headquarters portland oregon usa number of locations 57 as of june 2009 1 area served western oregon and washington products beers bagdad ale cascade head ale crystal ale ruby ale hammerhead ale edgefield wheat ale nebraska bitter sunflower ipa black rabbit porter terminator stout 2 wines distilled spirits coffee revenue 26.9 million estimated as of 2007 3 owner mike and brian mcmenamin founders and majority owners 4 number of employees 1 400 as of 2007 3 website http www.mcmenamins.com mcmenamins is a chain of 65 brewpubs 5 breweries music venues historic hotels and theater pubs . the chain is located mostly in the portland metropolitan area but has many other locations in oregon and washington . according to the brewers association mcmenamins is one of the top 50 largest craft breweries in the united states . 6 contents 1 history 2 locations 2.1 notable locations 3 references 4 external links history edit mcmenamins was founded by brothers mike and brian mcmenamin who grew up in northeast portland oregon ; 4 they trace the beginning of mcmenamins to the 1974 opening of produce row caf . 4 7 they created the first post prohibition brewpub in oregon the hillsdale brewery & public house in southwest portland in 1985 . 7 that same year mcmenamins became the first brewery in the usa to legally use fruit in the brewing of ales 2 raspberries for ruby ale one of their standard ales . their first theater pub was the mission theatre & pub 1987 . the company then entered the broader hospitality business starting in 1990 when they converted a 74 acre 30 ha site that at one time served as the multnomah county poor farm into edgefield which over the years has been expanded to include vinting distilling gardening lodging and golf . 7 by 1997 food accounted for over half of mcmenamins total sales . 8 the purchase 4 million remodeling 8 and 1997 re opening of the crystal ballroom as a dance hall music venue got mcmenamins into the staging of national music acts . 7 by may 1998 there were 37 mcmenamins locations in oregon and six in washington grossing 50 million year in business . 4 locations edit mcmenamins in corvallis there s more brewpubs in portland than any other city in the country and it s because mcmenamins made it a mainstream concept . they created their own beer culture . bill owens publisher of american brewer magazine quoted in may 1998 4 old church & pub in wilsonville there are fifty seven mcmenamins locations as of june 2009 update ; some of the locations feature multiple venues 1 cornelius pass roadhouse includes imbrie hall edgefield includes black rabbit restaurant fulton pub & brewery highland pub & brewery hillsdale brewery & public house john barleycorns mcmenamins cedar hills mcmenamins greenway pub mcmenamins mall 205 mcmenamins murray & allen mcmenamins oregon city mcmenamins sherwood mcmenamins sunnyside mcmenamins west linn oak hills brewpub power station pub & theater raleigh hills pub riverwood pub now closed rock creek tavern st. johns theater & pub bagdad theatre & pub includes the back stage bar barley mill pub blue moon tavern & grill crystal ballroom greater trumps kennedy school includes courtyard restaurant market street pub mcmenamins on broadway mission theatre & pub ringlers annex ringlers pub mcmenamins tavern & pool the rams head white eagle saloon hryszko brothers building boon s treasury east 19th street caf near the university of oregon 9 high street brewery & caf hotel oregon mcminnville hotel oregon lighthouse brewpub in lincoln city mcmenamins corvallis north bank roseburg station pub & brewery the grand lodge hotel includes ironwork grill thompson brewery & public house yardhouse pub at grand lodge dad watsons now closed mcmenamins east vancouver mcmenamins mill creek mcmenamins on the columbia mcmenamins queen anne olympic club hotel includes olympic club pub six arms old st. francis school includes fireside bar o kanes and old st. francis pub chapel pub mcmenamins on monroe mcmenamins spar caf mcmenamins sand trap notable locations edit mcmenamins ringlers annex at the flatiron building in portland oregon many of its locations are renovated historical properties ; as of june 2004 update nine are on the national register of historic places a former elementary school kennedy school ; a movie theater built by universal studios bagdad theatre ; a building once used by the church of sweden as a swedish evangelical mission mission theatre & pub ; the site of a former general store once owned by oregon s first state treasurer boon s treasury ; a saloon once used by polish immigrants to plan what became the west coast s first polish catholic church white eagle saloon ; a saloon and former brothel in downtown centralia washington olympic club hotel ; a pioneer homestead with an octagonal barn cornelius pass roadhouse ; a former multnomah county poor farm edgefield ; a ballroom with a floating floor the crystal ballroom ; a saloon in olympia washington called spar caf and bar first opened in 1935 . 10 other locations include a former masonic retirement home the grand lodge ; a building that was part of the lewis & clark centennial exposition st. john s pub ; and a former funeral home in north portland the chapel pub which also serves as the company s headquarters . 11 as of may 2009 update mcmenamins is in the process of renovating the hotel alma in downtown portland a former hotel bathhouse and nightclub 12 into what the company hopes will become another property on the national register of historic places 13 references edit a b map of locations from the company s website a b mcmenamins standard ales from the company s website a b mcmenamins inc. profile from hoover s a b c d e over one million served a may 13 1998 article in willamette week list of pubs . www.mcmenamins.com . retrieved 2012 04 29 . oregon places 4 breweries on list of nation s 50 biggest beermakers from an april 14 2009 article from the portland business journal a b c d history from the company s website a b crystal ball forecasts mcmenamins future a january 1997 article from the portland business journal mcmenamins revamps eugene s east 19th street caf an april 2007 article from the portland business journal olympia s spar caf to be sold a september 12 2006 article from the puget sound business journal mcmenamins opening new pub headquarters a november 22 2006 article from the portland business journal the suds are back mcmenamins buy up former silverado bathhouse building a july 11 2008 willamette week blog entry coliseum may be nominated to join national register a may 2009 article from the daily journal of commerce external links edit wikimedia commons has media related to mcmenamins . official website retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title mcmenamins & oldid 739596677 categories mcmenamins1983 establishments in oregonbeer in oregonbeer brewing companies based in oregonculture of the pacific northwestcompanies based in portland oregoneconomy of the northwestern united stateshospitality companies of the united statesprivately held companies based in oregonregional restaurant chains in the united statesrestaurants established in 1983restaurants in oregonrestaurants in washington state hidden categories articles containing potentially dated statements from 2009all articles containing potentially dated statementsarticles containing potentially dated statements from 2004commons category with local link same as on wikidata navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main pagecontentsfeatured contentcurrent eventsrandom articledonate to wikipediawikipedia store interaction helpabout wikipediacommunity portalrecent changescontact page tools what links hererelated changesupload filespecial pagespermanent linkpage informationwikidata itemcite this page print export create a bookdownload as pdfprintable version in other projects wikimedia commons languages add links this page was last modified on 15 september 2016 at 17 23 . text is available under the creative commons attribution sharealike license ; 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