Fort George Brewing 2026 Stout Month and Festival of the Dark Arts
On February 1st 2026, Fort George Brewery will ring in their
The 17th annual Stout Month celebration of darkness and dark beer is nearly upon us. Every year as February’s icy reach grips Oregon’s north coast Fort George Brewery emerges from Astoria’s sleepy slumber with a palate numbing assortment of Stouts and black as night events. 28 straight days of Stout Beer will hit the Fort George Pub in Astoria, Oregon beginning on February 1st and cast a shadow across the Pacific Northwest with intriguing opporunities to celebrate Stouts of every shape, size, flavor and ABV.
For months the brewers at the Fort have been hard at work dreaming, designing, brewing and packaging stout after stout and they are ready at last to meet nature’s darkness with the darkness of Stout. The Stouts are as diverse as they are plentiful, from old favorites like 1,000 Years of Silence, a spiced Mexican chocolate Stout with Guajillo, Puya, Ancho and Arbol Chilis to brand new, small-batch experiments like Black Lake, a Salted Licorice Chocolate Stout, from a Nutty Buddy Wafer Stout to a clean and simple English-style Stout, from a Nitro Underberg Stout to Tropical Tomb, a barrel aged Imperial Stout collaboration with Ruse Brewing conditioned on freeze dried pineapple and toasted coconut - there’s a stout for every palate.
FESTIVAL OF THE DARK ARTS UPDATES
Stout Month festivities culminate on Saturday, February 14th, at the Festival of Dark Arts with more than 90 unique Stouts on tap, over two dozen live music acts on 3 stages across the festival grounds.
This year’s live music lineup is led by The Sword, Steel Beans, Built to Spill, Blitzen Trapper, and Damien Jurado.
Festival attendees will sip and savor multitudinous stouts alongside ice sculpting, tarot readings, live tattooing, taxidermy, magic, art and fire dancing. On the day of the festival, the entire Fort George block is closed to the public. This year’s festival is sold out.
At the Aftermath on Sunday, 2/15 the Fort George opens back up for regular service at 11am and the release of 2026’s Matryoshka Variants, as well as the release of special barrel aged stout collaborations with Ruse Brewing and Holy Mountain.
Stout will continue to flow from the taps at the Fort through the end of Stout Month.
2026 Stout Month Art by the legendary Skinner.
THE LOVELL ARCADE LOUNGE
From January 30th through March 3rd the Lovell Arcade at Fort George Brewing is open during Taproom Hours. Food specials, drink specials, popcorn and endless stouts will be available through the Showroom Window. Free play classic arcade games and pinball machines to your heart’s delight.
Also in February at Fort George:
Free Community Talks in the Showroom every Thursday Night at 7PM. Live Music Every Sunday Night in the Lovell Taproom from 6-8PM. More information on bands and presenters is available at FortGeorgeBrewery.com/events.
STOUT RELEASES
Big Debbie - Imperial Nutty Buddy Wafer Stout - 9.9%
DRAFT ONLY
Horchata This Way - Stout with Cinnamon & Vanilla - 8%
DRAFT ONLY
Black Lake - Salted Licorice & Chocolate Stout - 9.9%
DRAFT ONLY
Chocolate Cottage - Stout - 5.2%
DRAFT ONLY
Pudding Caravan - Dirt Cake Stout - 9.5%
DRAFT ONLY
Sisterhood of the Traveling Stouts - Barrel aged Imperial Stout inspired by the Pirouette cookie - 14.3%
DRAFT ONLY
Sparkwood & 21 - Stout with Coffee & Cherries - 7.5%
DRAFT ONLY
Over/Underberg - Nitro Stout with Underberg-inspired Botanicals - 6%
DRAFT ONLY
Salted Caramel Cavatica - collaboration with Jacobsen Salt Co - 8.8%
16oz Can & Draft
1,000 Years of Silence - Mexican Chocolate Stout - 10%
16oz Can & Draft
Tropical Tomb - Barrel aged Imperial Stout collab w/ Ruse Brewing. Coconut, Pineapple, Lime Leaf & Thai Chili - 14.7%
12oz Can & Draft
Save My Soul - Barrel aged Imperial Stout collab w/Holy Mountain Brewing - 14.4%
12oz Can & Draft
Bananaza - Barrel aged Imperial Stout with Thai banana, Cacao & Coconut - 13.6%
500ML Bottle & Draft
Matryoshka Premium 2026 - Barrel aged Imperial Stout - 13.7%
500ML Bottle & Draft
Matryoshka Barrel Select 2026 - Barrel aged Imperial Stout - 15.1%
500ML Bottle & Draft
Matryoshka Vanilla - Barrel aged Imperial Stout - 13.6%
500ML Bottle & Draft
Matryoshka Cookies & Cream - Barrel aged Imperial Stout - 13.6%
500ML Bottle & Draft
Matryoshka Peanut Butter Cup - Barrel aged Imperial Stout - 13.6%
500ML Bottle & Draft
Matryoshka Cookies & Cream x Peanut Butter Cup - Barrel aged Imperial Stout - 13.6%
500ML Bottle & Draft
*Look for additional cellared Stout Month favorites on draft from past years throughout the month
IMPORTANT DATES
1/30 - 3/1 - The Lovell Arcade
Free Play Classic Arcade Games and Pinball Machines all month long during Taproom Hours. Food and drink specials, popcorn and stouts available on tap through the Showroom window
2/1 - Stout Month Begins
Salted Caramel Cavatica in 16oz cans & on draft
Bananaza in 500ML bottles & on draft
7 All New Small Batch Stouts on draft only
2/7 - 1000 Years of Silence in 16oz cans & on draft
Pudding Caravan Dirt Cake Stout on draft only
2/14 - Festival of Dark Arts. Darkness descends on Fort George for the world’s best and biggest Stout Festival. All areas of the Fort are closed to the Public. The Festival is SOLD OUT
2/15 - The Aftermath. Matryoshka bottle release, Stout Month can and bottle collaborations with Ruse Brewing and Holy Mountain release. Open to the Public.
Matryoshka Variants in 500ML bottles & on draft
Save My Soul in 12oz cans & on draft
Tropical Tomb in 12oz cans & on draft
2/28 - The Last Day of Stout Month
OFFSITE STOUT MONTH EVENTS
2/4 - Stout Month Bingo at ON TAP, Bend, OR
2/4 - Stout Month Launchin’ Lunch at LOYAL LEGION, Portland,OR
2/5 - Stout Month Kick-Off at BEER STEIN, Eugene, OR
2/5 - Stout Month Vancouver at FINAL DRAFT, Vancouver, WA
2/7 - Dark Satellite at RAVENNA BREWING, Seattle, WA
2/11 - Stout Month at ROSCOE’S, Portland, OR
2/19 - Stout Month at IMBIBE, Maple Valley, WA
2/20 - Stout Month Smash at A BEER CLUB, Eugene, OR
2/21 - Sabbath, Stouts & Slayer at ARCH BRIDGE TAPHOUSE, Oregon City, OR
*More events to come. Check in here (LINK) or check social media for details.
If you’re interested in banishing the gloominess of February and reading more about the history of Stout Month and Festival of Dark Arts, there’s more information here (LINK). You can also find recaps of past festivals on their blog (2025, 2023, 2020).