Weird Portland Pub Tour: Uncover Local Oddities

Uncover the weird and wonderful side of Portland on this walking pub tour. Explore UFO sightings, Bigfoot encounters, exploding whales, and more. Get off the beaten path and discover local favorites in the vibrant Hawthorne neighborhood.

Duration: 3 hours
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Baerlic Brewing Company - The tour begins at Baerlic Brewery, a top-rated spot in Portland. Enjoy award-winning beers in a setting filled with natural wood and a trendy Northwest atmosphere. The tour guide will share fascinating historical tales, including stories of exploding whales, erupting volcanoes, and a notorious hijacking.
  • **Hawthorne…
What's Included
  • Local guide
What's Not Included
  • Gratuities
Additional Information

This tour is a must-do for anyone who likes beer and is interested in Portland’s artistic flair. Skip those boring tours about the Founding Fathers; we tell stories of Bigfoot sightings, exploding whales, a bagpipe-playing unicyclist, wacky themed bike rides, hipsters, the world’s smallest park, aliens, and more!
The tour takes place in the vibrant…

Location
Baerlic Brewery & Taproom
Southeast 11th Avenue
The tour meets inside Baerlic Brewery + Taproom, 2239 SE 11th Ave, Portland, OR 97214. Please arrive 10 minutes prior to tour start. When you arrive, look for your tour guide Otniel inside the main entrance on 11th ave. He will be wearing a blue polo and hanging out near the black fireplace.
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Customer Ratings
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Stacy_s
Aug 2, 2025
This was such a fun tour!... - This was such a fun tour! We are visiting from out of town and this was such a cool way to learn about the city of Portland-both the weird and the usual. Otneil did an awesome job of answering our questions and made it a great interactive experience. I would definitely recommend this tour!
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Jana_b
Jul 5, 2025
Fun Time - Rocky start because it was the Fourth. Our guide quickly adapted and we enjoyed learning all about the weird Portland facts. Loved our time at McMenamins and walking through Ladds Addition.
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Walkershannon
Jun 29, 2025
Fun Walking Tour - What makes Portland weird and fun at the same time? Take this tour and you will find out. Even though we are long time Portland restaurants, this walking tour helped us learn new interesting facts. You can also purchase beer and food at the three breweries. We really enjoyed it!
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Frank
May 18, 2025
Fantastic - Awesome tour! Great locations and conversation. Our guide was incredibly knowledgeable and friendly. Highly recommend.
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Elizabethby8167yp
Mar 1, 2025
Great beer, stories and more! - Otniel was a fantastic tour guide, sharing super interesting facts about Portland that we definitely wouldn't have found out about otherwise! The breweries were sweet, found a desired record at one, and enjoyed the Grateful Dead-ness of another. Learning about the different mythical sightings and alien stories were awesome. Made for a great little experience for us little prairie-canadians!
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Dog_rescue_dallas
Feb 12, 2025
Great Time on a Birthday Weekend - We had a fun time with the other people on the tour and with Othniel. He was a great host, telling stories and encouraging participation and conversation. The brewpubs had good choices for food and beer (all styles).
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Stephaniesnowden17
Dec 8, 2024
Fun Experience for Solo Traveler - OtNeil was a fabulous tour guide. He was knowledgeable and funny. He made us all feel welcome and we learned aloy about Portland's "weird" history.
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Joan
Oct 19, 2024
Fun facts, great pubs with a great group of people - Otneil was full of fun facts and great energy. The pubs were awesome, and we had a great group of people. It was a bit longer than expected, but that was not a problem.
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Cheryl_w
Jul 5, 2025
More tour not so much beer - Be careful of booking a tour on a holiday. Two of the places we were supposed to go to were closed. Otneil, the tour guide, did an excellent job at pivoting and made changes so we still enjoyed ourselves. Lots of fun, weird facts with some walking and some beer.
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Emily
Aug 10, 2025
Good bars, bad information - The bars we visited were great but the information we learned was very scattered and presented in such an overly detailed way that I retained barely anything. Like at the end of the tour at the food trucks he showed us a 1970s news video of an exploding whale on a beach. It made absolutely no sense why that would be shown to us at that moment or why it was relevant or interesting to learn about.
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From $38
up to 13 guests
1 - Adult
Cancellation: Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start of your experience (local time).