6 Barrel Brewhouse
Established: November 1992
2016 Brewery Production: 815 barrels • 1,630 kegs • 202,058 pints
McMenamins West Linn Brewpub opened its doors in 1992, not a stone's throw from the banks of the mighty Willamette (if you have a really, really strong arm). It’s since become most famous as the birthplace of one of our signature brews, Sunflower IPA. If you’re lucky, you’ll find this golden-hued nectar in 22-ounce bottles when it’s released in limited quantities during the summertime.
As it’s told, the Sunflower IPA was thus dubbed by former West Linn Pub Manager James Newport as he was eyeballing the giant yellow flowers guarding the pub's back entrance. The first batch was quickly penciled out and cooked up by house brewer Rob Vallance in the summer of 1995. And it was good. So they made it again. And so it goes...
Today West Linn's Brewery is ably manned by Jacob Willson. Jacob's beers can be enjoyed not only in house at West Linn, but can also be regularly sampled at Oregon City, Sunnyside and Mall 205 pubs.
