independent- and brewer-owned & operated

Co-founders, and husband and wife team, Peter Charbonnier and Amy Besunder opened Populuxe Brewing in 2012 in the bucolic beer mecca of Ballard, WA.  Peter had been an award-winning home brewer and the two were inspired to see if they could turn his hobby into a business. The response was overwhelmingly positive and in 2016, they expanded to a larger facility. Many awards were won, including the prestigious Small Brewery of the Year (2018). More importantly, a community was built, and great friends and memories were made.

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In 2019, as COVID-19 took hold of the country, the couple retreated to their home in Packwood, WA. Members of the community since 2008, it had long been their dream to live there, full-time. In the wake of a global pandemic, they threw caution to the wind, sold the brewery and pulled up stakes planning to “find some low-stress jobs and enjoy the good life.” That lasted a few months till they were approached by some neighbors. There was an awesome and empty building crying out for a new life on the edge of town and a supportive community who were thirsty for some locally brewed beer. And so, Longmire Springs Brewing was born.

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