Yakima Brewing & Malting Co, also known as Grant's Brewery Pub, was a

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founded by Bert Grant in

Yakima, Washington Yakima ( or ) is a city in and the county seat of Yakima County, Washington, United States, and the state's 11th most populous city. As of the 2020 census, the city had a total population of 96,968 and a metropolitan population of 256,728. The ...

. With its opening in 1982, it was regarded as the first in the United States since

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. The company produced

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independently or under a parent through 2004.

History

In 1982,

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-born Bert Grant started a brewpub in Yakima's old opera house and later moved it to the city's train depot. The brewery began with a

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and eventually developed an

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, an

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, a

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, an

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, and several seasonal varieties. In 1995, Grant sold the brewpub and Yakima Brewing &

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Co., to Stimson Lane Vineyards & Estates. A 20,000 sq ft (1,900 m²)

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was built in 1990 to expand production capacity. In 2001, shortly after Grant's death, Yakima Brewing and the brewpub were sold to Atlanta-based Black Bear Brewing, which had plans to build a national network of small regional breweries. Yakima Brewing ran into financial difficulties. In 2003, it avoided

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by giving its

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, property and equipment to International Wine & Spirits Ltd. and entering into a

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agreement. It was also found to be in violation of multiple state

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laws. Brewing operations and the pub were closed after the

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won a judgment for more than $85,000 in unpaid

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on the property and legal costs in late 2004. A pub was opened for a third time at a boutique shopping center in 2005. It was closed two months later after the state revoked its

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Legacy

Being the first of its kind opened in the United States since prohibition, the pub left a legacy in the brewing industry by re-establishing the

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and the

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model of what a brewpub could be. The chief executive of

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said that having such a brewpub was essential to fledgling

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s. Grant's Scottish Ale was nationally acclaimed, while the IPA was considered one of the pioneers in the re-introduction and popularization of the style in America (especially with the demise of the legendary IPA made for many years by Ballantine Brewing Co.) . The Lazy Days seasonal ale won the 2004 English-Style Summer Ale gold World Beer Cup award. Grant's Imperial Stout is thought to be the first imperial stout brewed in the United States Grant also is credited with building the first hop pelletizing machine in the United States.

Patents

Method for processing hops for brewing Mixed solvent extraction of hops Process for producing a fermented, carbonated beverage Hopping of brewer's wort

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External links

An archive of the company's website can be found at https://web.archive.org/web/*/http://grants.com/ Beer brewing companies based in Washington (state) Defunct brewery companies of the United States American beer brands 1982 establishments in Washington (state) 2004 disestablishments in Washington (state)

History

Legacy

Patents

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