Wayfinder Beer

Microbrewery in Portland, Oregon, United States 🇺🇸
Associated Venue: Wayfinder Beer

Established in 2016

Contact
304 SE 2nd Ave, Portland, OR, 97214, United States
Description
WAYFINDER BEER is a new brewery project in Portland, Oregon. We have transformed a 8,900 square feet of a century-old brick warehouse in Portland's Central Eastside into a classic destination for beer and food lovers.

Wayfinder is the brainchild of Charlie Devereux (co-founder of Double Mountain Brewery), Matthew Jacobson (co-founder/owner of Sizzle Pie, Quality Bar, and Relapse Records) and Rodney Muirhead (co-founder/owner of Podnah's Pit and La Taq). Our mission: to bring simple and authentic pleasures of the highest quality to the Rose City and beyond.

Guests to Wayfinder will find enjoyment in our 110-seat taphall, or outside on our massive patio. Our menu of handcrafted comfort food features deliciousness from a custom wood-fired grill. We're using our four-vessel, 10-barrel brewhouse to create world-class lagers and ales for onsite enjoyment and wholesale distribution.

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7.6
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 8.5

Can from Tavour. Pours clear bright gold with a nice white head. Grass/spice aroma. Med body or so. Lightly bready malt with enough Noble hop to nicely balance it. Dry and decently bitter. Good flavor.

Tried from Can from Tavour on 13 Jan 2026 at 00:52


6.8
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 7.5 | Flavor - 6.5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

Can from Gourmet Haus. Clear orange-amber with minimal head. Cereal grain.

Tried on 10 Jan 2026 at 02:56


7
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 7

Draft at The Handlebar. Clear golden pour, small head settles down, rings of lacing. Very light citrusy, lemon aroma. Taste is mellow, citrus, mild zesty notes. Very laid back

Tried from Draft at The HandleBar - Boise on 06 Jan 2026 at 21:54


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7.5
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7.5 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

16oz can from Tavour. Clear golden pour with a long-lived two finger airy head. Musty, grainy aroma. Taste is bready, thick, malty with a dull bitterness.

Tried from Can from Tavour on 06 Jan 2026 at 01:20


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7
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6.5 | Flavor - 7.5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8

Can from Tavour. Pours clear gold with a large frothy white head. Aroma of green melon and bergamot. Med body. Bready but well towards dry. Nicely bitter. Flavor is heavily tea, but not Earl Grey. Alas, poor bergamot. Sort of leafy/earthy.

Tried from Can from Tavour on 03 Jan 2026 at 00:25


7.3
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 8

Poured from a 16 oz can dated October 10, 2025.
Aroma is balanced with light floral eaters, light bready, cracker malt notes, and light cinnamon. Light alcohol notes. Hints of woody, floral hops. A bit of wheat.
Pours a clear, yellow-gold with a medium large, thick, fluffy, white head that recedes slowly to a small film that lingers.
Flavor is a bit sweet with light bready, cracker malt notes. A bit of wheat. Medium light bitterness and light alcohol notes. Hints of herbal, woody, floral hops. Light cinnamon notes. Some light floral esters.
Mouthfeel is light bodied with medium carbonation. Low astringency and low alcohol warmth.
Overall, a decent lager. The cinnamon is well restrained just offering hints of its presence in the aroma and flavor. Nice malt notes with good wheat character.

Tried from Can on 01 Jan 2026 at 01:59


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7.9
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7.5 | Flavor - 8.5 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 9

Can from Tavour. Pours clear gold with a nice white head that didn't persist. Aroma is a mix of armpit and citrus. Med body. Dry and bitter. Pale malt is well matched by mixed citrus pith. Hops linger in the mouth. Clean and tasty.

Tried from Can from Tavour on 31 Dec 2025 at 01:45


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8.1
Appearance - 9 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8

16 oz can. Aroma is roasty, chocolate milk, wet stone, dark bread, nutty. Pours dark brown with amber highlights and a long lasting beige head. Taste is mildly sweet backed by moderate hoppy bitterness. Really nice porter. Takes me back to the beers I would drink during the halcyon days of the late ‘90s into the 2000s when craft beer was exciting and at its peak.

Tried from Can from Tavour on 21 Dec 2025 at 01:18


7.3
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7.5 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 7

Pint at Shelter pours a clear copper with some creamy white head. Nose has treacle and bread crust, whole grain wheat, yeast. Flavors all follow. Its restrained which is nice. There is a nuttiness and a spiciness on an otherwise dry finish.

Tried from Draft on 20 Dec 2025 at 20:12


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7.4
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7.5 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 8

Can from Tavour. Pours clear, light bright gold with a large foamy white head. Aroma is pale malt supporting some fruity hops. Near med body. Crisp and clean. Malty and lightly bitter. Nice drink.

Tried from Can from Tavour on 13 Dec 2025 at 00:48