According to a recent article from Willamette Week, Assembly Brewing will soon open a second location at 2934 NE Alberta Street.
“We will open sometime in January or February, depending on contractors and the holidays. We’re pairing our menu down a bit due to space constraints. We will be serving our famous Detroit-style pizza and salads.”
“We’ll also have 8 Assembly beers on tap, and we will be allowing minors. There is a back patio. No epic murals at this location, but we are giving the space a small facelift,” founder and head brewer, George Johnson, told What Now Portland.
According to Assembly’s company website, “Assembly Brewing was founded in March 2019 with a mission to bring people together to enjoy balanced beer and authentic Detroit-style pizza. The SE Portland 15-barrel capacity brewpub is Oregon’s first Black-owned and operated brewery.”
“George Johnson, founder, head brewer, and pizza chef built Assembly Brewing on a neighborhood craft-brewery dream that caters to patrons 21 and older. Backed by his Detroit roots, proprietary dough recipe, and approachable craft beer, Johnson looks forward to the time we can once again come together.”
“There was a time I hated beer. Yet, I still drank the domestic swill that was popular. After my first craft beer, Bell’s Third Coast Ale, I became a beer fanatic. My first homebrewing experience was in the early ’90s as a teen in Boulder, Colorado. Many brews later in 2014, I completed the Intensive Brewing Science and Engineering courses through the American Brewers Guild, interned at Hopworks’ Powell Brewery, and was also recognized by the Beer Judge Certification Program (BJCP).”
“I started making Detroit-style pizza out of necessity. I grew up eating this deep-dish pizza on special occasions and after moving away, I would get it every time I visited. After a lapse of traveling there, I decided I needed the pizza! So, I started recipe trials and came up with a delicious pie that I shared with my community,” the website adds.
