Breakside Brewery

Microbrewery in Milwaukie, Oregon, United States 🇺🇸
Associated with 6 Venues

Established in 2010

Contact
5821 SE International Way, Milwaukie, OR, 97222, United States
Description
As a brewpub that first opened in 2010, Breakside Brewery in Portland, OR is a local favorite, Soon after opening, Breakside quickly gained recognition for creating incredibly imaginative, experimental, and fla-vorful brews. A few years later, we outgrew our current space in NE Portland and introduced our brand to Milwaukie, OR by setting up a new brewery there. Today, as one of the leading Portland area breweries, our locations contain 30,60, and 210bbl tanks, barrel rooms for wild and non-wild/sour fermentations, a high-speed bottling line, and 24-tap tasting room.

Earning Brewery of the Year at the 2017 Oregon Beer Awards, Breakside Brewery in Portland, OR has long been recognized for its unique beers that have earned various other accolades including gold, silver and bronze medals at the 2017 Best of Craft Beer Awards. As one of the top rated Portland area breweries, Breakside deiced to open its third location in March 2017 in the Slabtown district of Northwest Portland. With three locations throughout the Portland area, each one has its own distinct atmosphere. Come visit the one nearest you for the ideal culinary and craft brew experience.

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8/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 8
Dark brown. No head. Lots of coffee on the nose. On the palate, the coffee is rich, the underlying stout is nice, maybe a touch nutty from the roast. A fair bit of alcohol in the finish. For this much coffee, it's pretty well-balanced.
Tried from Bottle on 18 Jul 2026 at 02:08

8.4/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8.5 Flavor 8.5 Texture 8 Overall 8.5
22 oz. bottle, pours jet black with a small tan head. Aroma is rich, with big coffee, bourbon barrels, dark sugars, and some dark cocoa. Flavour is very rich, with deep dark cocoa, coffee, big bourbon barrels, some booze, finishing with dark chocolate, rich coffee and bourbon in equal measures. Rich, silky, sophisticated; that coffee is worked in beautifully, and I can’t shake that dark chocolate character. Lovely.
Tried from Bottle at Breakside Brewery - NE Dekum on 18 Jul 2026 at 02:07

7.6/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 6 Overall 7.5
Poured from 650mL bottle (2025 vintage). Dark brown with minimal beige head. Quite dry and woody, coffee, light bourbon underlay, slightly harsh, but decent.
Tried from Bottle on 18 Jul 2026 at 02:01

8.1/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 8.5 Texture 8 Overall 8
650mL bottle. Pours nearly black with a small beige head. Loads of bourbon barrels, charred wood, and rich dark sugars on the nose. Flavour has tons of bourbon barrels up front, nice charred wood character, dark sugars. A bit on the hot and boozy side. Very good.
Tried from Bottle at Breakside Brewery - NE Dekum on 18 Jul 2026 at 00:35

8.3/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8.5 Flavor 8.5 Texture 8 Overall 8
650mL bottle. Pours very dark brown with a small tan head. Nutty coffee, bourbon barrels, and a chocolately malt on the nose. Flavour has tons of coffee and a really chocolatey malt character, great combination of the two. Bourbon barrels round it out very nicely; a touch of boozy warmth on the finish. Great stuff.
Tried from Bottle on 17 Jul 2026 at 22:10

6.3/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 7
Can. Straw beer with a light whitish head. Malt aroma. Mineral and light tea flavor. Medium bodied. Mineral and light tea linger.
Tried on 13 Jul 2026 at 20:31

6.9/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 7 Overall 7
Bright yellow body with thin white head. Aroma is malt forward like a helles. Malt cracker taste with some sweetness. Light body clean finish.
Tried from Draft at Breakside Brewery - NE Dekum on 12 Jul 2026 at 02:58

8/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 8 Flavor 9 Texture 6 Overall 9
Draft. Black beer with a brown head. Wine and bourbon aroma with light chocolate. Wine and bourbon flavor with caramel and dark fruit. Medium-plus bodied. Wine and bourbon linger with caramel, toffee, and dark fruit.
Tried on 10 Jul 2026 at 21:37

7.8/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 7.5 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
16 oz. can, pours a hazy golden with a small white head. Aroma brings out gentle tropical fruit, some stone fruit, citrusy hops, grapefruit rind, and gentle pine. Flavour is still bright after 3 months, with big citrusy hops, bitter grapefruit peel, pine, and a smidgeon of tropical fruit. Lots of grapefruit peel and pine on the finish. Excellent.
Tried from Can at Belmont Station on 01 Jul 2026 at 02:28

6.8/10 Appearance 7 Aroma 7 Flavor 6.5 Texture 7 Overall 6.5
16 oz can. Aroma is floral, peppery, crackery. Pours hazy golden with a one finger bone-white head with decent retention. Taste is mostly sweet with some background bitterness. Flavors of jasmine and tea.
Tried from Can from Pilgrim's Market on 22 Jun 2026 at 23:16