Living Häus Beer Co. debuts new food menu and patio seating ahead of 2-year anniversary
On the verge of celebrating their 2nd anniversary, southeast Portland, Oregon’s Living Häus Beer Company has some big changes and updates to their bright and airy taproom with a new food menu, patio seating, and upcoming beer release parties.
Having opened in July 2022 with the beginnings of a green and lively indoor garden, the Living Haus taproom is now overflowing with lovingly cared for hanging plants and crawling leafy vines that have thrived in the space. With the evolution of their plant life, Living Haus too is growing out of their limited food options that at launch were a small bite sized menu from their neighbors at Afuri, into a popular pop-up pizza kitchen canned Pan Con Queso, which has recently moved to a new location.
New Kitchen & Food Menu
Pan Con Queso launched out of the tiny Living Haus kitchen space in April 2023, their Mexican and Hawaiian heritage inspired pies were a quiet hit that eventually garnered acclaim and buzz in the foodie circles. But Pan Con Queso was always its own entity, and have now spread their wings and flew into a new tiny kitchen in the former Electric Pizza Company space next to Holy Ghost bar at 2730 SE Gladstone. This left Living Haus at a crossroads, find a new entrepreneur to run the kitchen, pull back to snacks only, or launch their own in house food program. They chose the latter, and have responded to customer feedback to continue the overall elevated eating experience at the lagerhaus.
“Pan Con Queso makes damn good pizza, so we didn’t consider that an option,” says Living Haus general manager Jessica Standley, who also developed and designed the new food program. “We discussed lots of styles, but settled on comfort food. These are things that we had when we were kids, or versions of them. Elevated, aesthetically, and scratch made in house, with hopes that the menu overall would have a wide reach, bringing some semblance of comfort to just about everyone.”
The new Living Haus food program is designed around complementary dishes that are thoughtfully curated as well as approachable. From small shareable plates to hearty mains, and with respect for every diet, the new food offerings promise locally sourced options fitting to share, nibble, or fill up on.
FOOD MENU:
Garlic Knots 6
garlic butter•parmesan•parsley•häusmade marinara
vegan upon request
Twice Baked Potatoes 8
rosemary butter•bacon•extra sharp cheddar•pecorino romano•chive•herbed sour cream
naturally gluten free + vegan upon request
Caesar 10
romaine•toasted breadcrumb•parmesan•häusmade dressing
gluten free + vegan upon request
Roasted Root Vegetables 10
spiced butter•parsley•häusmade toum
naturally gluten free + vegan
Stone Fruit Salad 12
feta•basil•balsamic honey reduction
naturally gluten free + vegan upon request
Baked Mac 14
extra sharp cheddar•grana padano•cheese crisp•chive
add bacon upon request
Hot Meatball Sub 14
häusmade beef + pork meatballs•marinara•parmesan•parsley
BBQ Chicken Sub 14
häusmade bbq rub•bacon•extra sharp cheddar•honey apple slaw•chipotle mayo
Chai Coconut Brulee 8
brown sugar crumble•macerated peach
naturally vegan + gluten free upon request
New Outdoor Patio Seating
In conjunction with the new food program, Living Häus is also unveiling bartop outdoor patio seating. To fit into the wraparound streetside seating, Living Haus owners Mat Sandoval and Conrad Andrus had to build three custom bar tops along southeast 7th avenue anchored to the building. The long chest height bar seating adjacent to the buildings windows lift up for service and lock in the down position when closed. Conrad welded the frame & all the supports for the bars. “We had a unique set of constraints that pushed us to fabricate our own pop up bar in order to fit the city's new code. It was fun and engaging to build something that fit our needs,” says Andrus.
"We’ve been working hard at bringing these new ideas to life at our funky little brewery and we’re finally ready to share them with you. Come by and grab a bite and a beer, then take your pick of seating options, inside or outside. Huge thanks to our General Manager Jessica and our welder extraordinaire Conrad for making all this a reality,” adds Mat Sandoval, co-owner and creative director.
2-Year Anniversary Events
These exciting developments come as Living Häus Beer Company prepares to celebrate its second anniversary. Since opening its doors in 2022, Living Häus has quickly become a beloved gathering place for the local community and beyond. The brewery’s commitment to quality, innovation, and community engagement has earned it a loyal following of beer enthusiasts, industry veterans and food aficionados alike. Six days of events and four collaborations round out an outstanding celebration. Details are available on their website.
Human People & Wayfinder Collaboration Release + Carrol’s Art Party
Tuesday, July 16th 5-7pm
Featuring an art party, and the release of “Carrol,” Living Haus’ new Keller Pilsner collaboration with the upcoming Human People Beer, and Wayfinder Beer. The Keller Pils is layered with German, Slovenian and Czech hops that complement the Bavarian pilsner malt delicately decocted. Spicy, herbal and soft fruit notes are prevalent in this beer. Both brewing teams will be in haus on Tuesday, the 16th. They will have art supplies for you to draw whatever comes out of your brain onto paper.
Brujos & Highland Park Collaboration Release + Doyaji Korean BBQ Pop Up
Wednesday, July 17th 5-8pm
Releasing their new West Coast IPA collaboration ‘Max’ with @brujos_brewing and @highlandparkbrewery. Both guest breweries will have special beers on draft, and Living Haus will have a special cask of their flagship IPA, “Harris” being tapped at 4 pm. Sam from Brujos will be guest DJing alongside Mat from Living Haus from 5:30-7 pm. @doyajipdx will be parked outside our roll up door with their killer Korean bbq from 5-8 pm!
Two Times Tattoo Party + Reel M Inn Collaboration Release
Friday, July 19th 4-8pm
Carey is an American lager Living Haus brewed with famed dive bar and fried chicken joint @reelminntavern. Come grab a pint on Friday for just $2.50 from 4-8pm! They will also have a flash tattoo pop-up with four great artists curated by @awwwsin from 4-10pm.
Living Häus Beer Company
630 SE Belmont St
Portland, OR 97214