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| Location | Portland,Oregon, United States |
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| Coordinates | 45°29′49″N122°38′05″W / 45.49686°N 122.63483°W /45.49686; -122.63483 |
| Website | hopworksbeer |
Hopworks Urban Brewery is abrewery based inPortland, Oregon, United States. The company has a flagship restaurant on Powell Boulevard, insoutheast Portland'sCreston-Kenilworth neighborhood, and an additional pub atPortland International Airport. Previously, there were additional restaurants on North Williams Avenue, and inVancouver, Washington.
Christian Ettinger is the owner andbrewmaster.[1]
Hopworks was founded by spouses Christian and Brandie Ettinger in 2007.[2][3]
In late 2016, Hopworks expanded into Washington by opening a 6,000-square-foot brewpub and seven-barrel brewery in east Vancouver.[4] ThePortland International Airport restaurant opened in 2019.[5][6]
In 2020, during theCOVID-19 pandemic in Oregon, Hopworks' pub on North Williams Avenue closed.[7] The Vancouver location remained open for nearly a decade before closing on August 9, 2025, as part of a strategic decision to refocus the company on its flagship Powell Boulevard location.[8][9]
Hopworks was a runner-up in the Best Family-Friendly Restaurant category ofWillamette Week's annual 'Best of Portland' readers' poll in 2022.[10] It ranked second and was a finalist in the same category in 2024 and 2025, respectively.[11][12]
The brewery has been recognized at national competitions. At the 2025Great American Beer Festival (GABF), Hopworks won a silver medal in theExtra Special Bitter (ESB) category for Velvet Organic ESB and a bronze medal in thePumpkin Beer category for Great Gourds of Fire.[13]