Willamette Week

What Was Once Just a Semi-Haunted Portland Pizza Spot Has Grown Into the Ambitious Brand That is Old Town Brewing

Through a fortuitous series of expansions and talent acquisitions, what was once just a semi-haunted pizza spot in Old Town has grown into an ambitious brand that now includes a massive Valhalla-esque brewpub in the King neighborhood.

What Was Once Just a Semi-Haunted Portland Pizza Spot Has Grown Into the Ambitious Brand That is Old Town Brewing

Through a fortuitous series of expansions and talent acquisitions, what was once just a semi-haunted pizza spot in Old Town has grown into an ambitious brand that now includes a massive Valhalla-esque brewpub in the King neighborhood.

Portland’s Lompoc Brewing is Homey, Friendly and Totally Lacking in All Pretension

To understand Lompoc, you have to understand the Lompocolypse. As the original Lompoc location, a moldering yellow house on Northwest 23rd Avenue, was being prepped for demolition, the brewers invited everyone over for one final blowout brewday-slash-keg-draining party.

Portland’s Lompoc Brewing is Homey, Friendly and Totally Lacking in All Pretension

To understand Lompoc, you have to understand the Lompocolypse. As the original Lompoc location, a moldering yellow house on Northwest 23rd Avenue, was being prepped for demolition, the brewers invited everyone over for one final blowout brewday-slash-keg-draining party.

Gigantic is a Hidden Portland Brewery With a Cult Following

Gigantic has a cult following. Maybe it’s their punchy label art and prolific output of new recipes, spurred by a vow to pair their flagship IPA with an always-new seasonal creation.

Culmination’s Unorthodox Brews Are Some of the Best in the State

Two years ago, Culmination started as fast, furious and eclectic as any brewery in Portland—with one of the city’s best IPAs in Phaedrus, a Burton ale called Trumpet Major that was one of our favorite 10 beers of 2017, and a wild range of sours, browns and farmhouses.

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