AUG 22 IRON PILS BATCH 88 RELEASE, first pour at 3. See what's on the board →

BEER BUILT LIKE MACHINERY.

ABOUT THE WORKS

A TOOL-AND-DIE SHOP THAT CHANGED TRADES.

Ironhop brews in the old Foundry Avenue machine works, and it shows: tight tolerances, no decoration, four flagships engineered to spec and poured fresh off the line. If a batch drifts, it goes down the drain, not into your glass.

The taproom sits at the end of the brewhouse, twelve taps, tanks in view, a food window run by people who take a sandwich as seriously as we take a pils. Tours every Saturday at two.

ON TAP, BY STYLE

PINTS UNLESS NOTED
IRON PILS
7
4.8% · north-german, five weeks lagered
SHIFT BEER
6
3.9% · end-of-shift lager, bucket of four fridays
KELLER IRON
7
5.0% · unfiltered zwickel, brewery only
FLYWHEEL WEST
7
5.2% · hoppy lager, rotating
MILLWATER
5
0.5% · non-alc pils, full spec

FROM THE FOOD WINDOW

KITCHEN CLOSES 10 PM
SHOP PRETZEL · beer cheese, stout mustard
9
FOUNDRY BURGER · smashed double, pickles, shop sauce
15
BRATWURST PLATE · kraut braised in shift beer
13
MACHINIST'S FRIES · malt vinegar salt, aioli
7
SMOKED TROUT BOARD · rye crackers, horseradish cream
14
GRAIN SALAD · spent-grain granola, greens, feta
11

DAILY SPECIALS

WED
Industry night, 2 off pints with a pay stub, any trade
THU
Stout & bratwurst plate, 16 together
FRI
Shift-beer bucket of four, 20, steel bucket included till it isn't
SAT
Tour at two, pint on the house at the last tank
SUN
Growler fills half price, 3–6 pm

ON THE BOARD, EVENTS

AUG 22
PILS RELEASE, BATCH 88, first pour at 3, brewer on the rail
AUG 28
TRIVIA: MACHINES & MALT, teams of four, bucket to the winners
SEP 05
LOADING DOCK MARKET, six makers, food truck, all ages till 7
SEP 19
OKTOBERFEST AT THE WORKS, festbier on wood, brass band, liters

THE WORKS FLOOR, ALWAYS ON

THE YARD

The loading dock, converted: long tables, string lights, the food truck backed in. Dogs on leads, kids till seven.

THE PARTS COUNTER

Crowlers filled while you wait, cases by the handle, glassware and shop shirts. Open whenever the taps are.

THE TEST BENCH

Two pilot taps at the end of the rail, batch cards posted, opinions logged in the shop notebook, recipes promoted or scrapped.

FROM THE WORKS

1 / 4
brewhouse tanks
taproom rail, twelve taps
transfer, tank to tank
the mash tun, manway open

MEMORIES

guests talking over a round
two guests with pints
a word with the bartender
the bar counter, full
a table of pints
food and beer on the table
the long table at lunch
three at the high top
three pints, mid-conversation

REVIEWS

WHAT GUESTS SAY.

4.6
★★★★★
Google212 REVIEWS
★★★★★
"Great room, better pours. The bartender walked us through the list without a hint of a rush and every round landed."
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GoogleHAL G. · 2 WEEKS AGO
★★★★☆
"Came for the patio, stayed for the old fashioned. Gets loud on weekends but that is half the point of the place."
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GoogleEDIE M. · 1 MONTH AGO
★★★★★
"The kind of neighborhood spot you measure others against. Fair prices, deep taps, and they remember your name by round two."
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GoogleMARCUS T. · 3 MONTHS AGO

HOURS

WED–THU
3–10 pm
FRI–SAT
12–11 pm
SUN
12–8 pm
MON–TUE
brewing, closed

FIND THE WORKS

9 Foundry Avenue, Bay 3
Millrow District
Portland, OR 97227
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