Deluxe Brewing Co

Nice people. Great beer. I really like the Dunkel. I wish they had a kitchen so they’d offer hot food but I do appreciate that they’re looking into having a food truck on Fridays. Perhaps it will expand to Saturday, too. Great locally-​owned business.

Really like this place! Wish they offered food, but they do allow you to bring outside food in which is awesome. Very dog friendly! Dogs allowed not only in the patio but also inside according to the bar tender, as long as they’re leashed. Cool place to hang. Ping pong and a long shuffle board, chalkboard table for the kiddos.

Where else can you go where they have a ping pong table and shuffleboard. very pet friendly for dogs. Wide selection of beers and they all taste pretty good. Small selection of wines. Small of d’oeuvres are available.

Where to start with Deluxe Brewing? Hmmm…
They don’t brew a vast variety of beers. But Deluxe is a stickler for their German-​style brews, which is pretty bold considering that so many Oregon brewers are beginning to up the ante for creativity. However, when you think about it, the idea isn’t a bad one. They honor hundreds of years of tradition, and that is to be commended.
If you are familiar with mainstays of German brewing, then you know what Deluxe will have in store. Their beers are, on average, excellent, if not really original. But they don’t appear to be aiming for originality points. Really what Deluxe does is provide an alternative to the Bud and Coors heavy watering holes which dominate Albany. Being just down the street from Calapooia promises some fun Friday nights.
My only gripe is the lack of food options, and that being so spacious the bar can get chilly in the colder months. It is basically an empty warehouse with a brewery and bar. However, in total, they are a must for anyone with a taste for good beer sailing through the Willamette Valley.

Great local beer. The Wild Beaver is my favorite. The BBQ outside is wonderful.

This is a review I should have typed weeks ago. Sue and I came here on a day trip down to Albany the day after Christmas and it has been going around and around in my head since that time.
We love checking out breweries wherever we go. We had been to another brewery in Albany a year or so back and would have gone back there had Deluxe not come up on our Unilocal search.
Deluxe is actually a «brewstillery» which means they do beer and hard alcohol. Well, not hard alcohol yet, but they will be soon. Can’t say I had ever been to a brewstillery before, but now that word is a part of my vocabulary.
Not much for food here aside from chips and salsa and free pretzels, but they allow you to order food in and apparently many places in Albany will deliver. There is also a BBQ cart outside in the back and a few of the people we spoke to while we were there said it was good including the woman behind the bar who told us she was originally from Texas. They usually know their bbq.
Great big space here. They have live music on occasion. It is mostly acoustic as the place is large and loud music just bounces around.
The beers were very good. Sue and I each did a flight of what they had on offer. On the day we were there they had a Pilsner, Schwarzbier, Hefeweizen, Amber Lager and a Dunkelbock.
Would love to come by this place during the summer to see what that is like. Maybe they will have some of their gin ready at that point. Looking forward to it.

Stopped by Deluxe to get some ‘Dunkel the Halls’ — a beer we tried and loved at the PDX ale fest. We were lucky enough to get some (they are on their last keg — so hurry and get yours, too!). We were double lucky to have sat next to the owner, who was the most genuinely humble and unassuming guy. Seriously. Super nice guy.
We’ve come here several times in the past. Barkeeps are super nice and friendly. And, we love the beer. It’s lower in carbonation than other beers — which is great for me. I love beer, but can’t drink much if it’s heavily carbonated.
We love this place, and are so glad it’s in Albany.

I am usually not a fan of most German style beers but I like just about every beer that I tried here. The garage /​hot rod theme to the bar is a really cool concept and while this is a new brewery I believe it has great potential.