Pelican Pub and Brewery, a Pacific City landmark, is looking at locations within Cannon Beach for a new facility although they have not yet selected a location. The company is currently in the process of establishing a brewing facility in Tillamook, but the owners of the company have also been approached about opening a location in Cannon Beach.

Mary Jones, one of Pelican Pubs owners, said that it is too early to say what their plans will be for Cannon Beach, but they do feel that Cannon Beach has the right clientele for their business.

I think it would be a good fit, she said.

Jones said there are several locations within Cannon Beach that they are considering, but at least one would need to go before the citys design review board for the modifications they would like to make to the site.

Although their original oceanfront location in Pacific City is a combined microbrewery and restaurant, Pelican Pubs new facility in Tillamook will be a brewery that will increase their production capacity.

Pelican Brewing Co. ales are currently distributed in the Portland/Vancouver area by Maletis Beverage, and in western Washington area by Noble Distributing. Pelican also self-distributes in central and southern Oregon; however, quantities available for distribution are limited by the small capacity of the Pacific City brewing location, on the beach at Cape Kiwanda.

With the opening of their Tillamook Brewery, Master Brewer and Co-Owner Darron Welch says We are very excited to become more widely available in all of the Northwest markets within the next few years.

The target date for opening the new facility in Tillamook is June 1, 2013.