Latest reviews from Eugene
| 68 /100 Market of Choice - Eugene Willamette (Grocery Store) 2858 WILLAMETTE ST “This is pretty much every Eugenian's go to grocery store, although The Bier Stein is their go-to bottle shop. Nonetheless, the selection here is large with an emphasis on local and regional and the prices are good. And of course you can pick up beer snax at the same time.“ |
| 80 /100 2490 WILLAMETTE ST. “More properly called Viking Brewing, this place does not brew braggot, they simply use honey (sometimes a lot of honey) in most (but not all) of their beer recipes. At this location they also have exceptional food - very tasty and creative. The beer is good as well, mostly highly attenuated and dry, and a lower abv than you'd expect from a braggot. The also have a pretty remarkable selection of aquavit, also available in flights of five, just like the beers, but in prettier glassware. Well worth a visit.“ |
| 80 /100 Beergarden (Bar) 777 W 6TH AVE, EUGENE, OR “This neighborhood has lots of food trucks, or food carts as they're known here - food truck without the truck part, more like trailers. There are about ten here, and up front is a brick and mortar (well wooden) permanent structure with two dozen beers on tap. It looks like a normal bar, a serving portion and a couple of barstools, plus some bar tables. The food carts are outside, under temporary plastic roofing. You can sit inside or out, you can order beer first then food or the other way around, or only one of the above. You can order either from your table as well. Just pay attention to which food carts are open on the day you visit - there is at least one closed at any given time. This is the same setup that Oakshire Public House houses, except that there is greater beer and greater food variety here.“ |
| 58 /100 1030 TYINN ST, SUITE 1 “Modern storefront type place. Bar with half a dozen stools, a few bar tables, and the rest are restaurant tables. Lots of staff but poor service, disorganized and slow. Out of almost half the taplist, so that tells me they probably have a very small brewhouse (remote). Taplist in three sections, traditional, milkshake and hoppy (not the actual names, but you get the point). No flights per se, but any beer is available in 4, 8, 12 or 16 ounce pours. Beers were mostly tasty with at least one complete miss. Food is basic pub grub. Service needs work.“ |
| 86 /100 The Bier Stein (Beer Store) 1591 WILLAMETTE ST. “Huge place, ski lodge an apt description, b ut maybe stripmall ski lodge. Huge square bar up front, ski lodge tables in the rear. Nice parking lot and sidewalk patio that wraps around the building, each table with its own eternal flame. Solid draft list, flights of four available. Coolers line one wall, organized by flavor profile. Fully half the coolers are non-US beers. Order food and beer from the server if you're sitting at the bar, or from the serving portion of the bar if you're elsewhere, a solid system. Deserves its place at the top in Eugene.“ |
| 86 /100 80848 TERRITORIAL HWY “Middle of nowhere, in a good way. Small taproom with a serving bar and a view of the brewhouse. Large tent over picnic tables plus more picnic tables out in the sun on a grassy slope overlooking the volcanic landscape. Adirondack chairs, which are probably called something else on this coast. Peace disturbed by fou SUVs full of four year olds having a birthday party, but the outdoor space was large enough to absorb it. Barrel aged beers are the specialty here, ranging from saisons to pastry stouts, and one spontaneously fermented option. My flight was free since I bought three bottles. Staff knew the beers well. Kitchen was closed, but they had a nice cheese plate. Solid destination brewery.“ |
| 76 /100 207 MADISON ST “This is a nice little taproom with a serving bar, couple of stools at the far end, and a few bar tables. They have a massive tent with picnic tables set up in the parking lot that is bigger than the entire taproom. The best part is that are half a dozen food trucks scattered around the parking lot; but check the opening hours - most are closed early in the week and some only open on the weekends. In addition to the Oakshire beers, the taproom also had a guest barleywine from Fort George brewing and ciders from two different local cideries.“ |
| 34 /100 1055 MADERA ST “This site is no longer open to the public, although apparently some brewing (?pilot batch) and storage occurs here. This was the site of the original Oakshire taproom.“ |
| 62 /100 990 W.1ST AVE “Restaurant style taproom tacked onto the front of the production facility. You can see the heads of the brewery staff bobbing up and down but you can't really see what they're doing. Taplist is mostly hazies and fruited IPAs. I had the saison which tasted like a lager, and toasted ravioli, comfort food that hasn't changed since I first saw it in Vegas in the 70s. No evidence of their Golden Colorado ownership. Tasting the one beer did not make me want to order another. Proof that the bigs boys should not try to copy craft beer.“ |
| 74 /100 1243 HIGH STREET “Stopped in for lunch. It's in an old house that's hard to spot as you're driving by until you're right on top of it. No dedicated parking, but there are free spaces just around the corner. The usual. beer list. Server knew the beers extremely well and was generous with samples. Food was tasty. m I'd return.“ |
| 64 /100 Moke's Coffee & Kitchen (Restaurant) 295 E 13TH AVE “This is a diner next to the bottle shop. They have a fridge with 20ish cans. Good breakfast. If you need a beer in the morning this is the place, since most of the places open later on. Had one of Great Notion smoothies for breakfast.“ |
| 86 /100 80848 TERRITORIAL HWY “Countryside brewery with beautiful views even on a rainy day. Cozy yet modern interior. Attentive and professional service, they were kind enough to explain all about the beer flight we got. About 12 taps and 10-15 bottles, mostly their own beer. Quality is very good to excellent, plenty of different styles. They had some burgers and salads, some sandwiches as well, but with a twist. Nice detour from our itinerary and well worth extra miles.“ |
| 74 /100 1030 TYINN ST, SUITE 1 “Thank goodness for early openings! Walked in right at the stroke of 11AM. Service was ready to go. Decent selection of taps, small pours available. Kind of modern in design. Good use of a storefront location to keep it bright.“ |
| 82 /100 The Bier Stein (Beer Store) 1591 WILLAMETTE ST. “What a place! Wide open space resemebles kind of a ski lodge. Huge wall of coolers for packaged product, a real wide variety. Deep taplist too. Busy on a Saturday night, but it didn't feel crowded. So much to choose from. Great service too.“ |
| 80 /100 207 MADISON ST “Huge place with seating inside and out. Outside seating is heated. Saturday night it was bustling. Pretty big tap list to chose from. Reminded me of a German beerhall. Good service, nice environment.“ |
| 76 /100 540 E 8TH AVE “Small taproom located not far from Elk Horn and Alesong. Food is avialble through food trucks. Brightly lit space, spartan interior, bar and some table options. Great service, good slection of styles available. Street parking.“ |
| 68 /100 686 E BROADWAY STREET “Corner location, off street parking available. Kind of a weird setup inside. One spot for taking order for both food and drinks, so it can get backed up if crowded. No real visible taplist. Kind of a clunky ordering system. Seating area is split level (no bar) across three levels. Decent views from tier. Service was OK, not great. Beers were average. Fodd was pretty good.“ |
| 78 /100 390 LINCOLN ST. “A fun stop during our ASEH brewing tour of Eugene. Got an introduction to WildCraft's process from one of the brewers, the ciders were quite good, as was the conversation.“ |
| 80 /100 207 MADISON ST “Great spot near the downtown, with a large (heated) patio out front and a fairly expansive interior. 20 taps of their own beers, with flights of 4 available. Wide variety of styles available, with some of their sexy extreme beers available. Friendly, helpful, quick service. One of the veteran breweries from Eugene that still push the envelope and remain one of the best in the game. Highly recommended if in Eugene.“ |
| 66 /100 Cornucopia (Restaurant) 295 W 17TH AVE “An okay beer bar and restaurant. Not a ton of selection and the food is solid, but not exceptional. Proximity to Graduate was a plus during ASEH 2022.“ |
| 88 /100 The Bier Stein (Beer Store) 1591 WILLAMETTE ST. “Really solid beer shop/restaurant/bar. Recommendation from Ryan. Visited with Tim and Josh during ASEH in 2022. The Gouddhist is outstanding. Great beer selection.“ |
| 70 /100 1334 OAK ALLEY “Nice, small brewpub in downtown Eugene. Recommendation from Ryan. Solid food and a good selection of their own brews. Strong west coast vibes.“ |
| 82 /100 1334 OAK ALLEY “Lovely spot in Eugene, in the city. Parking available. Small, but open, comfortable. There was food available, but did not tyr it. Solid lineup of brews, all styles, including lots of lagers and German styles. Easy goin, really liked this place.“ |
| 84 /100 16 Tons Taphouse & Bottleshop (Beer Store) 265 E 13TH AVE “Drove to Eugene specifically to visit here and get some special de Garde bottles. Tight space, but packed floor to ceiling. Taps too. Smaller than average, but all high quality stuff.“ |
| 72 /100 1334 OAK ALLEY “Rather small place down an alley. I actually had difficulty finding the place. Walked completely around the block before I found the alley. There is limited onsite parking. Mostly long benches with a few tables. Brewing operations behind some class to the right. Good music playing. Food available which seems to be season, local and very limited but good. Decent selection of beers. Mostly malt forward beers but a regular changing lineup which is nice.“ |
| 76 /100 207 MADISON ST “I’d imagine this place cost a lot to heat. First it’s pretty large and open. Second, the temp would make my beer fridge blush. Overlap, the service was efficient and quick. Food come in the form of about 1-4 food trucks dependent on time of day. The beer is okay but covers a large style range.“ |
| 70 /100 1334 OAK ALLEY “Nice view of the brewery, good variety of beer styles, food menu looked good, service was tops, :solid place“ |
| 62 /100 686 E BROADWAY STREET “Kind of felt like a hunting cabin, heaps of animals on the wall, service was better than average, food list looked good but what I got was so so. Beer selection was solid. Enjoyed it but not the best“ |
| 82 /100 The Bier Stein (Beer Store) 1591 WILLAMETTE ST. “Was a busy Friday night, swapped between bar & tables between drinks, solid TAP option with huge fridge selection, staff was friendly & my fav was the girl with the dreads.. could of spent up big with there take away options“ |
| 68 /100 990 W.1ST AVE “Good,view of the brewing area, friendly staff with good brew options“ |
| 70 /100 16 Tons Cafe (Restaurant) 2864 WILLAMETTE ST, STE 500 “Stopped in here on a rainy evening while exploring the area. A smaller bottle shop but with a well curated selection. The tap list was varied and interesting with multiple sizes available. Service was decent but it seemed the employee’s friends were there and she didn’t pay us all that much attention because of it. Not really a big deal just mildly frustrating. Anyhow, a very nice shop with good beer. Nothing wrong with that.“ |
| 72 /100 16 Tons Taphouse & Bottleshop (Beer Store) 265 E 13TH AVE “A small and quiet shop with a good selection of bottles, kept mostly warm, and a nice tap lineup. Few people here on a rainy weeknight. A few of the barkeepers friends showed up and service slowed a bit, but still solid. Nothing stands out here but it is a nice stop when in town.“ |
| 76 /100 1334 OAK ALLEY “We ended up coming here a couple times during our visit to Eugene. A classic brewpub style spot. Open and airy with outdoor seating, too. A large selection of beer offered in multiple sizes. All the beers I had were very good. Friendly and quick service. I could see myself here often.“ |
| 80 /100 1243 HIGH STREET “We stopped in here during a bit of a crawl through town. It was rainy and a weeknight so mostly empty. We sat near the bar and chatted up the staff, who were very entertaining and having a laugh at one of the ... more interesting people they were serving that night. Service was quick and friendly with good knowledge of what they were serving. The drinks were all very good quality and served as the perfect rainy evening date spot. This would be a great regular boozer for me. Comfy, cozy, friendly, with good bites and beers. Highly enjoyable.“ |
| 78 /100 The Bier Stein (Beer Store) 1591 WILLAMETTE ST. “My wife and I stopped in a couple times during our brief stay in Eugene. We had a couple different experiences which averaged out to the score I’m giving it. They offer a large selection of to go/on site bottles in fridges. I liked the organization, made it easy to find what you wanted. The taps are on a large TV screen with descriptions and offered in multiple sizes. There was plenty of indoor seating and some nice patio seating, too. People watching is a thing here as there is apparently a Pokémon Go hangout or something right across the street. Not my thing, but lots of characters for sure. The payment system was dumb; one line for taps and for bottles for on-site consumption, a separate line for to-go bottles. The on-site line is generally stupid long and slow while the to-go line is short and quick. I was told multiple times (sometimes extremely rude, sometimes understanding, sometimes confused why I didn’t enjoy waiting 20 minutes in line for a beer) they sometimes use the to-go line for on-site when the line gets long, but when I was standing at the entrance of the place, 20 people back from the register trying to buy a pint, I think that is a perfect time to open up the other register for on-site. That was frustrating enough to keep me away from drinking there on an even-semi-regular basis. To me, this is only useful as a to-go bottle shop, and it is a nice to-go bottle shop.“ |
| 82 /100 390 LINCOLN ST. “Located a bit outside the hopping downtown area in a older warehouse looking building along the railroad tracks. You enter into the tap room that’s done up very nice with plenty of wood and metal fittings. Has the classy rustic feel to it. The barkeep explained the ciders and let us have tastes of any of them we wanted. I went with the standard hard cider while my partner grabbed a flight of five (all 5 oz). They have three flight options (3, 5, 7). They also had one beer on tap which was a benefit beer for some local organization. The seating area is fairly small in an old loading dock garage. It was a nice night so they had the garage door up, letting in some fresh air. The seating area was done up nice too, really sticking with the classy rustic idea. We only had one app but it was very tasty. Service was friendly and pretty quick. Large windows open up to the fermentation area of the cidery. I enjoyed our time at the Cider House and would return next time I’m in Eugene. Good cider, good atmosphere, good service.“ |
| 86 /100 1334 OAK ALLEY “This rating is for the deli location. Flights of 6. Decent food (if you dont get the weird cheese glop on your fries). All of the 14 beers we samples were right down the middle....nothing great, nothing bad. Cool place with a weather theme. 25 cents off on rainy days is a nice touch!“ |
| 86 /100 The Tap and Growler (Bar) 205 E 5TH AVE “Really tasty food (we had beer cheese coup and pretzel grilled cheese). Solid tap list too. Ill be back.“ |
| 84 /100 Market of Choice - Eugene Willamette (Grocery Store) 2858 WILLAMETTE ST “Ambiance? Its a grocery store. Service is ok. Selection was vast. Food? Its a grocery store. Considerably less expensive bombers than Im used to in St. Louis. Ill stock up here before I head home.“ |
| 72 /100 207 MADISON ST “Exceptionally friendly and helpful service. Nice airy (on nice days) warehouse taproom. 4 regular beers, 7 seasonal/limited, 1 nitro and 1 cask on tap at the time of my visit. Beers lean to the bold side, which will probably most people reading this.“ |
| 70 /100 990 W.1ST AVE “A large and lively facility with multiple places to enjoy your beer. 21 on tap on the evening of my visit, with a preference for APA and IPA styles. Somewhat slow but friendly service.“ |
| 76 /100 990 W.1ST AVE “Visited on 10th November 2014. Large typical US brewery taproom, industrial chic in a reasonably sized space.
A good range of beers with 15 on tap. Opted for the taster flight which was hop leaf shaped which is a good touch. Beers were decent enough, service good and prices decent. Liked it.“ |
| 94 /100 The Bier Stein (Beer Store) 1591 WILLAMETTE ST. “Great beer selections and staffs are nice. Definitely the best place in Eugene.“ |
| 72 /100 686 E BROADWAY STREET “One of the worst layouts you can imagine for a brewpub. Along with the rustic and dead animal decor it is hard to feel comfortable at the bar. The odd layout ensures service is a bit slow, although they are nice. Huge selection of beers and even some ciders. Flights are a bit pricey, but they give big pours and you can get free tastes. Food was surprisingly good, I had the fried Okra and was happy. With 20+ ticks a nice spot for that and a snack. Beer is all over the map in quality but a few gems.“ |
