Migration Brewing - Glisan — Restaurant in Portland

Updating my review 2 years later: This place is still the worst. I was dragged there with friends and my review below still very much applies amd the food was shameful. I wish this place cared about quality in service, decor and food. They don't.

Ugh. Migration Brewing is the Spirit Airlines of Portland breweries -- no one is happy to be there including the employees. This place used to be passably mediocre and something has happened with their management where it is now unbearable. We live close-by and my wife and her friends has refused to go their for about a year as they are noticeably rude to families and the food is borderline inedible and the beer is bland and unremarkable. I made the mistake of going there recently with some friends visiting from out of town and the employees were rude and enforce arbitrary rules (such as refusing to serve people who didn't line up in a line that didn't exist and other random weird "pub rules"), the manager clearly has never worked in service and seemed to encourage this bad behavior by puffing his chest out and angrily confronting customers who were just trying to order food and drinks. Situations were unnecessarily escalated and it felt like we were in a frat house surrounded by Napoleon complexes. This wasn't drunk 22 year olds, it was families and people who were legitimately confused by the poor service. Portland has so many places to be proud of and I was embarrassed that I exposed out of town guests to Migration Brewing. I hope they clean it up and hire managers who understand the service business but I won't ever be returning...

I've been here several times and never liked any of the beer. I like beer, and it's cool they offer flights, but they're all sharp and bitter and not enjoyable or interesting. Even the wheat and kolsh are unforgiving. It's like when you were a kid and mistook a glass for apple juice, except you're an adult and you paid for it thinking it was great Portland beer. Anyway, just not my taste. Location and patio are spot on! Lots of seating outside, enjoy the sun! Other options for beer around the corner.

EDIT: lol yes I'm reviewing the right brewery. They had a wheat and kolsh a few years back I think early summertime, I didn't write my review til like a year or three later when I was bored and clicking around google maps. I'm sorry the owner disagrees with my honest review enough to try to imply I'm lying or something. The ~4 others I was with for the sampler flight didn't seem too thrilled either so it may well have been an off day (though I've been here for the beer 3ish times same thoughts); a couple other beer-loving friends of mine speak highly of Migration beers; I just figured I'd offer my take for balance. Feel free to think I'm full of it I guess.

I'll add, on a positive note regarding my most recent visit, the people working there are cool and I love that they have a couple different kinds of bitters on hand for...

Went for the coffee stout or porter and unfortunately it was on nitro so it made it seem flat. When I had it at zoo brew it wasnt on nitro and it was absolutely delicious. They didn't carry any other porters or stouts on the taplist which is odd being it's winter time. Ended up leaving half the beer and going to backwoods brewing.

I've edited my review to one star due to the owner asking me to take down MY opinion on how I thought the brewery was. I asked YOUR staff this last sunday when I was there if you had any porter or stouts on tap to exchange the co2 beer for. They said no. So maybe you should check with your staff on the knowledge of what they have on tap. On top of it I love a good nitro beer if it's good 🤷 How dare you ask someone to take down their opinion on a review. That sealed the deal and I'll never be back nor drink anything from your establishment. I suggest If people are looking for great beer and service and food, I'd head to BACKWOODS BREWING for a pecan pie porter or a s'mores...