Calapooia Brewing is on the edge of a not very dense residential neighborhood in Albany. The pub is a large room with large windows on two sides; three sides if you count the windows looking out on the mostly outdoor courtyard area (it's open to the air but has a roof and is enclosed on three sides). The outdoor area has picnic tables and propane space heaters. The inside is fairly worn and generic but has a friendly and local feel and is wonderfully bright. We were definitely made to feel welcome. The floor is covered with indoor/outdoor carpeting. Formica and wooden tables with padded wooden chairs fill most of the room. By the windows are two comfortable wooden church pew benches. One corner of the room is dedicated to several dart boards. Beer is ordered at the L-shaped wooden bar that has several bar stools and a wooden sign "Order Yer Beer Here".

There were 8 regular beers and 5 seasonals on our visit, and included two different IPAs that were both good and quite different from each other.

Food is small-town America, fairly generic pub, but is well made if the burgers we had are anything to go by.