{"id":249992,"date":"2025-05-21T05:37:07","date_gmt":"2025-05-21T05:37:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/peraltafinancing.com\/recipes\/category-a-b\/beer\/bon-vogage-and-godspeed-maritime-pacific-brewing\/"},"modified":"2025-05-21T05:37:07","modified_gmt":"2025-05-21T05:37:07","slug":"bon-vogage-and-godspeed-maritime-pacific-brewing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fivemor.com\/?p=249992","title":{"rendered":"Bon Vogage and Godspeed, Maritime Pacific Brewing!"},"content":{"rendered":"


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Retirement party to honor the legacy of one of Seattle\u2019s great beer pioneers: Maritime Pacific Brewing <\/h2>\n

You are invited to join Rooftop Brewing<\/a><\/strong> 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\u2019s taproom (formerly Maritime Pacific\u2019s Jolly Roger Taproom) on Sunday, June 1st, from 4:00 until 8:00. Expect live music, surprise guests, and special beers.<\/p>\n

In March, we reported<\/a> that Rooftop Brewing was assuming operations at Maritime Pacific Brewing in Seattle\u2019s Ballard neighborhood. Rooftop Brewing completed the transition in April. In addition to its beers, Rooftop plans to continue producing some of Maritime Pacific\u2019s best-loved beers, including Jolly Roger and Old Seattle Lager. Also, the sliders aren\u2019t going anywhere; they\u2019ll continue to serve the Jolly Sliders and Smokers.\u00a0<\/p>\n

This was a win-win situation. Rooftop Brewing needed to find a new home following a fire that damaged its brewery and taproom<\/a> last year. Maritime Pacific Brewing\u2019s owners were looking to retire. As the gull flies, the Maritime Pacific location in Ballard is just about a mile from Rooftop Brewing\u2019s former location near Interbay.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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\u2019s 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.<\/p>\n

I still recall my first pint of Maritime Pacific\u2019s 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\u2019s Machine, or some equally loud and hairy band. I wasn\u2019t 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 \u201chelped embed craft beer in the Seattle scene.\u201d\u00a0Thank you, Maritime Pacific Brewing. And thank you, George and Jane!<\/p>\n

Visit our Events page<\/a><\/strong> <\/em>for information about other upcoming beer events. <\/p>\n

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