Michael Rasmussen took me to task about the Raccoon Lodge:

Raccoon is not a chain, it's the castle of Art Lawrence. He was one of the founders of Portland Brewing and is now the principle behind the Oregon Brewers Festival

The lodge looks generic, like it oughta be a chain, and is probably not some place to take your animal activist friends. But the beer is good, even if it's only theirs (actually, they do have Oly, Hamms and Coors light, but you pay for the priviledge). They have 8 taps devoted to their own.

Their claim to fame has been their fries with multiple dipping sauces—go during happy hour when you can get them for half price. You have your choice of sweet potato, yukon gold, shoestring, ale battered steak or tater tots, and 8 different dipping sauces—skip the sauces, they're a waste of time and money. Other food items were pricey.. But we had no complaints about service—the manager comped us our first beers when it took a while to get them to us, and the food we had was plentiful. And my goodness, the steamer clams looked so good!