Portland Beer Stores

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  1. jwaterhouse36

    jwaterhouse36 Initiate (0) May 15, 2015 Oregon

    I have recently taken an interest into higher end craft and micro brewed beers such as Weihenstephaner and Samuel Smith's, but your standard grocery stores such as Fred Meyer don't have the greatest selection usually. I was wondering what sort of specialty beer stores were in or around the Portland area?
     
    #1 jwaterhouse36, Jun 21, 2015
  2. maltmaster420

    maltmaster420 Initiate (0) Aug 17, 2005 Oregon

    In alphabetical order to avoid bias:

    Beaumont Market
    BeerMongers
    Belmont Station
    Bridgetown Beer House
    Hop & Vine
    Imperial Bottle Shop & Taproom
    John's Market
    Saraveza
    Tin Bucket

    There's a couple more here.
     
    #2 maltmaster420, Jun 21, 2015
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  3. OregonHopmonster

    OregonHopmonster Initiate (0) Jan 15, 2011 Oregon

    The fact no one jumped on this guy for saying Weihenstephaner and Sam Smith are higher end just shows how much cooler the beer scene is here than in other areas of the country! Let's keep it that way Portland!
     
    #3 OregonHopmonster, Jun 22, 2015
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  4. blastoderm55

    blastoderm55 Pundit (879) Jun 7, 2013 Texas

    Belmont Station was awesome. Beermongers not too far behind.
     
    #4 blastoderm55, Jun 22, 2015
  5. chinochino

    chinochino Initiate (0) Jul 29, 2013 Washington

    This time of year I can drink Vitus daily. One of my favorite all time beers
     
    #5 chinochino, Jun 22, 2015
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  6. jason_nwx

    jason_nwx Pooh-Bah (2,571) Sep 12, 2012 Oregon
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    I love both of those breweries.
     
    #6 jason_nwx, Jun 22, 2015
  7. sharpski

    sharpski Grand Pooh-Bah (3,100) Oct 11, 2010 Oregon
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    Starting with breweries that have been brewing for 100+ years before chasing the flavor of the month is smart. Fundamentals.
     
    #7 sharpski, Jun 22, 2015
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  8. Aestro

    Aestro Devotee (360) Nov 29, 2009 Oregon

    Fred Meyer, especially inside the city (like the Broadway or Hawthorne locations) still tend to have a better selection than many actual beer stores in other parts of the country, but you kind of need to know the good from the not-so-good. There are plenty of middling breweries that have a pretty big hold there. Still, Deschutes is always reliable, and Laurelwood's Workhorse is maybe the best Oregon IPA you can find in a 6-pack.

    I agree with everything listed above, but apart from those you can usually find some great beers at high-end grocery stores like New Seasons, Zupan's, or maybe Whole Foods. Sometimes you'll even find some limited releases long after it's vanished from the beer stores.
     
    #8 Aestro, Jun 23, 2015
  9. oregonskibum

    oregonskibum Initiate (0) Mar 14, 2009 Oregon

    Sometimes it is amazing what you'll find at grocery stores, so don't count them out when visiting Portland...
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    #9 oregonskibum, Jun 23, 2015
  10. JouerAvecLeFeu

    JouerAvecLeFeu Pooh-Bah (2,032) Apr 17, 2015 Washington
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    Was that at Zupan's? Or Beaumont Market (Portland's best keep secret)?
     
    #10 JouerAvecLeFeu, Jun 24, 2015
  11. maltmaster420

    maltmaster420 Initiate (0) Aug 17, 2005 Oregon

    Probably Market of Choice. I'm not aware of anyone else that buys from docks sales and jacks up the prices.
     
    #11 maltmaster420, Jun 24, 2015
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  12. vurt

    vurt Grand Pooh-Bah (4,504) Apr 11, 2004 Oregon
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    "64 oz. growler of bottle conditioned ale"?

    What the hell? That doesn't make any sense. Do they open 5 12-ounce bottles and pour them into a growler?
     
    #12 vurt, Jun 24, 2015
  13. sharpski

    sharpski Grand Pooh-Bah (3,100) Oct 11, 2010 Oregon
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    And then paste a single bottle label "12 FLUID OUNCES" on the growler? And Alan's cool with this (not to mention the OLCC)? So gangsta.
     
    #13 sharpski, Jun 24, 2015
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  14. John_M

    John_M Grand High Pooh-Bah (6,849) Oct 25, 2003 Washington
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    To the best of my knowledge, outside of pre-packaged Rogue stuff, MofC does not do any growler sales.
     
    #14 John_M, Jun 24, 2015
  15. guajolote

    guajolote Maven (1,359) Sep 12, 2008 Oregon

    I'd wager this is from the West Linn Market of Choice. If not, West Linn MofC also has (had?)growler(s) of AftW. They also had bottles for $17.99. I guffawed and went on my merry way.
     
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  16. John_M

    John_M Grand High Pooh-Bah (6,849) Oct 25, 2003 Washington
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    Really? I go there all the time and never saw this before. Not that I'm incapable of missing something, but almost certainly I'd notice something like this (growler of AFTW).

    As for their bottle price, they're buying the beer at the retail price, so $17.99 doesn't strike me as all that high. I wouldn't pay it, because I go to the tasting room all the time and they still have plenty of bottles there. Once HOTD stops off site sales of AFTW, my guess is that MofC will have no problem selling their bottles.
     
    #16 John_M, Jun 24, 2015
  17. hannont

    hannont Initiate (0) Feb 9, 2008 Oregon

    I can say with a very high degree of confidence that Beaumont Market would never do this.
     
    #17 hannont, Jun 25, 2015
  18. guajolote

    guajolote Maven (1,359) Sep 12, 2008 Oregon

    I've only been there twice, so I have no idea if they've ever done it before. But they definitely had at least one AftW growler when I was there on 6/13 around noon. I wouldn't be surprised if it was still there given the $108 price tag.

    Oh, I understand why the price is that high. That being said, my guffaw stands.
     
    #18 guajolote, Jun 25, 2015
  19. satchit

    satchit Initiate (0) Apr 12, 2014 Oregon

    This is left over from their latest dock sale.
     
    #19 satchit, Jun 26, 2015
  20. oregonskibum

    oregonskibum Initiate (0) Mar 14, 2009 Oregon

    Did they sell them at the release? I haven't seen any mention of them, which is a little surprising.

    Growler is still there as of Sat around 6:20. Gonna start collecting dust. Of course, it's warm enough in the store that perhaps it will condition up a little.
     
    #20 oregonskibum, Jun 27, 2015
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