Wayfinder Beer Sneak Peek

Double Mountain co-founder Charlie Devereux is one of the three main partners in W#ayfinder Beer. With him in front of the just-delivered brewhouse is brewer Kevin Davey, late of Firestone Walker and Chuckanut Brewery. (FoystonFoto)
Double Mountain co-founder Charlie Devereux is one of the three main partners in W#ayfinder Beer. With him in front of the just-delivered brewhouse is brewer Kevin Davey, late of Firestone Walker and Chuckanut Brewery. (FoystonFoto)

On Saturday, October 1st after a bit of delay, Wayfinder Beer will open its doors at 11:00am. Until its brewery is operational the brewery will be serving up collaboration beers and guest beers from its 16 taps.

The long bar dominates the entry and leads through brick arches to the dining area. (FoystonFoto)
The long bar dominates the entry and leads through brick arches to the dining area. (FoystonFoto)
Though the new brewhouse arrived Thursday and was loosely assembled for the media/industry night, brewer Kevin Davey has been busy brewing several collabo beers for the opening weeks with breweries including Hopworks, Widmer, Baerlic and Breakside. (FoystonFoto)
Though the new brewhouse arrived Thursday and was loosely assembled for the media/industry night, brewer Kevin Davey has been busy brewing several collabo beers for the opening weeks with breweries including Hopworks, Widmer, Baerlic and Breakside. (FoystonFoto)
The deck provides seating for nearly 100...(FoystonFoto)
The deck provides seating for nearly 100…(FoystonFoto)
Wayfinder opened as a seemingly complete package with no evident loose ends: trained servers, great art on the walls and a good selection of Wayfinder Beer merch already in stock. (FoystonFoto)
Wayfinder opened as a seemingly complete package with no evident loose ends: trained servers, great art on the walls and a good selection of Wayfinder Beer merch already in stock. (FoystonFoto)
A couple of my favorite beer industry people, Jonathan Carmean and D.J The media night was a bit of old home week, seeing Jonathan and Charlie Devereux in the new place, and old friends such as Phil "Biscuit" Timperman behind the bar.
A couple of my favorite beer industry people, Jonathan Carmean and D.J The media night was a bit of old home week, seeing Jonathan and Charlie Devereux in the new place, and old friends such as Phil “Biscuit” Timperman behind the bar.
The innovative grill from whence that wonderful smoked chicken and other entrees emerge. The food that we tasted at media/industry night was amazing: housemade charcuterie, pickles and terrines; cornmeal-crusted fried oysters; house-made sausage; grilled steak; and smoked chicken. Partner Rodney Muirhead has created a simpler all-day menu and a more elaborate menu of chicken and steaks for the evening -- it's all scratch-made and all great. (FoystonFoto)
The innovative grill from whence that wonderful smoked chicken and other entrees emerge. The food that we tasted at media/industry night was amazing: housemade charcuterie, pickles and terrines; cornmeal-crusted fried oysters; house-made sausage; grilled steak; and smoked chicken. Partner Rodney Muirhead has created a simpler all-day menu and a more elaborate menu of chicken and steaks for the evening — it’s all scratch-made and all great. (FoystonFoto)
Portland graphic artist Orion Landau is the man behind the fine art on the brick walls, geometric meditations on sacred geometry. This, the biggest, is based, I believe, on the logarithmic grid of an oscilloscope screen...cool stuff indeed. (FoystonFoto)
Portland graphic artist Orion Landau is the man behind the fine art on the brick walls, geometric meditations on sacred geometry. This, the biggest, is based, I believe, on the logarithmic grid of an oscilloscope screen…cool stuff indeed. (FoystonFoto)
Jonathan Carmean in front of the south wall which features -- as do the the beer mats -- three more of Landaus geometric pieces. (FoystonFoto)
Jonathan Carmean in front of the south wall which features — as do the the beer mats — three more of Landaus geometric pieces. (FoystonFoto)
This shot to the east shows the amount of room the brewery has for eventual growth. Planned annual capacity is 7,500 barrels of beer. O boy! (FoystonFoto)
This shot to the east shows the amount of room the brewery has for eventual growth. Planned annual capacity is 7,500 barrels of beer. O boy! (FoystonFoto)

Wayfinder Beer’s hours will be Sunday thru Wednesday from 11:00am to 10:00pm and Thursday thru Saturday from 11:00am to Midnight.

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Wayfinder Beer
304 SE 2nd Avenue
Portland, OR 97214