Retirement party to honor the legacy of one of Seattle’s great beer pioneers: Maritime Pacific Brewing
You are invited to join Rooftop Brewing as it celebrates the retirement of George and Jane Hancock, the founders of Maritime Pacific Brewing. Cheers to a well-earned retirement! The event happens at Rooftop Brewing’s taproom (formerly Maritime Pacific’s Jolly Roger Taproom) on Sunday, June 1st, from 4:00 until 8:00. Expect live music, surprise guests, and special beers.
In March, we reported that Rooftop Brewing was assuming operations at Maritime Pacific Brewing in Seattle’s Ballard neighborhood. Rooftop Brewing completed the transition in April. In addition to its beers, Rooftop plans to continue producing some of Maritime Pacific’s best-loved beers, including Jolly Roger and Old Seattle Lager. Also, the sliders aren’t going anywhere; they’ll continue to serve the Jolly Sliders and Smokers.
This was a win-win situation. Rooftop Brewing needed to find a new home following a fire that damaged its brewery and taproom last year. Maritime Pacific Brewing’s owners were looking to retire. As the gull flies, the Maritime Pacific location in Ballard is just about a mile from Rooftop Brewing’s former location near Interbay.
George and Jane Hancock, the founders of Maritime Pacific Brewing, have dedicated the past 35 years to the local beer industry, and we should all wish them nothing but the best. Maritime Pacific has provided a model of consistency and continuity. Many members of today’s local beer industry cut their teeth at Maritime Pacific. George and Jane helped build the local beer industry, and Maritime Pacific helped embed craft beer in the Seattle scene.
I still recall my first pint of Maritime Pacific’s Flagship Red Ale. It was probably around 1991. I was at the Crocodile Cafe or some similarly dark and grimy grunge club to see a show by Love Battery, My Sister’s Machine, or some equally loud and hairy band. I wasn’t familiar with the then-new brewery, so I tried it. I remember liking it and appreciating that someone made the effort to get such a tasty beer on tap at a venue of this ilk. That is what I mean when I say “helped embed craft beer in the Seattle scene.” Thank you, Maritime Pacific Brewing. And thank you, George and Jane!
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