The Sweet Hereafter operated in a former Dixie Mattress Co. building on Belmont Street in southeast Portland's Sunnyside neighborhood.

[2] The bar's eponymous drink had vodka, bourbon, lemon, and iced tea.

[3] The Sweet Hereafter had a "prohibition vibe", according to Michael Russell of The Oregonian,[4] as well as a covered patio.

[7] A closing announcement read: "We lost one of our founders, navigated COVID and weathered many other challenges.

[10] Grant Butler included the restaurant's tofu banh mi sandwich in The Oregonian's 2012 list of "Portland's top 10 vegan dishes".