peoplesbrewingcoop

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I am traveling to Portland from June 25 for a few days for an evolution conference. Since this is Portland and they have so many microbreweries I suspect I will end up drinking more beer than talking about evolution, that is if I drink too much.

I heard there are over 30 microbreweries in Portland but I am not sure if I could go to all of them. I will be staying near the Oregon Convention Center and Google Maps shows many around the hotel.

To those that have gone or live in Portland, what are the 5 best microbreweries and/or brewpubs in Portland?

Thanks!

brando

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1. Hopworks, try the cask-aged ipa. It is amazing.
2. Upright Brewing- oyster stout!
3. Deschutes brewpub- like 30 beers on tap, the old faves on tap like black butte porter, but they experiment like a mad-scientist beer lab, if you are there in Sept. the hoptrip fresh hop ale is not to be missed.
4. Rogue- what can I say? Try it all!
5. I might suggest a number of options here but I think you may enjoy Gustav's, not a brewery but amazing German beer...like 10 imported German beers on tap (the biggest
selection on the west coast)...fondue and Warsteiner dunkel...heaven.

peoplesbrewingcoop

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Thanks I will hit those up. I will only be in Portland for a few days but I plan to go to try as many Portland brews as possible. The science conference offered a field trip to the Rogue hop farm but it would mean an extra day in Portland and I have to get back to work That would have been cool. I hear they will not start tours until August.

neko

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I would recommend going to the Horse Brass pub. That way you can try beers from many breweries. Hopworks is also good.

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peoplesbrewingcoop

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Turns out there was an organic brewer's event this weekend. It was great. I sampled over 20 different beers.

david_42

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You lucked out, that event is always the last weekend in June. I missed it this year, had a higher priority activity. The organic brewers have really improved their beers in the past five years.

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JoeyLink

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I agree, the organic brewfest was great. Did you make it to any other local pubs? I was going to recommend one of my personal favorites, Alameda, but you'll have to note that for your next visit now

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dewey316

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I hope you enjoyed it. If you were staying by the convention center, did you make it Amnesia? I really enjoy their beers. Alameda is another one of my favorites. Us local folks always like to hear a run down of where you actually went to, and what you thought of it.