PCB Portuguese Craft Beer is a brewery in Maximinos, Braga.
Editorially verified May 29, 2026 by Lewis Vaughan, TableJourney editor. Source.
Tip: The sampler paddle of four 200ml pours covers the full current range. Ask what seasonal specials are conditioning in the tanks.
Address: Rua Quinta da Goja 54, 4700-155 Braga
Not a brewery itself but the best multi-tap craft beer bar in Braga's historic centre, with 12 rotating taps and around 100 bottled varieties from Portuguese.
Tip: Ask what arrived in this week's tap rotation. The guest taps change regularly and the team has clear curation standards.
A full-day cervejaria with 30+ beer options near the courthouse on Praça da Justiça, open from 08:00 for breakfast through to midnight. The widest daily beer.
Tip: Come at lunch when the kitchen produces grilled meats and Portuguese classics paired with beer. Less crowded than the evening service.
A craft beer bar with a terrace overlooking a church on Rua Dom Paio Mendes, with exposed brick walls, wooden floors and live music on weekend evenings.
Tip: Come on a Saturday for live music at 21:00. The terrace church view and the Portuguese fado-influenced sets are distinctive.
A specialist craft and imported beer shop with a bar counter on the São Lázaro side of the city. The fridge stocks Portuguese craft, UK ales.
Tip: The Belgian Trappist section is the strongest part of the shop.
A São Vicente beer-bar restaurant pairing a long list of Belgian, German and Czech imports with house francesinhas and prego no prato. Booking recommended.
Tip: Order a francesinha with a Belgian dubbel rather than the standard lager pour; the kitchen's sauce reads to deeper malt better than to a pilsner.
The Belgian tavern of Braga: the most curated Belgian beer list in the city, covering Trappist, Abbey, Saison and Witbier styles alongside the famous.
Tip: The Chimay Blue with the Taberna Belga francesinha is the house combination. The beer's dark fruit notes cut through the sauce better than any Portuguese beer.
