PORTLAND, Ore. — Von Ebert Brewing announced Wednesday that it will be taking over the former Ecliptic Brewing facility on North Cook Street in Portland. It will allow the award-winning brewery to expand production and distribution from 4,000 barrels per year to as much as 20,000 barrels.
“At Von Ebert Brewing, we live full-boar, which is why we’re investing in Portland and expanding our production and distribution so we can sell more of our award-winning beer,” said Sam Pecoraro, brewmaster of Von Ebert Brewing. “John Harris is a beer institution who helped put Oregon on the map. By taking over the North Cook Street space, Von Ebert will be able to continue the legacy of brewing Oregon’s world-class craft beer.”
Harris, founder of Ecliptic Brewing, sold the brand and shut down operations in November at both the main brewery and the Moon Room satellite brewery in Southeast Portland, citing challenges from the COVID-19 pandemic and rising costs within the supply chain.
Von Ebert plans to have the North Cook Street taproom reopened to the public this spring, but with a new look and design. Pecoraro told the Oregonian that they are looking to reimagine the exterior space into something “really creative,” with food carts and a small dog park.
By expanding, Von Ebert hopes that it will be better set up to withstand some of major challenges facing Oregon breweries from inflation on the cost of ingredients, supply chain issues, employee shortages and the pandemic. Oregon has lost more than 20 local breweries in the last several months with many citing these reasons for their closure, including Harris, according to the news release.
“I am very happy to have found Von Ebert Brewing to move into the brewery I created and that the building will continue to make beer,” said John Harris, former owner and brewmaster of Ecliptic Brewing, which is now part of Great Frontier Holdings. “Von Ebert Brewing makes awesome beers and I look forward to working with them to continue to produce small batch Ecliptic beers on the same equipment.”
