Thursday, June 26, 2008

bridgeport brewery follow-up

I found Bridgeport's current happy hour menu, and it is fantastic. Imperial pints are $23/4 from 4pm to 6pm Monday thru Friday, and from 10 to close Tuesday thru Thursday.

Happy hour food menu (4-6 Mon thru Fri, 10-close nightly) highlights include:
$21/2: chips and chipotle sauce.
small ceasar or garden salad.

$4: spinach + artichoke dip.
three cheese quesadilla.
housemade seasoned tofu fries.
garlicky cheesy breadsticks.
housemade hummus, olives, with things to dip in it.

$5: bbq house smoked + pulled pork sammich! (yay!)
large bowl of seasoned fries
spicy buffalo-style chicken
grilled chicken teriyake skewers
nachos (with all the fixin's)

Sunday, June 22, 2008

bridgeport brewery

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BRIDGEPORT BREWERY, NW 13TH AND MARSHALL, PORTLAND


The area of Northwest Portland surrounding the rising leg of the Fremont Bridge was once known as The Bucket. This was a mosaic of industrial warehouses and empty lots, and Bridgeport Brewery was the local watering hole, an old ivy-covered brickhouse filled with large dining tables and serving up tasty slices of pizza to go along with one's pint of Blue Heron Pale Ale. The place was closed for almost a year in 2006 for an extensive remodel. Bridgeport discarded its pizza-based beginnings and emerged from its cocoon a restaurant, shiny and pristine. When one enters the brewpub, he or she immediately experiences a sense of loftiness that exudes as much trend as the upscale condominiums (and due to the market's oversaturation, luxury apartments) that surround it on all sides. Bridgeport 2.0 features an expanded menu (featuring fractions in the pricing - they're too high-end for decimals now), a new bakery, and, fortunately for me, an affordable happy hour. This will be posted shortly.

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DINNER MENU.

PINTS: $3 3/4 for 20oz. imperial pints.

PITCHERS: $10 1/4

BEER OF CHOICE: for a good (and limited) time, check out Stumptown Tart. (Strong at 8.4 percent, this fruit-tastic brew is like some kind of winebeer.)



DON'T MISS: the house-smoked pulled pork sandwich. (one of the best in the city, up there with Laurelwood.)

I WANT TO TRY: baked butternut squash mac + cheese. (with fontina cheese, swiss chard, hazelnut bread crumbs, +/- onions)

bridgeport brewery (and bakery/cafe), northwest portland

OLD SCHOOL BRIDGEPORT - BEFORE THE PEARLIFIZIN'

Friday, June 20, 2008

a brief intro.

Hello, friends, and welcome to my attempt to keep track of Portland's vast number of establishments where one can imbibe the drinky. I look forward to tracking down our berg's best happy hours, posting photos and menus of places to check out, and, judging by my past journal experiences, ultimately ignoring and forgetting this page exists. Join me?