This second-story brewery is a training ground for McMenamins brewers and a workhorse operation that crafts quality brews (though mostly company standards), for three pubs in addition to the ballroom. It is housed in what originally was the Crystal Ballroom's dance rehearsal studio. Bits of the legendary ballroom's history are depicted on the brew and fermentation tanks, including a stern portrait of Lola Baldwin, the conservative policewoman who stayed busy during the Jazz Age keeping booze and other vices out of this place. One of McMenamins' pioneer brews -- Crystal Ale -- was lovingly named for the ballroom before we acquired the property. Its recipe was refined in 1997 to coincide with McMenamins reopening of the ballroom.
This second-story brewery is a training ground for McMenamins brewers and a workhorse operation that crafts quality brews (though mostly company standards), for three pubs in addition to the ballroom. It is housed in what originally was the Crystal Ballroom's dance rehearsal studio. Bits of the legendary ballroom's history are depicted on the brew and fermentation tanks, including a stern portrait of Lola Baldwin, the conservative policewoman who stayed busy during the Jazz Age keeping booze and other vices out of this place. One of McMenamins' pioneer brews -- Crystal Ale -- was lovingly named for the ballroom before we acquired the property. Its recipe was refined in 1997 to coincide with McMenamins reopening of the ballroom.
