More math here. Sorry in advance. Where I currently live, Glendale, CA. has around 191K in population and growing if all the condos on Central Ave. ever fill up and we technically have one brewery in Brewyard. Eagle Rock is in LA as is the ABInBev plant in the blue building on San Fernando.
The city of Boardman in the Eastern-ish part of Oregon has under 3,500 people and also has one brewery. You tell me how that works.
Ordnance Brewing gets its name from the massive war buildup that created whole communities. Communities that are now decaying ghost towns since the weapons (ie ordnance) manufacturing left. And they already have a lengthy list of beers brewed, starting with their regulars:
Old Craig
An old style ale brewed with the addition of brown sugar which gives it a nice candy-like flavor, as well as the ability to warm your belly. A light hop character combines well with natural fruity notes to make this beer a special treat.
FMJ
Western Europe meets West Coast in the quaffable Full Metal Jacket (FMJ) IPA. A fusion of new world hops are held up with a malty backbone reminiscent of a maltier English Style pale. This is a beer of the highest caliber.
Kolsch
An ale in lager clothing, this is our take on an old German style. Of course we revamped the droll style with a little northwestern malt backbone. If you’re looking for an easy drinking anytime beer, this one goes down smooth.
Rye Extra Pale Ale
Pouring a light straw color, this ale gets its spicy flavor from a healthy dose of rye malt. The rye spice combines nicely with a Citra and Mosaic nose to bring you a beer that is just what the doctor ordered.
Other seasonals and specials that caught my eye include:
Batch 100 – Cherryfisk Cherry Imperial Stout
LIMITED RELEASE!!! To mix things up around the brewery we decided to take 160# of sweet dark cherries and infuse them in to our favorite dark beer. This gave our imperial stout a lovely cherry nose and a sweet but smooth flavor that evolves into a light roasty cherry aftertaste.
Cherry Snapper Barrel-Aged Sour Ale
LIMITED RELEASE!!! We brewed this amber ale in April 2015 and then hid it away in red wine barrels with a healthy supply of dark, sweet cherries and brettanomyces. We pulled the beer out of barrels the last day of November to find a pleasant brett tartness co-mingling with cherries and oak.
Little House Brown English Brown Ale
A malt dominant session beer that is reminiscent of an English mild. Lighter on the hop and alcohol spectrum, but still has a malty presence on your pallet. Go ahead, have another, I know I am.
Of Chimpanzees Coffee Porter
This porter showcases locally roasted coffee from Home Town Coffee Roasters. The beer was specifically brewed to accentuate the darker roasted flavors of coffee. True story- Of Chimpanzee was named from a quote from our brewer’s childhood. Every morning before school Logan’s mom would replace “breakfast of Champions” with “breakfast of Chimpanzees” a tribute to growing up and those early childhood memories in our own family kitchen.
Pallas Pilsner
Best Heidelberg Malt and Glacier hops team up to bring you this Single Malt And Single Hop (S.M.A.S.H) classic American pilsner. It starts with a surprisingly full-bodied malt flavor that leads in a refreshingly crisp finish.
(Thanks to Nathan for the heads-up about this and many other breweries in Eastern Oregon)