Imperial Bottle Shop & Taproom
| Imperial Bottle Shop & Taproom | |
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_-_046.jpg) Exterior of the original location in Portland, Oregon's Richmond neighborhood, 2021 | |
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| Established | July 2013 |
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| Street address | 3090 Southeast Division Street |
| City | Portland |
| County | Multnomah |
| State | Oregon |
| Postal/ZIP Code | 97202 |
| Country | United States |
| Coordinates | 45°30′17″N 122°38′01″W / 45.5047°N 122.6337°WCoordinates: 45°30′17″N 122°38′01″W / 45.5047°N 122.6337°W ⧼validator-fatal-error⧽ |
Imperial Bottle Shop & Taproom is a bar in Portland, Oregon. Spouses Alex Kurnellas and Shawn Stackpoole opened the original location in southeast Portland in July 2013, followed by a second in northeast Portland in 2017. However, the outpost closed in March 2022. The business operated the pop-up GlüBar in 2020 and 2021.
Description[edit]
Imperial Bottle Shop has 16 local brews on tap as well as over two hundred bottles to go.[1] Thrillist says, "Fill up one of their stainless-steel growlers to take home or wait five minutes for them to chill a bottle that you can drink at their bar."[2] In 2014, Grant Butler of The Oregonian wrote, "With large windows facing Division, it's the perfect place for people watching while waiting for a table at Pok Pok. On tap are 16 local beers, and if that's not enough, there are more than 100 bottled beers, including a strong selection of homegrown IPAs."[3] Fodor's has said the bar occupies "a sleek, contemporary corner space" on Divison and offers "connoisseur-worthy" microbrews.[4]
History[edit]
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Spouses and co-owners Alex Kurnellas and Shawn Stackpoole opened the original bar,[5] which occupies 1,347 square feet of retail space in the D-Street Village building on Division Street in southeast Portland's Richmond neighborhood,[6] in late July 2013.[7] Upon opening, patrons could have food delivered from nearby Sunshine Tavern.[1] In 2017, a second location opened in a former Mercado Don Pancho on Alberta Street in northeast Portland's Vernon neighborhood, with approximately 30 taps,[8] arcade games, and bottles for purchase.[7]
In 2020, during the COVID-19 pandemic, the Division location delivered beer locally Wednesdays through Sundays from 2 to 6 p.m.[9][10] The Division location also operated a weekend community plaza featuring local artists, using a special license issued by the City of Portland during the pandemic.[11] The business has openly supported the Black Lives Matter movement; despite this, the Division location was vandalized in July 2020, during the George Floyd protests.[12] Outdoor seating had returned at both locations by September 2020.[13]
In 2022, co-owners announced plans to close the Alberta location, citing challenges associated with the pandemic and a cancer diagnosis in the family as reasons.[7] The bar closed on March 19.[14]
Events[edit]
The bar participated in the Nouveau Division Crawl to celebrate Beaujolais nouveau in 2015.[15] The Alberta location collaborated with Fremont Brewing in 2018, offering discounted sampler trays to people dressed as Santa Claus as part of the Santacon Sing-Along Spectacular.[16] For New Year's Eve in 2021, the Alberta location hosted the Globetrotter's Ball, ringing in the new year eleven times, "every hour on the hour across the globe".[17] Imperial has also hosted an annual Star Wars Day celebration, screening films from the franchise and serving themed beers such as the Gilgamesh Vader Coffee CDA and Silver Moon Darkside Stout.[18]
GlüBar[edit]
On December 16, 2020, Imperial began hosting the pop-up GlüBar on the sidewalk outside the Alberta location, serving beers, ciders, mulled wine, and baked goods.[5] Mulled drinks changed weekly, using barley wines, sours, and stouts as bases. The Yule Log was prepared tableside with Founders KBS chocolate coffee oatmeal stout, marshmallows, peppermint tincture, and a stick of cinnamon, before being set ablaze.[19] The Fruitcake Delight had barleywine mulled with ginger, cinnamon, nutmeg, and turbinado sugar, garnished with rum-soaked currants and raisins. The glühwein was pinot noir from Coopers Hall Winery and Taproom mulled with anise, cinnamon, and turbinado sugar, garnished with clove. GlüBar also served 2 Towns Ciderhouse's Nice & Naughty Imperial Spiced Cider, garnished with clove and lemon, as well as Momokawa Sake mulled with clove, honey, and orange, served with a jasmine tea bag infusion.[5]
GlüBar returned in 2021.[20] Drinks included a Bold Leaf pinot noir mulled with anise, cinnamon, and clove, a Crux's Freakcake Sour with cinnamon, ginger, and nutmeg, and a Deschutes's Abyss imperial stout turned into a peppermint cocoa by steeping the beer with Ghirardelli and candy canes. Katrina Yentch included GlüBar in Eater Portland's 2021 list of "12 Places to Sip Cheery, Warm Holiday Cocktails in Portland".[21]
Reception and recognition[edit]
In 2013, Ned Lannamann of the Portland Mercury described the original location as a "welcoming new hangout ... and a worthwhile addition to the almost incomprehensibly huge eating and drinking scene on SE Division". He said "the choices (including two ciders) are consistently excellent".[22] In 2014, Willamette Week said, "Imperial is the first beer bar in town to employ a Wine Well to chill shelved bottles, a welcome innovation next to the familiar digital beer board, jazz soundtrack, heavy wood seating and an IPA-heavy tap list."[23] The newspaper included Imperial in a 2021 overview of "favorite patios for day-drinking".[24]
CNN Travel and Thrillist have included Imperial in lists of businesses which make Portland a leading city for beer.[25][26] The business has been recognized by the Oregon Beer Awards; Imperial was nominated in the Best Beer Bar/Bottle Shop category in 2019,[27] and tied for Best Pandemic Pivot in 2021.[28]
See also[edit]
Other articles of the topic Oregon : The Portland Mercury, NWA Pacific Northwest Tag Team Championship
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- Brewing in Oregon
- COVID-19 pandemic in Portland, Oregon
- Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the restaurant industry in the United States
References[edit]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 DeJesus, Erin (2013-08-15). "Inside SE Division's Imperial Bottle Shop, Open Now". Eater Portland. Vox Media. Retrieved 2022-03-24.
- ↑ "Imperial Bottle Shop & Taproom - Division". Thrillist. Group Nine Media. Archived from the original on 2020-09-19. Retrieved 2022-03-24. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ Butler, Grant (January 10, 2014). "Portland's hottest dining destination Take a trip with us to Southeast Division Street, where the culinary gentrification that started a decade ago is only intensifying". The Oregonian. p. 14.
- ↑ Fodor's Inside Portland. Fodor's. April 7, 2020. p. 234. Archived from the original on March 24, 2022. Retrieved March 24, 2022. Unknown parameter
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- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 Frane, Alex (2020-12-16). "NE Portland Is Getting a Mulled Wine Bar For Winter". Eater Portland. Archived from the original on 2020-12-16. Retrieved 2022-03-24. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ Graves, Mark (June 19, 2013). "Real Estate - Portland-area transactions". The Oregonian.
Imperial Bottle Shop leased 1,347 square feet of retail space at D-Street Village, 3050 S.E. Division St., Portland, from ADG IIIA.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 Prewitt, Andi (March 15, 2022). "Imperial Bottle Shop & Taproom Is Closing Its Northeast Alberta Street Location". Willamette Week. Archived from the original on March 16, 2022. Retrieved March 23, 2022. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ Bamman, Mattie John (2017-02-01). "These 130 Restaurants and Bars Opened in Portland in 2017". Eater Portland. Archived from the original on 2021-02-05. Retrieved 2022-03-24. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ "How to Get Booze Delivered to Your Door in Portland". Eater Portland. May 8, 2020. Archived from the original on November 23, 2020. Retrieved March 24, 2022. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ "Local Breweries Are Beginning to Offer Store-to-Door Delivery Service". Willamette Week. Archived from the original on 2021-05-28. Retrieved 2022-03-24. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ Frane, Alex (2020-08-20). "A Guide to Portland's Temporary Plazas for Outdoor Dining". Eater Portland. Archived from the original on 2021-06-01. Retrieved 2022-03-24. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ "Local Business Owner Reacts After Demonstrators Damage Shop In SE PDX That's Openly Supporting BLM Movement". KXL-FM. 2020-07-27. Archived from the original on 2022-03-24. Retrieved 2022-03-24. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ Frane, Alex (2020-06-18). "A List of Portland Restaurants Reopening for Patio or Dine-In Service". Eater Portland. Archived from the original on 2020-12-30. Retrieved 2022-03-24. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ Jackson-Glidden, Brooke (2021-01-20). "Portland's Restaurant, Bar, and Food Cart Closures". Eater Portland. Archived from the original on 2021-01-21. Retrieved 2022-03-24. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ Bakall, Samantha (2015-11-18). "Spend the day with Beaujolais: Nouveau wine events in Portland". The Oregonian. Archived from the original on 2022-03-24. Retrieved 2022-03-24. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ "Aminé, Santacon and 9 Other Things to Do and See In Portland Dec. 19-25". Willamette Week. Archived from the original on 2018-12-19. Retrieved 2022-03-24. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ "New Year's Eve 2021: Where to Dine, Drink and Dance in Portland". Willamette Week. Archived from the original on 2022-01-08. Retrieved 2022-03-24. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ Hale, Jamie (2015-05-04). "May the Fourth be with you! How to celebrate Star Wars Day in Portland". The Oregonian. Archived from the original on 2022-03-24. Retrieved 2022-03-24. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ "The Spirit of Friluftsliv Is Strong With Imperial Bottle Shop's Outdoor Hot-Beverage Pop-Up". Willamette Week. Archived from the original on 2021-05-31. Retrieved 2022-03-24. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ Jackson-Glidden, Brooke (2021-11-24). "Oregon Has Lifted Its Outdoor Mask Mandate". Eater Portland. Archived from the original on 2022-03-04. Retrieved 2022-03-24. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ Yentch, Katrina (2019-01-25). "12 Places to Sip Cheery, Warm Holiday Cocktails in Portland". Eater Portland. Archived from the original on 2022-03-06. Retrieved 2022-03-24. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ Lannamann, Ned. "Get Your Growl On". Portland Mercury. Archived from the original on 2015-09-05. Retrieved 2022-03-24. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ "Beer Guide 2014: Bars & Shops". Willamette Week. Archived from the original on 2022-01-28. Retrieved 2022-03-24. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ "Our Favorite Patios for Day-Drinking in Portland". Willamette Week. Archived from the original on 2022-01-09. Retrieved 2022-03-24. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ Foyston, John. "World's best beer city is Portland, Oregon; 23 reasons why". CNN Travel. CNN. Archived from the original on 2021-04-11. Retrieved 2022-03-24. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ Kryza, Andy. "The 16 Best Beer Cities in America". Thrillist. Archived from the original on 2021-10-16. Retrieved 2022-03-24. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ "2019 Oregon Beer Awards Winners and Recap". Brewpublic. Archived from the original on 2020-11-11. Retrieved 2022-03-24. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ "Here Are the Winners of the 2021 Oregon Beer Awards". Willamette Week. Archived from the original on 2021-10-08. Retrieved 2022-03-24. Unknown parameter
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