Nestled on Dekum, Portlands self-described gluten-free beer geek paradise is a trailblazer in the gluten-free beer scene, brewing distinctive ales and lagers that push beyond the typical offerings of gluten-free breweries think: Mochi Donut Sesame Porter and Oyster Mushroom Stout. How I Select the BreweriesThis is a list of best breweries, not best food or brewery experiencesIm solely evaluating the quality of the beer. NORTH PORTLAND: 2326 N Flint Ave Hours: Mon-Thu: 4-10pm, Fri: 2-10pm, Sat: Noon-10pm, Sun: Noon-9pm. Soon the brewery launched Engelberg Pilsner, helping establish the style as a fixture in the city. Several nearby towns are home to their own fabulous brewpubs and breweries. BREWERY TAPROOM: 5211 NE 148th Ave. Ganum isnt flighty, though. Davey also make IPAs, including his invention of cold IPA that has become a national trend. Website, Deschutes (generalists). I look for breweries with strong identities, who make beers that are easily identifiable. The newest location, on Southeast Hawthorne, is the first in Gigantics brewery to serve food, with things like patty melts and totchos. It turns out they will if Kevin Davey makes them. Columbiawhich quickly rebranded itself as BridgePort, after the name of their first beer, BridgePort Alewas started by winemakers Richard and Nancy Ponzi, who hired brewer Karl Ockert to make a. Its a straightforward Citra-and-Mosaic IPA, but wonderfully balanced and smooth. Id put it in my top five favorite Portland IPAs. The taproom is around the corner from Toffee Club at 1516 SE 10th. If you want to see the full range of what Portlanders are making, these breweries will give you a great sense. The stodgy Old Portland types are likely to fall into the former camp on account of legendary breweries like Bridgeport, Widmer (which shuttered its taproom), and Lompoc falling to the wayside . When Porter and his wife Brenda Crow founded the brewery, he was laser-focused on barrel-aged wild ales, especially fruited ones. Honestly, the best place to get a pint isnt in Bend, though, its on NW 11th in the Pearl District. Along withbustling brewpubs anda calendar overflowing with beer-themed events, Portland brewersinnovative creations make Portland a must-visit beer destination. Deschutes Brewery was founded in 1988 in the central Oregon city of Bend and now ships its beer to 28 states and counting. But with so many breweries and so few days in the year, I hope even locals will find it useful. Try a Relapse to understand cold IPAs, but really, stick with his versions of the classics. Ex Novo has always been focused on pub-strength offerings, and hasnt spent a huge amount of energy on IPAs. Yet their flagship IPA, Translator, is pure West Coast (and excellent), and they do great lagers as well. Even though there are many beers that the company makes, Wayfinder Beer is known for its crisp lagers, like pilsners, Helles, and black lagers. 131 NW 13th Ave. Von Ebert is now delivering on that promise. All the while, Ganum had a passion for English-style ales, one he is now indulging at the new, ground-level brewpub above the cellar brewhouse. Limited releases often rely on cool, somewhat-uncommon brewing techniques, from a saison with a wisp of late-harvest gewrztraminer to a mixed-fermentation, old cask gose finished with lobster mushrooms. When Brenda Crow and Logsdon Farmhouse Ales alum Charles Porter founded Little Beast in 2017, no one was surprised to find an emphasis on mixed-fermentation wild ales. Yet they shine most with their standard IPAs, which seem to get a lot less attention. Website. Still haven't had your fill of Portland breweries? Ruse (4784 SE 17th Ave). They deserve it. The brewers' experience and vision haven't made them the biggest brewery in town, but they may have the most devoted base of superfans. In terms of qualifications, I dont include contract/nomadic brewerseach brewery must have a physical location and there also has to be a physical pub to visit. A post shared by The New School (@newschoolbeer). Apex provides a haven for beer aficionados and newbies with 50 beers on tap from a rotating selection of Oregon brewers like Ex Novo, pFriem, and Hair of the Dog. Selection CriteriaAs in the past, my goal is to balance diversity and depth, so that anyone would be able to identify a brewery on the list with beers in their wheelhouse. I thought dividing them by category would not only help you home in on the beers you like, but give you a sense of how the breweries position themselves. A post shared by Ecliptic Brewing (@eclipticbrewing), 16 Options for an Amazing Portland Dining Month. An eco-brewpub, Hopworks is powered by 100% renewable energy. Food is necessary to balance out all this alcohol, and the brewpub serves a full menu, with items like duck confit, brisket, sandwiches, and daily deviled-egg specials. Visitors will find everything from sandwiches to nachos at Slabtown, Lake Oswego, and Dekum brewpub locations, or just grab a brew at its Milwaukie location, where customers are encouraged to bring food, if they choose. Away Days Brewing Troutdale. Other Oregon brewing pioneers opened Portland locations in the 1990s, including Rogue Ales, which started in Newport in 1989 and today operates two Portland locations: Rogue Eastside Pub & Pilot Brewery and Rogue Hall. Hood Rivers Full Sail Brewing Company, which started in Hood River in 1987, has a small brewing operation inside McCormick & Schmicks Harborside at the Marina in downtown Portland. Many are made with local fruit and are often wonderfully sessionable and approachable (look for Dream State and Tree Spirit). If you were seeking a poster child for what a generalist brewery is, look no further than Baerlic. The Western North Carolina town. Importing the concept of French and Belgian farmhouse-style beers, Upright Brewing is a hidden gem in the local beer scene. Honestly, the best place to get a pint isn't in Bend, though, it's on NW 11th in the Pearl District. Website. 10 Barrel (hops). Any survey of American IPAs has to start with Breakside, which features twin flagships (Wanderlust and IPA), and is backed up by a fleet of other hoppy ales: What Rough Beast (a hazy), Rainbows and Unicorns (a pale), and Stay West (West Coast). A post shared by Threshold Brewing & Blending (@thresholdbeer). Rare was the stop where we were disappointed in the liquid gold set before. Taken together, they constitute the most diverse variety of beers in the city, but more than that, some of the most accomplished. As a bonus, they make a great slate of lagers as well. Little Beast also operates a tasting room in Clackamas, on highway 212. With its dimly lit dining room and sultry R&B on the speakers, stepping inside Fracture Brewings new taproom feels more akin to entering a late-night cocktail lounge than the typical Pacific Northwestern industrial brewery. Its a rare, rustic North German stylethat means stiff bitterness that on the first sip seems overbalanced, but ultimately becomes the thing that draws you to order multiple pints. Website. All right, enough jibber-jabberlets get to the list. Decades after the initial craft beer boom, the local brewery landscape is in a constant state of change, and no brewery can rest on its laurels. A post shared by Fracture Brewing (@fracture_brewing). Website. Most recently, the brewery made waves in the local scene and online with its Cold IPAs. Locals rave about the simple-yet-focused pub fare, which includes such as the popular cauliflower banh mi and chef Doug Adams favorite pretzel with beer cheese. He experiments with hops, so one may be sticky with tropical fruits, while another might have some piney underbrush. No brewery in Portland offers such an immersive experience as Gigantic, with their original label art, graphic comic series, occasional music collaborations, and fun spaces at their Champagne Lounge and Robot Room locations. A recent beer called Green Prophesies had a fruit-cocktail and melon quality and was one of the best hazies Ive had in recent memory. Theres a reason. Every year it gets harder to assemble this list, but this year was especially hard. In our latest update to our brewery map, weve shuffled the list and narrowed it down to 21 essential Portland breweries that show the range of what Pacific Northwestern brewing can be, from dedicated gluten-free and Kosher breweries to exciting new players. At the Northwest and Beaverton locations, customers can pick up oak-barrel-aged, fruited sours, bourbon barrel-aged stouts, and fruit-forward hazy IPAs alongside modern pub fare like chicken sandwiches and chicory salads. Mutantis does not serve food, but does share a space with Tamale Boy Dekum. A favorite Northeast Portland hangout, Migration Brewing handcrafts exceptional beers like the Straight Outta Portland IPA and the Proper Pilsner. A post shared by FlightYourLife (@flightyourlife). Though its lager-focused, Wayfinder still offers a few inventive IPAs and other, more obscure styles. By choosing I Accept, you consent to our use of cookies and other tracking technologies. Be sure to read. Plenty of Portlands 70+ breweries cater to both two- and four-legged visitors, providing pooch-friendly patios and bowls of water for thirsty pups. His barrel-aged stouts and barley wines also regularly win awards. Portland, Oregon, is a walkable, tourist-friendly city that's known for having good coffee, one of the largest independent bookstores in the United States, and plenty more. Soon I will return to creating a best list for the state and those breweries will be considered in that list (Covid has been interfering with that project). A post shared by Beer Fillosophy (@beerfillosophy). Last year we received a special gift in the form of a utilitarian taproom in Southeast Portland, known affectionately as P. Website. The well-crafted beers are true to style and brewed with attention to detail. (For example, as I write this theyre pouring a rare polotmavya Czech amber lager.) They wanted to distance themselves thematically from the brewerys previous incarnation as a satellite Fat Heads, an IPA brewery. Hours: Weds-Sat noon-10pm, Sundays noon-8pm. A prominent brewery in Bend that makes the top-selling porter in the U.S. sold the most beer within Oregon last year (not counting out-of-state brands), usurping the No. To learn more or opt-out, read our Cookie Policy. A post shared by Peter Hoppins (@hoppo2000). Anyone with a remote interest in beer is sure to find something tasty. In the Northwest, Chuckanut is a revered brewery that helped train folks like Kevin Davey (Wayfinder) and Josh Pfriem. Novelty-seeking beer fans tend to overlook overlook Zoiglhaus crisp, authentic German lagersand not just because the brewery is in the distant Lents neighborhood. Three locations, but the most central is the Level 3 taproom at 1447 NE Sandy. This shouldnt be understated: This beer is world-renowned. More recently, two Bend-based heavyweights have also opened Portland outposts: legendary Deschutes Brewery, founded in 1988, opened a brewpub in the Pearl Districtin 2008, and fast-growing 10 Barrel Brewing moved into the same neighborhood in 2015. Note that I didnt create a special category for simple sours made solely with lactobacillus, though if youre looking for those, put Ex Novo and Ecliptic on your list. SLABTOWN: 1570 NW 22nd. In recent years, however,. Travel Industry Professionals The Alberta location is home to Portland big-name Matts BBQ Tacos. For a quick survey course in their oeuvre, try Pixelated Pale, Lets Play (dry-hopped pilsner), Ready Player One (saison), and Sweep the Leg (Japanese lager). What we didnt expect was his aptitude in making mainstream styles like IPA and lagers. Founder and brewer Alan Taylor was trained in Germany and brewed there for years. The vast selection of organic beers offered by Hopworks Urban Brewery has drawn rave reviews since they started brewing in 2007. The pizzas fantastic, too. Portland is home to breweries galore and some of the finest beer on Earth. Also, one final note: most breweries have adjusted their schedules because of Covid, so be sure to check opening times before visiting. They sought balance and drinkability and their first lineup, with a a saison and pilsner they still brew, reflected that. Many of the breweries in other categories also make fantastic IPAsbut these breweries focus on hoppy ales and do them especially well. A relative newcomer on the scene, Steeplejack debuted its pub-style brewery in an 111-year-old church in July 2021. Portland Beer Week spotlights Portlands breweries, high-quality brews and vibrant beer culture. A post shared by Mutantis Brewery & Bottle Shop (@mutantisbeer), Portlands Knockout Gluten-Free Restaurants and Bakeries. If you like a particular kind of beer, Ive got 2-4 breweries you should check out. Their bigger ambition was creating a better world, and founder Joel Gregory set things up as a nonprofitone of the first in the US. Strangely, it took decades before breweries elsewhere started planting their flag in the city. The Broadway location hosts trivia every Thursday and serves pastries and coffee every morning. Meeting Planners BREWERY TAPROOM AND CHAMPAGNE LOUNGE: 5224 SE 26th Ave Hours: Mon-Fri 2-9pm and Sat-Sun noon-9pm. Were delighted to have them. Chicago is now the biggest beer city in the country. Food: Food trucks at both locations. (Wed give you an exact number, but Portland Breweries pop up so fast that it would be out of date before you could say top-fermenting yeast.). Yuengling (Pottsville, PA) (Yuengling) 2020 ranking: 1. Save the day and stay tuned. Primo Kid-Friendly Restaurants in Portland, Where to Eat Exceptionally Well in East Portland. Indeed, their DNA had less to do with that IPA when they hatched the Gigantic business model and more with variety. The Bend/Portland hydra win more medals than just about anyone, and Portlands brewmaster, Whitney Burnside, is regarded as one of the best in the biz. Below are three of the best, and could easily be included in the list above, were they native Portland breweries. The Kerns brewery offers indoor seating as well as a covered and heated patio. What was once a farm and produce market now houses some great beer and a whole ton of 8-bit-style art. List of Portland's Top Breweries July 6, 2018 shares We've told you our favorite hops in Portland but perhaps you'd like to venture out on your own. For the grandest selection of them all, belly up to the bar at Loyal Legion,where a menu of 99 taps dedicated to Oregon breweries awaits your perusal. Its snappy but surprisingly drinkable. Theres always something new and unusual amid a slate of classic offerings and a few IPAs (Taylors a native Oregonian and loves hops as much as anyone). Like a German hausbrauerei, Zoiglhaus offers a consistent line of characterful standards, including a GABF gold medal-winning hoppy pilsner in the style of Northern Germany (think Jever). A handful of food trucks outside Level Beer give customers plenty of options, ranging from shawarma to burritos. Oregon has a surprisingly strong stable of wild-ale breweries, and in recent years have dominated awards ceremonies with them. Portland is home to breweries galore and some of the finest beer on Earth. The Portland breweries that stuck around are those that managed to evolve and grow in their offerings, while never taking themselves too seriously. MondayFriday, 9 a.m.5 p.m. 1132 SW Harvey Milk St #104, Those in need of a break from IPAs can check out the best Portland has to offer in cold-conditioned lagers and other obscure German styles. In preparation, Ive spent the past few weeks touring breweries, tasting beer, and comparing my notes. Hours: Sun-Thurs, noon-10pm, Fri-Sat, noon-11pm. The large greenhouse has a kids play area as well, so visitors should be aware that popping in on a weekend afternoon could lead to a tricky game of dodging energetic toddlers underfoot. For 2022 Ive switched things up a bit. Kevin obviously loves hops and his IPAs (warm and cold) are great. Taste gluten-free IPAs, pale ales, dark ales, and experimental ales incorporating local ingredients like coffee or squash (gluten-free food is also on offer at the gastropub). Pub (with fantastic patio) and brewery are at 304 SE 2nd. Brewpub: 304 SE 2nd. My guiding light each year is to find the breweries doing the best work right nowno legacy breweries grandfathered in based on reputation. More interestingly, last fall it also won fresh-hop season, turning out an incredible slate of green beers. Food: Full menus both locations. A year or two ago he got a taste for hops and started making slightly offbeat (but perfectly Upright) IPAs. When Tom Cook launched Von Ebert from the ashes of a downtown Fat Heads branch, he raised some eyebrows with his ambitions for the brewery. When this tiny outfit came online as a way of servicing their adjacent Toffee Club pub, the results were promising but uneven. Yet it also birthed new breweries, as veteran brewers and new hobbyists experimented. These arent just good breweries, theyre excellent. With brewmaster Anna Buxton at the helm, the brewery won a gold for its Alewife mild-dark English style beer and best new brewery at the 2022 Oregon Beer Awards. DEKUM 820 NE Dekum. visitorinfo@travelportland.com In case of ties, companies are listed alphabetically. The new Lake Oswego location is now open. Mt. Jarek does the brewing, and he has wide-ranging interests. Only one is hazy. Website. Should you get hungry, food is located just outside in the newly opened food cart of Lil America. Website, Many of the breweries on this list have been around awhile, and have impressive brewing teams. With such a rapidly growing beer scene, choice paralysis can become a real challenge: do you start with the classic brewers that set the stage for Portlands rise to brewery fame, or do you sample beer from one of the new upstarts who are striving to change the game? Ecliptic (825 North Cook St.). These breweries are great for mixed crowds who have diverse tastesevery person in a party should find something interesting when they visit one of these places. Uprights hallmark is quality and consistencyunusual for such a small operation. The brewery sits within the Zed, a distinctive food hall featuring a Deaf-owned and accessible restaurant, a momo vendor, and more. Part aging room, part pub, the Cascade Brewing Barrel House is a 7,100-square-foot (660 sq m) emporium of beer that launched in 2010 and quickly gained attention for the excellent sour beer on offer. In 1985, McMenamins opened Oregons first brewpub in Southwest Portland; you can still knock one back at the original Hillsdale Brewery today. Little Beast currently hosts Lawless Barbecue in the kitchen space, dishing out Kansas City barbecue like brisket burnt ends. Pop into the bar area to try a flight or sit down in the dining area and make a night of it. Taylor, a native Oregonian, can make IPAs, too, and has a special talent for working with fresh hops, which seem to earn medals each year. Yet its impossible to overlook their commitment to classics like klsch and stout, two beers in their regular line. Most breweries have one in their core line-up, and youll be hard-pressed to find a taproom that doesnt offer at least one. Locals have a different view. Over time they built up their hoppy cred, but never at the expense of characterful little lagers, Belgian ales, and British ales of modest strength, which continue to light up their taplists. That DNA is still evident. A post shared by Leikam Brewing (@leikambrewing), Where to Eat and Drink in Portlands North Tabor Neighborhood. Explore Beervana with the help of local expert tour guides on these Portland beer tours. Threshold is the tiny Mom and Pop operation of Sara and Jarek Szymanski founded just before Covid hit in 2019. Every year the answer gets harder, as the group of twenty or so at the top continue to improve. Only a few breweries in the world even attempt beers like this anymore. They just seem to go about doing everything well, even if they stand outside some of the brighter spotlights. People will sort themselves based on whether they want to try liquid versions of these foods (and the divide is not always an amicable one), but its worth emphasizing that the sleight of hand is remarkable. But I also look at the whole lineup. Ecliptic won gold at the 2022 Oregon Beer Awards for the triple-dry-hopped Orange Giant barleywine, and receives frequent accolades for its IPAs and lagers. The brewery wins more awards than any other in Oregonand maybe the country. The food at Grand Fir is classic brewpub but done with Adams excellent Texas flare think: fried chicken on Texas toast, Frito pie with smoked elk, andCalabrian pepper hot sauce wings. Oregon Cider Week Special Edition is happening with CiderCon 2024, hosted in Portland, Oregon. Back before St. Johns finally hit its long-anticipated growth spurt, Occidental Brewing Company set up shop near the bridge and quietly started brewing some of the best German-style ales and lagers in town. Food: Sandwiches and small plates. Hes got two engines for a rotating pair of cask ales that will take Anglophiles right back to their favorite Yorkshire pub. Culmination (2117 NE Oregon St.) divides its taplist among IPAs (half the menu), lagers, dark ales, and sours, though lately people flock to the brewery for the hops. Level is what happens when you fuse the subtle, traditional approach of European brewing with the exuberant, hop-forward style of the US: well-crafted, elegant beers kissed by the familiar saturated flavors of American hopping. A rotating cast of one-offs, including a regular offering in the sour and wild vein, typically impress. Or so, given the overall production numbers revealed this week by the Portland. Though ambiance and food are important, I make recommendations solely based on the beer. Housed in a converted theater, the brewery prides itself on pouring a wide-ranging mix of small-batch beers and barrel-aged offerings, with styles ranging from citrus-tinged IPAs to . Offering both a cocktail and a food menu that hold their own, this brewpub makes it easy for everyone in your group to find something to enjoy together. Baerlic shares a space with square pizza fave Ranch PDX at the Southeast taproom. Media One good solution is to head to a taproom and try them all. Scotch bonnet peppers tickle the throat and clear the sinuses in . The glass measures about 4 inches tall and 3 inches in diameter. Hours: noon-9pm all days. The mighty, hoppy IPA, as well as dark, rich beers such as porters and stouts, have long been popular in Portland. This fall family festival returns with three days of authentic German food and beer, polka music, dancing, kids activities,. Occidental (6635 N Baltimore Ave). Portland has a few breweries that focus on lagers, and one, Rosenstadt, that would be on this list if it had its own taproom or pub. Despite the fact that their IPAs keep winning awards, Von Eberts devotion to lagers makes them stand out. Gigantic is Portland beer done right, in every sense: The brewery makes the same classic West Coast IPAs that put Portland on the map, while not being so inexorable that brewers Van Havig and Ben Love are unwilling to adapt to changing trends or experiment. Could Wayfinder convince hopheads to sit for hours and sip lagers? Publicans take the time to pour beautiful pints into glassware straight from lagerland, and most are brewed to sessionable strengths. Website, Most people would probably peg Gigantic as a hop house, and thats not entirely wrong. Website. The Northwest cider community will welcome visiting conference attendees, media, buyers and cider fans at a wide variety of not-to-be-missed events. They like many styles of beer from many traditions, and they do them well. The brewery makes dozens of hoppy beers a year, and they explore every corner of hops potentialbut eventually, it seems like the lessons are driven back into perfecting that Oregon thing exemplified by the flagships. Boring Brewing Co. Food: a full menu. Gigantic Brewing Company is another legend in Portland beer, and the company continues to pump out new and creative beers while keeping folks coming back for the flagships. To evaluate that, I look at things like overall quality of the core lineup, number of exceptional beers, creativity and new products, and how often I encounter a misfire. (You might consider an IPA while youre there, as well.) IPA this brewery also offers a range of beers from stouts to pilsners and everything in between. Their newest location on Sandy Blvd (puckishly named Level 3) is the best place to sample these. Now that the brewery has a full-time pub, more people should make a pilgrimage to Upright to experience Ganums incredible range of world-class beers. Food: Snacks, small plates, and sandwiches from Whim Kitchen. Denver has the second most with 158 breweries, and Seattle had the third most with 153. When I started this feature four years ago, it was painful to leave good breweries out of the top ten.
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