Craft Beer and City Walking Tour of Portland West Side
Sample three of The Rose City's craft breweries, and learn Portland architecture and history, as you walk through the Pearl, Old Town, and West End districts. Taste the entire range of beer types, in the city that consistently ranks in the top three for number of breweries.
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Craft Beer and City Walking Tour of Portland West Side
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Deschutes Brewery
Deschutes Brewery’s Portland Public House—opened May 2, 2008 inside the historic 1919 G.G. Gerber Building in the Pearl District—is the brewery’s first location beyond its Bend origins and a vibrant local gathering place. Founded in Bend in 1988 by Gary Fish and named for the Deschutes River, the company started as a community-focused brewpub selling just 310 barrels its first year; by the early 1990s it expanded into full-scale production and became known for flagship beers like Black Butte Porter and Mirror Pond Pale Ale. At the Portland pub, customers enjoy core, seasonal, and experimental beers brewed onsite exclusively for that location, served in a warm, timber‑accented space blending Northwest charm with Scottish pub sensibility.
Al's Den
Al's Den is underground, beneath a tiny flatiron building that opened in 1900 as a tire store, in what, for a period of time, was a bathhouse. It is a place where people enjoy drink, food, and music under the sidewalk, which still has the 1900-era glass prisms that allow light to pass through. It is one of McMenamins' 55 establishments across Oregon and Washington, many of which are located in structures that are on the National Register of Historic Places. McMenamins is Oregon's oldest and largest microbrew, providing the full range of beers, but as the first brewery in the US to legally use fruit in the brewing of ales post-prohibition, they are most known for their Ruby, which could be thought of as a raspberry shandy. Here, in The West End, across the street from the now-defunct Blitz-Weinhard Brewery, guests can taste McMenamins' beer in an underground atmosphere of 1900 whimsical, with a creepy psychedelic twist, and an element of steampunk.
Powell's City of BooksPass-by Only
World's largest new & used independent bookstore.
Inclusions
- Beer tastings at every brewery.
- Local guide
- Gratuities (always appreciated)
- Food (please eat before tour)
- Transportation to/from start/end points
- Service animals allowed
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Not recommended for pregnant travelers
- Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness
- Only Adult 21 years old and above are allowed on this tour
- Only Adults 21 years old and above are allowed on this tour
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Pickup and Dropoff
You will make your own way to the meeting points
Meeting Points
- Walk into Kells and ask the staff to point you to the tour guide.
End Points
- The tour endpoint changes depending on a variety of factors, but it will be approximately 1 mile from the starting location. Feel free to ask the tour guide for directions.
