David Sanguinetti can’t stop opening bars – despite his best intentions.
In 2014 Sanguinetti opened The Bitter Monk in downtown McMinnville, Oregon, establishing a local spot to experience broader craft beer and international beer culture on tap and with a small but well curated selection of bottles and cans. He followed that up with Allegory Brewing, also in Mcminnville, in 2017. Allegory closed quietly without a peep in the pandemic, but Sanguinetti wasn’t done and shortly thereafter reopened as ForeLand Brewing with brewer/partner Sean Burke. ForeLand opened Portland outpost “The Study” in 2021, closed it in December 2014, and reopened it briefly from January 2026 to June 2026 before permanently closing. Tired of his commute and running multiple businesses, Sanguinetti sold The Bitter Monk to longtime manager Becky Tucker in 2025, and recently closed and relocated ForeLand from McMinnville to Portland in the old Upright Brewing location.
“I had a slight meltdown after our landlords at Belmont [ForeLand’s The Study location] pulled the rug from under us and said they were selling the building, so I thought we should find another space that had ample summer activity potential,” says David Sanguinetti…