Fat Head's Brewery

 

 

How cool is it to fly in from Ohio, walk down the street after breakfast at Tasty n Alder on the way to Rogue, and run straight into a little piece of Cleveland? I knew they had opened a new location here, but really didn't think about it. What a fun stop!

This location is surprisingly spacious with nice natural lighting and an open feel like many other Portland bars and restaurants. The beautiful, cleanly lacquered wooden bar is accented by a few recessed bottle caps, and the taplist is surprisingly large for this relatively new satellite. There's a large number of local guest taps, and a ton of offerings by Fat Head's, all of which stress quality of execution.

Food here seems to be a big draw, just like it is in the Ohio locations, and it goes without saying, fits the name of the original sandwich joint in Pittsburgh quite well. I actually like the vibe here more than the Ohio Saloon, as it feels more adult and mature. Service is still prompt and knowledgeable.

 

August, 19,2017 with the wife.
Deschutes a block away had a hour plus wait so we stopped in here as the wife was hangry as hell. Big venue with a "customer corral" leading you in, this place could turn them over quickly. Server was run off her ass but my glass was never empty so I can't complain. Had a pretty good IPA but wasn't blown away by the beer. The menu seemed to be the same dozen things rearranged in different ways. Had some big ass meat sandwich that wasn't really that great and my only choice for sides was kettle chips? WTF? Just more evidence of the "get em in and out" Pump out the covers as fast as possible mentality. I can't say I had a bad experience but no way I'd go back with Portlands options nearby....

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Visited here yesterday with Da Boss for a late lunch in a bustling downtown Portland.

Vibe was OK, sprawling location with a large capacity, maybe 200? The Olympics were on the big screen. Spotted folks from 21 to 70 having a beer and a meal.

Quality of food and beer was good. My SemperFIPA was pretty clean and tasty and the meals were solid.

Service was very good. Rachel was hustling and served us well. Nothing to gauge her on in terms of beer knowledge.

Selection was good as there were maybe 20 Fat Head beers and maybe 20 guest beers.

Food was good. Da Boss had the brewbon with a kimchi twist that made it interesting. I had the pulled smoked bbq chicken sandwich that was smackable.

Overall I found this to be a good alternative to Deschutes which was jammed pack on a Saturday at 1:30. Recommended.

One of the first places we went during our recent visit to Portland. Had a flight of great beer. Ended up with a pint of a great Kolsch. Enjoyed the food and the beer. Our waiter was great, recommending things to do in Portland (which turned out to be correct!).

 

Visited in the middle of the day early in the week, so no problems with service or seating. Beer was on point. And the giant pretzel is GIANT. And comes with two kinds of mustard and a beer cheese sauce. It has restored my faith in brewery pretzels. Loved it.
Wonderful service, Midwestern hospitality in a northwestern spot.

Now this is a hoppin' place! Lots of TV monitors with sports galore. Terrific selection of brews and attentive servers. We had a couple of the flights, so we got to try lots of this brewery; all solid. Fat Head's is another "must" for the beer enthusiast in Portland.

 

 

 

 

Great beers, especially if you like them hoppy. Lots of options including some guest taps. The food was awesome, the wife and I shared a salmon reuben and it was plenty of food for us. Bright open space with lots of seating. Staff was super friendly. Highly recommended

 

 

Great modern and large restaurant and bar in Portland, Oregon, down the block from Deschutes.

This is a vibrant, light and clean place with a nice selection of Fat Head's offerings with really good food. Service was great and the beers, while perhaps not in the premiere grade of some Oregon breweries offers some really solid and good beer. Worth the visit and worth tasting it's offerings.

 

 

 

Started with very slow service, it was pretty busy but I felt like I got lost at the bar. It got a lot better later when they realized I was talking to them about beer and asking questions.

Nice new pine bartop designed like a bowling alley, huge open space, apparently I got there during the shift change which is why the service was slow, and got better after. Dark colors, lots of old and new wood mixed, def a fun place. Lots of taps, tons of them didn't even bother counting, lots of their own beers, and a handful of guest taps. Although the giant Fat Heads were a bit disturbing.

The bartenders were very friendly and helpful, and fairly knowledgable, unfortunately when I asked a few questions of the brewer, he was there and answered the first question, then disappeared as his shift was over.

Food, I got the Mod Betta brisket sandwich and it was phenomenal, chips were OK, fried well but not seasoned at all, well a few of them are but not seasoned evenly. Bartender also kno

 

 

 

 

 

A little bit of Cleveland in Portland. Does not feel like the South Slope place but feels just like Cleveland. Stellar brews, guest taps and food. Don't let the crappy logo stop you.

Having no idea Fat Head's had a Portland location and coming across it randomly walking around downtown we poked our heads in to grab a beer. The vibe was very similar to the Cleveland location - almost to the point where it seemed to marketed and cliche. The fat head logo tagged on red brick walls with a large wood bar sweeping the length of the room.

The beer itself, which i believe is brewed there since they had a brewing system behind the bar, seemed to lack the bang of the original location - I know water has a lot to do with a beer and dialing it in has to be a difficult thing but the Head Hunter I had seemed to fall flat - just not as bright and lively as I remembered.

The bartender took a few minutes before taking our drink orders and there wasn't very many people in the place, but when he did gave us the low down on the beers available.

No food but the selection of beers was decent my only complain was they didn't have hop Juju available - can't win em all