Occidental Brewing and Montavilla Brew Works, two of the few Oregon breweries that have held out on reopening their taprooms since way back in March 2020 will finally reopen their patios for sit down service on May 4th and May 6th respectively.

Occidental Brewing has always had an outside area in front of their modest taproom at the brewery in N. Portland’s St. Johns neighborhood. Taking advantage of warmer weather and the current COVID-19 related indoor restrictions will yield a larger patio space in the courtyard of the Cathedral Park Place business park next to the St. Johns Bridge, Cathedral Park and the Willamette River. The taproom will be outdoors only for the forseeable future, and start off with limited days/hours Thursday and Friday 4 to 9 pm, and Saturday 12-7 pm but may well expand as things stabilize. Contactless to-go options for their beers will remain in place for anyone who would like to pick up rather than sit down at a socially distanced table.

Occidental taproom will open up with a handful of drafts from the regular lineup like Kolsch, Hefeweizen, Pilsner, Edel-hell, and the newest version of their ongoing NW Pilsner collaboration series, this one with ForeLand Brewing.

Made in collaboration with ForeLand Beer, this Northwest Pilsner is a single-hop lager brewed with Adeena™, a new Yakima Valley variety with floral and spicy characteristics common to noble hops. With several hop additions throughout the brew, this beer has a layered yet smooth hop complexity. Alc. 5% by Vol."

OCCIDENTAL BREWING - 6635 N Baltimore Ave UNIT 102, Portland, OR 97203

Montavilla Brew Works taproom in the outer southeast Portland neighborhood will open for outdoor seating only on Tuesday May 4th. Known for their classic beer styles including an assortment of IPA’s, Lagers, and Kolsch, Porter, Saison and other mainstays of American, German and British tradition, MBW has powered through the last year plus with cans, a pick-up window and neighborhood delivery.

Starting Tuesday the MBW patio is open and for the first time is dog friendly but 21+. The area has covers but is open sided with no heaters, so dress warm and wear your mask. This includes appropriately spaced tables, and a staff that is all vaccinated and cleaning as much as possible. Groups are limited to 6 people.

The patio will be open Tues - Thurs 3pm - 8pm, Fri - Sat 3pm - 9pm, Sunday 12pm - 7pm, and is closed Mondays.

MONTAVILLA BREW WORKS - 7805 SE Stark St, Portland, OR 97215