Horse Brass Pub
Pub · Sunnyside ·
Classic British pub with rotating beers, hearty fare & darts
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Classic British pub with rotating beers, hearty fare & darts
"For a proper pint in Portland, head to Belmont’s Horse Brass Pub, which has been a fixture in the neighborhood for close to 50 years. From the stucco walls and warm wood to the stained glass and dart boards, this little slice of the British Isles is practically made for cozying up near the fireplace and ordering a pint and plate of fish and chips." - Krista Garcia
"The one and only Horse Brass is still serving its classic beer-battered fish-and-chips, which have developed a cult following in the pub’s years open. The fish and chips use generus hunks of Pacific halibut as a protein, served alongside tartar sauce, solid skin-on fries, and coleslaw. Traditionalists will find malt vinegar available for a judicious dousing. Visitors can also get a piece of fried halibut added to any other meal." - Brooke Jackson-Glidden
"A Portland institution, The Horse Brass served as a major launching point for more than a few Oregon breweries back in the ‘80s and ‘90s. Today it’s a lot less smoky, but still the same eclectic English pub decor, filled with dark wood beams, vintage beer posters, and the smell of fried fish and chips. The extensive tap and cask list of local and European beers comes, usually, in 20 ounce imperial pints, and visitors can play darts for free while nursing a heady English ale." - Alex Frane
"I learned that Jim Parker helped open the Horse Brass, another beer bar tied to his legacy in the local craft-beer scene." - Brooke Jackson-Glidden
"A venerable Portland establishment, the Horse Brass Pub is about as authentic of an English pub experience as you can get stateside. The cluttered wooden space is strewn with dart boards, beer and soccer memorabilia, and portraits of the bar's late, great founder, a guy who helped usher in Oregon's craft beer scene by pouring selections from some of the city's first breweries here. Speaking of which: The Brass is all about the beer, mostly English and Scottish style ales served in true Imperial pints: 20-ounce pours with frothy heads. There's also a dedicated cask system, with four or five daily ales poured by gravity, rather than CO2, for a less chilled, less carbonated, and more typically English experience." - Alexander Frane
