MacTarnahan's Brewing Company

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name = MacTarnahan's Brewing Company


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location = Portland, Oregon United States
owner = Magic Hat Brewing Company
opened = 1986
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active_beers = brewbox_beer | name=MacTarnahan's Amber Ale | style=Amber ale brewbox_beer | name=SlingShot Extra Pale Ale | style=Pale ale brewbox_beer | name=BlackWatch Cream Porter | style=Porter brewbox_beer | name=Oregon Honey Beer | style=Honey beer
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MacTarnahan's Brewing Company is an American craft brewery located in Portland, Oregon. Formerly called Portland Brewing Company, [http://beeradvocate.com/news/951612 "MacTarnahan's Brewing Company Turning 21 Years Old"] , Beer Advocate] it was bought by Pyramid Brewery in 2004. [http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/business/160869_mactarnahan17.html "MacTarnahan's of Portland will be sold to Seattle's Pyramid"] , "Seattle Post-Intelligencer"] Pyramid itself was bought by Magic Hat Brewing Company in 2008. [http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/business/361100_pyramid30.html Pyramid Breweries Inc. agrees to be taken over] , "Seattle Post-Intelligencer"]

MacTarnahan's beers are still made under their own name by Magic Hat, and have won many awards over the years, including gold medals at the Great American Beer Festival and gold, silver, and bronze medals at the World Beer Championships. Beers made by MacTarnahan's include MacTarnahan's Amber Ale, Oregon Honey Beer, and BlackWatch Cream Porter.

The brewery was named for Robert Malcolm "Mac" MacTarnahan, one of the original investors in Portland Brewing Company. Many beers were named in his honor, and he died in 2004 at the age of 89. [ [http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m3469/is_44_55/ai_n11842206 "Mac" MacTarnahan dies at 89] , "Modern Brewery Age"]

History

Portland Brewing Company merged with Saxer Brewing Company of Lake Oswego in 2000.cite journal |url= http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m3469/is_7_51/ai_60108183 |title= Portland and Saxer Brewing Co.'s announce "strategic combination" |date= February 14, 2000 |publisher= "Modern Brewery Age" |accessdate=2008-08-13] Portland Brewing Company then owned the rights to the Saxer and Nor'Wester brands, which would continue to be made under their own names. Saxer and Nor'Wester are no longer produced.

References

External links

* [http://www.macsbeer.com MacTanahan's Brewing Company] (official website)