located not far from green dragon, hair of the dog and other spots in SE, the interior is slick, modern, clean, polished, all that. taps and barrels along the wall, mostly sours and oak aged stuff, including a random blend of the week or two, but also some standard IPA-type taps. small samples available, friendly bartenders but somewhat nosy about my approval of the beer. do they really want my honest opinion? i don’t think they have time and patience to hear me out. kitchen-sink sour blends and a lot of cowboy-type "shooting from the hip" recipes, that would sum it up. cool spot but i can’t say i’m a huge fan of the sour blend work at the moment.

Smallish place. Nice selection, good food. Salmon was awese. Very friendly and helpful staff.

When we last visited Portland, we went to Racoon lodge and had an awesome experience, being guided around by owner and brewer who explained us their grand project ideas. It is nice to see those ideas concretized now in this marvellous spot. I can’t say I’m immensely fond of the place itself. The closeness to Green Dragon is impressive and meaningful, but otherwise, the area is not particularly attractive and that makes the picnic tables "beer garden" a bit dull as it faces a lifeless portion of Belmont. There were not a whole lot of customers when we were there and it may be happenstance and related to the fact we were there in the afternoon, but there was not the happy, relaxed, atmosphere we tend to encounter in beery Portland places. The interior also still feels a bit too immaculate and not very characterful despite the original and meaningful barrels that decorate the rear of the bar. Despite all those minor remarks, we had an extraordinary time here. Indeed, we came very early in our Portland sojourn and came very close to come back every other day after the one of our visit. Simply, the menu is extraordinary. We love the sour beers they produce and there were probably 10 the day of our visit, exclusing the 4! different saison, the regular stuff and other experiments like two vintages of their barrel-aged imperial stout. We felt like having a glass of almost everything that was on draught yet it was simply impossible and it ended up being one of the very rare places where I just need to do samplers. And thankfully, they have those nice, miniature wine glasses to do samples that work much better than mini-straight sided glasses like most places use. Staff has an obvious respect for the products they serve and were both friendly, helpful and seemingly knowledgeable. Food is relatively limited, constisting mostly of snacks. This is one of those places where beer alone could keep me in for a whole evening, no matter the atmosphere and that’s in a town where many places offer a great atmosphere. They seem to always have a few bottles for sale, including special releases, but they are priced rather steeply, between $17 and $25 a 750 ml when we were there. We still ended up leaving with a $200 bill.

Stopped by last night when we were staying in the neighborhood. A nice airy front space with a massive outdoor area as well. Was pretty late when we got here and there weren’t a whole lot of other people around. Friendly server brought me loads of samples and made a few recommendations as well. Pretty great vibe in here really - and the beers are absolutely top notch. No complaints here.

Another cool garage motif Portland brewpub, modern tap house design, 18 taps of sour ales, a limited but delicous selection of cheeses and meats, but all good (12$ for the mix plate 4 meats, 4 cheeses, apricots and bread). 2$ a sampler. A must in Beervana!

Just a few words here this is MUST Stop. They have something special going on here Great service great beers and the food is pretty tasty also. The tour will make you a fan for life.

This place is so cool - even when it’s hot outside - which isn’t all that often. Sit in or sit out. Gaze agog at the barrels with taps. Be amazed at all the high quality ales available. Speak with staff who actually understand the product. Quaff responsibly if you don’t have a designated driver. It’s very much a local - but one which seems to have a high visitation rate from afar. At least when OBF is in the offing!

Visited around 4.30pm on Wednesday 7/11/12. Large single room establishment with bar at the front centre as you enter. Place was a little quiet at first but trade soon picked up as folks came after work. Didn’t try the food, but what we saw looked decent. Service was pretty good, I was working my way through 4oz measures and our server came back ervery 5 to 10 minutes so I never ran dry. Good dozen or so Cascade beers available on tap along with 2 from the wooden barrel. Plenty of non sour options for friends who don’t drink the tarte stuff! Really enjoyed my stop here - a must visit on a PDX crawl!

My new favorite place in Portland. More sours than you can imagine, each one wonderful, plus a long line of saisons and IPAs, not as good as the sours, but good. Great cheese plate. Nice place to chill. I love their beers, and would go here every day for one after work if I could. Seems they change all the time, so you might never have to drink the same one!

House of Sour, indeed. This place is casual, but brings it strong. They had an amazing lineup of sour beers on tap when I was there, and one of the best BA stouts that I’ve had in awhile (Diesel). Will definitely be back the next time I’m in Portland.