Amnesia Brewing

832 North Beech Street Portland, OR 97227

Amnesia Brewing is a converted warehouse turned brewpub in NE Portland at Mississippi & Beech.  I accidentally came here during the Cirque Du Cycling bike race, and the place was absolutely packed.  I’m not sure if this is a normal thing or not – but in addition to a giant covered outdoor patio with as many picnic tables as you could possibly fit – there was also a separate area with even more picnic tables and a fenced-in Honey Bucket.

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I feel the need to include a photo of a Honey Bucket for those who have never encountered one. The name “Honey Bucket” is better than any brand, term, or nickname for such a thing that you could ever think of.  I like to think the people who are hired to clean and drain the Honey Buckets have a job title of “Honey Collector” and think of the contents within as “honey” and that makes me feel really important when I use it.  And really,  I am sure this Honey Bucket was only here for the bike race, but really… who knows?

UPDATE:  I was just informed the unofficial term for an outhouse cleaner is “Honey Dipper”

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The menu here consists of 4 items.  They have a burger, a veggie burger, sausage on a bun (with varying levels of spice), and something else that I don’t remember but doesn’t matter anyway.  The burger is $8 and comes with a side of potato chips.  They don’t really have a kitchen, just a giant outdoor grill out front on the patio:

After I placed my order inside, I took my number over to an open table and relaxed for a bit. The wait seemed like forever, but to be fair, I was starving at this point and nearly every available seat was taken.  After a while, the food was finally brought out:

Bun on:

Would it be weird to describe this burger as “gorgeous”?  If not, this burger is gorgeous.  If so, this burger is alright.

Burger Ratings:

Burger: 9

The burger here is how I wish I could grill burgers at home.  It is simple and delicious.  I can’t really describe it in a way that does it justice, because it is really really good. It is so good I even wrote a poem about it.

id dive into that burger if i could
JUMP RIGHT IN
snuggle up underneath that cheese like a cape
and sleep forever
~at peace~

Side: 4

Unfortunately the only side option is chips, so that brings the overall rating down a notch. I know they don’t have a deep fryer, but anytime I get a handful of chips, I can’t help but feel ripped off.  At least give me a tiny cup of coleslaw or something.

Environment: 7

Outdoor seating, fenced-in honey bucket – I’m there.  Also, if you like picnic tables, you will absolutely fucking love this place.

Value:  7

A simple yet amazing burger with a handful of chips for $8. This is a bit pricey for what it is, but it was really good so whatever. I’ll be back as often as I can, even if the Honey Bucket is gone.

Amnesia Brewing
832 North Beech Street Portland, OR 97227
(503) 281.7708

Tags: amnesia brewing, brewpub, grilled burgz, honey buckets, NE, picnic table lovers, portland

Listed Under: 8 - Fuckin' good