Pubs of Portland Tours

Specialties

Our tours will allow you to experience, first hand, the best of Portland’s beer culture. Discover why Portland is known as «Beervana». All tours are «boutique style» and include no more than 12 attendees allowing for maximum interaction with your tour guide. Our guides are brewing professionals with full knowledge of all beer styles and beer production. All tours are eco-​friendly and are conducted using Portland’s Tri-​Met light rail and trolley system — one of the finest in the U.S. Tours will last a minimum of 5 hours and will visit a minimum of 4 of the best breweries/​brewpubs. Tours begin and end in the heart of beautiful downtown Portland. Many different beer styles will be sampled and those styles discussed. You will be supplied with a beer evaluation sheet/​book to track and score the beers sampled. Beer ingredient samples are examined and discussed to help you learn about beer recipe development. Increasing your beer knowledge in a fun environment is our main objective!

History

Established in 2010.

This tour business was the brainchild of owner/​operator Marc Martin. After conducting many beer tours for visiting friends who wanted to sample Oregon’s best craft beers he decided that there was plenty of demand. The goal was to offer affordable tours (under $ 30) that would provide maximum exposure and beer education in a fun and informal atmosphere. While some tour companies load 30 or 40 people in a bus our model was to offer «boutique style» tours. By limiting the number of participants the customer’s interaction with the guide is maximized. Both Marc and associate Charles have completed formal brewing education and are beer judges. Marc is also a regularly published beer writer in a major brewing magazine. Another goal was to offer information regarding the history of brewing in Portland and information about the many turn of the century buildings housing the breweries. The main business objective is to offer a «mini-​beer college» for even the experienced beer lovers.

Meet the Business Owner

Marc Martin X.

Business Owner

A dedicated and award winning homebrewer for 25 years. Professional brewer and 1995 Graduate of the U.C. Davis Pro-​Brewer course at Davis California. Brewery consultant and homebrewing instructor. Regularly published feature article writer for Brew Your Own magazine. Also a freelance writer for other brewing publications. President of a local homebrewers club with 250 plus members. Well known and connected in the local Portland brewing community.