Wayfinder Beer
Microbrewery
in Portland,
Oregon,
United States 🇺🇸
Associated Venue: Wayfinder Beer
Established in 2016
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.
bhensonb (22605) reviewed Spectral Labyrinth from Wayfinder Beer 2 weeks ago
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.
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.
stevoj (18327) reviewed The Watchers from Wayfinder Beer 3 weeks ago
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
stevoj (18327) reviewed Whispering One from Wayfinder Beer 3 weeks ago
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.
bhensonb (22605) reviewed No Gods No Masters from Wayfinder Beer 4 weeks ago
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.
ineedbeer (4099) reviewed Altar of Shadows from Wayfinder Beer 4 weeks ago
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.
bhensonb (22605) reviewed The Watchers from Wayfinder Beer 1 month ago
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.
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.
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.
bhensonb (22605) reviewed Altar of Shadows from Wayfinder Beer 1 month ago
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.