After joining forces in 2019, Buoy Beer & Pilot House Distilling are set to expand on the Riverwalk in their hometown of Astoria, Oregon.
The distillery, as part of a recent expansion plan, let it be known it is set to move into a former fish processing plant adjacent to Buoy Beer. The new facility will include a new 5,000-liter copper pot still and column, a new fermentation cellar with a mash mixer and a mash filter, and a 12,000 square foot second floor devoted to barrel aging. Relocation and the new equipment will allow the team to ramp up production, as well as expand the whisky and bourbon lines.