full sail brew pub

mothra says....good food, good beer.. a couple of weeks backs after a rather long trip west on 84, k and i pulled into hood river for a lunch and a rest. although almostbackhome to portland, there is always an excuse to stop at full sail pub & brewery for lunch.

we took the brew tour for the first time and i want you to know, that there is a full sail pint glass awaiting you at the end of the tour. it's a good tour and i recommend it….. but, i know what you are thinking… that a pound of hops looks just like a pound of….. well you know; i've driven past humboldt county.there was a 40 minute wait for a table and after the 35 min tour; we were seated outside on a blustery cool but sunny day. there is only about a dozen tables outside and they are in demand, so be prepared. our server was pleasant and quick as she had probably 6-8 tables and did not want to pfoot around. i am ok with that. k ordered a sav blanc and i had a full sail pale ale on tap. wow. really good on tap and where it was born. what would homer and mo say? they would never leave.

after ordering a hummus plate, just really light and fresh and enough to get us to our entrees which arrived about 25 minutes later, k's fish sandwich with fresh cole slaw arrived. it was hot to the touch. me, i ordered the fish and chips, which came with piping hot fries and a salad. the wait was worth it. i ordered another beer and while we ate lunch, a number of entrees at adjacent tables walked by and looked delicious: the reuben (as you know, one of my favs but i just have to move on), and the pulled pork sandwich which looked de-lish.we sat and sipped for a while after lunch with coffee and watched the river go by.

on our way out, we purchased two 12 packs of "session" beer for home. mmmmmm. you can buy it at little freddies if you are lucky, but best if you pick it up at the mother ship. why not?...a staple when in hood river. mothra says… 3.4 of 5.0

we decided to stop at full sail brewing while doing a mt. hood road trip. this was the hallway point, and was the perfect place to fuelbackup before getting out into the wilderness. i went with a flight, and fell in love with the watermelon beer. burgers were good too. service sucked, but the beer made it less noticeable. the views were gorgeous. even picked up a hat and a shirt. the gift shop threw in tons of freebies like stickers and such. i hope to comebackagain!

guest. excellent beer, especially the ipa. we keep comingbackto hood river primarily for the columbia gorge landscape but also for the wonderful ipa in full sail

must stop in if nearby. having had their brewsbackhome we had to stop in after finding this one on trip advisor and then checking here.

cool little town which actually would be a great two day weekend getaway with hotels and scenery along with enough other things to do as well.

lucky we got in the place just after noon on a saturday as when we left there was a huge waiting list.

had a quaint four top near the windows and they pack you in pretty tight. ordered a few brews.....amber, two pales that were only available on site and a wassail seasonal. all were top notch although the wassail the most distinct. for me all had a bitter note toward ipa which is not my pref but.....

the food was very good. gastropub fits here. artichoke dip with hot pita, foccacia bread, cup of the beer cheese soup, couple of great salads and a burger with onion and smoked gouda. dip was so good we asked in vain for the recipe, the soup was bread sopping rich and cheesey, the salads varied with beets, pecans, bleu and more. partner liked the burger too.

would like to name a fave but alas cannot do so on one visit alone. that would be like saying your favorite rock group is the doobie brothers based on hearing long train running only once.

great quick service, food was very tasty & they had vegetarian options which is not always easy to come by! we sat on thebackporch under the awning & enjoyed the view!

the food was great, the service was great, we will definitely comebackthe next time we're in hood river! we even bought some beer to take home. my huband had the steak sandwich, which was awesome, and i had the chicken yakisoba, which was also yummy! their fries ate great!