First look inside pFriem Family Brewers Milwaukie taproom in Portland-metro — New School Beer + Cider
A small but mighty kitchen powers the food program to a slightly paired down menu in Milwaukie as compared to the pFriem mother ship in Hood River. But if you are fans of the elevated Belgian-inspired food in Hood River, you will be pleased to find many of the most popular items have made the trip to the new location.
Introductory appetizers could fuel a strong girl dinner alone. There is plenty to snack on from shoestring style frites, to seeded baquette bread and butter to whet the appetite, before rotating house soup, pickle plates, olives, and cheese plates. One of the highlights the Gochujang Wings ($17) which are true whole chicken wings dressed in Korean gochujang BBQ sauce, with sesame, and scallions, on the side pickled radish, arugula, chile-lime sauce for dipping.
Classic main dishes have some real house favorites like the Pimento Cheeseburger ($18) cooked to specified rareness, and mercifully a half-pound beef patty instead of a smashburgers. This true Gastropub-style burger is thick and juicy but not overloaded, it comes with lettuce, onion, house pickle chips and lightly dressed with aioli and housemate minento cheese. Veggie burger is an option with a house patty and apple-onion chutney and curry aioli. An Olympia Provisions bratwurst plate, Fish & Chips, and Clams & Chorizo. The hefty plate of Mac & Cheese ($16) (available vegan) feature gemelli pasta, a creamy cheddar and pilsner sauce, topped with crunchy garlic breadcrumbs and herbs, make for some serious comfort food for your belly.
The main dining area can spill outdoors into a sizeable covered pergola in slightly warmer weather, perfect for neighborhood people watching in the center of downtown Milwaukie next to boutiques and restaurants and longstanding icons like Dark Horse Comics. Traveling to pFriem Milwaukie is a breeze, as a public transit station with more than half a dozen bus lines intersecting runs along the south side of the building and an open public parking lot is across the street to the west.
An upstairs third bar area is planned to be open on weekends when the taproom is busier, which I expect will be 24/7. The upstairs bar has even better views of the neighborhood all the way to the riverfront, and has a quieter area with more seating behind the bar if you want to tuck away with a friend or a good book.
“We’re beyond excited to finally open our doors in Milwaukie,” says Josh Pfriem, Brewmaster and Co-Founder of pFriem Family Brewers. “This community has welcomed us with open arms, and we can’t wait to share this space with our friends, neighbors, and beer lovers. We’ve put a lot of thought into creating a warm, inviting gathering place, and we hope it becomes a hub for great beer, great food, and even better company.”
pFriem’s new Milwaukie tasting room will be open seven days a week from 11:00am-9pm starting April 7th. It is located at:
pFriem Family Brewers
10722 SE Main St,
Milwaukie, OR 97222
