In the Spotlight: Captured by Porches Brewing Company
Posted September 1st, 2010
opinion by Amber Hersey, Marketing Coordinator
Captured by Porches is Dylan and Suzanne Goldsmith. Started in 2002, they were an eclectic homebrew club whose “members” would frequently find themselves captured by their porches, a bottle of something special in hand.
In the past three years, Captured by Porches Brewing Company has grown from that homebrewer’s club into a steadily growing family-owned brewing company whose finely crafted beer is currently distributed in both Columbia and Multnomah counties. Their now eight barrel brewing system is large enough to support them yet still small enough to allow for play and experimentation.
Their position as Portland’s smallest brewery has earned respect within the community. As the definitive “underdog” in the Portland 
beer scene, they have learned to compete with larger micro breweries by consistently producing excellent products made with local and organic ingredients. With the cost of opening and operating a brewery/brew pub in Portland proper being outside of their (current!) reach, they have opened their own wholesale production brewspace in St. Helens, Oregon, as well as giving St. Helen’s it’s very own brewery!
Captured by Porches strive to minimize their negative effect on the environment by repurposing their waste- nearly all waste generated by their brewing process is either eaten by animals, re-used, or recycled. Plus, they use only returnable bottles to distribute their product in.
To find out more about Captured by Porches Brewing Company, visit their website, or swing by ACG and get acquainted with their Invasive Species IPA, or Rebecca’s Divine Wit, now back in stock! Each 22oz bottle is $4.49, plus a $1 refundable bottle deposit.
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