Taste and Tour the Best Breweries in Portland, Oregon

Widmer Brothers Brewing opened in 1984 and has grown steadily over the years. They now produce 450,000 barrels a year. The Widmer Brother Brewery offers free tours of their facility on Fridays at 2:00 and 3:00 PM, Saturdays at 12:00pm, 1:00pm, 2:00pm & 3:00pm and on Sundays at 1:00pm & 2:00pm. At the end of the tour you will enjoy a free beer tasting and occassionally they give you a gift, like a bottle opener. You must wear closed toe shoes for the tour. Afterwards have lunch or dinner at their Gasthous pub and try their famous beer cheese soup.

Deschutes Brewery brings the Scottish pub to the Northwest over in the Pearl District. They have 18 beers on tap which include Deschutes mainstays, experimental beers, and seasonal ales. Deschutes Brewery is best known for their Mirror Pond Pale Ale and Black Butte Porter. They take pride in not only offering good beers, but equally good food. The food is locally sourced, often organic, and prepared fresh daily. They offer interesting food like deviled eggs, elk burgers, apple red onion tart, and rootbeer braised pork belly. Deschutes Brewery has a good happy hour Monday - Friday from 4 to 6 PM.

Laurelwood Public House and Brewery, also known as Laurelwood Brewery is an enjoyable relaxed brew pub for anyone, including families. Not only is their food and micro beers delicious, but it's all certified organic and free range. Laurelwood brews their own organic beers and often offer unique seasonal beers. They always have ten of their beers on tap. For families Laurelwood Brewery has assorted play areas sprinkled throughout the restaurant that kids will love. Laurelwood offers a large happy hour menu daily from 3-6 PM and 9 PM - close. On the weekends Laurelwood opens at 10 AM for their delicious brunch. Their onsite brewery features a 15 barrel brewery system.

Started in 1994 by two friends that grew up here in Portland. Lucky Labrador brews their craft beers from solar thermal water heating and without carbon dioxide. This microbrewery, along with it's three other locations here in Portland, is a fun place to go for house-brewed beers and delicious sandwiches. The crowd tends to be the upwardly mobile young professionals ready to slake their seemingly endless thirst with tasty selections like Black Lab Stout, Stumptown Porter and Dog Day India Pale Ale. The pub occupies an old warehouse, sporting exposed wood beams, skylights and wood flooring. An outdoor patio is the ideal setting during warm weather months and it's pet friendly.

Upright Brewery specializes in farmhouse beers inspired by France and Belgium with a Pacific North West twist including local ingredients. Upright Brewery's tasting room is open on Fridays from 4:30 - 9:00 PM and on Saturdays and Sundays from 1:00 - 6:00 PM. They also open at 6:00 PM until the Blazers tip off on game days. During those times you can try 5 or 12 ounce beers, see the brewery and view the open fermentation room. They also have items for sale from local artists including photography, paintings, and crafts. Minors are allowed and they accept cash and checks only.

Buckman Botanical Brewery a small 15 barrel brewery inside the Green Dragon. They offer tours every weekday at 4 PM. Danny the head brewer actually leads the tours. During the tour you will have the chance to see, smell, touch and taste the raw ingredients that go into each batch, including chamomile flower, honey, ginger, mugwort, wormwood, tea, orange peel and yarrow. Unlike many breweries Buckman uses little to no hop. Instead they use tea, chamomile, and ginger to create their experimental beers. After your tour enjoy dinner at the Green Dragon where Buckman's beers are on tap. Kids are allowed.

Bridgeport Brewery was founded in Portland, Oregon in 1984 and claims to be the oldest craft brewery in Portland. They offer completely free tours every Saturday at 1:00, 3:00, and 5:00 PM. Bridgeport Brewery uses some of the best water in the world from nearby Mt. Hood's watershed, Bull Run to make 100,000 barrels of beer a year. Bridgeport Brewery has an assortment of craft beers including a chocolate porter. After your tour be sure and stay for dinner at the brew pub. Their food is outstanding and some of their ales can only be found at their brew pub.

Hopworks Urban Brewery is Portland's first eco brewpub. They incorporate sustainable practices in their operation. Hopworks is 100% renewably powered and "cradle to gate" carbon neutral. They offer tours every Saturday at 3 PM. Hopworks is a 20 barrel brewery that produces 10,000 barrels of organic beer a year. All tours include 2 beer tastings. Their tours can accommodate up to 20 people and preference is given to those who make a reservation, even though reservations are not required. Closed toe shoes are required for the tour. To arrange a tour you can email Tours@HopworksBeer.com. Also available at this location is their family friendly pub.

With specialty ales like Spring Rose Doppelbock (made with fresh rose petals) and Brickhouse Brown Ale (a seasonal English style Nut Brown Ale), this Alameda brewhouse is garnering quite a reputation for its finely crafted brews. The interior space of this pub is spare and comfortable with high ceilings and a welcoming feel. All beers are created on-site in their 5.5 BBL brewhouse, and different seasonal beers are generally on tap, pointing up the ever changing nature of the Pacific Northwest. The food menu offers traditional Northwest eats, typical pub fare and seafood, like salmon tacos. They also have vegetarian options. Their Reuben Sandwich is the best in all of Portland! All menu items are made in-house.

Breakside Brewery is an award winning brewery with three locations in Portland, Oregon, including this one, their original neighborhood brewpub. Beer lovers will love visiting in person since many of their beers are made in small batches and can only be found at this location. In addition to these beers they offer year round and quarterly beers. 12 beers are always available on tap. For visitors that want something to go along with their beer they offer sandwiches, burgers, wraps, salads, and more. For families they have a large selection of kid meals.