Visiting Portland (2022)

I went into the pub once, 10 years ago. I remember getting a flight of beers to taste, including a couple cask ales. We went midday between other breweries.

I miss being able to get cask ales. Oakshire hasn't really been using their cask engine anymore. Falling Sky doesn't use theirs. Bier Stein isn't using theirs. I remember going into Full Sail on the water the same trip I went to Bridgeport, and had like 5 pints of the Amber on cask. That beer is much better on cask than in bottles.

 

When I first visited Bham, I fell in love with Blue Heron Pale Ale. I still miss that beer.

 

Can we just turn this into an old-bridgeport (pre pearl district-ing) appreciation thread? sitting on a picnic table, eating pretzels with a pint of blue heron, porter or ipa, waiting for your turn at the dart board?

 

You need to make a trip to Seattle and just exclusively drink at Machine House.

 

maybe the largest porcelain urinals i've ever partaken.

 

Sounds like a blast. We have a cask only spot not an hour from here, but they are so hit and miss. Some beers are great, others are way past their prime. They won't even take responsibility for bad casks, just lame excuses about that's how these beers work.

 

There are comparable monuments at the Deschutes outlet in Portland. They are marked "P J Clarke", a legendary NYC bar. Those probably came from a closed PJC branch in Las Vegas.

 

Upright can do no wrong, every cask ale I've had there has been outstanding. I've been very impressed with the ones I've had at the ForeLand Study too. The porter that was on last weekend was perfect for a rainy Sunday.

 

Hey everyone, making my first trip out from the East Coast in about a week!

Read through the thread and have a solid list for breweries. FYI, my favorite breweries out here are Notch, Schilling, Silvaticus, Idle Hands…so lagers. Love UK ales, especially on cask. And I also dig New England IPAs, but not as much as the former.

Also, we’re staying at the Kimpton, and then the Courtyard downtown.

Breweries: Thinking Hair of the Dog, Deschutes, Great Notion, Wayfinder, Upright, Cascade, Breakside, and Chuckanaut.

Beer Bars: For beer bars thinking Apex and Belmont Station.

Wine: Also doing a wine tour with the girlfriend to hit up some Pinot Noir.

Now…the food is what I need recommendations for (or the beer part above if you have any).

• We both love all kinds of food, she doesn’t like seafood so we could skip that.
• We’d prefer places that are closer to our hotel, but we’ll venture out if there’s a “must stop” restaurant.
• Staying three nights (technically four, but we land at midnight the first night). We’d like dinner to be more casual the first two nights, and a nice dinner the last night. We’re currently thinking Olympia Provisions, but we’re open to suggestions.
• Also looking for breakfast, lunch, and coffee suggestions (I’m pretty into craft coffee).
• Would like to have tacos somewhere for Cince de Mayo too.

Other activities: The last day we want to get some walking and sight seeing in. We’re thinking the Japanese Gardens. However if it rains, we’d need a back up option for that day.

Much appreciated everyone! I’ll pay you back ten fold with suggestions for the “other” Portland.

Cheers

 

Breweries : good list but to make sure you get the priority order right - HotD, Upright, Chuckanut (best lagers in the country), Wayfinder = Breakside, Deschutes, Cascade =Great Notion. The recommendation is based on a combination of preference and ease of getting bottles and cans around town.
Consider adding to your itinerary- Ruse for hazies and IPAs, Occidental for more lagers and ForeLand's The Study for one of the more unique bars I've seen.

Food - I like Wayfinder (2-fer!). For Portland food and institutions, Olympia is fantastic, but also consider Higgins,Langbaan, Nimblefish, Ken's Artisan Pizza. @John_M recommended Pix Patisserie to me 13 years back and it's every bit as decadent now as ever.

Coffee - I'm not off in the deep end of coffee culture but have enjoyed Coava and Water Ave.