- Afternoon Bus Tour
- Gluten Free Options Available
- Mixed Spirits
- Ages 21+ only
- 3 Hours
Join us for an afternoon tour to explore local craft beer, wine, spirits, hard seltzers, ciders, and more!
Quick Details
Pickup & Drop-off Location: Portland Beer Hub
Get ready for an exciting bus tour through the vibrant craft beer scene of Portland, Maine. Our Portland Beer Discovery tour is perfect for tourists, and locals who want to explore the local flavors and experience the best of what Portland has to offer.
Our first stop is Lone Pine Brewing, a beloved brewery known for its cozy atmosphere and exceptional beers. Here, you’ll get to taste a variety of their delicious brews and learn about the brewing process.
Next up is Banded Brewing, where you’ll discover a range of creative and innovative beers that showcase the local ingredients and flavors of Maine. Their welcoming atmosphere is the perfect place to relax and savor some truly unique brews.
Finally, we’ll end our tour at Bunker Brewing. At this unique and creative brewery located in Portland, you’ll get to taste some of their beers and enjoy their cool funky atmosphere. Join us on the Portland Beer Discovery tour and discover the best of what Bunker Brewing and the rest of Portland’s craft beer scene has to offer!
Drink
Generous portions of alcohol products made at each different location are included in the tour price.
Food
A local snack will be provided to each guest during the tour.
Schedule
Every Friday and Saturday from 5:30 – 8:30pm. Other days may be available for private tour bookings based on availability.
Plan to arrive at the meeting location no later than 15 minutes before tour start time for check-in and to ensure a timely departure for all.
Inclusions/Exclusions
The live guided tour, safe transportation, reserved access at each location, alcohol samples, a local snack, and staff gratuities at each partner stop.
It does not include any gratuities for the driver and guide (unless chartered as a private tour).
After working in the retail side of beer for over a decade, Tom Madden decided that the time was right to break into producing his own beer. A long-time home brewer and Certified Cicerone, he reconnected with his longtime friend John Paul who had been working in the music industry in California. Together, they opened Lone Pine in March of 2016 in a former countertop production space in Portland’s East Bayside and quickly enjoyed tremendous success and popularity. In 2018, Lone Pine moved their brewery into the former Sebago Brewing brewing facility in Gorham which has increased their production volume by ten-fold. They have also opened a spacious new tasting room at the new site allowing them to also expand their barrel program.
Banded Brewing Company was founded in the winter of 2013 by cousins Ron Graves and Ian McConnell. It was fitting as these two had started homebrewing together back in 2005, and Ian had received excellent preparatory training for commercial brewing while serving as the head brewer at Brooklyn’s Sixpoint Brewery. They opened Biddeford’s first ever brewery in a 200-year-old mill building, part of the historic Pepperell Mills complex. Banded’s variety of both ales and lagers, as well as the spacious tasting room filled with multiple entertainment options, make this stop truly unforgettable.
Originally based in a tiny, brick-walled former scrapyard building in East Bayside, Bunker Brewing Company has moved to a much larger former warehouse on the West side of town. Their creative brewers make a rotating assortment of ales and lagers, making this the perfect stop during which to ask the question, “What’s the difference between an ale and a lager?” Enjoy their spacious tasting room and outside patio while pondering that important question over a well-crafted Bunker beer.
Please note that tour stops may change without notice due to events and the availability of staff at each venue.