Brewery Profile

Breakside Brewery - NW Slabtown

In a city where brewery visits are part of the usual travel itinerary, the NW Slabtown outpost gives visitors a way to encounter Breakside without leaving Portland’s central neighborhoods. The brewery began in 2010 as a restaurant and pub brewery in Northeast Portland, then expanded into larger production with a Milwaukie, Oregon facility and taproom in 2013. Walking into this location, visitors are stepping into one branch of a broader Portland brewery group rather than a one-off neighborhood bar. Breakside now operates eight locations in Portland, plus a taproom in Astoria on the Oregon Coast, and its reputation is tied to both local pub culture and wider distribution. The taproom format makes it a practical stop for sampling across the brewery’s range in one sitting.

Travelers to Oregon often look for variety: hop-forward beers, lighter options for long afternoons, seasonal releases, and styles that show how local breweries interpret familiar categories. Breakside is known for a diverse range of beers, which helps this stop fit different kinds of beer trips. Someone building a Portland brewery crawl can use NW Slabtown as a central tasting point, while visitors who already know the brewery from bottles, cans, or draft outside Oregon can compare that experience with a Portland taproom visit. The brewery produces about 30,000 barrels per year, distributes to multiple states and international markets, and became employee-owned in 2019. It has also received numerous awards, including Brewery of the Year honors at the Oregon Beer Awards, which helps explain why it appears on many beer-focused itineraries.

For planning purposes, treat the NW Slabtown taproom as the place to confirm the day’s pours and any current details that matter to your visit. Specific beers, release schedules, food options, seating arrangements, and event plans can change, and those details are not reliable without checking the location directly. Because Breakside has multiple Portland locations, it is worth confirming that you are looking at information for NW Slabtown rather than another pub or taproom in the group. Visitors interested in the brewery’s broader story can also note the Milwaukie production facility and taproom, which was added in 2013 and was built with much larger annual capacity. For a traveler staying in or moving through Northwest Portland, though, the Slabtown location is the most relevant stop: a city taproom connected to one of Portland’s more widely recognized breweries.

Founded in 2010 in Northeast Portland, Breakside Brewery began as a restaurant and pub brewery before expanding its operations. By 2013, the brewery added a production facility and taproom in Milwaukie, Oregon, capable of producing 40,000 barrels annually. Currently, Breakside operates eight locations in Portland and a taproom on the Oregon Coast in Astoria. Known for a diverse range of beers, the brewery produces approximately 30,000 barrels per year and distributes to multiple states and international markets. Breakside became employee-owned in 2019 and has received numerous awards, including Brewery of the Year honors at the Oregon Beer Awards.

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1570 NW 22nd Ave, Portland, OR 97210, USA

Phone: (503) 444-7597

Website: https://www.breakside.com/

Hours: ["Monday: 12:00 – 9:00 PM","Tuesday: 12:00 – 9:00 PM","Wednesday: 12:00 – 9:00 PM","Thursday: 12:00 – 9:00 PM","Friday: 12:00 – 9:00 PM","Saturday: 12:00 – 9:00 PM","Sunday: 12:00 – 9:00 PM"]