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Chuckanut Brewery Releases Cans for Distribution in Oregon

Portland, OR – (January 8th, 2025): Specialty craft beer distributor Day One Distribution is excited to announce the first ever release of Chuckanut Brewery’s flagship Bohemian-style Pilsner Lager and Kölsch German-style Ale in the 12oz six-pack format in Oregon. In celebration, a release party will take place this evening at Belmont Station in Portland, and cans will be available throughout our distribution footprint starting tomorrow.

Over the past 3.5 years, Chuckanut – an award-winning brewery focused on traditional European-style Lagers and Ales based in Burlington, Washington has been hard at work expanding the footprint of their production facility and taproom located adjacent to the Port of Skagit.

While their original brewery & taproom in Bellingham closed in 2021 and the Portland P-Nut taproom both opened and closed over that same timeframe, they’ve also been simultaneously focused on doubling the size of their production space to keep up with increasing demand for draft, but to also bring online a new, state-of-the-art canning line.

“Our canning line is up and running and we are sending out cans to all our distributors in the North, Greater Seattle region, and to Oregon,” exclaimed Chuckanut co-owner Mari Kemper. “Yes, we are starting with Kölsch and Pilsner then we’ll move on to our seasonals – Japanese Style Lager in winter, Mexican Style Lager in spring, and Fest Bier in fall.”

Their new canning line arrived in Burlington in December and they’ve been hard at work dialing everything in to enable their first canning runs to start off the new year. Just today, Day One Distribution received not only an abundance of Chuckanut’s Pilsner and Kölsch cases in cans, but also a variety of seasonal kegs including Vienna Lager, Export Stout, Citra Leaf Pilsner, Rye Lager, and Dunkel Lager.

“The prospect of a new canning line on the horizon, announced as part of their expansion a few years back, was very welcome news throughout the beer community in Portland,” says Day One founder Robby Roda. “Previous to today, their Portland taproom was the only place one could fine Chuckanut in the 12oz can format, but now it’ll be available everywhere we distribute in Oregon and we couldn’t be happier!”

About Chuckanut Brewery:
Chuckanut Brewery brews award winning Lagers and Ales and has won Large Brewery of the Year at WA Beer Awards 2017, 2019 and 2021 and Small Brewery at the GABF 2011 and 2009. The production facility and Tap Room in Skagit Valley is at 11937 Higgins Airport Way, Burlington, WA. Guests of all ages are welcome (including dogs) and there’s indoor and outdoor seating! Check out additional information about Chuckanut at chuckanutbrewery.com.

About Day One Distribution:
Day One Distribution was launched in the summer of 2016 by craft beer veteran, Robby Roda. The initial focus was to supply in-demand small specialty craft beer from Southern California into the booming craft beer industry of Portland, Oregon.Today, Day One regularly distributes 20 local breweries and brings in over 80 different breweries from around the country each year for limited specialty releases, tap takeover events, and for distribution throughout the state of Oregon.

Day One Expands Great Notion Partnership into Portland

Portland, OR (November, 12th 2024): Specialty craft beer distributor Day One Distribution officially announces the expansion of their existing partnership with Portland, Oregon based Great Notion Brewing. This new chapter for both will enable Day One the wholesale distribution of Great Notion’s beer throughout the City of Portland, taking on their former self-distribution footprint, further adding to Day One’s retail network of over 800 retail locations across Oregon.

“We are very excited to continue our partnership with Day One,” says Paul Reiter, Great Notion Brewing CEO. “Growing our companies together into premium chains and focusing on getting both the Ripe and Northleft IPA brands into more places where Portlanders eat and drink these days is the goal. We couldn’t be more pleased to call Day One our Portland beer distributor!”

On a weekly basis, Day One purchases a wide variety of different beer styles from Great Notion’s NW Production Brewery including everything from their award-winning Hazy IPAs to their coveted Fruited Sours. Until this week, Day One was only selling Great Notion’s beer to specialty chain stores within the city limits of Portland. This addition of bottleshops, taprooms, restaurants, and many other venues will enable even further sales growth for both.

“We couldn’t be more excited to continue building our relationship with Great Notion, one of the West Coast’s most exciting breweries” says Day One founder, and co-owner, Robby Roda. “Taking on this territory for the brewery allows us the ability to bring their brand into locations they’ve yet to work with and expand upon our growing customer base in Portland.”

Beyond Day One handling their distribution in greater Oregon and now Portland, Great Notion also works with Fort George Distribution in Tillamook and Clatsop counties on the Oregon Coast. They also operate seven taprooms in Oregon, Washington, and California, plus they provide direct shipping to legal beer drinkers in 12 states.

About Great Notion Brewing:

Great Notion (GN) is a brewery started by three friends in Portland, OR that is best known for hazy, fruit-forward IPAs and “culinary-inspired” sours sold through its taprooms, e-commerce and premium distributors. GN has won many Gold & Silver medals, including accolades at World Beer Cup, GABF, Best of Craft Beer Awards, and Oregon Beer Awards, as well as the #1 IPA in America from Paste Magazine. GN ships direct to homes in 12 states and has multiple locations in Portland, Seattle and the Bay Area. Please visit @greatnotion to learn more. 

About Day One Distribution:

Day One Distribution was launched in the summer of 2016 by craft beer veteran, Robby Roda. The initial focus was to supply in-demand small specialty craft beer from Southern California into the booming craft beer industry of Portland, Oregon.Today, Day One regularly distributes 20 local breweries and brings in over 80 different breweries from around the country each year for limited specialty releases, tap takeover events, and for distribution throughout the state of Oregon.

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Day One Distribution Partners with Lime Ventures Imports

Portland, OR (August 19, 2024): Specialty craft beer distributor Day One Distribution officially announces a new importing partnership with the Concord, CA based importer and wholesaler Lime Ventures Imports. This new endeavor will enable the wholesale distribution of over 35 international brands to Day One’s retail network of over 600 retail locations across Western, Central, and Southern Oregon.

“We couldn’t be more excited to work with one of the West Coast’s most distinguished distribution and importing powerhouses” says Day One founder, and co-owner, Robby Roda. “This new partnership with Lime Ventures allows us the opportunity to feature some of the world’s greatest brands, including classic beers from breweries such as Cantillon, De Le Senne, and Fantome, as well as exciting younger breweries such as Het Boerenerf and De Leite.”

Day One just received its first shipment from Lime Ventures which includes new Lambic beers from Brasserie Cantillon blended in collaboration with Brews For New Avenues, to raise funds for New Avenues for Youth, a Portland non-profit dedicated to the prevention and intervention of youth homelessness.This limited release is initially only available to event attendees who purchase tickets.They will also be featuring a few special bottle pours of Het Boerenerf, plus bottle and draft pours from Cantillon, among others, at their Oyster & Gueuze Social on Friday.

In addition to their import of beer, cider, and wine to 38 states (plus Puerto Rico and Washington D.C.), Lime Ventures is also a leading specialty wholesaler of quality brands throughout California. They’ll be supplying Day One with the following international brands:

About Lime Ventures Imports:
In a global culture increasingly dominated by megacorporations whose consuming interests are their bottom lines, those who craft quality goods operate at a distinct disadvantage. We at Lime Ventures seek to redress this inequity to the best of our ability by making beverages of genuinely high quality more readily available. We are committed to providing these beverages with service of an equally high quality, though the limited nature of these beers and our desire to keep prices as low as possible precludes us from engaging in the economies of gross scale that allow some distributors to offer inducements, legal or otherwise, to make their product more appealing to retailers. We will not compete on any level other than the superiority of the beverages, which we handle with the respect necessary to ensure their quality, and the honest customer service we provide. This is what your customers expect from you, and what you should expect of us.

About Day One Distribution:
Day One Distribution was launched in the summer of 2016 by craft beer veteran, Robby Roda. The initial focus was to supply in-demand small specialty craft beer from Southern California into the booming craft beer industry of Portland, Oregon.Today, Day One regularly distributes 20 local breweries and brings in over 80 different breweries from around the country each year for limited specialty releases, tap takeover events, and for distribution throughout the state of Oregon.

About Brews For New Avenues & New Avenues for Youth:
Brews For New Avenues is the largest rare beer auction in the world raising over $1.9 million since 2012 to end youth homelessness. New Avenues for Youth is a Portland-based nonprofit organization dedicated to the prevention and intervention of youth homelessness. Our services for young people (ages 9-25) focus on the individual—their experiences, identities, needs, and goals—and helping them make positive change in their lives.