On the weekends I work at a bar, which is located in the Nob Hill neighborhood, in Northwest Portland. There, I have the opportunity to serve many different types of folks beer. However, whenever anyone orders a PBR, their friends, or people around them always say things like, “you must live on the Eastside” or “such an Eastsiders beer” or some how relate the beer to the Eastside. While there are many stereotypes between the differences of the Eastside and the Westside of Portland, I personally had no idea why PBR would relate any more to either side of Portland.
Until today…

Driving through Southeast Portland today, on Belmont St., I ran across these murals:

Then, driving back on Morrison St., I saw these!

So maybe its not such a far stretch to say that one beer fits in  more on one side of the river. I’ll continue not to judge, but at least now I know where people got the stereotype started.

To see a map of Portland, to understand the boundaries of the East and West sides, click here.

To view active real estate in Northwest Portland click here.

To view active real estate in Southeast Portland click here.