In our wanderings, my wife and I are discovering new places all the time, but this one took us both by surprise. Wandering down 23rd, we came upon this shop while waiting for the Tavern & Pool location on the other end of the block to open up 10 minutes later. What a cool shop!There are simply hundreds of microbrews on the shelves or in the coolers here, many of them obscure or unusual draughts, of all flavor profiles, from stouts to sours. Even drinking vinegar! Behind the counter, a healthy selection (~24) of brews are available for filling bottles and growlers. McMenamins alcohols, memorabilia and paraphernalia, souvenirs, gifts, interesting treats and snacks, and a healthy selection of tools of the trade (coasters, bottle openers, glassware, etc) fills out the shelving island in the center of the store.If you cant find something you like here, head to a dive bar up the street and order a Budweiser, because this place isnt for you. Im more of a hard alcohol imbiber myself, but I could get lost in the adventure of picking out a handful of cans (you can build your own 4-packs here!) and rolling the dice. In fact, the adventure has already begun! The 23rd Avenue Bottle Shop has jumped straight to the top of my go-to places when I want to try something new, exotic or just plain different!

Went in for a cider, and to my surprise... They sell liquor there! So I bought some delicious gin. Great service, not out of the price range of the gin I usually buy, (around $30.00 for a bottle) and on 23rd and Thurman, the people watching is fantastic.

Excellent selection of great beers. They offer mix and match flights of every beer on tap. Friendly and attentive service.

If love McMenamins or just like beer and cider this is a great place to try a new beer with a $1 fee if you drink it in the shop. Also you can fill your growler which is nice. Lots McMenamins swag from shirt to coaster. It was a fun stop on our trip to Portland today.

It doesnt look too crazy on the outside, but man the inside is great! This place perfectly showcases how McMenamins focuses on local businesses, as a local business. Not only can you get bottles, cans, and pints of McMenamins beers, but there are also tons of snacks, nick-nacks, and specialty goods from dozens of Oregon businesses that I wouldnt have heard of otherwise. Staff are also thoughtful and will give you recommendations on whatever youre looking for.When we went, we got two awesome McMenamins pint glasses, but Im definitely going back for more.

They have a great selection of interesting ciders, sours, wines, beers etc... also a nice section of oregon and local gift merchandise.

Great place to pick up 16oz cans (e.g. Terminator, ruby, hammerhead, ciders), 32oz crawlers or get a growler fill of your favorite McMenamins beer. They have some nice weekday deals for discounts on growler & growler fills, too.

Awesome and an interesting place.

Amazing selection and super friendly staff!

Great place to pick up some great beer and some cool gear 🤙

Well organized selection of craft beer. Far better than your average neighborhood bottle shop.

Very friendly service with a huge selection of craft beer. Excellent prices on growlers

The selection here is great and the staff are very knowledgeable. If I lived nearby I would come much too often. Check it out.

Super friendly cashier. Great selection

Friendly staff and wonderful locally made or sourced items which is also incorporated into the restaurant next door

Awesome beet and shop and awesome staff

The have great Selection of beers for sale. A friendly and knowledgeable staff at the bar to answer your questions. They also have a taps, so you can have pint while youre there. There is only outside seating, as of March 7th 2021.

Amazing selection of beers, cider and local hard liquor.Love this place! A stop when I go to Portland for some goodies to take back home i couldnt find anywhere else.Covid safe feeling environment, everytime I have been in it has just been us and one employee so exposure was absolutely minimal! 😁Definitely check it out.

Employees were awesome! Will definitely be back!

Lots of fun unique beers as well as items in the gift shop.

Had a fun time at theirs Cider week tasting. Thank you McMenamins for hosting.

I am getting passport stamps and came across this place. It is a perfect place for great beer, cider, etc to go.

This is the place to try all things special near Portland. A to Z, literally and figuratively in anything you want to drink.

Great bottle selection and theyll try and order specific beers for you. Fun place to just hang and try new things. Really friendly staff, even after a long day

Very nice folks working there.

Wonderful little shop with great prices on imported beers. High prices on local beers has nothing to do with this shop just the prices of those beers. Employees are always friendly and helpful when you want suggestions on what to try.

I like bottles, so stopping at the shop was a must. They have some beautiful bottles here, so if you like pretty glass bottles, you definitely should go here as well.But, even better, many of these bottles have things in them. In fact, many are filled with adult grain beverages. McMenamins make their own beer, some of which can be pretty okay, and rarely superb. They also make more potent spirits like whiskey, vodka, gin and the like. Some of the pretty bottles have some of these tasty spirits in them, which is a win-win.And the best part, it doesnt come with the legendary McMenamins table service, so you can enjoy your new pretty bottle at home in a reasonable amount of time! You should go!5 ice cubes.

Great selection! 4 stars just because it can be a tad pricey.

Popped in for my husbands surprise 50th birthday party to get a few things and left with $300 worth of beer and cider in 10 minutes. Helpful staff and fun atmosphere.

The staff is always helpful and knowledgeable to steer you in a few directions for your personal taste and their selection has something to offer for any taste bud. I have been in a few times and interacted with different people each time. I was more than pleased in the store as well as once I got home and tasted the suggestions.

Service, atmosphere and beer - all superlative!

Amazing beer selection, super helpful staff, and great spot to hang out and have a drink.

Always a Favorite stop 🍻🥂🍹🥃🍷🍸🍻!

Great selection, particularly liked the recommended black and latinx brewery recommendations

McMenamins is always a wonderful experience! This is a great location you will find locally made items (soap, hats, key chains) and spirits. Just make sure you bring your mask with you as it is required! Thank you for that policy McMenamins makes me feel better shopping there.

Old-school mix of a bottle shop and bar, with a solid variety of local beer and trinkets, courtesy of one of the oldest breweries in town.

Swung in for a Crowler(32oz can growler) of imperial Brown ale and left with some Edgefield whisky, rum and Cornelius Pass Roadhouse hazelnut liqour.Great place fill a growler from the rotating brews on tap or snag a bottle of one of the limited editions.Not to say there isnt an exceptional selection of wines and ciders.

The number, variety, and diversity of bottles were amazing. They will pour them without corkage fee. The beers on tap both by McMenamins and guest taps were very, very special as well. The bar tenders were friendly and knowledgeable.

We love McMenamins! This is a great place to get beer! They have a wide selection here.

Love this place. Always has a great selection!

$5 for a crowler/$10 for a growler fill is a great deal. Get in here and buy some beer or cider.

Great selection and knowledgeable staff. Well organized. Not huge, but well-curated.

Great selection and open till 9

The staff is friendly and knowledgeable, they have beers and they have designated parking.

Large canned/bottled beer selection, with 20+ beers on tap.

The selection is amazing, and theyre always willing to not only suggest new things to try, but will do their best to find things you might be looking for. The whole staff is great, and the bar here is great to hit up after work. I cannot any more highly recommend you give the place a try.If nothing else, swing by just to see the selection of bottles. Dont hesitate to stay for a pint or two.

What a great place, they have such a big selection. I even found cider that I thought you could only get in Europe, but its there! The bartender has great recommendations and is sure to help you find a good beer or another kind of drink. The atmosphere is just great too.

A great place to try a diverse variety of beers from Oregon and more. Great hospitality and service from the staff. I highly recommend giving this little hidden gem a try.

McMenamins 23rd Ave Bottle Shop was a great stop for my wife and I while visiting Portland. They had such a great variety of beers from IPAs (my favorite) to stouts and more. Hunter was really friendly and talked to is for a good long while and helped us put a lot. The beers they had on tap were amazing and the food was great as well. We got a small pizza to snack on while we were out walking around and it was so good. We ended up spending almost 2 hours in the store looking around, talking, and eating. It was a great place.

A huge range of beers; sit in or take out. Enjoy whatever you do!

Great selection, friendly staff

What a lovely place! Stopped in to try some funky new sours and although the guy there was slammed he still managed to find some time to give me some recommendations and a couple tasters. Top notch service, great atmosphere, the boardgames are a nice touch, and most of all beer was delicious! Will be back!

The dynasty buying up old mom and pops storefronts

This place is amazing. Great draft list, incredible bottle collection in wall to wall coolers. Waitstaff was super friendly.Tots can be ordered in from the bar next door and bright to you here. The draft list is much better here than next door at the pool hall bar.Seriously, order the Cajun tater tots.

This place is always a blast for a Cosmic Tripster!

Staff was incredibly friendly, knowledgeable, helpful. Great selection of merchandise as well as beers and drinks. Good prices. Easy to get to. Bought a beautiful growler. Filled it with ruby which is an easy drinking fruit forward light beer. Went back a second time in the same vacation because it was so great. Definitely recommend checking it out.

I really enjoy visiting the Bottle Shop on 23rd. The selection of beers on tap is diverse and delicious. Their selection of bottled wines and beers is impressive. The prices for their more specialized bottles dont seem inflated either. The tasting events Ive attended have been fun. This has proven to be a good place to meet up with friends when spending an afternoon/evening in NW.

Great selection for the NW 23rd area. If you dont want to drive to the east side, this is a good choice.

This place is so great! Im so glad I found it! I got some old favorites, and new things to try with friends. It was a lot of fun. Will definitely be a mandatory stop for every future Portland trip. They also have a huge menu of beers on tap. I couldnt enjoy them this last time because I had to drive, but will plan better for next time. Cant wait to go back!

This is one of the best places to view and pick up a wide variety of McMenamins swag. The Bottle Shop also carries a nice selection of domestic and imported beer. In the summer you can sit at a sidewalk table and consume on-site; and you can always fill up a growler.

Loveeee the selection of all different kinds of beer!

Super helpful staff, huge selection, add wide variety.Staff is always waiting and ready to help you find exactly what youre looking for.I always feel welcomed here. Great place!

Great selection of harder to find beers but they are noticeably more expensive than just about anywhere else nearby that has the same beer. Go there for something special that you cant get somewhere else. The people working there are friendly and helpful too.

This is a cool shop. A decent bottle selection, but also Taps of good beers for growlers to go. I recommend it.

This place has a selection near rivaling Belmont Station (though it lacks some of its charm). The staff here are super friendly, patient for you to take your time, and helpful if you need a recommendation. If you like beer, drop off here before heading to the Abbey, up the street.

Really great selection. Very friendly staff. The bartender was very helpful and knowledgable. Craft beer can be a bit intimidating, I appreciate that he was cool and happy to explain the basics.

Awesome place to be. Sample some beers, buy some beers, discover some new beers from ALL OVER. Drink the beers and spirits or grab some nice novelties as a gift for the boss. Much more inside than you think.

Brilliant concept: a thousand different beers in coolers- you pick the ones you want at retail prices, they open them, and you drink them. Great wine selection too and 5$ wine corking fees (again, on retail prices). Several of our party were from Michigan and they even found their local beers from home. How can you go wrong? Cheers!

Great selection and good service.

I love the bottle shop. McMenamins beer, wine and spirit all in the same place. They even have a small bar for tasting.

Prompt, friendly service. Prices on the home brand are lower than in the restaurants. Loved it.

Great location, and on a busy Saturday your still able to get a sit. love it!!

Badass selection of beers from all over the country. Come grab a pint

Knowledgeable staff that really walked you through the whole selection and answered questions and had great recommendations for things to try.

Really wide selection. The bar is part of the store so of course on site comsumption is allowed. Nice atmosphere for laidback rare label hunting

Really chill place to try out all of their delicious spirits and beer. If you have the fortitude try them all at once...

A great selection of beer but seems like an add-on. They dont have their own bathroom or their own food. But Id if you are looking a hard to find beer it is a good place to check

I love stopping in every now and again to find some unique limited production ciders and craft brews. Their cider menu is second to none!

Great cider selection and great service.

Cool bottled beer shop and being able to drink it there is cool. Needs more of a national beer selection. Like most places in town beer selection in Portland-centric. California and Easy Coast beers are underrepresented.

Fun gifts, local GF beers and ciders.

Great place to buy McMenamins beer, t shirts and souvenirs. Friendly, helpful staff. Great location.

Very nice place, a very good beers and wine selection for such a small shop. Got a couple souvenirs and a surprise beer for 2$ at the counter. Staff is very nice, also I tried some local beer from a local producer who was sponsoring her beer at the shop.

Great selection of beers, not just local beers. They also have a gift section for all your beverage needs and then some. Theres also a bar and tables to enjoy beverages while you are there. Small parking lot for 15 minute guests otherwise there is street parking.

Impressive beer selection and a growing cider selection. Very helpful and knowledgeable staff. Adequate pricing (really depends on what you are looking for). Doesnt just carry Mcmenamins brand beverages.

Had some lovely Ginger/Lemon CBD infused, non alcoholic beverage on tap and chilled among many bottles.

Yes This place is Awesome I will visit every time I go to Portland

I love trying the beers on tap to see what I want to buy. Bartenders know the selection really well.

Great selection of hard-to-find and small batch beers in bottles - plus lots of local favorites. McMenamins beers on draft and some great rotating guest taps too! Growler fills available. Friendly and helpful staff.

Fine selection of beers and well-organized to help the uninitiated shopper find just what theyre looking for.

I walked in because I knew the company previously. I asked if they had food only to find out its a niche location next to thier bigger general location. I can only say with genuine Revelation, my life and Outlook are forever changed. The customers were very talkative if you are too. Very supportive and with an open and silent ear, until your done talking.I am now a different person, who is super excited that I did walk in. I wont be in the area likely again, but if I were to be? Yes, this is where I would be to have an amazing conversation with absolutely awesome customers.Not everyone will have the same experience, but you should try a rubinator! A very friendly place.... Yes, very friendly...

Interesting selection. Kinda hard to figure out how the beer is laid out. Still a cool shop with a friendly staff.

Great little spot to stop after the Pecularium. Bar tender was great, friendly... gave us a couple tasters to see what we liked. Definitely would come back

Huge selection and great staff. Very satisfied.

What a selection! Knowledgeable staff and their seasonal whiskey ale is dreamy. Smooth man, smooth.

Unbelievable variety of beer and every employee is very nice!

Staff was great and tons of beer options. Lots of different mcmenamins items here in one location which was cool. Tavern and pool next door.

Crazy crazy selection!! Knowledgeable staff and a great setting. Pop in and try something new!

Beer buyer is on point. Found some amazing bottles I havent seen before, and I sell beer so that says a lot. Very reasonably priced bottles as well.

Love this place. Huge selection of wine beer and spirits. Friendly and knowledgeable staff. Lots of Nick nack items too.. oh and a bar to sample drafts to take home in a can!