Old Town Brewing

Stopped in on my way grocery shopping — it's never a good Idea to shop on an empty stomach — and got a bite to eat. Normally, I don't drink any alcohol or beer during the day, but decided to make an exception and ordered their flagship beer Shanghai'd IPA, unfortunately it was flat. Like the CO2 needed to be fixed flat. I then ordered their Upper Left IPA, which was better, but the manager and bartender insisted on fixing the CO2 problem and brought me an Upper Left IPA once the problem was resolved. Points off for the CO2 problem, points added for taking care of the problem right away and great customer service!

I ordered their Milano sandwich and settled in for a while. The interior and atmosphere is quite comfortable and reminded me of a ski lodge where one would hang out after a day on the slopes. The sandwich arrived and looked good and with the lunch menu of $1 off the regular pricing, but felt it could have used a bit more protein. For me, this is more of a Portland problem than OTB, most places outside of Oregon deliver loads of meat when building a sandwich. But that's another story.

The Milano was good, it came with kettle chips, dill pickle spear and an Italian and blue cheese dipping sauce(?) that had at least a quarter inch of oil floating on top of the blue cheese. Which was easily dispatched by stirring the sauce with a chip and dunking the sandwich as I consumed it. The Milano was very delicious and would recommend anyone to give it a try.

Their lunch menu includes pizza, pizza by the slice, sandwiches, salads, limited pasta dishes and cheese bread and garlic knots. They have a full bar and a good selection of their own brews. Everything is reasonability priced and from what I could tell of the pizza, very good as well. There is also a patio on the west side of the business for when the weather is nice and you want to drink and dine al fresco. Not sure about children, the lounge area where I sat didn't allow kids, but a woman had a child with her in a booth near the brewing area and there is second floor seating. Best bet is to call and find out what their underage policy is.

As for me, I will be returning with the misses for another round of brewskis and maybe pizza on my next visit.

Love this cozy brewery! Perfect landing spot for our first night in Portland. Great service, pizza and beer!

Delicious & friendly! Went for happy & enjoyed knits and a personal pie with my red ale. Yum!

Solid pizza joint with tons of seating, roomy, an upstairs and TVs throughout showing games. Our server was cool and friendly, providing great service even though we came in an hour before closing - appreciated that.

Starters: garlic knots were fresh and delicious. The marinara sauce is awesome. Artichoke dip is pretty good, comes with warm pita bread.

Pizza: we ordered 4 larges (8 slices) for 6 people and it was more than enough. There’s two options for crust, original and thin crust - actually, there’s a gluten free option too. BBQ chicken was solid but pepperoncinis were weird. Add bacon. Great addition. The pesto was tasty but be prepared for a lot of cheese - this is a heavy pizza. Finally, we ordered a veg one (forgot the name) with artichokes mushrooms and sundries tomatoes (this was my fave of the bunch).