Pelican Brewery & Tap Room

Hopped over here from de Garde for a bite and a couple pints. Long bar, tables inside and out. Mostly flagship distributed brews. Food overall was decent. Flights available. Overlooks brewing area.

Came in on a early Friday afternoon in April. Crowds were light. Sampled an eight beer sampler and had a nice crab and shrimp cake and bowl of clam chowder. Both were tasty and so were the beers. The staff vibe was not exactly friendly or inviting, however.

Stopped in here while waiting for De Garde to open. This is a production location that houses a fairly tight customer area above the brewing floor. It’s sort cool to be able to watch the brewing staff work as you drink. The customer experience is definitely different than the massive Pacific City brewpub location. The Tillamook outpost offers a very small gift shop and bar service in a cramped space. A very limited food menu’s offered (think tater tots etc.). The beer list numbered about 8 in total, and had a couple of new beers for me. No wifi was offered. Staff were professional but quite transaction oriented. Overall, I wouldn’t rush back due to the cramped layout and relatively limited tap offerings.

Food was a lot better here than in Pacific City. Nice view over the brewery from the dining area. Beers were OK here as well and helpful staff.

Really disappointing brewpub for the accolades received by this group in 2013 from GABF. First of all the guy at the register had the personality of a potato and was just a plain dick. The food is a plus, except for probable frozen fish and chips. Smoked salmon was really strong. Fries are frozen but ok. A touch expensive. The beers were mediocre at best. This place is a skip

Long tasting room right next to the brewing facilities, with extra seating downstairs literally next to the big tanks. Only 8 beers on tap, mostly "safe" beers and none of the sexy ones. Cheap flights and friendly service. They do food, including a vegetarian option (veggie burger) but I didn’t try it. May as well hit it when in town, as there is not much else.

Another welcome stop in Tilamook. This working brewery has a taproom that overlooks the facility. Seating is pretty tight, but they opened tables and chairs among the tanks to accommodate the larger crowds. Service was friendly and tried to engage in beer banter. Selection was large with a nice bunch of seasonals. Tasting flight is available and cheap. They had food, but we didn’t eat. Overall a good stop and convenient if you are travelling on the coast.

Stopped in on a Thursday evening. Fairly large place with most of the space given over to the brewing equipment. Inside, a shuffleboard and a fair number of tables; with the bar and grill taking up a fair amount of space. No seating issues, however, on a pleasant evening, as my wife and I were able to grab a seat outside on the fairly large patio. Service is quick, though they seem to put a premium on efficiency - which is fine - and the beer is the normal lineup with a couple seasonals but nothing much special. Prices are a bit high, which is somewhat normal for the coast, but also just what Pelican does in my experience. Altogether, a nice little hangout, but not really somewhere I’d need to visit on a frequent basis - more as a matter of convenience.

This place, unlike De Garde, was hopping on a Friday evening. Completely full inside and out. I did manage to squeeze in and enjoy a beer though. Not a lot of room for the customers inside as this is also a production brewery, and most of the space is reserved for that. Serving food and beers however. Seemed like mainly just the Pelican core lineup

Cool place to grab a bite to eat, good food, okay beer, very nice help. Brewery is open to the lower to eating area, which is really cool. Overall, go there if your passing through or near the area, do not go out of your way though.