brewing company location whitefish mt united states opened 1994 annual production volume 8 000 us beer barrels 9 400 hl active beers 1 name type black star double hopped golden lager american pilsner wheatfish wheat lager unfiltered american wheat lager wild huckleberry wheat lager fruit lager going to the sun ipa ipa fred s black lager german black beer big fog extra special bitter amber esb buckin horse pilsner bohemian style pilsner special release seasonals beers frog hop fresh hopped pale ale fresh hopped pale ale glacier chaser marzen lager german marzen snowghost winter lager winter lager limited draught only beers pack string porter american porter little buckaroo root beer american root beer centennial american ale american ale great northern brewing company is a traditional gravity flow brewery located in the northernmost block of downtown whitefish montana . the brewery opened in 1995 under the stewardship of minott wessinger the great great grandson of henry weinhard . it is approximately 15 000 square feet 1 400 m2 and has a maximum annual capacity of 8000 barrels . 2 contents 1 history 2 the brewery 3 the draught house 4 external links 5 references history edit the great northern brewing company was built by renowned architect joe esherick in 1994 . 3 the brewery was built over 6 months from june to december in 1994 and officially opened its doors in january 1995 . 4 minott wessinger great great grandson of henry weinhard founder of blitz weinhard brewing of portland oregon started gnbc . 5 built with a strong family tradition of brewing the brewery features a three story brewhouse tower housing the brewing vessels and copper kettle to allow for a traditional gravity flow process . after 7 years of brewing black star wessinger decided to stop brewing at gnbc in order to pursue other projects . in 2002 the brewery was placed under the ownership and management of dennis konopatzke and gnbc continued to produce their other beers . on february 6 2010 fifteen years after the great northern brewing company was first built minott wessinger and gnbc began to produce black star beer again 6 . great northern has since ceased brewing black star . the brewery edit the average batch size for gnbc is 20 beer barrels 620 gallons . it takes six to eight hours to produce each batch . the brewery produces 160 barrels per week approximately 8000 barrels per year . 7 the draught house edit formerly known as a tasting room recategorized as an on premises retailer in january 2009 the draught house replaced what was formerly the brewery s tasting room . 8 the draught house pronounced draft is located within the great northern brewery facility . the draught house exclusively serves great northern beers and a variety of northwestern wines . the draught house is open daily year round . 9 external links edit official website coordinates 48 24 45 n 114 20 12 w 48.412472 n 114.336699 w 48.412472 ; 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