6pm: Bridgeport Brewpub
This granddaddy of craft breweries, operating longer than any other in Oregon, underwent a facelift in 2005. Reopening in 2006 with an on-site bakery and espresso bar, an atrium, and a two-story main bar with five stainless-steel 300-gallon serving tanks, this Portland landmark continues to draw crowds. Originally opened in 1888 as a cordage factory that made ropes for sailing ships, BridgePort’s impressive building is now listed on the National Register of Historic Places. In addition to its main location, BridgePort also maintains the BridgePort Ale House on Southeast Hawthorne Boulevard.
7pm: Rogue Ales Distillery and Public House
Rogue offers 27 microbrews on tap, as well as the first and only run distillery in Oregon. On the menu: Kobe beef burgers, halibut fish and chips, gator gumbo, etc. Grab a taster and experience a chocolate stout and other international award winning beers!
8pm: Widmer Brothers Brewing Company
Kurt and Rob Widmer are beer legends. Among the pioneers of the craft beer renaissance, they grew from a tiny operation in 1984 to become Oregon’s largest brewery and the 18th largest in the nation. Many beer drinkers know them for their award-winning Hefeweizen, still the best-selling craft beer in Oregon. The friendly Gasthaus, across the street from the brewery, serves burgers and German cuisine, including schnitzel, fondue and sausages cooked in Widmer’s pale ale.
9pm: Full Sail Brewing Company at RiverPlace
In 1992, Hood River’s Full Sail Brewing Company opened a satellite brewing operation in downtown Portland. Located next door to McCormick & Schmick’s Harborside Pilsner Room restaurant and overlooking the Willamette River and RiverPlace Marina, this small brewery has one of the city’s best views. While the facility produces many of Full Sail’s specialty and seasonal beers — which are on tap in the adjacent Pilsner Room restaurant — it also serves as Full Sail’s research and development center for new brews.
10pm: McMenamins’ Kennedy School*
The Kennedy School is another historic McMenamins’ property. At this former 1912 grade school, you can sleep in class (thanks to the bed-and-breakfast rooms on-site), watch a movie while drinking a RubberHead (Ruby and Hammerhead beer mix) and drink in detention (a former janitor’s closet is now a hole-in-the-wall bar).
*Note: no on-site brewery
