The BeerMongers — Restaurant in Portland

My personal favorite beer bar in Portland, Beermongers is a place opened by dudes who had a passion for beer. Situated in a dual-purpose building on the northwest corner of 12th and Division, the front entrance consists of a door and a roll-up door, which is usually open during decent weather. A half dozen round tables and and an L-shaped bar offer limited seating options, with nothing outside...so if it's busy you may want to pick up a few bottles to go. If you end up finding a seat you can enjoy either bottle or draft, with 10 well-curated taps to chose from and coolers full of bottles from respected breweries near and far. A cappage fee applies to bottles but this allows you to try out amazing beers side by side in proper glassware, on-the-spot and without compromise (ever have a sampling party? The amount of dirty glassware is obscene). Timbers games are played on the two medium-sized tvs and, when the local teams aren't playing, soccer tends to fill in the rest. It is most certainly not a sports bar, although it might feel that way at times. I tend to find great conversation while bellied up to the large-slab wooden bar, either from other customers or the bartenders themselves. There is no lack of beer knowledge in this place, you might strike up a conversation with a brewer or delivery guy or an architect or even Sven from Sveden (true story, he was in town for a conference). Make sure you pick up some swag, the beeriodic table can be had in poster-size or smaller, and a plethora of hats and hoodies are available to share with your jealous friends back home. You can be confident in your selections with the help of the staff and owner, and unlike some places (right across the street) there's isn't much of a snobby attitude to speak of. I'd say it's more fitting foir a certian, older crowd but that's a bit much...it's just a bit more mellow at Beermongers. They don't have a HUUUGE taplist but the bottle selection and pricing more than...

I called and asked the price on just a single can of beer(A spefic one i wanted) and the owner himself didnt answer he just said im busy i have people in front of me and hung up on me. I called back& asked to speak to the owner and surprisingly find out it was him who rudely answered. I asked why he hung up and couldn't just answer, so i didn't waste a trip to the store and he says and i quote " I have people right here in front of me& if you're calling to just buy this one beer its not worth my time"...... wow just terrible customer service. I dont just buy one at a time i buy it by the case if not lots of 4 packs and for him to rudely assume im not worth the time makes me glad i didnt go in and support him!

I get that stores get busy & hectic i work retail myself im a manager.... but that was not professional at all. I even said ok i can wait in the first call but he just hung up instead.

So shop here if you want to be treated like a second class human being! They're...

The plainness of the building that houses Beermongers belies the gem contained within. Located at a fairly busy intersection of 11th and SE Division it's good that they have on site parking and are very convenient to most of the busy cycling routes. Beermongers is sort of the "baby bear" of the bottle store Cinderella story, not too big, not too small, not too hip, not too snobby, just right in size, and selection. There is the required TV screen, and a couple of taps, some seating, and a bunch of coolers stocked with some great and really inexpensively priced beers from around the World. Been here a handful of times, gone out of my beer comfort zone twice, and always been pleasantly surprised by the beer I was drinking, and how much money was left in my...