Visiting Portland (Summer 2015 update)

Any Bars/Shops that would be likely to have De Garde in stock? I know it's extremely limited but read they distribute some to Portland.

 

You're gonna hafta hunt for De Garde... I do know that Food Front on Thurman had a few bottles of the Bu Weisse - the first I've seen around town in about a month...

 

Bu Weisse and Petit Desay were all over Portland a couple months ago. At the moment, however, we're in between batches, and the next bottling won't hit the shelves for another couple of months.

Even out here in Beaverton the supply of shelf De Garde has pretty much dried up. If you find some, it will be because you stumbled on to it unexpectedly.

 

Thanks guys. Good to set expectations, was hopeful a batch may be hitting.

I'll be in Portland on Wednesday & Thursday. Staying near Apex Bar & Beermongers. Hoping to also visit HOTD, Cascade, Growler Guys & Belmont station. I'm sure I'll leave happy even without De Garde.

 

Lots of great information on here. We're heading to Portland this weekend. Can anyone recommend a good place to grab great beer and also watch a game? With college football starting this weekend, I need to catch my team. I've never been to Portland, but from my experience, breweries and beer bars can be a little hit or miss when it comes to watching a game.

 

With all the great information in this thread, it's still missing the information I need: Brewery Tours. Recommendations, cost, etc.
The only thing I've found is expensive multi-brewery tours/crawls. I'm just looking to tour one brewery. Help is much appreciated!

 

You can repay us by starting a similar thread for your area. It simplifies things so much, instead of having to answer the same questions on endless threads.

 

Except for the largest breweries who have formal tour schedules, my experience has been that it's on a case-by-case basis and subject to whatever the brewery has going on; you can generally get a quick "here's the tanks, there's the barrels, thanks for stopping by" if someone is available but that's probably not what you had in mind. Given that the majority of Portland breweries are small staffs with people wearing multiple hats, it's all dependent on whether they can stop what they're doing to entertain a visitor.

If you have specific breweries you want to connect with, I recommend contacting them directly to inquire about a specific date and time. Maybe mention that you could bring something from one of your locals to sweeten the deal?

 

Thanks for the info. I figured the generally small brewery size was the reason I couldn't find formal tours. It's actually for a friend's bachelor party and he doesn't seem too concerned about which brewery it is. I think he just wants to do one.

Widmer sounds perfect. I'll give them a call.

 

Great section, two weeks and counting! I plan to bring some back in my checked luggage, but plan to ship as well. In this and other threads, I've seen fed ex, Portland wine and rose city, what is my best bet?

 

NW Growlers over in SW pdx on MacAdam Ave had about a case of Bu Weiss out as of last night if you're interested.

 

Heading to pdx this weekend. Hoping to find some Ching Ching but have no idea of its availability. Any idea of where I could pick some up? Also, is there anything of note going on either at breweries or bottle shops this weekend that I should be aware of? Thanks!

 

Beermongers 6th anniversary party is Saturday:

From their facebook page

Saturday
at 11:00am - 11:00pm
2 days from now

We made it 2191 days in a row! We will celebrate with 10-12 special draft beers including unusual beers from Against the Grain, Breakside, The Commons, Evil Twin, Firestone Walker, Hof ten Dormaal, Stone, De Dolle and several more. Our food cart friend the Fry Guy will have some food specials. We will have expanded draft selections and extra seating capacity. Cheers and Thanks for all the support

 

Preparing for a Portland and Seattle trip over the weekend. Will spend a few days on foot/public transportation from downtown then getting a car to for day trips to visit the shore, gorge, etc. before driving up to Seattle.

Anybody have some suggestions on where to park overnight in Portland that won't bankrupt me? The hotel has valet parking but at a big expense = more than the daily rental of the car. I don't mind walking to somewhere if it's a rather safe place to park.

Hoping to run into some fresh hop offerings since it's that time of year.