Visiting Portland (2022)

Nearly a decade ago, it became clear that this forum could use an "I'm visiting Portland, where should I go?" thread. While that may not be the case as much these days, it can't hurt to have a catch-all thread. This OP will probably not as robust of a resource as it used to be, but it's a start. There are obviously tons of other great beer options in Portland that are not included in this OP, so this can be a spot for that discussion as well.

Some of the more well-regarded Portland breweries & brew pubs you might consider visiting:
Baerlic Brewing
Breakside Brewery
Cascade Brewing Barrel House
Great Notion Brewing
Ex Novo Brewing
Hair of the Dog Brewing
Little Beast Brewing
Ruse Brewing
Upright Brewing
Wayfinder Beer

Some highly recommended beer bars & bottle shops:
APEX
The Beermongers
Belmont Station
Bridgetown Beerhouse
Horse Brass Pub
Imperial Bottle Shop
John's Marketplace
Loyal Legion
Roscoe's
Saraveza

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(A Few) Beer-centric Restaurants*
Grain & Gristle
Higgins Restaurant
Interurban
Lardo
Ranch Southeast
Stammtisch
White Owl Social Club

* Just about any decent restaurant in PDX has a good/very good beer list. This might be the most debatable section of this thread. Eater PDX is a great food resource.
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Portland Wine Storage
Rose City Wine Vaults & Storage

Portland Airport
PDX is a great bar that just happens to be an airport. If you have time to kill, there is a Deschutes Brewpub (concourse D), a Hopworks brewpub (concourse E), a Henry's Tavern outpost, and several other restaurants with good tap lists. Deschutes, Hopworks, Henry's, and Country Cat are all past security and all fill growlers, so you can get a fill and carry it on. There are also Made in Oregon stores and a Timberline Lodge gift store past security with good bottle selections.

** Disclaimer: This post is not intended to be a catch-all for Portland beer establishments. There are literally hundreds of well-regarded beer institutions throughout the greater Portland area -- many of which are not listed in this post.

 

I'd link to all the old threads like I used to, but there's just too much outdated info in those to even bother now. If you're interested in the old (and much more in-depth) thread, search "Visiting Portland."

 

No, not at all! They certainly deserve mention, as do several others that aren't listed in the OP. I could have easily included (IMO) Chuckanut, Modern Times, Away Days, Zoiglhaus, Oakshire, etc., etc.

I honestly debated even creating the new post, just because the beer landscape in Portland has changed so much in the last 2 years, who really knows what the consensus is anymore? But since I did do it, I figured the whole thing needed something of a reset, and it would probably be best, at least for now, to stick with the places that are well-established and have some (I think) general consensus. Listing 10 of those well-established, well-regarded breweries seemed like a nice round number to start with. I realize not even those will be agreed upon, but I figured I'd at least get the conversation started.

 

Following up on this, I wanted to point out that my recommendation to search "Visiting Portland" for the old threads doesn't work. I guess they limit how far back you can go?

But if anyone's interested, here's the last thread I made: https://www.beeradvocate.com/community/threads/visiting-portland-fall-winter-2018-19-update.593180/
That thread also links to all the prior threads (going back to 2013) if anyone wants to take a trip down memory lane. There are also some not-outdated resources in those threads that people may find useful, as I pared this one down quite a bit & got rid of a lot of bloat.

Interesting (and sad, in many cases) to see how the Portland beer landscape has changed since late 2018. I don't know if I'll ever get over Bailey's closing. RIP.

 

Brewery/beer bar hopping is how I learned my way around Portland when I moved out here almost 12(!) years ago. It's also probably the most fun way to do it.

If you end up living in/around the Hazelwood area, you'll be close(ish) to a lot of good stuff... Roscoe's, Threshold Brewing & Blending, Zoiglhaus, and Motavilla Brew Works, to name a few. I also hear the new(ish) CORE food cart pod is really good, but I haven't been there yet to independently verify. Breakside still has their restored, tap-outfitted Winnebago, The Breaksider, parked there as well.

Have fun!