BrewVana Tour!

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Uptown Market was cordially invited to participate in a Brew Tour from Brewvana!  What a tour it was.  The bus painted on the inside with a Michelangelo theme but beer cups coming together, proved to be a stable thorobread for the entire group throughout the tour.  Ashley was bubbly and an incredible tour guide as well as a wealth of information about the breweries and brews.  We started the night out at Hopworks Urban Brewery.  We received a brew tour from one of the head brewers.

 

 Our Tour Guide Ashley!

The Tour included all the drinks and typically would hit 4 different breweries!  Ours started out at Hop Works and from there went on to The Commons Brewery

The Commons Brewery is one of the newest nano breweries that has popped up in Portland.  Mike started this brewery out of his garage, literally licensed his house as a brewery to brew from his home.  Through his success he has been able to open a brewery and tap room for tasting.  The space they have here is clean with the brew process just in front of where you are tasting!

We then headed on to Coalition Brewery.  They have a fantastic Grilled Cheese food cart outside their place that we were able to get some food while tasting their delicious brews, they let you take it inside to eat as well.

We touched base at Burnside Brewing Company for a pitcher or two.  Yet another great establishment in the Portland Area.  Burnside brewing will be at Uptown Market this Friday for a tasting!

The last stop on our tour was Amnesia Brewing.  Amnesia, in North East Portland is a very friendly place.  A heated out door area during the winter and an incredible spot during our summer.

Thank you again to BrewVana for inviting me to Hop on the Bus and get some great craft beer.  The trip was amazing and well worth it.  If you have not experienced a brewery in the Portland area, this is one to try!