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Fremont Brewery is a brewery located in the Fremont neighborhood of Seattle, Washington, in the United States. The brewery was opened by married couple Sara Nelson and Matt Linecum in 2009 and creates small-batch artisan beers. Prior to opening the brewery, Linecum was a home brewer. Their beers have quickly become some of the best selling in the area.

Fremont Brewery prides itself on being the third largest craft brewery in Washington state and the largest producer of barrel-aged beer in Washington state. Despite it's large local scale, the brewery distribution only reaches Washington, Oregon, Alaska, Idaho, Colorado, and California. Fremont Brewery prides itself on running and growing it's business in a sustainable way.

Originally consisting of only a few tables in the brewery, the tasting room has expanded into a large part of the building and an outdoor seating area. An expanded brewing facility will open in neighboring Ballard to meet demand. The increase to 250,000 barrels a year would put it among the top producing craft breweries in the United States.

Co-founder, Sara Nelson, serves as a representative on the Brewers Association beginning February of 2020 and will serve for three years.

Partnerships
In 2018, Alaska Airlines chose to feature Fremont Brewing's infamous Lush IPA on flights over one hour in duration. The partnership was so successful that in 2019, Fremont created a new beer only available with Alaska Airlines entitled, Lounge Life IPA. The pair chose to partner based on their shared value of a positive environmental impact.

Sustainability
Despite Fremont Brewery's size, their ranking in beer-to-water ratio compares to major brands such as Sierra Nevada and New Belgium based on their passion for sustainability. The brewery uses LED lighting, sources water from roof rain gardens, and uses only hybrid vehicles for sales. Additionally, Fremont Brewing uses a system called HORSE (high solids organic waste recycling) which takes food waste and regenerates it to renewable energy and fertilizer in 30 days.