Tugboat Brewing Company
Portland, OR 97205-3703
Phone: (503) 226-2508
- Hours:
- Mon 5pm-9pm, Tue-Wed 3pm-12am, Thu-Fri 3pm-1am, Sat 5pm-1am
Editorial Review for Tugboat Brewing Company – by Christie Scotty
In Short
Shelves jammed with books lend a cozy coffeehouse-feel, but it's pint glasses that litter the communal wooden tables. Alternative jazz provides background noise, as a blend of laid-back regulars mingle. This place brews some quality beer, trying its hand at a half dozen varieties. There are also about 10 more guest beers on tap. A smattering of decent Tex-Mex snacks are around $5 each. Generally good jazz ensembles take the stage Tue-Sat nights around 9pm.
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Insider Tips
Happy HourHappy hour is Mon-Fri, 3pm-7pm with a buck off all beers on tap.
The ExtrasLook past the hundreds of hardcover titles on the far wall and you'll find a small but popular stash of board games for patrons' use.
User Reviews for Tugboat Brewing Company
02/27/2007 Posted by abw73
I have been to MANY brewpubs over the years, and Tugboat is truly the WORST. It is VERY small, cramped, it looks like they cannot afford to spice up the place. All of their beer is hoppy, so if you are not a hophead, you won't like it. CASH ONLY, NO CREDIT OR DEBIT CARDS. Oh yeah, they forget to mention that until you are ready to pay up. But you can certainly go to the ATM and get surcharged in order to shell out $4 a beer. The bartender was alright, tall guy with a beard and ballcap. Not rude, but it was obviously he didn't want to work. I was not whatsoever impressed with this place. It's a DIVE. So if you want a dark, run down looking place and hoppy beer that lacks character, Tugboat is for you! This is the trashiest pub I have ever seen. Besides that, what business doesn't take debit cards?? I will never return.
Pros: Not a single thing I can think of
Cons: Dark, run down, it's a dive, hoppy nasty beer, CASH ONLY
11/21/2006 Posted by lolo22
Cozy atmosphere, good beer, but the bartender is consistently rude and obnoxious. It's a shame, this place would be a gem if not for the horrible service.
Pros: ambience
Cons: service
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