He serves as general manager and vice-president of the company which operates more than 50 locations that include music venues such as the Crystal Ballroom, movie theaters such as the Bagdad Theatre, historic buildings converted to brewpubs like the Cornelius Pass Roadhouse, and several hotels.
[1] Brian worked for his brother at Produce Row Café in Southeast Portland, before the two partnered to start McMenamins Pub in Hillsdale, in 1980 with financial assistance from their father.
[1] Mike McMenamin purchased the Fat Little Rooster bar in Southeast Portland in 1983, starting the company.
[4] The next year the brothers and several others lobbied the state legislature to change Oregon's law that prohibited those making alcohol from selling it on the premises, allowing for the establishment of brewpubs.
[7] Brian serves as the vice-president and general manager of the company, which is the fourth largest chain of brewpubs in the United States.