Rising Tide Brewing Company

"One of the city’s most beloved breweries, Rising Tide has taken year-round outdoor dining to the next level. Eaters can sit around one of the brewery’s many fireplaces, or nestle underneath its big tent, which is fully heated. Rising Tide has also recently partnered with Fire & Co., a food truck that specializes in wood-fired comfort food. Expect sandwiches, oysters, and pizzas that go great with every sip of MITA. Rising Tide is open for outdoor dining and takeout." - Briana Volk

"Walk about 10 minutes east of Oxbow, and you’ll be at Rising Tide Brewing. This is a smaller operation than Oxbow (they don’t have a lot of distribution outside of Maine), and it generally stays a little calmer here. When it’s nice outside, they open all of their garage doors which, along with all the picnic tables out front, makes it feels like one big patio. We like that their flights come in little wooden boxes and that they have a big food truck event the first Friday of every month." - Hannah Albertine

"After spending years laying down a solid foundation and building its fanbase with beers like its Maine Island Trail Ale, Rising Tide has a robust barrel aging program turning out complex beers available in limited batches at the brewery. While the brews are smartly crafted, this feels like a place that embraces the idea that beer should be fun. If it's not 17 degrees outside, the picnic tables that fill the parking lot will be occupied by Portlanders shoulder to shoulder enjoying golden beers and games, many of them with dogs happily laying by their side." - Noah Kaufman