Beer Guide 2015: Max's Fanno Creek

By Parker Hall

Max's Fanno Creek

12562 SW Main St., Tigard, 624-9400, maxsfannocreek.com. 11 am-10 pm Sunday-Thursday, 11 am-11 pm Friday-Saturday, breakfast 9 am-1 pm Saturday-Sunday.

[TIGARD'S FINEST] Max's proves that being the best brewery in Tigard can actually mean something outside of, well, Tigard. The pub itself, located in a newer building on Main Street, is large, has a patio, and is soccer mom-friendly. Beer selection is vast and quaff-worthy, and it is delivered tank-to-tap from 10 tanks behind the bar—a rarity even in the beer-soaked Portland city center. Belgians such as the Reverend's Daughter taste ester-y and vibrant, dark beers such as the Vanilla Cream Porter are silky on the finish, and hoppy ales such as the X IPA balance their bitterness with a well-calculated malt backbone. Max's is still one of the best places to drink beer in the suburbs, and is wholeheartedly deserving of as much time you have to spend in, well, Tigard.

DRINK THIS: The Vanilla Cream Porter, or whichever dark ale they have flowing on nitro.

WWeek 2015

Parker Hall

Parker Hall

Parker Hall is a writer, musician, and home brewer from Portland. He is a graduate of the Oberlin Conservatory of Music in Ohio, where he studied jazz percussion with drum legend Billy Hart (Miles Davis, Herbie Hancock). Now a freelance writer and professional member of the city's jazz and indie rock scenes, he spends most of his days writing, playing music or drinking brews in his spacious North Portland basement.

Willamette Week’s Monthly Donor Drive is on! When you support WW, you help keep Portland's leaders accountable. Our journalism costs money and as a small, locally owned, free publication, we rely on reader support rather than corporate dollars.

Become a Monthly Donor!

Support Us