In the summer of 1983, the Barley Mill Pub opened its doors, unleashing what would become a whirligig of beer, fun, music, mysteries and more. This cozy pub is the touchstone of McMenamins, the place where two brothers perfected their idea of a neighborhood gathering place for all, the place where Captain Neon was born and traditions began. We’re celebrating 40 years with a Barley Mill birthday bash and a look back at where we’ve been by way of activities and festivities, beloved traditions and old friends. Join us, there’s fun to be had…
Barley Mill Pub Birthday Saturday, June 17 * Barley Mill Pub (Portland, Ore.) Celebrate the original with us at our all-day, indoor/outdoor party. 40th Anniversary Celebration Across McMenamins Monday, July 3 * All locations Raise a glass and cheers to 40 years across McMenamins – to where we’ve been and where we’re headed next! Burger + beer $19.83 * Just-for-fun Passport stamp History Pub The Art of McMenamins: Celebrating 40 Years of Creativity, A Conversation with the Artists Monday, July 24 * Kennedy School Theater (Portland, Ore.) Meet the unique artists who transform each McMenamins pub, hotel, restaurant, brewery, and music venue into a visual journey that sparks the imagination and reflects local history. 40% Off McMenamins Beer Monday, August 14 * McMenamins Everywhere! We like the sound of 40 beers for 40 years (cheers!), but it’s a few too many pints for one day, so we’re offering 40% off pints of McMenamins beers, all day long. Come raise a pint with us! Greenway Pub Birthday Saturday, September 30 * Greenway Pub (Tigard, Ore.) Three months after the Barley Mill, Greenway Pub opened, bringing 33 taps and a fish tank (still there today) to burgeoning Tigard. Celebrate pub #2 with us! This is your last chance to wrap up the Discovery Hunt.
June 17-Sept 30 * Across the McMenamins Land Sleuth your way through clues, learn McMenamins lore & win a prize for solving all 40, and get entered into a raffle for hotel stays, gift cards and more. Pick up a hunt booklet at Barley Mill.
Limited release of Quarant'anni Italian Pilsner, our 2023 Barley Mill brew, will be on tap at Hillsdale Pub while supplies last. 1983 Lager will be released in cans to go on Friday, July 28. Available at all locations.
One day only: Barley Mill Birthday stamp at the party on June 17. July 3 through the end of the year: McMenamins 40th Anniversary stamp available everywhere.
Launching Tuesday, September 26 The Red Shed Tapes hosted by Shannon McMenamin
Senate Bill 813, known as the Oregon Brewpub Bill, passes, allowing proprietors to brew and sell beer on the premises. Hillsdale adds a brewery, dubbed Captain Neon's Fermentation Chamber, and brews our first beer, Hillsdale Ale.Terminator Stout is brewed for the very first time and is still being poured today.
Bagdad Theater & Pub opens on Portland’s bustling Hawthorne Boulevard. Edgefield continues to grow, with the opening of an onsite brewery, McMenamins' largest to date, and the timing couldn't be better... The Power Station Pub opens on the property, serving beer crafted mere steps from its taps.
The cold wind was too much for one farmer, but in 1911 county officials thought Troutdale, Oregon was a good place for a poor farm. 75 years later, McMenamins envisions the now-abandoned institution as a magical spot for adventure, and Edgefield hotel rooms in the manor and the Black Rabbit Restaurant open for guests.
In a growth spurt of epic proportions, 19 pubs, small bars, venues and a hotel open. They include such highlights as Rock Creek Tavern, Greater Trumps cigar bar, Downtown Portland's iconic Crystal Ballroom, Olympic Club Pub, Kennedy School, and joining the Seattle-area community with four pubs.
Grappa is the first when spirts begin percolating from the still at Edgefield Distillery, and the adjacent Pub Course opens for the first swing of a club.Echoing with tales of Shanghai tunnels and resident spirits (of both kinds), the White Eagle Saloon & Hotel opens with regular live music to rock the house.
Topped with a rooftop bar and anchored by a cellar speakeasy, McMenamins becomes the custodian of a historic building to house Hotel Oregon on the picturesque main street of McMinnville.Our southern outpost, Roseburg Station, opens in an old train depot.
The drumroll of a marching band marks McMenamins' opening of a stately manor on 13 acres in Forest Grove. The Grand Lodge honors Mike and Brian's parents with namesake bars on the property.UFO mania is resurrected with a celebration of the 50th anniversary of the Trent UFO sighting near McMinnville at Hotel Oregon's first UFO Festival.
McMenamins takes the reins of a wedge-shaped block with a kaleidoscopic past in Downtown Portland and opens the Crystal Hotel, Zeus Café and Al's Den.Meanwhile, down in Wilsonville, a beautiful old church is refurbished and a neighboring pub is added, complete with grassy amphitheater and gardens.
What a long strange trip it's beenWhen Mike and Brian McMenamin talk about the Barley Mill Brew, an annual brewing tradition on the anniversary of our very first pub, they talk about the "connection with where it all started" and "the idea of sharing and being a part of the brew... that's the idea behind our business." With that in mind, we'll "just keep truckin' on" for years to come.
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