McMenamins Corvallis Pub

Specialties

The name «McMenamin» is well known throughout the Pacific Northwest, signifying a great place to enjoy handcrafted ales, wine, spirits and pub fare with family and friends. The dream began more than 30 years ago in the hearts of brothers Mike and Brian McMenamin and continues to spiral upward. With 57 properties (and counting!), the siblings are considered to be pioneers of the Pacific Northwest microbrew, historic hotels and music venue industries. Go to mcme​namins​.com for additional information, photos and more.

History

Established in 1991.

Given its proximity to two major crossroads in a college town, it seems as no surprise that neighborhood folks, OSU faculty and students and visitors from all around the country end up here. What may come as a surprise is that this busy intersection was part of a quiet residential neighborhood in 1854. Throughout the next century homes were added and owners came and went. The advent of 1969 changed this corner for good. Not long after the completion of the New Willamette River Bridge, the homes that stood here for more than five decades were razed. That same year, construction began on this eccentric, Bavarian-​styled building. In 1972 it became the storied Tower of London Pub. Though it was a popular spot when it first opened, the Tower struggled in later years. Since McMenamins Corvallis opened back in 1991, the friendly neighborhood feel that once defined this district has percolated back to the surface.

Meet the Business Owner

Mike and Brian M.

Business Owner

The creative force behind McMenamins is brothers Mike and Brian McMenamin. At first glance, these down-​to-​earth men seem an unlikely pair to head the hotels, pubs and breweries company that began when older brother Mike and a couple friends opened Portland’s Produce Row Café in 1974. They just don’t fit the typical corporate make-​up — and perhaps that’s why it’s all worked out as well as it has? The McMenamins are of Irish descent and Portland birth — Mike was born in 1951, Brian in ’57 — and both fully absorbed the culture and quirks of their upbringing in Oregon’s City of Roses. From great bartenders to the razing of the classic Portland Hotel to the launch of Oregon’s first craft brewery and beyond left indelible imprints upon their psyches and cultivated their appreciation for local character and characters. Mike and Brian expanded their educations at Oregon State University in Corvallis, both graduating with degrees in political science during the 1970s.