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• Ammonia Leak at Portland Brewing Leads to Evacuation.

  - 2005-03-29

  The Associated Press AP recently reported that an ammonia leak at Portland Brewing Company in Portland, OR last week led to the hospitalization of two company employees. According to AP, the leak was caused by a valve that became stuck open while employees were...

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• Pyramid Breweries has completed its previously announced acquisition of the brewing and brewery-restaurant assets of Portland-based Portland Brewing Company

  - 2004-08-09

  Pyramid Breweries has completed its previously announced acquisition of the brewing and brewery-restaurant assets of Portland-based Portland Brewing Company. In the transaction, Pyramid acquired Portland Brewing's brewery and brewery restaurant assets for total consideration of approximately $4.2 million, consisting of a combination of assumed liabilities, cash, and unregistered Pyramid common...

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• Pyramid Breweries Inc. Completes Acquisition of Portland Brewing Company Assets

  - 2004-08-03

  PORTLAND, Ore. -- Independent craft brewing pioneer strengthens its position on the West Coast Seattle-based Pyramid Breweries, Inc. (Nasdaq:PMID) announced today that it has completed its previously announced acquisition of the brewing and brewery-restaurant assets of Portland-based Portland Brewing Company. The move is expected to strengthen Pyramid's future by...

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• Portland Brewing to stop making Governator

  - 2004-04-12

  AP--Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger has terminated Portland Brewing Co.'s Governator Ale, a novelty beer that had been a big seller in California. The brewery said it would bow to the wishes of the Governor and stop selling the brand. "We've agreed to settle," Portland Brewing chief executive Jerome Chicvara said...

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• Portland Brewing.(News Briefs)(Brief Article)

  - 2004-02-01

  Portland Brewing, Portland, Ore., recently introduced The Governator beer as a humorous tribute to the 38th governor of California, Terminator actor Arnold Schwarzenegger.

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• Pyramid Breweries on tap to buy Portland Brewing

  - 2004-01-28

  Seattle-based Pyramid Breweries Inc. is buying the Portland Brewing Co. for $4.2 million. The sale includes Portland Brewing's brewery and Tap Room restaurant at 2730 N.W. 31st Ave. in Portland's Northwest Industrial District. Jerome Chicvara, Portland Brewing's chief executive officer, and Martin Kelly, Pyramid CEO, announced...

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• Seattle-Based Pyramid Breweries to Buy Oregon's Portland Brewing.

  - 2004-01-28

  By Kristina Shevory, The Seattle Times Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 28--Pyramid Breweries agreed to buy Portland Brewing for $4.2 million yesterday, a deal that would make the Seattle-based craft brewery the third-largest on the West Coast. The deal,...

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• Portland Brewing Co

  - 2003-02-24

  [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Caption: His name is Buck. He's 2,550 pounds, 19.2 hands high, and his medieval ancestors carried knight into battle. Most recently, Buck hauled a wagon driven by Portland Brewing Co. owner Mac MacTarnahan through the streets of Portland, OR. The wagon carried kegs of Portland's original ale...

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• The Portland Brewing Company - Brief Article

  - 2001-10-22

  [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] The Portland Brewing Company came away from the recent Great American Beer Festival with two gold medals--one for the Mac Tarnhan's Black Watch Porter, and the other for Uncle Otto Marzen pictured above. The Uncle Otto's is described as a "robust, festive brew inspired by the crisp...

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• MacTarnahan's Highlander - Portland Brewing Co. announces new beer - Brief Article

  - 2001-07-02

  MacTarnahan's Highlander is new from the Portland Brewing Co. of Portland, OR. According to Portland master brewer Alan Kornhauser, Highlander utilizes Brewer's Gold hops. The prized hop is grown in small quantities in Keizer, Oregon and kiln-dried in the Willamette Valley. The dried hops are then shipped to England for...

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