The popularity of brew pubs and micro breweries in Portland continues to spread and their audience is in large part built by stirring interest in the virtues of fine craft brewing. Portland is second only to Wisconsin as the Beer Capital of America.
Oregonians have rediscovered the Germanic half of their brewing heritage, and a new wave of lager microbreweries and brewpubs has made Portland one of the countries most popular brew pubs and microbreweries than any city in America.
The popularity of brewpubs in Portland continues to spread and their audience is in large part built by stirring interest in the virtues of fine craft brewing. Portland is reported second only to Wisconsin as the Beer Capital of the Midwest. In recent surveys the biggest problems most consumers have with many brewpubs is that they put most of their focus on the beer and serve uninspired food to go along with it. Thats not what you'll find at many of Portland's local Brew Pubs. Another killer of Brewpubs even in Oregon is the exorbitant liability insurance premiums. IBS director Paul Gatza says the number of brewpubs is declining slightly every year. Other issues brew pub aficionado patrons reported was the lack of knowledgeable wait staff that knows and understands their brews.
The number of microbreweries in Portland is truly impressive and the numbers of brewpubs is staggering. The main problem with most brewpubs is they put out beer that is flavored like berries, or they mess with the formula so it tastes like bread or something quite bad. Pubs and brew pubs have fast become a way of life for Oregonians.Many serve great food and are considered extremely family friendly.
The Oregon Brew Crew is PortlandOregon's oldest and largest home brew club. The most well known names in Portland brewing include Mike and Brian McMenamin. Not only are they successful brewers, they are successful real estate developers, hoteliers, and visionaries.
