My wife and I made our trip to Portland and this f...

My wife and I made our trip to Portland and this from what we were told was a must. It's a classic. An original. A pioneer in the craft world. Anyone who's a fan of craft beer knows the infamous Hefe. We had lunch in the bistro cafe and it was really good. We ordered a steak plate and fries.The servers were super friendly and helpful. We went in on a Monday so we figured it shouldn't have been busy. I like that it was a slower day because we got to take our time eating and sampling the beers. Got a flight of beer to warm us up for the brewery tour.

I have to admit that I love history, beer, and food. You get it all here. What more can you ask for.

The tour was fairly priced and it was really interesting to learn a lot of the brewing process. I learned that smaller craft breweries help each other out a lot. For example I love Kona Brewing, they're based out of Hawaii. Yet they are integrated with other breweries so anyone can make each other's beer. Better for costs, shipping, etc. I thought that was super cool. The tour ends with the tasting and man o man. I wasn't ready at all. The beers were more experimental than others especially the last one. They start you off light and move onto the heavier beers. The last one was a seasonal release that was brewed in whiskey caskets so you get the idea. I believe it was like 11% or something. At the end of the tour we went to the gift shop and they have tons of merchandise. We got a hat and shirt. Will return on our next Portland trip.