F.H. Steinbart Company

One of my favorite stores, hands down, Portland! The vibe in here is very creative and laid-​back. The employees are super helpful and kind and your fingers start itching at wanting to ferment everything! Especially when you look at all the bins of hops and barley and grains etc. This is a great place to buy beer making supplies, kits, bottles, caps and corks, etc.
I took a winemaking class here which was pretty cool. There are also books on different recipes and ways of making anything that you want to make. You can also buy grapes in the fall to make your own wine and you can also rent out the cider press to press your own apples to make your cider.
Great selection of yeast and spices. If you are not a brewer, or cheese maker, or a kombucha maker, you just might be after you leave the store.

From other reviews it looks like I just caught an employee on a bad (really bad?) day. I came in looking for a ½″ cork or stopper. I had called ahead and was assured they had an assortment. When I arrived I asked a young woman behind the counter about corks, and mentioned I had called. She called into the back, maybe to check with another employee and I asked her where the corks were, and she pointed them out.
I went over and started looking around for what I needed when the employee from the back appeared with a tape measure, and said, «Here’s a tape measure. Figure it out.» It was pretty aggressive sounding. I had already brought a tape measure so I thanked him and indicated my tape measure. They didn’t have a cork small enough for my needs, but they had a rubber stopper.
I grabbed one and got in line behind a couple being waited on by the friendly young woman, grateful I wouldn’t have to «figure it out» with senior Bernie-​Bro-​Brewmeister. However, after about a minute, the guy from before came out of the his hole in the back and called me forward to the other register. I smiled and plopped down the stopper and a $ 1 bill, and was greeted with a blank stare. I stared at him back. At this point I was a little annoyed and wondering what I had done to deserve this guy’s ire. After what seemed like an eternity, he asked, «Do you need a receipt?».
I replied, «No, just my change.» He actually and to ask me how much the stopper was. I really wanted to tell him to figure it out, but refrained. I got my change and headed to the door. When I got to the door I turned to get one more look at this guy, and he was just glaring at me.
This looks like a great store, but they need to keep this guy in the back.

Absolutely top notch service and selection. Prices are very competitive and the depth of knowledge and willingness to share are amazing.

If you’re a homebrewer in the greater Portland area, you’ve undoubtedly made a trip to Steinbart’s. This is America’s oldest homebrew supply store as they’ve been open since before homebrewing became legal. I’m going to write two mini-​reviews here, one for people thinking of getting into homebrewing and another for seasoned veterans. I promise, this is a great shop for both.
I’M THINKING OF GETTING INTO HOMEBREW: Come here immediately. The Steinbart’s staff is incredibly knowledgeable and will help get you started on the right foot. Whether you want to try your hand at making beer, cider, mead, wine, or kombucha, these guys have an appropriate starter kit in your price range. Just go straight to the counter and tell any employee what you’re interested in and they’ll take care of you.
I’M ALREADY AN AWESOME HOMEBREWER: You’ll be in heaven. For the beer brewers, you’ve got hops galore, a huge selection of domestic and imported malts, and dry and liquid yeasts from every major manufacturer. For the mead makers, there’s a great selection of local honey sourced from different crops. Every fall, you can buy wine grapes and fresh hops, as well as rent fruit crushers or cider presses. Also out the back shop for all of your advanced equipment needs.
AHA members as well as members of many local homebrew clubs get discounts here, so read the fine print and prepare to save at this excellent shop.

Super nice and helpful guys here! They have everything for brewing or fermenting (beer, wine, sake, Kombucha, cheese…). I needed to fill up a CO2 canister for a keg before a camping trip, and this is the only place I found that lets you keep your original canister! Plus they are super fast and a great deal (only $ 16 for a fill up – the on their places I looked at started at $ 25). I definitely will be back! *^_​_​^*

Went in knowing nothing about installing a tower and the items I may need. I guess that’s where I went wrong as I got no help from the employee. He simply put everything on counter, didn’t price compare items, didn’t show me items, didn’t seem to have time for me, seemed annoyed at any question I had. Being a «beer tower virgin», I would not recommend this place for a first timer. Headed to let’s brew, hopefully my experience will be better.

I have been home brewing for about eight years now so I have been to few shops in my time. These guys are great and are always willing to help. Even though I have experience I wanted to talk to someone face to face to feel better about making a significant investment in brewing equipment. I tried two other brew shops before coming back here. I should have just come here in the first place and I would have saved myself some wasted time. I talked to Nick for sometime trying to figure out exactly what I wanted. He even went ahead and put together a price estimate and emailed it to me later that day. If you are looking for good, no judgmental help and advice, go here.

Decent brewing supply store. Not a huge selection of grains and you gotta crack them yourself on one of their mills. Knowledgeable staff, if you walk up to the register…

Jeremy Fry and the whole staff made this experience amazing for my friend and I. They were so accommodating and gave us a personal lesson because we had missed the time change e-​mail. Everything was SO thorough and hands on, they really made us feel confident in each step before moving on. The staff was so friendly and welcoming, I know my friend and I will not go anywhere else for beer making products. Steinbart’s is the way to go and where our loyalty is.

Love it here! Love the staff and love making beer with their ingredients! They have everything you need to brew and their hop and yeast selection is fantastic!

Sweet selection of hops and yeast and damn near everything! Frey and Leo are great guys. Thanks for the mats!

The warm smell of malt greets you when you walk in through the door. You have entered a home brewers wet dream! Choose from the many varieties of malt and strains of yeast to accomplish brewing your trophy beer. Make others jealous with your knowledge of zymurgy from the assortment of books and magazines. With all the tools at your whim, why not join the «Oregon Brew Crew», and become the ultimate «Brew Master». It’s an expensive hobby, but well worth it! Long live beer!

I took a wine class here over the summer, and it was great. They really know what they’re talking about. We even got to sample wine basically the whole class.
I finally went in over the weekend to pick up a starter and wine kit. They were helpful, and even helped me take it to my car. I couldn’t believe how packed the place was (allow extra time on Saturday).
The only thing I was disappointed in, when I get home I didn’t have everything that was supposed to be in the starter kit. It was frustrating because the box was opened, and I noticed when I got home. The only other thing is they do have limited hours, but of course they have to get their brewing in too.
Cheers to home brewing!

I really like these guys. They have a great selection and all of the staff are genuinely nice people that always seem to be in a good mood. Of course it seems like a dream job in many ways, but I have had more experiences with them taking their time to knowledge share and help me figure out a deviation to a batch, that it is more than just a good job to them. They really do like their work. Cheers!

It doesn’t get much better than Steinbart’s for homebrewing supplies. The place has pretty much anything you can think of, the prices are decent, things are easy to find, and the guys are generally helpful.
The grains are all nicely labeled, and weighing and crushing is easy. It can be a little overwhelming the first couple of times, but I’ve learned to prefer doing my own to having somebody else do it for me. Their yeast & hops selection is also worth mentioning. Gotta be the best variety of any brew shop I’ve visited.
There’s even a discount if you have an AHA card. Nothing wrong with saving a few dollars, right?

Went in today to check out their bottle collection for my Kombucha brewing and holy cow these guys have everything and then some! One guy was really helpful in helping me decide which ones would be best for how I brew and super friendly!
Very reasonable prices too! Try ordering anything glass online and you will pay an arm and a leg in shipping plus this keeps the business local! :)
(I had went somewhere in Beaverton which I shall not say, but because I’m a female I felt totally ignored and the Beaverton place had a «bro» vibe to it (ick),
I will definitely continue my business with FH Steinbart in the future and refer anyone I know to that store who wants to brew as well

I read that this company had poor customer service, so I was hesitant. But I knew exactly what I wanted so I wasn’t too worried.
All I can say is WOW! Every employee was helpful and very willing to answer my questions! I went to buy bottles (which I got) but ended up asking all sorts of questions and got all sorts of good advice! I was told that if I ran into any problems or had more questions I could just call and they would be happy to help me.
I will absolutely be going back and will recommend it to my friends!

I’ve been brewing for a little over 2 years now and this is the place I went to set up my first system. I think their stuff is a little bit on the higher price side of things but I still think it was worth it. Especially for a new homebrewer, they offered a lot of good information and a lot of helpful tips in setting things up and things to consider. I did a lot of reading and planning but they still had some solid input. I also think they do a really good job of keeping a good stock of just about anything you could expect a homebrew shop.
For me, what keeps it from being 5 stars is that there generally is a bit of a line and every so often I do get someone who is a little bit on the abrasive side but when they are not busy (yes, some of you may have to wait) they are generally quite helpful.

I’m a homebrewing newb but my first batch of brew (an IIPA) turned out AWESOME, even if I do say so myself. I needed a few additional pieces of equipment and supplies to produce brew #2 (a porter) and Steinbart’s is the closest homebrew shop to home.
The store is appropriately stocked with just about anything you’d want or need to set up your homebrewing operation. The staff was sufficiently helpful. I love how crowded the place was on a Friday afternoon. Clearly lots of other Portlandians will be whipping up batches of delicious beer this weekend.
Steinbart’s won’t replace my favorite homebrewing store, but it’s convenient location will bring me in for supplies when I don’t feel like driving all the way out to Hillsboro.

Generally, the only reason I would buy homebrew supplies from Steinbart’s is if they have something I need, and no one else in the Portland Metropolitan area does. While Steinbart’s does have a great selection of supplies and ingredients, the general vibe from the staff is that they are doing you a favor by sharing their voluminous wealth of information on anything fermented.
The impression I get is that they think I should be overtly appreciative for their assistance, as opposed to them being appreciative for my business.