Old Town Brewing

Microbrewery in Portland, Oregon, United States 🇺🇸
Associated Venue: Old Town Pizza & Brewing

Established in 2012

Contact
5201 NE Martin Luther King Jr Blvd, Portland, OR, 97211, United States
Description
Historic ties to Portland run deep within Old Town. Opening its doors as a family-run pizzeria in April of 1974, Old Town Pizza became a hub for like-minded people with a radical agenda. It stood as a beacon for the local community; a place to break bread and enjoy your neighbor. Over 40 years later, not much has changed in that regard. Built within the heart of the historic Old Town neighborhood, inside one of Portland's oldest standing buildings (The Merchant Hotel), Old Town Pizza & Brewing is a relic of past and present.

Adam Milne, a devoted Old Town Pizza customer, celebrated his ninth birthday at the restaurant and immediately fell in love. That experience stuck with him until 2003, when he purchased the downtown pizzeria from the Accuardi family. In 2008, Adam built a second location in the Northeast district of Portland, in his very own neighborhood, which would soon become Old Town Brewing. To compliment the rich historic build of the downtown pizzeria, the new location was constructed using reclaimed materials that circa'd the 1800-1900's, evoking an atmosphere of Northwest authenticity and sustainability. Three years later, OTB began filling its first tanks with beer. With a passion for community, it was only a matter of time before Milne discovered that same passion inside the beer community. This driving force has lead to two major expansions, a number of prominant awards, packaged beer, distribution, new jobs, and a deep obsession to make some of the world's best beer possible.

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7.3
Appearance - 9 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 7

Shared with Josh during our trip to Festival of Dark Arts 2026. On nitro.
Aroma: roasty, some oak, a bit of oak.
Taste: along the same Iines, low to moderately sweet, quite roasty and bitter, semi dry.
Overall: ok

Tried from Draft at Loyal Legion on 13 Feb 2026 at 07:05


8.2
Appearance - 10 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 10 | Overall - 7

Black body with thick off white head. Coffee and malt aroma. Coffee, malt and chocolate taste with a little tang. Full finish.

Tried on 25 Jan 2025 at 23:12


7.6
Appearance - 10 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 10 | Overall - 6.5

Clear amber brown with thick off white head. Mushroom aroma with much malt. Sweetish mushroom taste with a thick malt skin. Balanced finish

Tried on 09 Dec 2024 at 23:23


7.5
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 10 | Overall - 6

Clear gold body with thin white head. Full green hop aroma. Excellent taste hop with malt spikes and more hop. Fine full mouth finish

Tried on 09 Nov 2024 at 06:54


7
Appearance - 10 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 10 | Overall - 6

Pilsner type beer with New Zealand hops. Clear gold body with white head. Light lawn aroma. Balanced taste mostly malt with herb bits. Clean finish.

Tried on 02 Nov 2024 at 05:02


7.6
Appearance - 10 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 10 | Overall - 6.5

Gold body with white head. Flower and herb hop aroma. Fruity and spicy taste. Hop finish

Tried on 05 Oct 2024 at 22:39


7.5
Appearance - 10 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 10 | Overall - 6

Pale gold body with white head. Hoppy aroma. Malty body with a little hop. Like it tried to be an IPA but couldn't quite

Tried on 08 Jun 2024 at 22:36


6.9
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 10 | Overall - 5.5

Pale body with thin head that vanishes fast. Fruity aroma. Biscuit and fruit body. Hop finish

Tried on 21 Apr 2024 at 18:11


7.6
Appearance - 10 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 10 | Overall - 6.5

American attempt at a European lager. Light yard aroma. Yellow body with white head. Light aroma. Full malty taste with a long finish

Tried from Can on 02 Mar 2024 at 23:57


7.4
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5

From City Brew Tours, canned June 16th 2023.

It pours a clear pale gold with a small but persistent head of foam, very nice lacing.

The smell is mild noble hops like aromas, a bit spicy, bready malt, grass.

The taste is grassy, bready, spicy hops, lemon, some mild sweetness.

Good medium body, rather nice Pilsner.

Tried from Can on 30 Jul 2023 at 15:07