Custom Merch for Breweries in Portland, OR
Merch Mob makes taproom retail, staff shirts, and can release and collab drops for breweries in Portland, OR, at its shop in Montclair, CA, and ships them to Portland. Half the residents of Portland are older than 38.8 and half younger, close to the US median of 38.9 (Census ACS, 2020-2024), so the shelf has to work for release-day regulars and visitors of every age.
Portland by the numbers
Portland has 635,109 residents, 2.7% fewer than in 2020 (Census estimates).
Multnomah County has 34 breweries with paid employees (Census County Business Patterns, 2023). That is 0.43 for every 10,000 residents, above the national figure of 0.15. 71% of them employ fewer than 10 people. The count is about where it was in 2018 (34).
Portland spans 3 counties. The business figures are for Multnomah County, home to nearly all of its residents.
Multnomah County as a whole has 795,391 residents, down 2.5% since 2020. Multnomah County has one brewery for every 23,390 residents. Of the 60 counties behind these pages for breweries, Multnomah County has the 2nd-most breweries per resident.
- Population, 2025
- 635,109
- Since 2020
- −2.7%
- Main county
- Multnomah County
- Breweries in Multnomah County, 2023
- 34
- Per 10,000 county residents
- 0.43 (US 0.15)
- Time zone
- Pacific
- Median age
- 38.8 (US 38.9)
- Warmest month, average high
- August, 81°F
- Coldest month, average low
- January, 37°F
- Days at 90°F or hotter, a year
- 11
- Nights at 32°F or colder, a year
- 18
- Rain, a year
- 44 in
- USPS zone from the shop
- 5
Weather: Portland KGW-TV station, 2 mi from Portland's center (NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals). People: Census ACS 2020-2024. Counts: CBP 2023, by county, paid-employee establishments. Population: Census, July 2025.
What Portland's weather means for breweries
In Portland, 7 months a year have average highs below 65°F, which keeps hoodies, crewnecks and beanies on the taproom shelf well beyond the holidays. The patio window, June to September, is short, so a tee and cap release is better timed to its start than held for the holidays. With around 44 inches of rain a year, a branded rain shell or water-resistant coach jacket is a practical staff piece and a useful one for regulars to buy. December is the wettest month, with about 7.4 inches of rain, so hold outdoor releases for drier weeks and give December an indoor event, such as a can release at the bar.
| Month in Portland | Average high | Average low | Rain (in) | What the taproom shelf carries |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 47°F | 37°F | 6.4 | Hoodies, crewnecks and structured caps |
| February | 51°F | 39°F | 4.7 | Hoodies, crewnecks and structured caps |
| March | 56°F | 41°F | 4.8 | Hoodies, crewnecks and structured caps |
| April | 61°F | 44°F | 3.6 | Hoodies, crewnecks and structured caps |
| May | 68°F | 49°F | 2.6 | Tees, caps and light crewnecks |
| June | 73°F | 53°F | 1.5 | Logo tees and trucker caps |
| July | 80°F | 58°F | 0.4 | Logo tees and trucker caps |
| August | 81°F | 59°F | 0.5 | Logo tees and trucker caps |
| September | 75°F | 55°F | 1.6 | Logo tees and trucker caps |
| October | 63°F | 48°F | 4 | Hoodies, crewnecks and structured caps |
| November | 52°F | 42°F | 6.6 | Hoodies, crewnecks and structured caps |
| December | 46°F | 37°F | 7.4 | Hoodies, crewnecks and structured caps |
Made in So Cal, shipped to Portland.
Orders ship to Portland from the shop; there is no office or pickup point in Oregon.
Portland is about 835 miles from Merch Mob's shop in Montclair, CA, a straight-line distance. From the shop's ZIP code, Portland is USPS zone 5. Portland shares the shop's Pacific time zone.
From the production floor
Merch Mob production in Southern California.
Ordering from Portland
When should a taproom in Portland lean on tees and caps instead of fleece?
Only in the short warm stretch. Fleece takes over from October to April, the months under 65°F, and a long sleeve covers the weeks between.
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