Lucky Labrador Brewing Company

Lucky Labrador Brewing CompanyLucky Labrador Brewing Company
Lucky Labrador Brewing CompanyLucky Labrador Brewing Company
Brewery, Bar, Eatery, Beer-to-go

915 SE Hawthorne Blvd
Portland, Oregon, 97214
United States

(503) 236-3555 | map
luckylab.com

Monday - Saturday: 11:00am - 12:00am
Sunday: 12:00am - 10:00pm

Minors: Allowed until 9:00pm
BEER STATS
Average:
3.48
Beers:
14
Ratings:
144
Master Beer Listing
PLACE STATS
Average:
3.88
Reviews:
40
Ratings:
70
pDev:
11.6%
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Reviewed by stevoj from Idaho

3.85/5  rDev -0.8%
vibe: 4 | quality: 3.75 | service: 4 | selection: 3.75
Left Rogue Eastside and came here next. Large, spacious interior.beer hall vibe. Nice selection of taps, great service. Beer was pretty good too. Definitely worth a stop
May 08, 2023
 
Rated: 3.54 by Jmikepow from Georgia

Apr 26, 2016
 
Rated: 3.89 by Spoda1983 from Pennsylvania

Apr 25, 2016
 
Rated: 4.21 by BeerMeDrD from Oregon

Dec 12, 2015
 
Rated: 4.04 by South2NW from Oregon

Sep 14, 2015
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Rated by Fargrow from Michigan

3.29/5  rDev -15.2%
vibe: 4.25 | quality: 3 | service: 3 | selection: 3.25 | food: 4
A real life Portland hipster will serve you craft beer while ironically wearing a Coors hat.
Sep 10, 2015
 
Rated: 4 by bmorebeer888 from Maryland

Aug 20, 2015
 
Rated: 4.08 by KStark from Canada (BC)

Jul 19, 2015
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Reviewed by Weisenbeer from Ohio

3.71/5  rDev -4.4%
vibe: 3 | quality: 4 | service: 3.25 | selection: 4 | food: 4
A Sunday afternoon probably not the best day to review this place. Kinda dead, but slow service. Bought a t-shirt, only to realize when I got home (2000 miles away) it was not the one I had asked for. Great beer selection, nice food. Portland has lots of great choices. Glad I stopped in.
Jun 23, 2015
 
Rated: 4.46 by Beer-Zombie from Oregon

May 31, 2015
 
Rated: 3.74 by acurtis from New Jersey

Apr 29, 2015
 
Rated: 3.78 by anteater from Oregon

Apr 29, 2015
 
Rated: 3.49 by TreeBear from Oregon

Mar 29, 2015
 
Rated: 4 by Anaxagoris from Washington

Dec 03, 2014
 
Rated: 5 by Lobina from Arizona

Nov 28, 2014
 
Rated: 3.5 by HopHead84 from California

Nov 26, 2014
 
Rated: 3.75 by 2beerdogs from California

Sep 28, 2014
 
Rated: 4 by stouts4me from Illinois

Aug 24, 2014
 
Rated: 3.5 by atpca from California

Jul 16, 2014
 
Rated: 4 by RHVC59 from Oregon

Jul 15, 2014
 
Rated: 3.5 by jackmax from Washington

Jul 11, 2014
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Reviewed by PapaGoose03 from Michigan

3.36/5  rDev -13.4%
vibe: 3.5 | quality: 3.75 | service: 3 | selection: 3.25 | food: 3.25
This was stop #25 for my wife and I on a 21-day pub-crawl from Michigan to N. CA and OR. We stopped here on a Sunday afternoon to enjoy their beers and to have dinner. The pub is located in a storefront building along a busy, one-way street, and there is parking in the rear as well at the curb. The interior is a large open area that eliminated any cozy feel that we like in a brewpub setting, but it wasn’t industrial feeling either.

We ordered a sampler flight of 6 of the 12 beers (two of the 12 were also available on nitro/cask plus a guest beer and a cider were listed) plus our food at the counter, and chose to sit on the rear porch (actually, it’s like a big loading dock). We sipped the beer until the food arrived. The beers were all above average to their respective style, and the Superdog IPA was notable as the best of the group. (The Black Lab Stout was not roasty enough for us, but it was still a good beer.) The food menu was typical pub food items, and what we ordered was tasty but nothing exceptional.

This brewpub is worthy of a visit (and a re-visit by us), but there are many others that we would try first before returning here.
Jun 27, 2014
 
Rated: 4.25 by Dcbelkot from Washington

Jun 26, 2014
 
Rated: 4.25 by DuaneKing from Oregon

Jun 24, 2014
 
Rated: 3.75 by DbbC from Illinois

Apr 21, 2014
 
Rated: 3.75 by Paige from California

Apr 03, 2014
 
Rated: 3.75 by Fern13 from California

Feb 04, 2014
 
Rated: 3.75 by Braz from Washington

Jan 21, 2014
 
Rated: 3 by halvbeerson from Oregon

Jan 09, 2014
 
Rated: 4.25 by seanchai from Virginia

Dec 31, 2013
 
Rated: 3.75 by fitius5150 from Oregon

Dec 02, 2013
 
Rated: 3.5 by tjcamm from Oregon

Nov 22, 2013
 
Rated: 3.75 by claspada from New Jersey

Oct 18, 2013
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Reviewed by Cheesehead1957 from Wisconsin

4.23/5  rDev +9%
vibe: 4.5 | quality: 4.5 | service: 4 | selection: 4 | food: 4.25
Reviewing the Lab in NW. This place rocks! Beer quality and selection is overall very good. Food is great, provided you understand you're limited to cold sandwiches and pizza. But you a task for much more than good pizza and beer. Atmosphere is very casual. A place you won't have problems coming to if you haven't showed in a while. Music is great. Not so loud that you have to shout. Just loud enough to enjoy. X was rocking when I walked in. Great dog environment. Patio is great when the weather permits. I passed up several brew pubs on my long walk here. BTW, this review would Sl apply to the SW Lab, sans the comments on the pizza. I LOVE THE LAB!!!!
Jul 29, 2013
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Reviewed by KDawg from Illinois

3.84/5  rDev -1%
vibe: 4 | quality: 3.5 | service: 4 | selection: 4
I really dug the atmosphere here. It was a nice day and there was a decent crowd in the afternoon on the back patio. There were people inside as well, but sitting outside was the way to go.

I liked the beers, but nothing was too amazing either. It was all pretty consistent.

They had a decent range as well with offering up two different size pours. The bartenders were pretty friendly too and it wasn't too hard to get one of them. Granted, it was the middle of the afternoon, so that may have helped.
Jul 10, 2012
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Reviewed by greenmonstah from New Hampshire

4.06/5  rDev +4.6%
vibe: 4.5 | quality: 4 | service: 4 | selection: 4
A - Cool atmosphere, we had a few rounds out in the patio area surrounded by dogs! I really liked the interior, it was very large, I couldn't even tell where the pub ended. Nice bar top and great well-worn picnic table outside.

Q - Both pints I had were very good, and my friends had no complaints. Consistent and tasty!

S - Not sure if there was service outside, we bypassed it and ordered inside and walked back out. Can't speak too much to this point, but I certainly wasn't neglected.

S - Big list of beers and foods to try, I switched from a doppelbock to a bitter and enjoyed each. Cider and craft sodas are available as well.

V - The tab for a round for three was ~$13 which is a fantastic value where I am from, and probably average or better for Portland.
May 08, 2012
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Reviewed by suncrust from Washington

1.98/5  rDev -49%
vibe: 1.5 | quality: 1.5 | service: 2 | selection: 2.5 | food: 2.5
A big giant, barnyard square room with ugly red walls coated with pictures of dogs. Pretty dilapidated space. Fairly large bar area with a few cash registers off to the left hand side. Freaking awesome metal tap handles. This was by far the coolest part of the Lucky Lab experience.

This spot felt and operated excatly like a fast food joint. There was a chalkboard behind the "servers" with brews and food. You waited in one of three cash register lines, ordered what you wanted, your cashier turned and grabbed it for you, you paid, and then found a place in the barnyard to sit. The employees also seemed really depressed. Monotone speech... no emotion, no passion for their beer. This did not feel like a brewery. Weird.

There was a very large, covered outdoor patio where a few dogs were out with their owners having some beer. Massive amounts of bike parking and a decent sized parking lot rested just past the patio. Other decor inside included an old, likely very out of tune piano and a worn down shelf stacked full of board games. Kids are allowed here, which was annoying. I dug the dogs... but the kids were loud. Might just be a personal preference on my end but I don't think kids belong in a brewery.

Random, rickety tables and chairs spread throughout the open barn space. Our taster trays and glasses teetered with every reach for a drink. Could have used a sugar packet or two!

Beer wise... very basic, straightforward brews. Minimally impressed with the maltier stuff like the scotch (a nice smokey character) and the brown ale. Mostly safe offerings. Many of the beers were chalk full of off flavors. Really discouraging and something I found to be a common element with some beer spots in Portland. Is unclean hip? Not with beer. Maybe they don't clean their tap lines or equipment well? Beers just lacked the craftsmanship at Lucky Lab.

Food was a bit below average. Menu seemed vaguely appealing at first, but it tasted like their beer... a touch off. There are multiple other Lucky Labrador locations in PDX so maybe your experience will be different at others. Do yourself a favor, skip this one and walk a few blocks to Hair of the Dog.
Dec 31, 2011
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Reviewed by MilwaukeeCrusher from Wisconsin

3.73/5  rDev -3.9%
vibe: 4 | quality: 4 | service: 4 | selection: 3
This had the feeling of your neighborhood brewpub, photos of dogs in different places posted on the walls and the lighting and atmosphere you would have seen in a movie like the "Color of Money" or something to that effect. Did a flight and beers were solid, but their brown was probably my favorite out of the ones I tried in the whole Pacific Northwest. Service was good, but there probably was only a few people there that day. Selection leaned towards the safe side, and I'm unsure if they do any barrel aged stuff (might have missed it too) or something adventurous like a chile beer. I liked this place and would go here again once I got initial visits in the endless other brew pubs again. I would highly recommend a first visit as I don't think you'll be disappointed.
Nov 13, 2011
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Reviewed by loren01 from Washington

4.38/5  rDev +12.9%
vibe: 3.5 | quality: 4.5 | service: 4.5 | selection: 4.5
This place is a true Portland brewpub...lately a lot of pubs around Portland have been trying to clean up their places and make them have like a modern squeaky clean/stuffy type of an atmosphere...thats cool but to me Portland is a very laid back almost grungy type of a town. This is as laid back and grungy as they come and I love it!! This brewpub is a very large place, lots of tables indoor and outside as well. Dogs are welcome and everytime ive been here there have been many dogs outside in the beer garden. Last time I was there the bartender looked like he was the guitar player for Slayer or Megadeth or something...I think thats a prerequesite for working here maybe. I've never eaten at this place, but their beers are top notch. For a true Portland experience go check out Lucky lab...unless you are somebody that likes to get all dressed up to go to a brewpub, then you may not like it.
Nov 14, 2010
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Reviewed by squaremile from Oregon

3.69/5  rDev -4.9%
vibe: 3 | quality: 3 | service: 4.5 | selection: 4
Lucky Lab is situated in inner SE, right across from a strip club and a few blocks down from cartopia, Portland's best food truck pod. The atmosphere is somewhat strange only because of the space. Inside is just one gigantic room with a huge ceiling, which can make for a noise time when it is crowded. Nice covered patio outside. The beers are all just OK for me with the exception of the Pavlov Imperial Stout, which I love, but unfortunately it is rarely brewed. The prices are VERY inexpensive and the bartender is always one of the best in town and very willing to pour samples and take time with the less beer-knowledgeable to make sure they get something they like.
May 18, 2010
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