Function PDX will close its Northeast Alberta Street taproom on Nov. 16, ending the Portland business’s run of local pubs after nine years. Owner Casey Armstrong is focusing on expansion outside Oregon, including projects in Idaho and Wisconsin. The Alberta Street location at 2006 N.E. Alberta St. is the last of Function’s Portland taprooms. Its Northwest Portland flagship closed in March after Armstrong sold the three-story building. Function opened in 2017 as an event space, later evolving through a beer-delivery operation and other formats. In 2021, it settled on a rotating residency model, hosting breweries from outside the area for about a month at a time. The approach gave visiting brewers a Portland taproom presence and encouraged collaboration, Armstrong said. The business expanded to two Portland locations in 2024, allowing it to host two visiting breweries at once. Armstrong said the Alberta Street closure follows his decision to put proceeds from the sale of the Northwest Portland property toward a new venture near Boise, Idaho. He described that planned development as a small hospitality campus with a rotating beer program, event space, bar and two short-term rental units. Armstrong said it is likely to open in fall 2027. He is also working on a separate location in downtown Boise. Function is also developing a Milwaukee program based on partnerships with local distributors and taprooms. Armstrong said he hopes to establish more “residency nodes” around the country and potentially bring the model to additional states. Armstrong moved to Idaho with his wife and three children in mid-2024. He said Portland gave him and Function the opportunity to build something distinctive, and that the city would remain important to him. A return to Portland is possible, he said, though the company’s current focus is elsewhere.