It's #beersaturday and today we're at Freebridge Brewery. The brewery and pub are located in a never finished US mint building.
Freebridge Brewing is located in the uniquely historical building known as "The Mint". When gold was discovered in Eastern Oregon in 1860, the gold had to be shipped to the San Francisco Mint for processing by pack train and sternwheeler through The Dalles. This was a dangerous task and prompted Congress and President Abraham Lincoln in 1864 to approve building a branch of the US Mint in "Dalles City". Despite several attempts to move the location to Portland, construction of The Mint actually started in 1869, but after construction delays and the Eastern Oregon gold rush ending, The Mint was never fully completed.
So that's kind of cool. The room in this picture is an add-on to the original building.
I've posted about this building before. 15-20 years ago this was a winery and I knew the guy that owned it so I had a pretty extensive tour.
Anywhooo, we are here for beer today, and the beer I'm an enjoying is a hazy IPA. I can't remember what they call it but you can be sure it has a catchy name xD