Horse Brass Pub Explained

Horse Brass Pub
Street-Address:4534 SE Belmont Street
City:Portland
County:Multnomah
State:Oregon
Zip:97215
Country:United States
Coordinates:45.5164°N -122.6155°W
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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.

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

Horse 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, meat pies, sausage rolls, and Scotch eggs.[12] [13]

History

Horse 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

Thrillist 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". 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 2015 list of the "best Irish pubs in 19 big cities around the US".[24] David Greenwald included the pub in The Oregonians 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 Weeks 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]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Horse Brass Pub . . 2016-09-21 . 2016-09-27 . 2016-08-07 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160807101646/http://www.portlandmercury.com/locations/38333/horse-brass-pub . live .
  2. Web site: John . Foyston . 2009-10-28 . Portland's iconic Horse Brass Pub turns 33 this Sunday . . 2016-09-27 . 2012-07-17 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120717172020/http://blog.oregonlive.com/thebeerhere/2009/10/portlands_iconic_horse_brass_p.html . live .
  3. Web site: John . Mattie . 2015-12-08 . Horse Brass Pub in Portland, Sunday at 6 P.M. . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20160927205312/http://pdx.eater.com/2015/12/8/9867450/horse-brass-pub-portland-photos-holiday-restaurant . 2016-09-27 . 2016-09-27 . Eater Portland.
  4. Book: Dawson, Patrick . The Beer Geek Handbook: Living a Life Ruled by Beer . 2016-05-03 . Storey Publishing . 978-1-61212-531-2 . en.
  5. Book: Acitelli, Tom . Whiskey Business: How Small-Batch Distillers Are Transforming American Spirits . 2017-06-01 . Chicago Review Press . 978-1-61373-461-2 . en.
  6. Book: Frane . Alex . Portland Like a Local: By the People Who Call It Home . Moore . Jenni . Cottell . Pete . 2022-09-27 . Penguin . 978-0-7440-7825-1 . en.
  7. Book: Sawyer, Adam . Unique Eats and Eateries of Portland, Oregon . 2018-10-01 . Reedy Press LLC . 978-1-68106-186-3 . en.
  8. Book: The Beer Book: Your Drinking Companion to Over 1,700 Beers . 2014-10-01 . Penguin . 978-1-4654-3767-9 . en.
  9. Book: Hampson, Tim . Great Beers: 750 of the Best from Around the World . 2010-07-19 . Penguin . 978-0-7566-7258-4 . en.
  10. Book: Fodor's Inside Portland . 2020-04-07 . Fodor's Travel . 978-1-64097-251-3 . en.
  11. Book: Cook . Samantha . The Rough Guide to the USA . Hull . Sarah . 2011-03-01 . Rough Guides UK . 978-1-4053-8952-5 . en.
  12. Book: Dresbeck, Rachel . Insiders' Guide® to Portland, Oregon . 2014-03-18 . Rowman & Littlefield . 978-1-4930-0781-3 . en.
  13. Book: Cioletti, Jeff . Beer FAQ: All That's Left to Know About The World's Most Celebrated Adult Beverage . 2016-08-01 . Rowman & Littlefield . 978-1-61713-676-4 . en.
  14. Web site: Horse Brass Pub - Thrillist Portland . Thrillist.com . 2016-09-27 . . 2017-05-10 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170510111949/https://www.thrillist.com/venue/drink/portland/bar/horse-brass-pub . live .
  15. Book: Crouch, Andy . Great American Craft Beer: A Guide to the Nation's Finest Beers and Breweries . 2010-08-10 . Running Press . 978-0-7624-4160-0 . en.
  16. Book: Shomler, Steven . Portland Beer Stories: Behind the Scenes with the City's Craft Brewers . 2015-06-01 . Arcadia Publishing . 978-1-62585-420-9 . en.
  17. Book: Morrison, Lisa M. . Craft Beers of the Pacific Northwest: A Beer Lover's Guide to Oregon, Washington, and British Columbia . 2011-08-29 . Timber Press . 978-1-60469-313-3 . en.
  18. Book: Weissman, Michaele . God in a Cup: The Obsessive Quest for the Perfect Coffee . 2011-06-01 . HMH . 978-0-544-18661-3 . en.
  19. Book: Portland, Oregon: Including the Metro Area and Vancouver, Washington . Rowman & Littlefield . 978-0-7627-5580-6 . en.
  20. Book: Dresbeck, Rachel . Insiders' Guide® to Portland, Oregon, 7th . 2011-03-01 . Rowman & Littlefield . 978-0-7627-7477-7 . en.
  21. Book: Bernstein, Joshua M. . Brewed Awakening: Behind the Beers and Brewers Leading the World's Craft Brewing Revolution . 2011-11-03 . Union Square & Co. . 978-1-4027-9379-0 . en.
  22. Book: Beaumont . Stephen . Pocket Beer Book 2014 . Webb . Tim . 2013-09-02 . Octopus . 978-1-84533-861-9 . en.
  23. Book: McFarland, Ben . World's Best Beers: One Thousand Craft Brews from Cask to Glass . 2009 . Sterling Publishing Company, Inc. . 978-1-4027-6694-7 . en.
  24. Web site: Stanger . Melissa . The best Irish pubs in 19 big cities around the US . 2023-06-08 . Business Insider . en-US . 2020-02-28 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200228182927/https://www.businessinsider.com/the-best-irish-pubs-in-the-us-2015-3 . live .
  25. Web site: David . Greenwald . 2017-02-27 . 38 kid-friendly pubs, breweries and beer bars in Portland . 2023-06-08 . . en . 2023-02-01 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230201221120/https://www.oregonlive.com/beer/2017/02/38_kid-friendly_pubs_breweries_beer.html . live .
  26. Web site: 2017-12-04 . America's Founding Craft Beer Bars . 2023-06-08 . Men's Journal . en.
  27. Web site: Need to Mourn the Death of Queen Elizabeth II? Do So at One of these British Pubs in Portland . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20221204131924/https://www.pdxmonthly.com/eat-and-drink/british-pubs-bars-portland . 2022-12-04 . 2023-06-08 . Portland Monthly . en-US.
  28. Web site: 2017-03-01 . An Oral History of The Horse Brass . 2023-06-08 . Willamette Week . en . 2023-03-06 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230306143743/https://www.wweek.com/bars/beer/2017/02/28/an-oral-history-of-the-horse-brass/ . live .
  29. Web site: 2018-05-23 . Horse Brass Pub's Former Owner Purchased the Place With a Drunken Deal Written Out on a Napkin . 2023-06-08 . Willamette Week . en . 2023-03-15 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230315160454/https://www.wweek.com/culture/2018/05/22/horse-brass-pubs-former-owner-purchased-the-place-with-a-drunken-deal-written-out-on-a-napkin/ . live .
  30. Web site: 2020-07-22 . BARS + NIGHTLIFE . 2023-06-09 . Willamette Week . en . 2020-08-11 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200811224343/https://www.wweek.com/promotions/2020/07/21/bars-nightlife/ . live .

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