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Portland Beer Tour: Craft Brews & City History
Portland
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.
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.
Duration:
3 hours
Cancellation:
24 hours
Highlights
- Crystal Ballroom - Former hub for psychedelic culture, and home to one of the only three remaining floating dancefloors in the US.
- 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…
- Crystal Ballroom - Former hub for psychedelic culture, and home to one of the only three remaining floating dancefloors in the US.
- 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 Books - World’s largest new & used independent bookstore.
- Portland Center Stage at The Armory - Romanesque Revival armory annex built in 1891 to deal with rioting.
- Darcelle’s XV - The legacy of the world’s oldest drag queen.
- Lan Su Chinese Garden - Opened in 2000 as part of a cultural exchange between Portland and it’s sister city Suzhou.
- Steel Bridge - Only dual independent lift bridge in the world.
- Japanese American Historical Plaza - A memorial to the camp victims.
- Portland Oregon Sign - This iconic sign is located on the former headquarters of White Stag Sportswear.
- Oregon Convention Center - Houses the world’s largest Foucault pendulum.
- Portland Saturday Market - Handcrafted and locally made.
- Ankeny Plaza - Location of Skidmore Fountain and Saturday Market.
- Skidmore Fountain - Henry Weinhard proposed running beer through this fountain.
- Kells Irish Restaurant & Pub - Kells is Portland’s premier Irish pub, offering classic Irish beer, whiskey, and food. The McAleese family opened Kells Irish Restaurant & Pub in 1990 in the historic Glisan Building, which opened in 1889 as the last cast-iron building constructed in Portland. It is one of our finest specimens of Queen Anne Italianate cast-iron architecture. On this tour, you’ll enjoy beer in an atmosphere reminiscent of Victorian Dublin, and you might even stick a dollar bill to the ceiling. After the tour, you could return to Kells, on your own, to enjoy food, and maybe even the underground cigar room that was grandfathered in when smoking was outlawed in Oregon bars. Kells is more than just a pub & restaurant. Kells and the Glisan building are icons of Portland’s Skidmore/Old Town Historic District.
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What's Included
- Local guide
- Beer tastings at every brewery.
- Local guide
- Beer tastings at every brewery.
What's Not Included
- Gratuities (always appreciated)
- Food (please eat before tour)
- Transportation to/from start/end points
- Gratuities (always appreciated)
- Food (please eat before tour)
- Transportation to/from start/end points
Additional Information
- Only Adult 21 years old and above are allowed on this tour
- Only Adults 21 years old and above are allowed on this tour
- Only Adult 21 years old and above are allowed on this tour
- Only Adults 21 years old and above are allowed on this tour
Location
Kells Irish Restaurant & Pub
Southwest 2nd Avenue
Walk into Kells and ask the staff to point you to the tour guide.
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.