Gigantic Brewing Company

Located a bit away from the other beer establishments. Medium sized taproom with patio outside. I got an impression they have a following among locals. 15 beers on tap and around 30 bottles and cans. They are mostly focused on classic US styles, no modern hazy/pastry/smoothie stuff which I respect. We got an amazing brewery tour by Van. Quality of beer is very good. Worth checking out.

I really, really love the Massive! barleywines and the most most premium imperial stouts. I was pleasantly surprised by like everything else here (the black IPA was great), lots of room to sit and they had ~10 year old versions of my two faves which aged just amazingly, plus some cool stuff to go. I was very happy with my stop here - this is a truly excellent brewery and taproom.

went there last summer with friends for a drink. A couple of food trucks, which we did not try. Sat outside under a tent on picnic tables. Inside seating is limited. Decent

In an industrial area, Gigantic's tap room has an industrial tap room feel. Nothing you haven't seen before about a million times. What impressed me is this - we get a lot of Gigantic beer in Vancouver. I didn't even want to come here because I thought I wouldn't get enough new ticks. But I did - almost everything on tap was new for me. So that was impressive. One or two flawed beers that shouldn't have been served, mind you. Service was good, and for being in the middle of nowhere there was a decent crowd here.

In the door around 5 on the first Friday in July 2017. Good crowd outside already, many with food from the taco truck across the street or the other food truck parked on their property. Smells of brewing fill the air, definitely a work day here.
Beers here are solid. I think there’s a very clear reason that many of the 10+ previous Portland breweries I visited recommended Gigantic in spite of it not being near anything else. Every other recommendation came with “And you can also hit ____ nearby”. Not here. There’s nothing else really close. And the beers are unapologeticly good. This is why they get the recommendations. Staff here is great, funny and clearly loving their job. One of their shift brewers had knocked off for the day and was sitting next to me at the bar. Great people.
Here, Labrewatory, Baerlic would likely be my top three of a 20+ brewery trip through Portland.

Located in an industrial area quite far from the city centre. Much smaller than I expected, certainly not gigantic, has an industrial/warehouse feel. Small but decent selection on draft. Food was available from a food truck. I really like Gigantic but this was among the least impressive places we visited in Portland. If you’re a local with easy acces that might be different.

Visited soon after 3pm opening on a Wednesday. Located in a light industrial area, seemed to be plenty of parking in the area. A bunch of picnic tables out front, as well as bar, table and bench seating in the smaller tasting room. Service was prompt, beers in pints as well as 64/32 oz growlers. Bar snacks available, additionally there were food trucks on site, though not open at the early hour. 10 house beers on draft, as well as 4 champagnes on offer. Good vibe, good beers.

76 = ★★★ (Worth the visit, must for locals, and visitors with time)

I only use the total score, not the component parts.

Of course one of the smallest tasting rooms in town is called Gigantic. And their beers can be big, or more delicate and experimental, but all well done. The building is efficient & singular. Excellent, knowledgeable, friendly service/ When the weather’s decent & you can sit outside, great. Could they stay open a little later?

out of the way, but worth it. party vibe, good beer and bottles to go or in house as well.