The Barrel Thief label encompasses our singular, experimental spirits made in very small quantities. Pictured on the handwritten labels is Roy Gardner, a notorious train robber, and the valinches distillers use to steal barrel tastes.
“Why not?” That’s what Stephanie and Merrick McGinnis said when we asked them why they filled their entire Passports in one trip by bicycle for the second time.
In this episode we take you inside a little-known company tradition. No surprise, it centers on beer. Many of you have probably sampled our anniversary beer, the one celebrating the founding of our first pub, the Barley Mill. But what you might not know, is the alchemy behind the brew.
We are pleased to announce the 2026 Barley Mill Anniversary Beer: Olive Branch Northwest Pilsner! This lager officially took a month to craft, from grain to keg, but it’s really been 43 years in the making.
This episode is all about connections. The connections between an unexpected gift, a thousand-year old poem, a legendary jazz musician, a stolen illustration, the Grateful Dead, and how they all converged in the creation of a secret room at McMenamins Kennedy School. You’ll hear the story behind it all, including descriptions from the artists on how it all came to fruition.
20 years ago Jimi Biron, McMenamins’ Music Director, and Mark Hamilton of 94/7fm, conspired to create “December to Remember,” Portland’s take on “jingle balls” around the country.
Behold The Tower. This amazing conglomeration of McMenamins’ historic buildings, all built into one fantastical structure, is the brainchild of artist Lyle Hehn, created in 2000.
In this episode of The Red Shed Tapes, we’re going to look back at how – and why – the Brewpub Law passed. We’ll explore how a handful of microbrewing pioneers experimented, innovated and altered the cultural landscape of an entire state. And we’ll reflect on what the last four decades of brewing means for us today.
Things Doing and Stuff by Cathy Fields sets the scene at the Turkey Trot dance, an annual event held by the Elks every November and December from the time the Lodge opened in 1916 and continuing through the 1950s in what’s now the Spanish Ballroom.
Isaka Shamsud-Din was an artist, activist, and educator known for his rich murals, paintings, and community projects in Portland. Much of his work celebrates the cultures of African Americans and people of the African Diaspora.
