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Georgetown Brewing Company

Brewery in Georgetown neighborhood of Seattle, Washington

Georgetown Brewing Company is a brewery in Seattle's Georgetown neighborhood, USA. It originally sold only draft beer and for a time was the largest draft-only brewery in the United States. In May 2017 Georgetown began to offer its Bodhizafa IPA, Lucille IPA, and Roger's Pilsner in 12 oz. cans.2 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

2002Founded1
  • HeadquartersSeattle1

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Georgetown Brewing Company
Photo: Visitor7, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons4

Georgetown Brewing Company is a brewery in Seattle's Georgetown neighborhood, USA. It originally sold only draft beer and for a time was the largest draft-only brewery in the United States. In May 2017 Georgetown began to offer its Bodhizafa IPA, Lucille IPA, and Roger's Pilsner in 12 oz. cans. The primary brew is a pale ale called Manny's.2

The story

The brewery was founded in 2002 by Manny Chao and Roger Bialous. Chao was one of the original employees of Mac & Jack's Brewing Company. Georgetown Brewing Company was started with an initial investment of $200,000. Within its first year, the brewery had broken even with 80 restaurant and bar accounts. It was originally located in a space at the historic Seattle Brewing and Malting Plant, where Rainier Beer was once produced. The company relocated to a larger space in 2008 to increase capacity.

From Wikipedia’s article on Georgetown Brewing Company, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.3

Products and brands

  • beer

Listed on Wikidata.1

Timeline

  1. 2002Founded Founded1

Funding

Where the company's money came from, by calendar year: private offerings filed with the SEC, federal grants, loans, contracts and other assistance from USAspending.gov, and PPP loans from the SBA. Each bar links to the records below.

Money received by year$780.4K 2020–2020
Money received by yearMoney received by year, 2020–2020: $780.4K in all. PPP loans $780.4K.$0$200K$400K$600K$800K2020 · PPP loans: $780.4K2020
Figures by year
YearPPP loansTotal
2020$780.4K$780.4K

PPP loans

Paycheck Protection Program loans of $150,000 and up, approved April 2020 to July 2021, from the SBA5. Matched to this company by name and state.

  1. Apr 9, 2020$780.4K PPP loan (first draw) from Zions Bank, A Division of5To GEORGETOWN BREWING COMPANY, Seattle WA; $787.4K forgiven Mar 8, 2021

Sources

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