space in 2008 to increase capacity.

Manny's Pale Ale

Manny's Pale Ale was the first beer offered by the brewery. As of April 2011, it accounted for 85% of Georgetown's business and was available in about 500 bars around Seattle. The company's website describes it as a pale ale with a "rich and complex malty middle with a snappy hop finish."

Point Break Inspired Beers

Two full-time beers have naming connections to the 1991 cult-classic film

Point Break ''Point Break'' is a 1991 American action crime film directed by Kathryn Bigelow and written by W. Peter Iliff. It stars Patrick Swayze, Keanu Reeves, Lori Petty and Gary Busey. The film's title refers to the surfing term " point break", wher ...

starring

Patrick Swayze Patrick Wayne Swayze (; August 18, 1952 – September 14, 2009) was an American actor, dancer, and singer known for playing distinctive lead roles, particularly romantic, tough, and comedic characters. He was also known for his media image and ...

as Bodhi and

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as Johnny Utah: IPA Bodhizafa and pale ale Johnny Utah where the product page says, "Get me two!"

References

External links

Georgetown Brewing Company
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