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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6.6
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 5.5

Light gold body with thin white head. Light malty and herb aroma. Light bodied, as you'd expect in a kolsch with malt in charge. Crisp finish

Tried on 07 Mar 2019 at 03:31


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

Black body with tan head. Malty with chocolate and fig aroma. Taste is chocolate, malt and figs with a hop line Full malty finish

Tried on 07 Mar 2019 at 03:22


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

Bottle Julie brought from Made in Oregon at PDX. Pours translucent gold with a foamy white head. Saaz hop aroma. Floral/spice. Nice. Med body (partly due to carbonation). Flavor is a bit fruity along with floral spice. Some light breadiness for support. Reasonably dry (tho fruity) and nicely bitter. It's a pretty nice pilsner.

Tried from Bottle on 17 Oct 2018 at 01:14


6.8
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

Cask at GBBF 2015 - London. Pours clear gild with a light, creamy topping. Bready malts in the nose, some light ripe orange. Medium sweet flavour with simple, bready malt character, low bitterness, more orange. Light to medium bodied with fine carbonation. Yet more bready malts to close it out. Fine overall.

Tried from Cask on 22 Sep 2018 at 15:18


7.2
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 9

16 ounce can from Uptown. Pours a hazy orange hue with a large white head. A light tropical nose. Soft, some light juicy hops, biscuit, a sort of bitter soap element which is fine. Pretty good. Mellows a lot.

Tried from Can on 15 Sep 2018 at 06:25


7.2
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7

Golden and bright. Creeamy, grainy body with light fruity hop note. Grainy, with moderate bitterness - a little bit harsh, maybe. Rustic lager?

Tried on 03 Sep 2018 at 18:54


5.8
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 4 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5

Bottle. Poured clear gold with white head. Light to medium hop aroma. Fine taste hop and malt in good balance. This is a beer that tastes better than it smells. Crisp hop finish.

Tried from Bottle on 08 Jul 2018 at 22:20


7.4
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

Draft pour, enjoyed at the Portland Brew Fest. A hazy, darker golden orange pour. Cool aroma, with tons of berry fruit, and citrus as a secondary. Creamy flavor, melon hops, citrus fruit, low bitterness. Very cool finish. Almost mint level. A bit of a candy like sweetness here. Tried to be a little tart as well. Interesting and unique hazy here. Pretty good overall.

Tried from Draft on 07 Jul 2018 at 21:38


6.6
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

Taster at downtown brewpub. Dark brown, opaque, small ring of head. Roast grains in the aroma and taste. Simple, straight forward stout. Mildly sweet at the finish, but a nice lingering roast grain bitter bite lasts from start to finish.

Tried on 15 Apr 2018 at 22:08


6.8
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

Taster at brewery. Muddy brown pour with small ring of beige head. Hints of chocolate and orange in the aroma, orange moves forward I’m the taste, adding some orange peel zest to the roast grain bitterness of the base. A bit of sweetness too. Wasn’t expecting to like this, and I think its my favorite from the flight of 9.

Tried on 15 Apr 2018 at 22:02