Flat Tail Brewery

Who:Ian Duncan and Associates
What:Flat Tail Brewery
Where: 202 S.W. First St. Corvallis Oregon
When: 11 a.m.-11 p.m. Monday-Friday
Why: Brand new restaurant in that just opened in town
How to contact: Ian Duncan (541) 231-0837

Restaurant connoisseur, Ian Duncan, has now accomplished setting a wide variety of restaurants throughout Corvallis’ downtown waterfront. By adding a fourth restaurant to his name, Duncan has now added a more laid back pub style restaurant called Flat Tail Brewery. Duncan’s owns three other restaurants, Terzo, Aqua, and Le Bistro and they are more of an upper class venue, also located in Corvallis’ downtown. Flat Tail Brewery has just opened on First St. in Corvallis.

Flat Tail menu consists mainly of burgers, appetizers, salads, and meat entrees. There are also a few surprises on the menu that people wouldn’t expect from a pub, like fried okra, tempeh, and humus. There are choices on the menu for every type of appetite in Corvallis.

They have put their own special touches to each section of their menu. Prices for beers are very reasonable at four dollars a beer. Food entrees are also priced very reasonable and are less than most other venues around town.

The main focus of the brew pub and hopeful claim to fame is their beers. While their brewery isn’t producing quite yet, they are contracting through Calapooia Brew Co.

“All of the beers that are being produced for them are original recipes made specifically for Flat Tail,” Owner of Calapooia Brewing Co., Mark Martin said.

Since Flat Tail is located in the old Fox and Firkin location, there was a huge renovation that went along with opening the new restaurant. The building was also used as the town’s creamery back in the 1930s. The restaurant part of the 10,000 sq. feet building opened on Feb. 23, but the renovations are no where near being over.

There are two phases left in the future plans of the building. “Phase two is getting the brewery section of the building up and running in the next two to three months,” Duncan said.

After getting the brewery going they will incorporate a brew club and VIP room in the upstairs sections. They will also be adding a billiard table and shuffle board to the two dart boards that are already there.

Phase three will be setting up the rest of the building for space needed to keep the products that will be being produced out of the brewery. They want to start distributing Flat Tail beers through out Oregon.

“We are excited to come to the opening day of the brewery and try all the new styles we are sure to see out of this place,” restaurant dinner, Eric Malrooney said.

After being open for two weeks the cities reaction to the new addition to Corvallis’ restaurant scene is explosive. Flat Tail Brewery will be sure to bring surprises in the future.