Visiting Portland - Spring/Summer 2018 update

Hello. Was in Portland a few summers, staying at the Deluxe. Will be back in a few weeks and wondering if there's anything new/awesome in the area? Last time I was there I enjoyed visiting Deschutes, The Commons (RIP), Hair of the Dog and Fat Heads (also, RIP). Really only looking for walkable (I'll walk a couple of miles for good beer) from the Deluxe, but would love places that are closer than that even. Don't think I'll have as much free time as I did last time I was out there.

 

Fat Heads got replaced by Von Ebert with essentially the same brewing staff, so if you liked Fat Heads you'll like Von Ebert.

In terms of new stuff, Breakside now has a location in Slabtown. Wayfinder is a new brewery near Hair of the Dog that's worth visiting as well. Ex Novo and Upright are just across the Broadway bridge if you haven't been to either of those yet.

 

Not a brewery, but Beer O'Clock is a new beer bar that would be a pretty short walk from the Deluxe. They always have a pretty good draft list of local craft beer. Cheap pints during happy hour also.

 

Hey everyone - just a heads up that bidding for the Bokkereyder tasting during Brews for New Avenues week(end) is open now through Friday! I did this in Copenhagen last year, and it's very educational (as well as delicious) http://newavenues.org/brews-bokkereyder-tasting

Also, GA tickets are on sale as well: https://nightout.com/events/7th-annual-brews-for-new-avenues/tickets

Cheers!

 

Southern Oregon Coast anybody??

Driving down to Bandon this weekend from Portland. Anywhere i should stop along the way? Any good spots once im down there?


thx

 

Yachats is probably already on your radar, but if not it should be. I like the stuff I’ve had from Wolf Tree.

 

The Willamette Week beer guide had some south coast breweries listed but I can't remember them off the top of my head. So I would give that a Google.

 

thanks. yeah, im well versed in the near-portland beach towns (Tillamook, astoria, etc.) and of course Eugene and Corv.

i was jut wondering if there was anything worthwhile on the southern coast. sounds like options are pretty sparse. ill probably bring my own supply from PDX

 

Would just like to thank the author of and contributors to this thread for the wonderful suggestions. My wife and I and our 7 month old son were in town from NJ visiting friends in Portland and we managed to hit up a couple of suggestions on the list!

- Dinner at Deschutes with 4 adults and 3 kids - great beer, food, and service. and very family friendly. We also took this opportunity to explore Powell's bookstore. I think we were there for an hour and I didn't make it past the 1st row of suggested reading. So many books requiring my attention!
- Day drinking at Breakside with just me and the wifey - left the kid at home with our friends so we could explore. We had a slew of tasty beverages at Breakside - by far my favorite (beer) stop of the tour. They even crush some styles that I'm not regularly too fond of - a Helles (and smoked helles) and a sour were all enjoyable. And our bartender was a delight to banter with. (side note: Since we were sans kid, we also took the opportunity to explore the greener things around town. Green Planet, you are my new best friend.)
- Lunch at Hopworks Urban Brewery with the wife and kid. Great atmosphere and solid pub grub, but the service was spotty. We didn't sit down for lunch until about 2PM on a Monday . . . so perhaps we were in between shifts. But the servers were not particularly attentive - I would have had another beer had they acknowledged my empty glass. The "hazy" beer I had from them was solid.

 

The Deschutes brewpub is now open on Concourse D. Menu looks like standard fare and the breakfast I had wasn't bad, though nothing I would go out of my way to eat. Decent tap selection.

 

Tender Loving Empire in the airport is another great place to get bottles and cans after security. It's right next to the Deschutes pub. They had Field of Greens on Friday when I flew out.

 

got a weekend in Portland coming up for a family wedding. absolutely love the few things i've had from de Garde but probably won't have a chance to get out to the brewery, is there anywhere in town that reliably has anything from them (bottles or draft)?

 

Arch bridge tap house in Oregon City. You can check their bottle list online to see if they have anything you like.

 

This is a fantastic post. Should make my upcoming trip a lot easier. We need something like this for Denver/Boulder/FoCo badly.

 

Thanks for all the thoughts put into this fellow BAs. After just casually reading it the past few months it's about to get real as I descend upon the city 6/26-7/3. Attending the AHA conference but have a couple days on both sides to drink my way around Portland with the wife! Cheers!