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Mecca for Microbrew-Lovers

Beer is my favorite drink, hands down, and it was one of the reasons why parting Portland, OR, last August was such sweet sorrow. The town has more microbreweries than anywhere else in the country -Bridgeport, McMenamin's, Full Sail, Hair of the Dog, Widmer, you name it - living in Portland you really have no need to consume beer produced outside of a 25-mile radius of Mt. Tabor.

The place is also home to the only movie theaters I know of, outside of Asheville, NC, where you can order a pitcher of microbrew before you take in a second-run movie. I miss you, PDX, and promise to return soon!

-Toshio...off to drink some of my new local microbrew, SF's Anchor Steam...

Posted by: tmeronek on 05/30/2007
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jill  on May 30, 2007 at 05:09 AM 1
you can also brew your own~ then you know EXACTLY what is in your beer, and it's cheaper too!
Jess  on May 30, 2007 at 05:53 AM 2
I second Jill's comment. Brew your own! It's easy. To quote Charlie Papazian: Relax...Have a homebrew. If you prefer your beer crafted by other hands, most smaller scale breweries work with local farms to "process" their spent wort (feed it to pigs, lucky pigs).
Greg  on May 30, 2007 at 05:56 AM 3
I agree with Jill and appreciate the tip's pointer to 7-Bridges. I brew organic beer at home and love the ability to make exactly what I want while drinking sustainably. Can't find an organic Oktoberfest or raspberry wheat? Brew it yourself! And homebrewers are never at a loss for friends! ;-) Toshio: I visited Portland last fall and fell in love with the area--mass transit, vegetarian-friendly, beautiful scenery... and the most incredible selection of local brews imaginable! Don't forget Roots and Laurelwood, two places with some tasty organic brews. And coming up on June 8 & 9 is the North American Organic Brewers Festival (http://www.naobf.org/). Yes, Portland truely is Beervana.
Steve  on May 30, 2007 at 06:22 AM 4
You can also get a pitcher of frothy local brews from the Abbey theatre in downtown Durango, CO. Durango, by the way, has a handful of great local brewpubs and microbreweries with downtown venues: Carver Brewing Company, Durango Brewing Company, Ska Brewing Company, and Steamworks Brewing Company. It is a beer drinker's skiier's mountain lover's paradise. Maybe not Beervana, but it has been called the "Napa Valley of Beer."
Robin  on May 30, 2007 at 10:04 AM 5
Great tip - I'm a beer lover and really appreciate the local product wherever it can be found, but um, it's the barley that's malted, not the hops.
Idealbite Team Member tmeronek   on May 30, 2007 at 10:59 AM 6
Greg - how could I forget Roots? I spent every Tuesday summer of 2006 there for their $2.50 Tuesdays. For those stopping in Portland anytime soon, here's their website: http://www.rootsorganicbrewing.com/
Laura  on May 30, 2007 at 11:18 AM 7
And of course let's not forget New Belgium beers, proud brewers of Fat Tire, out of Fort Collins Colorado, the only wind-powered brewery in the US.
Erin  on May 30, 2007 at 03:02 PM 8
Upstate New York has some very good local breweries. I'm not sure how many are organic, but i do like supporting the local economy and knowing where my beer came from. It's delicious besides :)
Susie  on May 30, 2007 at 05:45 PM 9
lol... funny because my friends are I were discussing this the other day and I was going to do a blog post about it. Well thanks for the 411... I will have to reference you now.. :) http://jollygreengirl.org
Stephanie  on May 31, 2007 at 10:16 AM 10
The Boulder Theater in Boulder, CO, shows movies and you can drink Mountain Sun Pub brews while you watch!
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