Cascade Brewing Barrel House
Type: Bar, Eatery, Beer-to-go
939 SE Belmont St
Portland, Oregon, 97214-2519
United States
(503) 265-8603 | map
cascadebrewingbarrelhouse.com
Notes:
Hours:
Sunday - Wednesday: 12:00pm - 10:00pm
Thursday - Saturday: 12:00pm - 11:00pm
"Subject to change with little or no notice."
PLACE STATS
- Reviews:
- 84
- Ratings:
- pDev:
- 7%
View: Place Reviews | Events
Reviews: 84
| Ratings: 250
4.8/5 rDev +5%
vibe: 4.5 | quality: 5 | service: 4.5 | selection: 5
Humble yet formidable, blessedly untrendy temple of the Tart Arts. Splendiferous list of inventive barrel sours (some upwards of 8 years old and all the better for it). Old World knowledge and homebrew playfulness on display. Severly underrated—both in Portland rankings and national sour landscape—likely as a result of Web-1.0-era optics.
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vibe: 4.5 | quality: 5 | service: 4.5 | selection: 5
Humble yet formidable, blessedly untrendy temple of the Tart Arts. Splendiferous list of inventive barrel sours (some upwards of 8 years old and all the better for it). Old World knowledge and homebrew playfulness on display. Severly underrated—both in Portland rankings and national sour landscape—likely as a result of Web-1.0-era optics.
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4.53/5 rDev -0.9%
vibe: 4.25 | quality: 4.75 | service: 4.5 | selection: 4.5 | food: 4.25
Relaxed, friendly, and fairly cozy and small considering how well known these guys are. It was late and a quiet week night in January, so there wasn't all that much going on. Really friendly staff, happy to talk about the beer; considering they were just wait-staff, they were quite knowledgeable. Food was pretty good...I had the korean tacos and the kale salad.
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vibe: 4.25 | quality: 4.75 | service: 4.5 | selection: 4.5 | food: 4.25
Relaxed, friendly, and fairly cozy and small considering how well known these guys are. It was late and a quiet week night in January, so there wasn't all that much going on. Really friendly staff, happy to talk about the beer; considering they were just wait-staff, they were quite knowledgeable. Food was pretty good...I had the korean tacos and the kale salad.
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4.63/5 rDev +1.3%
vibe: 4.25 | quality: 4.5 | service: 5 | selection: 5 | food: 3.5
What a cool place! The clean, spacious interior is light colored and wood-centric with booths, high tops, a medium bar, and a few muted TV screens. Outdoors there is a huge urban beer garden--Portland really knows how to do the beer scene! Walk up to the bar and place your order, or belly-up and watch the action, which amps up rather shortly after open.
On our visit, service was extremely knowledgeable and skilled, pouring up to 30 taster glasses all at once from the massive wall of taps, adeptly and rapidly. This is not something you get to see often. The tap wall includes two large holes within which two actual live barrels have been shoved, with screw valves to release beer straight to glass right before your very eyes. The other taps are designed to look just like the barrels, so it all seamlessly flows together.
They have an absolutely insane list of beers on tap, too. The week we were here, fresh hops were all the rage and they not only had fresh hop IPAs of their own, but 3 fresh hop funky beers, which is something I'd never heard of before. For anyone out there that sees Cascade's bottles on shelves but balks at the price, this is an excellent place to get a broad selection and see for yourself the kind of quality they actually produce. I was able to try around 20 Cascade beers I hadn't had before, and loved them all--some new, some fresh, some classic, and some many years old. One was over 7 years old! It's absolutely bonkers, and so much cheaper than going full bore on a bottle you're not sure about. But then you realize, they're all so good, you start looking at the bottles in a whole new light--which haven't I had, or which did I enjoy the most?! A new conflict has arisen.
Food here is varied and good, and they even pickle their own veg with their own beer--something I'd not heard of before. However, I'd advise against it if that's all you're having with all these sour beers. It's good as a side dish to other more hearty things, but if you're primarily here to go through the list sampling, adding more tart solids to your gut just doesn't work all that well with a belly full of beer. Who needs food anyway?!
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vibe: 4.25 | quality: 4.5 | service: 5 | selection: 5 | food: 3.5
What a cool place! The clean, spacious interior is light colored and wood-centric with booths, high tops, a medium bar, and a few muted TV screens. Outdoors there is a huge urban beer garden--Portland really knows how to do the beer scene! Walk up to the bar and place your order, or belly-up and watch the action, which amps up rather shortly after open.
On our visit, service was extremely knowledgeable and skilled, pouring up to 30 taster glasses all at once from the massive wall of taps, adeptly and rapidly. This is not something you get to see often. The tap wall includes two large holes within which two actual live barrels have been shoved, with screw valves to release beer straight to glass right before your very eyes. The other taps are designed to look just like the barrels, so it all seamlessly flows together.
They have an absolutely insane list of beers on tap, too. The week we were here, fresh hops were all the rage and they not only had fresh hop IPAs of their own, but 3 fresh hop funky beers, which is something I'd never heard of before. For anyone out there that sees Cascade's bottles on shelves but balks at the price, this is an excellent place to get a broad selection and see for yourself the kind of quality they actually produce. I was able to try around 20 Cascade beers I hadn't had before, and loved them all--some new, some fresh, some classic, and some many years old. One was over 7 years old! It's absolutely bonkers, and so much cheaper than going full bore on a bottle you're not sure about. But then you realize, they're all so good, you start looking at the bottles in a whole new light--which haven't I had, or which did I enjoy the most?! A new conflict has arisen.
Food here is varied and good, and they even pickle their own veg with their own beer--something I'd not heard of before. However, I'd advise against it if that's all you're having with all these sour beers. It's good as a side dish to other more hearty things, but if you're primarily here to go through the list sampling, adding more tart solids to your gut just doesn't work all that well with a belly full of beer. Who needs food anyway?!
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4.89/5 rDev +7%
vibe: 5 | quality: 5 | service: 4.75 | selection: 5 | food: 4.5
Sour beer heaven. On a recent trip to Portland, I made sure to stop by Cascade 3 times in as many days. I regret nothing. World-class sours a-plenty! On any given day they offer about 20 beers, 17 or so are sours and you honestly cant go wrong. I did stray from the sour path ever so slightly and tried a milk stout as well and it was also fantastic. Clean tasting room, friendly staff and you cant beat the selection. When in Portland, this is a must.
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vibe: 5 | quality: 5 | service: 4.75 | selection: 5 | food: 4.5
Sour beer heaven. On a recent trip to Portland, I made sure to stop by Cascade 3 times in as many days. I regret nothing. World-class sours a-plenty! On any given day they offer about 20 beers, 17 or so are sours and you honestly cant go wrong. I did stray from the sour path ever so slightly and tried a milk stout as well and it was also fantastic. Clean tasting room, friendly staff and you cant beat the selection. When in Portland, this is a must.
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4.76/5 rDev +4.2%
vibe: 4.5 | quality: 4.75 | service: 4.75 | selection: 5 | food: 4.5
Visited by myself on a business trip. They don't do flights but you can order 4 oz'ers two at a time. The waitress asked what I wanted and I said, "All of them." So for the next 90 minutes every time she looked my way I held up two fingers and she brought two more - kind of a fun interaction really and I certainly benefited from a little pacing. Alas I was not able to finish a sample of everything (seemed like around 20 taps) but the waitress gave me an "A" for effort. Bottom line I've been to several of the well known "sour houses" and this one had the most consistently great stuff. Food was really nice too - I got some kind of cold asparagus salad and bruschetta which really paired well with the sours. Not as stuffy as you might expect from a place with such high quality beer. And an easy walk back to the trolley line which connected with the light rail back to my hotel which allows one to safely attempt to consume all their beers without getting behind the wheel.
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vibe: 4.5 | quality: 4.75 | service: 4.75 | selection: 5 | food: 4.5
Visited by myself on a business trip. They don't do flights but you can order 4 oz'ers two at a time. The waitress asked what I wanted and I said, "All of them." So for the next 90 minutes every time she looked my way I held up two fingers and she brought two more - kind of a fun interaction really and I certainly benefited from a little pacing. Alas I was not able to finish a sample of everything (seemed like around 20 taps) but the waitress gave me an "A" for effort. Bottom line I've been to several of the well known "sour houses" and this one had the most consistently great stuff. Food was really nice too - I got some kind of cold asparagus salad and bruschetta which really paired well with the sours. Not as stuffy as you might expect from a place with such high quality beer. And an easy walk back to the trolley line which connected with the light rail back to my hotel which allows one to safely attempt to consume all their beers without getting behind the wheel.
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4.78/5 rDev +4.6%
vibe: 4.5 | quality: 5 | service: 5 | selection: 4.5 | food: 4.5
Cascade is a real gem. Great in all areas. Food is good and pairs well with the main course, the sour beers. The service is amazing even when busy and their is plenty of outdoor seating. Favorite summer spot. Only downside for some is all of Cascades offerings are world class sours bar a single ipa and porter that are average.
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vibe: 4.5 | quality: 5 | service: 5 | selection: 4.5 | food: 4.5
Cascade is a real gem. Great in all areas. Food is good and pairs well with the main course, the sour beers. The service is amazing even when busy and their is plenty of outdoor seating. Favorite summer spot. Only downside for some is all of Cascades offerings are world class sours bar a single ipa and porter that are average.
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4.94/5 rDev +8.1%
vibe: 4.5 | quality: 5 | service: 5 | selection: 5
Any of the beers on tap at the Cascade Barrel House would be the best beer on any tap list in any other restaurant/bar/brewery. This place is the best brewery in the states, hands down. Nobody else's sours come close to these magnificent beverages.
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vibe: 4.5 | quality: 5 | service: 5 | selection: 5
Any of the beers on tap at the Cascade Barrel House would be the best beer on any tap list in any other restaurant/bar/brewery. This place is the best brewery in the states, hands down. Nobody else's sours come close to these magnificent beverages.
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4.15/5 rDev -9.2%
vibe: 3.5 | quality: 4.5 | service: 3.5 | selection: 4.5 | food: 4.5
Nice location with a very enjoyable patio. I am not especially thrilled with the service there. I was told to sit down and waited at least 10 minutes before a waiter showed up. At that point, they were in a hurry to have my wife and I order even though the place was nowhere close to full (Considering the other reviews I read, we may have been unlucky this one time). The beers lived up to the standard I expected (very good) and my wife was happy with the IPA she got (not a sour fan). Food was also very nice.
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vibe: 3.5 | quality: 4.5 | service: 3.5 | selection: 4.5 | food: 4.5
Nice location with a very enjoyable patio. I am not especially thrilled with the service there. I was told to sit down and waited at least 10 minutes before a waiter showed up. At that point, they were in a hurry to have my wife and I order even though the place was nowhere close to full (Considering the other reviews I read, we may have been unlucky this one time). The beers lived up to the standard I expected (very good) and my wife was happy with the IPA she got (not a sour fan). Food was also very nice.
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4.83/5 rDev +5.7%
vibe: 4.75 | quality: 5 | service: 5 | selection: 4.5
Did not have food, but enjoyed the beer. Went with two other (including my wife) who were sour novices. Our server was great at helping with selection. At the end of our visit, my friend was liking the offerings, but I don't think my wife was converted. I enjoyed Vlad the Imp Aler and Sang Royal. I really enjoyed this place. I brought home a bottle of Gingersnap to enjoy later this year. Highly recommended!
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vibe: 4.75 | quality: 5 | service: 5 | selection: 4.5
Did not have food, but enjoyed the beer. Went with two other (including my wife) who were sour novices. Our server was great at helping with selection. At the end of our visit, my friend was liking the offerings, but I don't think my wife was converted. I enjoyed Vlad the Imp Aler and Sang Royal. I really enjoyed this place. I brought home a bottle of Gingersnap to enjoy later this year. Highly recommended!
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4.86/5 rDev +6.3%
vibe: 4.75 | quality: 5 | service: 4.75 | selection: 5 | food: 4.5
This was probably my favorite stop on a trip to Portland. If you're visitng PDX - and you're ready this you're already on BA - you need to be here.
Selection is outstanding... great mix of classics, new offerings and vintage bottles/kegs.
Service was outstanding and knowledgable. Overall, just an A+
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vibe: 4.75 | quality: 5 | service: 4.75 | selection: 5 | food: 4.5
This was probably my favorite stop on a trip to Portland. If you're visitng PDX - and you're ready this you're already on BA - you need to be here.
Selection is outstanding... great mix of classics, new offerings and vintage bottles/kegs.
Service was outstanding and knowledgable. Overall, just an A+
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4.9/5 rDev +7.2%
vibe: 4.75 | quality: 5 | service: 5 | selection: 4.75
Wow. The sour pilgrimage is complete. I was amazed at the offerings on tap. Even more amazing was the friendly servers. My party sat at the bar and the two guys working were more than amazing, and found options for even the non-beer drinkers--without any of the snark I've come to expect. Why settle for beer snobbery when there's other options? These guys made the night. Bravo.
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vibe: 4.75 | quality: 5 | service: 5 | selection: 4.75
Wow. The sour pilgrimage is complete. I was amazed at the offerings on tap. Even more amazing was the friendly servers. My party sat at the bar and the two guys working were more than amazing, and found options for even the non-beer drinkers--without any of the snark I've come to expect. Why settle for beer snobbery when there's other options? These guys made the night. Bravo.
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4.5/5 rDev -1.5%
vibe: 4 | quality: 5 | service: 4.5 | selection: 4.5 | food: 3.5
For a Sunday afternoon, this place was pretty populated. The staff is very proud of its sour collection and are very eager to explain each selection ordered. We didn't get any food, so I can't say whether the snacks were good or not. But the sours were exceptional. I just missed the Vlad The Imp-Aler, but was pleasantly surprised with a Bourbonic Plague. Cascade is more a place for the sour connoisseur, like a fine wine establishment; not rowdy, but proper, like a prized landmark should be. A must-see when in Portland.
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vibe: 4 | quality: 5 | service: 4.5 | selection: 4.5 | food: 3.5
For a Sunday afternoon, this place was pretty populated. The staff is very proud of its sour collection and are very eager to explain each selection ordered. We didn't get any food, so I can't say whether the snacks were good or not. But the sours were exceptional. I just missed the Vlad The Imp-Aler, but was pleasantly surprised with a Bourbonic Plague. Cascade is more a place for the sour connoisseur, like a fine wine establishment; not rowdy, but proper, like a prized landmark should be. A must-see when in Portland.
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4.65/5 rDev +1.8%
vibe: 4 | quality: 4.5 | service: 5 | selection: 5 | food: 4
Very nice selection of sours, live from the barrel sours, traditional beers (IPA, coffee stout) and bottles. Our server (Sarah Jo) was extremely knowledgeable and helpful in suggesting beers for the group (some that have never tried sours before) and bottles for takeaway. We only ordered snacks for food (charcuterie, humus, and bar snack mix) and they were decent but nothing outstanding. The most surprising beer was actually not a sour but the Oblique B&W Coffee Stout! Having the availability of tasters is nice so you're not committed to a whole pint of any given beer and can sample a good variety. Vibe is decent but nothing amazing.
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vibe: 4 | quality: 4.5 | service: 5 | selection: 5 | food: 4
Very nice selection of sours, live from the barrel sours, traditional beers (IPA, coffee stout) and bottles. Our server (Sarah Jo) was extremely knowledgeable and helpful in suggesting beers for the group (some that have never tried sours before) and bottles for takeaway. We only ordered snacks for food (charcuterie, humus, and bar snack mix) and they were decent but nothing outstanding. The most surprising beer was actually not a sour but the Oblique B&W Coffee Stout! Having the availability of tasters is nice so you're not committed to a whole pint of any given beer and can sample a good variety. Vibe is decent but nothing amazing.
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4.58/5 rDev +0.2%
vibe: 4 | quality: 5 | service: 4 | selection: 5 | food: 4.25
House of Sours! Their sours are Lactobacillus heavy, which I like. Their base sours take fruiting very well. All their sour beers are exceptional. A must stop when in Portland.
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vibe: 4 | quality: 5 | service: 4 | selection: 5 | food: 4.25
House of Sours! Their sours are Lactobacillus heavy, which I like. Their base sours take fruiting very well. All their sour beers are exceptional. A must stop when in Portland.
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3.99/5 rDev -12.7%
vibe: 3.75 | quality: 4.25 | service: 3.5 | selection: 4.25 | food: 4
I've been here a few times and for the most part they are very consistent. The beer selection will always be excellent. A wide variety of great sours, some cool vintages of older beers and some standard IPAs and stouts they've started offering recently. Food is equally solid and pairs nicely with the high ABV and intense flavors Cascade offers. I think the service and vibe can be lacking at times. It's just not an overly exciting places. Great beer and a great place to drink some solid beers, but not a place you'd go to with the intention of staying that long. Nice outdoor patio area in the summertime though!
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vibe: 3.75 | quality: 4.25 | service: 3.5 | selection: 4.25 | food: 4
I've been here a few times and for the most part they are very consistent. The beer selection will always be excellent. A wide variety of great sours, some cool vintages of older beers and some standard IPAs and stouts they've started offering recently. Food is equally solid and pairs nicely with the high ABV and intense flavors Cascade offers. I think the service and vibe can be lacking at times. It's just not an overly exciting places. Great beer and a great place to drink some solid beers, but not a place you'd go to with the intention of staying that long. Nice outdoor patio area in the summertime though!
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4.39/5 rDev -3.9%
vibe: 4 | quality: 5 | service: 4 | selection: 4.25
On a recent trip to Portland I was pleased to finally visit the Cascade barrel house, having been stymied in this effort during my previous trip. I am glad to say I was not disappointed at all; I got to try some great beers including one that is available at the taproom only (Yay! Rare Cascade!) and they were all delicious. The bar staff were knowledgeable about the beer, and the place seemed to be full of other beer geeks (this may be a plus or a minus for you). I am absolutely going return here on my next visit to Portland.
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vibe: 4 | quality: 5 | service: 4 | selection: 4.25
On a recent trip to Portland I was pleased to finally visit the Cascade barrel house, having been stymied in this effort during my previous trip. I am glad to say I was not disappointed at all; I got to try some great beers including one that is available at the taproom only (Yay! Rare Cascade!) and they were all delicious. The bar staff were knowledgeable about the beer, and the place seemed to be full of other beer geeks (this may be a plus or a minus for you). I am absolutely going return here on my next visit to Portland.
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4.67/5 rDev +2.2%
vibe: 4 | quality: 5 | service: 4.5 | selection: 4.75
Ok, when I die I want my ashes to be scattered here. Visited recently on a trip to Portland from Sacramento where I had heard of Cascade sours but never tried any (very expensive by the bottle in Sacramento ($30+). We shared a couple of sampler trays and were blown away by most of the beers. Loved the pricing of the bottles and availability of aged ones too. Brought several bottles back with me. Also, high marks for the pleasant and quick service.
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vibe: 4 | quality: 5 | service: 4.5 | selection: 4.75
Ok, when I die I want my ashes to be scattered here. Visited recently on a trip to Portland from Sacramento where I had heard of Cascade sours but never tried any (very expensive by the bottle in Sacramento ($30+). We shared a couple of sampler trays and were blown away by most of the beers. Loved the pricing of the bottles and availability of aged ones too. Brought several bottles back with me. Also, high marks for the pleasant and quick service.
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4.5/5 rDev -1.5%
vibe: 4.5 | quality: 4.5 | service: 4.25 | selection: 4.75
This is a pretty awesome gem in Portland. I visited during a work trip, and I'm glad that I made the time to get here. First, the tap selection was insane. So many things to choose from, and of different vintages. They also had bottles to go. Vibe is cool - I was there in the winter so only inside seating. Service was great, but the selection will bring me back. Highly recommended!
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vibe: 4.5 | quality: 4.5 | service: 4.25 | selection: 4.75
This is a pretty awesome gem in Portland. I visited during a work trip, and I'm glad that I made the time to get here. First, the tap selection was insane. So many things to choose from, and of different vintages. They also had bottles to go. Vibe is cool - I was there in the winter so only inside seating. Service was great, but the selection will bring me back. Highly recommended!
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4.48/5 rDev -2%
vibe: 3.75 | quality: 4.5 | service: 4.75 | selection: 4.5
One of (if not) the best spot I made it to on my recent try to PDX.
Vibe is just a pretty standard looking pub, nothing special, but it was easy to find a place to park and sit inside so that's a plus.
Quality is top notch. One of the better sour makers out there, and everything I had a sample of was excellent. They also had a very good selection, upwards of 20+ beers were available.
Service was great. The guy that helped us was super helpful, friendly, and knowledgeable. One of the better people I've run into working at a brewery in some time.
Would come back here in a heartbeat, outstanding.
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vibe: 3.75 | quality: 4.5 | service: 4.75 | selection: 4.5
One of (if not) the best spot I made it to on my recent try to PDX.
Vibe is just a pretty standard looking pub, nothing special, but it was easy to find a place to park and sit inside so that's a plus.
Quality is top notch. One of the better sour makers out there, and everything I had a sample of was excellent. They also had a very good selection, upwards of 20+ beers were available.
Service was great. The guy that helped us was super helpful, friendly, and knowledgeable. One of the better people I've run into working at a brewery in some time.
Would come back here in a heartbeat, outstanding.
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4.63/5 rDev +1.3%
vibe: 4.75 | quality: 5 | service: 4.25 | selection: 4.5
I visited Cascade Brewing Barrel House recently on a vacation through the Pacific Northwest.
V: I loved the vibe of this place with both indoor and outdoor seating.
Ser: Service was sold but nothing special to speak of during my visit.
Sel: Great selection of their standards, limited releases and a few vintage offerings.
Overall, a great place to visit in Portland and a classic. if you like sours, you have to visit Cascade when in Portland.
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vibe: 4.75 | quality: 5 | service: 4.25 | selection: 4.5
I visited Cascade Brewing Barrel House recently on a vacation through the Pacific Northwest.
V: I loved the vibe of this place with both indoor and outdoor seating.
Ser: Service was sold but nothing special to speak of during my visit.
Sel: Great selection of their standards, limited releases and a few vintage offerings.
Overall, a great place to visit in Portland and a classic. if you like sours, you have to visit Cascade when in Portland.
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4.76/5 rDev +4.2%
vibe: 4.5 | quality: 4.75 | service: 5 | selection: 4.75 | food: 4.5
Awesome place. Big open area, tall trusses, many taps, 14 sours, 2 live barrels, and 8 regular beers for taps, all Cascade beers. Prices are good, compared to the cost of bottles. Bartenders are very friendly and very knowledgeable. Great beers!
Didn't get any food. Nice granite like looking bar tops, tables made from old barrels, and lots of old timey music playing, like lots of Johnny Cash. And they served water. Such a great place I went back at the end of the night!
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vibe: 4.5 | quality: 4.75 | service: 5 | selection: 4.75 | food: 4.5
Awesome place. Big open area, tall trusses, many taps, 14 sours, 2 live barrels, and 8 regular beers for taps, all Cascade beers. Prices are good, compared to the cost of bottles. Bartenders are very friendly and very knowledgeable. Great beers!
Didn't get any food. Nice granite like looking bar tops, tables made from old barrels, and lots of old timey music playing, like lots of Johnny Cash. And they served water. Such a great place I went back at the end of the night!
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4.65/5 rDev +1.8%
vibe: 4.25 | quality: 5 | service: 4 | selection: 5 | food: 4.75
If you're in Portland, you MUST come here. Not optional, even if you -think- you don't like sours. You haven't had a Cascade sour. They are a true pioneer, and I hope more brewers catch on to what they're creating and help this trend spread, building and growing from it. I'm amazed and their variety and complexity. Every beer is unique and distinct. And utterly delicious. The few days I was in Portland, I had to keep coming back for more and had to try a new one every single time, never being disappointed by any of them. The servers and bartenders are friendly and knowledgeable, and really helpful in answering questions. The music is spot on for the location and is tasteful for everyone. The -only- disappointment was that the growlers are filled right off the tap. But, that just meant I had to get a crew together once I got back home to Utah so we could enjoy it while it was still fresh. I also splurged on some bottles - the expense was worth it because there's no place I've experienced anything like it. Truly unique. Lovely experience, and I'm making it a point to come back soon. My new favorite brewery and my new favorite type of beer.
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vibe: 4.25 | quality: 5 | service: 4 | selection: 5 | food: 4.75
If you're in Portland, you MUST come here. Not optional, even if you -think- you don't like sours. You haven't had a Cascade sour. They are a true pioneer, and I hope more brewers catch on to what they're creating and help this trend spread, building and growing from it. I'm amazed and their variety and complexity. Every beer is unique and distinct. And utterly delicious. The few days I was in Portland, I had to keep coming back for more and had to try a new one every single time, never being disappointed by any of them. The servers and bartenders are friendly and knowledgeable, and really helpful in answering questions. The music is spot on for the location and is tasteful for everyone. The -only- disappointment was that the growlers are filled right off the tap. But, that just meant I had to get a crew together once I got back home to Utah so we could enjoy it while it was still fresh. I also splurged on some bottles - the expense was worth it because there's no place I've experienced anything like it. Truly unique. Lovely experience, and I'm making it a point to come back soon. My new favorite brewery and my new favorite type of beer.
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4.75/5 rDev +3.9%
vibe: 4.75 | quality: 4.75 | service: 4.75 | selection: 4.75
2015-08-30
Visited here with my wife and kids. My wife loves sours, and this is now by far her favorite place in Portland.
We had a good experience. Not the greatest place for chaotic kids, but we stuck it out anyway. Just too many alluring beers to walk away.
It's not cheap. But, it's sours, at a bar, so this is to be expected. Service was good. Our waitress was nice, knowledgeable, and fairly attentive.
Excellent place to visit. If you like sours and you're in Portland, you're a fool to miss this place.
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vibe: 4.75 | quality: 4.75 | service: 4.75 | selection: 4.75
2015-08-30
Visited here with my wife and kids. My wife loves sours, and this is now by far her favorite place in Portland.
We had a good experience. Not the greatest place for chaotic kids, but we stuck it out anyway. Just too many alluring beers to walk away.
It's not cheap. But, it's sours, at a bar, so this is to be expected. Service was good. Our waitress was nice, knowledgeable, and fairly attentive.
Excellent place to visit. If you like sours and you're in Portland, you're a fool to miss this place.
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4.61/5 rDev +0.9%
vibe: 4.75 | quality: 4.75 | service: 4.5 | selection: 4.5
This is a must visit in PDX, espeically if you are a sour lover (which I am admittedly, not). The atmosphere is laid back and interesting, the service is great and the selection is fantastic. Would definitely go back on a future visit.
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vibe: 4.75 | quality: 4.75 | service: 4.5 | selection: 4.5
This is a must visit in PDX, espeically if you are a sour lover (which I am admittedly, not). The atmosphere is laid back and interesting, the service is great and the selection is fantastic. Would definitely go back on a future visit.
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4.58/5 rDev +0.2%
vibe: 4.5 | quality: 4.5 | service: 4.5 | selection: 5 | food: 4
It's Cascade - so you know it's good. Massive selection of Cascade brews I'd never had before, had 8 samples ($2-$3 a pop). We were in town for the Oregon Brewer's Festival - which was hosted by Cascade, they did a great job of it. The bartenders really know their shit - I'm a brewer of about twenty years and they answered all of my questions smartly. The food was really good too. Great spot - wish this NC boy lived closer.
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vibe: 4.5 | quality: 4.5 | service: 4.5 | selection: 5 | food: 4
It's Cascade - so you know it's good. Massive selection of Cascade brews I'd never had before, had 8 samples ($2-$3 a pop). We were in town for the Oregon Brewer's Festival - which was hosted by Cascade, they did a great job of it. The bartenders really know their shit - I'm a brewer of about twenty years and they answered all of my questions smartly. The food was really good too. Great spot - wish this NC boy lived closer.
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Cascade Brewing Barrel House in Portland, OR
Place rating:
4.57 out of
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250 ratings
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