Assembly Brewing

Assembly Brewing is a Black-owned brewery and restaurant in southeast Portland's Mt. Scott-Arleta neighborhood, near Foster-Powell. The menu includes Detroit-style pizza, sandwiches, salads, cocktails,{{Cite web|last=Frane|first=Alex|date=2019-03-26|title=Foster-Powell Welcomes a Brand-New Brewery with Detroit-Style Pizza|url=https://pdx.eater.com/2019/3/26/18282702/foster-powell-brewpub-assembly-brewing|access-date=2022-01-20|website=Eater Portland|language=en|archive-date=2021-10-29|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211029071559/https://pdx.eater.com/2019/3/26/18282702/foster-powell-brewpub-assembly-brewing|url-status=live}} and seven beers on tap. Pizza varieties include Hawaiian, "meat-lovers" (with pork roll),{{Cite web|last=Jackson-Glidden|first=Brooke|date=2019-12-16|title=A Guide to Portland's New Pizza Shops|url=https://pdx.eater.com/2019/12/16/21024979/new-pizza-portland-2019|access-date=2022-01-20|website=Eater Portland|language=en|archive-date=2021-10-20|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211020145833/https://pdx.eater.com/2019/12/16/21024979/new-pizza-portland-2019|url-status=live}} and "veggie gourmet". In 2019, Andi Prewitt of Willamette Week said the business is "now one of the few minority-owned breweries in the country".{{Cite web|title=Assembly Brewing Is Bringing Craft Beer and Detroit-Style Pizza to Foster-Powell|url=https://www.wweek.com/bars/beer/2019/03/26/assembly-brewing-is-bringing-craft-beer-and-detroit-style-pizza-to-foster-powell/|access-date=2022-01-20|website=Willamette Week|language=en|archive-date=2020-09-22|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200922120022/https://www.wweek.com/bars/beer/2019/03/26/assembly-brewing-is-bringing-craft-beer-and-detroit-style-pizza-to-foster-powell/|url-status=live}} Assembly is the first Black-owned brewery in Oregon, according to Portland Monthly's Katherine Chew Hamilton.{{Cite web|title=Assembly Brewing's Detroit-Style Pepperoni Pizza Is the Best Thing I Ate This Week|url=https://www.pdxmonthly.com/eat-and-drink/2021/07/detroit-style-pepperoni-pizza-assembly-brewing-beer-best|access-date=2022-01-20|website=Portland Monthly|language=en-US|archive-date=2021-10-16|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211016202748/https://www.pdxmonthly.com/eat-and-drink/2021/07/detroit-style-pepperoni-pizza-assembly-brewing-beer-best|url-status=live}}

The restaurant operates in a renovated 7,500 square-foot space owned by Adam Dixon, which was previously housed a Korean grocery store. The Oregonian's Andre Meunier said, "The exterior sports clean, mid-century lines with a gray and earthy-orange theme. Inside, high ceilings with revealed wooden beams and earth tones create a rustic Portland pub feel, and artisans have crafted metal and wood pieces for the bars and tables."{{Cite web|last=Meunier|first=Andre|date=2019-03-29|title=Assembly Brewing brings pub-style beers, Detroit-style pizza to Foster-Powell: Portland Breweries Series|url=https://www.oregonlive.com/beer/2019/03/assembly-brewing-brings-pub-beers-detroit-style-pizza-to-foster-powell-portland-breweries-series.html|url-status=live|access-date=2022-01-20|website=The Oregonian|language=en|archive-date=2022-01-11|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220111050331/https://www.oregonlive.com/beer/2019/03/assembly-brewing-brings-pub-beers-detroit-style-pizza-to-foster-powell-portland-breweries-series.html}} There are four interior murals, one of which was completed by Theo Holdt and inspired by Diego Rivera's Detroit Industry Murals,{{Cite web|last=Pinsky|first=Rachel|date=2021-04-26|title=Where to Find Thick, Cheesy Square Pizzas in Portland|url=https://pdx.eater.com/maps/square-pizza-portland-nonna-sicilian-detroit-style|access-date=2022-01-20|website=Eater Portland|language=en|archive-date=2022-01-05|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220105021010/https://pdx.eater.com/maps/square-pizza-portland-nonna-sicilian-detroit-style|url-status=live}} depicting brewers instead of automotive industry workers. Andy Giegerich of the Portland Business Journal described the artworks as "stunningly detailed".{{Cite journal|last=Giegerich|first=Andy|date=November 14, 2019|title=Here's what drives Assembly's George Johnson (hint: it's pizza and beer)|url=https://www.bizjournals.com/portland/news/2019/11/14/heres-what-drives-assemblys-george-johnson-hint.html|journal=Portland Business Journal}} Assembly also has pinball, a covered patio, and a parking lot. Guests must be 21 years of age or older.{{Cite web|last=Lannamann|first=Ned|title=Assembly Brewing Has Detroit-Style Pizza, Session-Style Beers, and Absolutely No Kids|url=https://www.portlandmercury.com/food-and-drink/2019/05/09/26442048/assembly-brewing-has-detroit-style-pizza-session-style-beers-and-absolutely-no-kids|access-date=2022-01-20|website=Portland Mercury|language=en|archive-date=2021-10-10|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211010195752/https://www.portlandmercury.com/food-and-drink/2019/05/09/26442048/assembly-brewing-has-detroit-style-pizza-session-style-beers-and-absolutely-no-kids|url-status=live}}

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File:Assembly Brewing, Portland, Oregon, 2022 - 10.jpg|Interior murals, 2022

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Co-founder and brewer George Johnson, originally from Detroit, established the business with Adam Dixon on March 23, 2019.

During Pizza Week in 2021, the restaurant served a pizza called "The D" with pepperoni, Canadian bacon, mushrooms, onions, and green pepper.{{Cite web|last=Humphrey|first=Wm Steven|date=April 21, 2021|title=Pizza Week Spotlight: Meet the Slices and Pies from the Southeast Neighborhood|url=https://www.portlandmercury.com/blogtown/2021/04/21/32987826/pizza-week-spotlight-meet-the-slices-and-pies-from-the-southeast-neighborhood|url-status=live|access-date=2022-01-20|website=Portland Mercury|language=en|archive-date=2021-10-25|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211025230143/https://www.portlandmercury.com/blogtown/2021/04/21/32987826/pizza-week-spotlight-meet-the-slices-and-pies-from-the-southeast-neighborhood}}

Willamette Week's Andi Prewitt said Assembly serves "what might be the most authentic Detroit-style pizza in town". Rachel Pinsky included the restaurant in Eater Portland's 2021 overview of "Where to Find Thick, Cheesy Square Pizzas in Portland".

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