"Occidental Brewing Company produces top-tier German-style ales and lagers out of a shop near St. Johns Bridge. When Oktoberfest is in full swing, this is a necessary stop for festbiers and German hefeweizens along with bratwurst and schnitzels aplenty from neighboring Urban German Wursthaus. On brighter days, locals can be seen lounging on the spacious patio, taking in the scenery of Cathedral Park and the Willamette River, or hiding inside the homey space among the backdrop of forestscape murals, replete with fly agaric mushrooms." - Ron Scott