Two former grade school buddies have moved Doomsday Brewing Co. LLC, to Washougal.
Erik Cloe and Jake Walton are introducing two new beers this week — “Come at Me Bro” double IPA and “Green and Blue Brew” pale ale in their brewery and tap room.
The pale ale — named in honor of the Seattle Seahawks — is a collaboration with and is available at Big Al’s, 16615 S.E. 18th St., Vancouver.
Cloe and Walton met at the age of 10, when they were students at Capt. Strong Primary School, in Battle Ground.
They also attended the same middle school, and they were roommates after they graduated from Battle Ground High School in 2005.
Doomsday Brewing Co. was founded in September 2012, by Cloe and Walton.
They previously brewed beer in a shop on Walton’s property in Vancouver.
“We didn’t have a tap room and quickly outgrew our space,” Cloe said.
During the summer of 2013, they raised $5,000 for their business through a Kickstarter crowdfunding campaign. The money was used to purchase kegs. Supporters received T-shirts, growlers and pint glasses.