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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7.8
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 7.5

Canned 9/19/25, drunk 11/19/25, as pictured.
Spicy and earthy with that sort of papery French yeast. Unripe, but not acidic apples and fresh herbs with just enough honey-like maltiness to keep it from being too dry.
Same in the flavor, where it's pushing it on the dryness and paper/cracker. But it's got lovely, spicy, fresh herbal hops done right and is clean with light mineral. Interesting and not a cookie cutter pilsner.

Tried from Can from Tavour on 20 Nov 2025 at 00:50


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8.3
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8.5 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5

16 ounce can from Tavour. A Brewver Top 50 in the Smoked/Rauchbier category. Translucent dark brown pour. Large rocky tan head. Roasted malt aroma has a hint of smokiness. First sip brings dark roasty notes. Hints of chocolate and smoked malt, as well. Smooth and flavorful. The smokiness is evident, yet subdued. Tasty.

Tried from Can from Tavour on 19 Nov 2025 at 04:40


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

Aromas are resin, malt, citrus with spice and floral. Flavors are similar to nose and lean a bit tart. Matched by bitter and enough sweet to work. A little different and very tasty. Good beer.

Tried from Can from Tavour on 18 Nov 2025 at 02:35

gave a cheers!

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

Tavour: pours darker brown with beige head. Aroma is slightly smokey, some dark fruitiness, toasty malts. Taste is smokey and a little sweet. Light bitterness. Not bad.

Tried from Can on 17 Nov 2025 at 00:54


6.8
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 8

Clear gold pour. Hay and grass flavor. Slight hay malt palate. Light bodied and light carbonation.

Tried from Can from Wine Warehouse - Charlottesville on 16 Nov 2025 at 23:18


6
Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6

Hay nose, fairly fecal. Clear yellow, medium head. Hay, light grass. Light body, easy carbonation.

Tried from Can from Wine Warehouse - Charlottesville on 16 Nov 2025 at 22:41


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7.8
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6.5 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 9 | Overall - 8

16 oz can. Aroma has notes of grain, grass, rice. Pours clear pale golden with a one+ finger off-white head with decent retention. Taste is mildly bittersweet with a hint of acidity. Super crushable.

Tried from Can from Tavour on 15 Nov 2025 at 02:56


8.5
Appearance - 10 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 10 | Overall - 8

Can from Tavour
Appearance: dark brown with a tan head
Aroma: dark bread, coffee, smoke, chocolate
Flavor: medium sweetness, medium bitterness
Texture: light carbonation, creamy feel, medium body, clean finish
Tasty

Tried from Can from Tavour on 15 Nov 2025 at 00:00


6.6
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 6.5 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 7

Clear gold pour. White grape notes with a smoky or peppery flavor. Hay palate. Light bodied and light carbonation

Tried from Can from Wine Warehouse - Charlottesville on 13 Nov 2025 at 00:45


6.6
Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 7.5 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

Grass nose, subtle white pepper accents. Clear yellow, medium head. Grass, lemon-lime. Light body, easy carbonation.

Tried from Can from Wine Warehouse - Charlottesville on 13 Nov 2025 at 00:03