ColdFire Brewing
Brewing at the intersections of art and chemistry, European traditions and Northwest flavors
ColdFire was born in 2016 when brothers and homebrewers Dan and Stephen Hughes decided to turn their love of craft beer into their livelihood — and we’ve been lucky enough to have worked with ColdFire before it even had a name. To get this venture off the ground, we first needed to find the right foundation for the brand and literally the right foundation for the first physical location. We went on to choose a name befitting the vision, helped shore up the business model for long-term success, and found a location that we could design into a space that would allow Stephen and Dan to comfortably work their magic. Later came signage, packaging, and events that organically pulled in all of the intersections of their local community.
Timeless Branding
We worked to design a brand that would timelessly carry this brewery and its ancient craft through many, many years of business. Keeping ColdFire’s traditional roots and Northwest style in mind, we anchored the brand with earthen hues and metallic and wooden surfaces.
Packaging a Pour
We designed ColdFire’s cans and bottles to match their personality: Clean and classic with a splash of copper and occasionally a Tangle of Tigers for good measure.
Designing A Public House
Beer is meant to be shared, so we designed a public house that literally invited the community right into the brewery — both were one and the same, without walls to separate brewers from patrons. Here at ColdFire, one and all are welcomed to share a pint, to enjoy the craft as friends and as families. A heritage wall pays homage to the brand’s intersections of art and science, of European and Northwest, with a tightly woven reminder of the communal feeling you’ll find at ColdFire.
Barrel-Aged to Perfection
ColdFire's barrel-aged program was three years in the making, and when the beers were finally ready to flow from barrel to bottle, we felt they deserved an elegant and stately package to honor their humble and patient arrival.
Where Science Meets Art
ColdFire Co-Founder and Brewmaster Stephen Hughes uses his background in microbiology to create extremely precise beer recipes, even capturing and identifying wild yeast on occasion. Today, the brewery is one part science and one part art — starting with wild yeast under a microscope but requiring an artist’s touch to transform into the award-winning brews the continue to come out of the tanks.
