Horse Brass Pub is a British-style pub in Portland, Oregon, in the United States.[1][2][3] Established in 1976, the bar and restaurant serves British cuisine and has approximately 50 beers on tap.
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Established | 1976 |
Street address | 4534 SE Belmont Street |
City | Portland |
County | Multnomah |
State | Oregon |
Postal/ZIP Code | 97215 |
Country | United States |
Coordinates | 45°30′59.0″N 122°36′55.8″W / 45.516389°N 122.615500°W |
Website | horsebrass |
In The Beer Geek Handbook (2016), Patrick Dawson called owner Don Younger "the godfather of 'American Beer Geeks'", who "helped blaze the path for good beer in America".[4]
Description
editHorse Brass Pub is a British-style pub on Belmont Street[5] in southeast Portland's Sunnyside neighborhood. The pub has dark wood, exposed beams,[6] and darts.[7] It has approximately 50 beers on tap and is "especially popular with the late-night crowd".[8][9] The menu has British cuisine[10] such as bangers and mash,[11] fish and chips,[7] meat pies, sausage rolls, and Scotch eggs.[12][13]
History
editHorse Brass Pub was established in 1976.[14] The bar was owned by Don Younger.[15][16][17][18]
Prior to Oregon's ban on indoor smoking, the pub was known for having a smoky atmosphere.[19][20]
Reception
editThrillist says Horse Brass Pub "has never not been a great place to knock back a few. It’s the best British pub outside of Britain, right down to the halibut fish and chips".[14] The bar has been described as "venerable"[21] and "a pre-eminent beer destination in a city full of brewpubs and beer bars".[22] It has also been called "a beer-supping shrine run by the godfather of Portland's beer scene".[23]
Melissa Stranger included Horse Brass Pub in Business Insider's 2015 list of the "best Irish pubs in 19 big cities around the US".[24] David Greenwald included the pub in The Oregonian's 2017 list of 38 "kid-friendly" beer establishments in Portland.[25] Men's Journal included Horse Brass Pub in a 2017 overview of "America's Founding Craft Beer Bars", or "beer bars that set the pace for the rest of the country".[26] In 2022, Julia Silverman of Portland Monthly said Horse Brass Pub was "perhaps the most authentic of Portland’s British pubs".[27]
In 2017, Willamette Week's Ezra Johnson-Greenough said "Portland's status as a beer mecca can be traced back to a grungy, smoky, dimly lit neighborhood British pub".[28] Reporting on the bar's early history, in 2018 the newspaper's Parker Hall said Horse Brass Pub "would eventually become one of the most iconic beer bars in the United States".[29] The bar placed second in the Best Beer Selection on Tap category of Willamette Week's annual "Best of Portland" readers' poll in 2020.[30]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Horse Brass Pub". The Portland Mercury. 2016-09-21. Archived from the original on 2016-08-07. Retrieved 2016-09-27.
- ^ Foyston, John (2009-10-28). "Portland's iconic Horse Brass Pub turns 33 this Sunday". The Oregonian. Archived from the original on 2012-07-17. Retrieved 2016-09-27.
- ^ John, Mattie (2015-12-08). "Horse Brass Pub in Portland, Sunday at 6 P.M." Eater Portland. Archived from the original on 2016-09-27. Retrieved 2016-09-27.
- ^ Dawson, Patrick (2016-05-03). The Beer Geek Handbook: Living a Life Ruled by Beer. Storey Publishing. ISBN 978-1-61212-531-2.
- ^ Acitelli, Tom (2017-06-01). Whiskey Business: How Small-Batch Distillers Are Transforming American Spirits. Chicago Review Press. ISBN 978-1-61373-461-2.
- ^ Frane, Alex; Moore, Jenni; Cottell, Pete (2022-09-27). Portland Like a Local: By the People Who Call It Home. Penguin. ISBN 978-0-7440-7825-1.
- ^ a b Sawyer, Adam (2018-10-01). Unique Eats and Eateries of Portland, Oregon. Reedy Press LLC. ISBN 978-1-68106-186-3.
- ^ The Beer Book: Your Drinking Companion to Over 1,700 Beers. Penguin. 2014-10-01. ISBN 978-1-4654-3767-9.
- ^ Hampson, Tim (2010-07-19). Great Beers: 750 of the Best from Around the World. Penguin. ISBN 978-0-7566-7258-4.
- ^ Fodor's Inside Portland. Fodor's Travel. 2020-04-07. ISBN 978-1-64097-251-3.
- ^ Cook, Samantha; Hull, Sarah (2011-03-01). The Rough Guide to the USA. Rough Guides UK. ISBN 978-1-4053-8952-5.
- ^ Dresbeck, Rachel (2014-03-18). Insiders' Guide® to Portland, Oregon. Rowman & Littlefield. ISBN 978-1-4930-0781-3.
- ^ Cioletti, Jeff (2016-08-01). Beer FAQ: All That's Left to Know About The World's Most Celebrated Adult Beverage. Rowman & Littlefield. ISBN 978-1-61713-676-4.
- ^ a b "Horse Brass Pub - Thrillist Portland". Thrillist.com. Thrillist Media Group. Archived from the original on 2017-05-10. Retrieved 2016-09-27.
- ^ Crouch, Andy (2010-08-10). Great American Craft Beer: A Guide to the Nation's Finest Beers and Breweries. Running Press. ISBN 978-0-7624-4160-0.
- ^ Shomler, Steven (2015-06-01). Portland Beer Stories: Behind the Scenes with the City's Craft Brewers. Arcadia Publishing. ISBN 978-1-62585-420-9.
- ^ Morrison, Lisa M. (2011-08-29). Craft Beers of the Pacific Northwest: A Beer Lover's Guide to Oregon, Washington, and British Columbia. Timber Press. ISBN 978-1-60469-313-3.
- ^ Weissman, Michaele (2011-06-01). God in a Cup: The Obsessive Quest for the Perfect Coffee. HMH. ISBN 978-0-544-18661-3.
- ^ Portland, Oregon: Including the Metro Area and Vancouver, Washington. Rowman & Littlefield. ISBN 978-0-7627-5580-6.
- ^ Dresbeck, Rachel (2011-03-01). Insiders' Guide® to Portland, Oregon, 7th. Rowman & Littlefield. ISBN 978-0-7627-7477-7.
- ^ Bernstein, Joshua M. (2011-11-03). Brewed Awakening: Behind the Beers and Brewers Leading the World's Craft Brewing Revolution. Union Square & Co. ISBN 978-1-4027-9379-0.
- ^ Beaumont, Stephen; Webb, Tim (2013-09-02). Pocket Beer Book 2014. Octopus. ISBN 978-1-84533-861-9.
- ^ McFarland, Ben (2009). World's Best Beers: One Thousand Craft Brews from Cask to Glass. Sterling Publishing Company, Inc. ISBN 978-1-4027-6694-7.
- ^ Stanger, Melissa. "The best Irish pubs in 19 big cities around the US". Business Insider. Archived from the original on 2020-02-28. Retrieved 2023-06-08.
- ^ David, Greenwald (2017-02-27). "38 kid-friendly pubs, breweries and beer bars in Portland". The Oregonian. Archived from the original on 2023-02-01. Retrieved 2023-06-08.
- ^ "America's Founding Craft Beer Bars". Men's Journal. 2017-12-04. Retrieved 2023-06-08.
- ^ "Need to Mourn the Death of Queen Elizabeth II? Do So at One of these British Pubs in Portland". Portland Monthly. Archived from the original on 2022-12-04. Retrieved 2023-06-08.
- ^ "An Oral History of The Horse Brass". Willamette Week. 2017-03-01. Archived from the original on 2023-03-06. Retrieved 2023-06-08.
- ^ "Horse Brass Pub's Former Owner Purchased the Place With a Drunken Deal Written Out on a Napkin". Willamette Week. 2018-05-23. Archived from the original on 2023-03-15. Retrieved 2023-06-08.
- ^ "BARS + NIGHTLIFE". Willamette Week. 2020-07-22. Archived from the original on 2020-08-11. Retrieved 2023-06-09.
External links
edit- Media related to Horse Brass Pub at Wikimedia Commons
- Official website
- "Horse Brass Pub". Travel Portland.
- "Horse Brass Pub". Tripadvisor.