Wolves & People Farmhouse Brewery
Wolves & People brews farmhouse beer on the family farm outside Newberg, and has since May 2016. The beer garden takes reservations and the hours move with the season. Last call at the farm is 8:45.
Why go
The brewery sits on NE Benjamin Road in Newberg, out past the vineyards, and it has been pouring there since May 2016.2 The farm is the destination and the beer garden is the reason to book rather than chance it.1 The same people run a second room in downtown Newberg at 107 N Meridian, with a full bar, hi-fi and Briar Ridge BBQ cooking every night it opens.1
Order this / avoid
- Avoid: driving out on a Monday or Tuesday. The farm is closed both days, and the brewery's own warning is that hours change seasonally.1
- Avoid: arriving at nine. Last call at the farm is 8:45.1
Good to know
- Farm hours: Wednesday and Thursday 4pm to 9pm, Friday 3pm to 9pm, Saturday and Sunday 1pm to 9pm.1
- The downtown bar runs Thursday to Sunday, 4pm to 10pm, all ages.1
- Booking: reserve the beer garden.1
Verdict
could-visit — A brewery on the family farm it is named for, open since May 2016, an hour southwest of Portland in the middle of Willamette wine country. The beer garden takes reservations and the farm keeps seasonal hours, which is the difference between a good afternoon and a locked gate. Nothing read this pass describes a single beer, so the rung reflects a destination that is documented and a product that is not. The downtown Newberg bar is the same operator and runs Briar Ridge BBQ every night it is open.