diff --git a/web/backend/Features/Features.Users/Controllers/UserController.cs b/web/backend/Features/Features.Users/Controllers/UserController.cs
index beb75d8c..eeff6436 100644
--- a/web/backend/Features/Features.Users/Controllers/UserController.cs
+++ b/web/backend/Features/Features.Users/Controllers/UserController.cs
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 using Domain.Entities;
 using Domain.Exceptions;
+using Features.Users.Dtos;
 using Features.Users.Queries.GetAllUsers;
 using Features.Users.Queries.GetUserById;
 using MediatR;
@@ -37,4 +38,19 @@ public class UserController(IMediator mediator) : ControllerBase
         UserAccount user = await mediator.Send(new GetUserByIdQuery(id));
         return Ok(user);
     }
+
+    /// <summary>Gets the public profile for the user account with the given ID.</summary>
+    /// <remarks>
+    /// Exposes only the fields that are safe to show on an unauthenticated, public profile page;
+    /// unlike <see cref="GetById"/>, this never returns <c>Email</c> or <c>DateOfBirth</c>.
+    /// </remarks>
+    /// <exception cref="NotFoundException">
+    /// Thrown when no user account exists with the given ID, resulting in a 404 response.
+    /// </exception>
+    [HttpGet("{id:guid}/profile")]
+    public async Task<ActionResult<PublicUserProfileDto>> GetPublicProfile(Guid id)
+    {
+        UserAccount user = await mediator.Send(new GetUserByIdQuery(id));
+        return Ok(user.ToPublicProfileDto());
+    }
 }
diff --git a/web/backend/Features/Features.Users/Dtos/UserDtoMapper.cs b/web/backend/Features/Features.Users/Dtos/UserDtoMapper.cs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..a38b96bd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/web/backend/Features/Features.Users/Dtos/UserDtoMapper.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+using Domain.Entities;
+
+namespace Features.Users.Dtos;
+
+/// <summary>Converts user domain entities into API response models.</summary>
+public static class UserDtoMapper
+{
+    /// <summary>Converts a user account into its public-profile representation.</summary>
+    public static PublicUserProfileDto ToPublicProfileDto(this UserAccount user) =>
+        new(user.UserAccountId, user.Username, user.FirstName, user.LastName, user.CreatedAt);
+}
diff --git a/web/backend/Features/Features.Users/Dtos/UserDtos.cs b/web/backend/Features/Features.Users/Dtos/UserDtos.cs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..db1188a0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/web/backend/Features/Features.Users/Dtos/UserDtos.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+namespace Features.Users.Dtos;
+
+/// <summary>Represents the subset of a user account that is safe to expose on a public profile.</summary>
+public record PublicUserProfileDto(
+    Guid UserAccountId,
+    string Username,
+    string FirstName,
+    string LastName,
+    DateTime CreatedAt
+);
diff --git a/web/frontend/app/features/breweries/components/detail/comments/CommentItem.stories.tsx b/web/frontend/app/features/breweries/components/detail/comments/CommentItem.stories.tsx
index ce47e50f..18b45014 100644
--- a/web/frontend/app/features/breweries/components/detail/comments/CommentItem.stories.tsx
+++ b/web/frontend/app/features/breweries/components/detail/comments/CommentItem.stories.tsx
@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@ const commentItemDescription = `A single comment row on the brewery detail page:
 const comment: FillerComment = {
     id: '1',
     user: 'malt_kettle',
-    userAccountId: 'malt_kettle',
     initials: 'MK',
     rating: 5,
     time: '2 days ago',
@@ -55,3 +54,14 @@ export const Liked: Story = {
         await expect(canvas.getByRole('button', { name: /13 likes/i })).toBeInTheDocument();
     },
 };
+
+export const WithLinkedAccount: Story = {
+    args: { comment: { ...comment, userAccountId: '11111111-1111-1111-1111-111111111111' } },
+    play: async ({ canvasElement }) => {
+        const canvas = within(canvasElement);
+        await expect(canvas.getByRole('link', { name: 'malt_kettle' })).toHaveAttribute(
+            'href',
+            '/users/11111111-1111-1111-1111-111111111111',
+        );
+    },
+};
diff --git a/web/frontend/app/features/breweries/components/detail/comments/CommentItem.tsx b/web/frontend/app/features/breweries/components/detail/comments/CommentItem.tsx
index 1f49ef56..c412eef7 100644
--- a/web/frontend/app/features/breweries/components/detail/comments/CommentItem.tsx
+++ b/web/frontend/app/features/breweries/components/detail/comments/CommentItem.tsx
@@ -20,9 +20,16 @@ const CommentItem = ({ comment, onToggleLike }: CommentItemProps) => {
             </div>
             <div className="flex-1 flex flex-col gap-1 min-w-0">
                 <div className="flex items-baseline gap-2 flex-wrap">
-                    <Link to={`/users/${comment.userAccountId}`} className="font-bold text-sm link link-hover">
-                        {comment.user}
-                    </Link>
+                    {comment.userAccountId ? (
+                        <Link
+                            to={`/users/${comment.userAccountId}`}
+                            className="font-bold text-sm link link-hover"
+                        >
+                            {comment.user}
+                        </Link>
+                    ) : (
+                        <span className="font-bold text-sm">{comment.user}</span>
+                    )}
                     <StarRating value={comment.rating} size="xs" />
                     <span className="text-xs text-base-content/60">{comment.time}</span>
                 </div>
diff --git a/web/frontend/app/features/breweries/utils/filler-brewery-detail.ts b/web/frontend/app/features/breweries/utils/filler-brewery-detail.ts
index 690aa184..d9298434 100644
--- a/web/frontend/app/features/breweries/utils/filler-brewery-detail.ts
+++ b/web/frontend/app/features/breweries/utils/filler-brewery-detail.ts
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ export const FILLER_BEERS: FillerBeer[] = [
 export interface FillerComment {
     id: string;
     user: string;
-    userAccountId: string;
+    userAccountId?: string;
     initials: string;
     rating: number;
     time: string;
@@ -97,11 +97,12 @@ export interface FillerComment {
     liked: boolean;
 }
 
+// `userAccountId` is left unset below since these commenters aren't backed by real accounts
+// yet; CommentItem only links a commenter's name once a real account GUID is available.
 export const FILLER_COMMENTS: FillerComment[] = [
     {
         id: '1',
         user: 'malt_kettle',
-        userAccountId: 'malt_kettle',
         initials: 'MK',
         rating: 5,
         time: '2 days ago',
@@ -112,7 +113,6 @@ export const FILLER_COMMENTS: FillerComment[] = [
     {
         id: '2',
         user: 'stoutfan_88',
-        userAccountId: 'stoutfan_88',
         initials: 'SB',
         rating: 4,
         time: '1 week ago',
@@ -123,7 +123,6 @@ export const FILLER_COMMENTS: FillerComment[] = [
     {
         id: '3',
         user: 'ale_annie',
-        userAccountId: 'ale_annie',
         initials: 'AL',
         rating: 4,
         time: '3 weeks ago',
diff --git a/web/frontend/app/features/users/USER_PROFILE_HANDOFF.md b/web/frontend/app/features/users/USER_PROFILE_HANDOFF.md
index 2f94f86d..31cc65e0 100644
--- a/web/frontend/app/features/users/USER_PROFILE_HANDOFF.md
+++ b/web/frontend/app/features/users/USER_PROFILE_HANDOFF.md
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ Covers `/users/:id` (`routes/user-profile.tsx`). Mirrors the format of
 
 | Field                                    | Status | Source                                                    | Gap                                                                                                                                                                                                                   |
 | ---------------------------------------- | ------ | --------------------------------------------------------- | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
-| Username, name, joined date              | ✅     | `GET /api/user/{id}` (`UserAccount`)                      |                                                                                                                                                                                                                       |
+| Username, name, joined date              | ✅     | `GET /api/user/{id}/profile` (`PublicUserProfileDto`)      |                                                                                                                                                                                                                       |
 | `isOwnProfile`                           | ✅     | Compares the session's `userAccountId` to the route param |                                                                                                                                                                                                                       |
 | Bio                                      | ⚠️     | `FILLER_PROFILE_META.bio`                                 | `Social.UserProfile.Biography` exists (`IUserProfileRepository`, `UpdateBiographyHandler`) but there's no query/controller route to read another user's profile — only a write path for the authenticated user's own. |
 | Location                                 | ❌     | `FILLER_PROFILE_META.location`                            | No location field on `UserAccount` or `UserProfile`.                                                                                                                                                                  |
diff --git a/web/frontend/app/features/users/components/profile/ProfileTabs.stories.tsx b/web/frontend/app/features/users/components/profile/ProfileTabs.stories.tsx
index 9ff96ec7..80c889ee 100644
--- a/web/frontend/app/features/users/components/profile/ProfileTabs.stories.tsx
+++ b/web/frontend/app/features/users/components/profile/ProfileTabs.stories.tsx
@@ -22,13 +22,19 @@ const meta = {
 export default meta;
 type Story = StoryObj<typeof meta>;
 
+const panels = {
+    activity: <p>Activity panel</p>,
+    following: <p>Following panel</p>,
+    liked: <p>Liked panel</p>,
+};
+
 const ControlledTabs = () => {
     const [activeTab, setActiveTab] = useState<ProfileTab>('activity');
-    return <ProfileTabs activeTab={activeTab} onChange={setActiveTab} />;
+    return <ProfileTabs activeTab={activeTab} onChange={setActiveTab} panels={panels} />;
 };
 
 export const Default: Story = {
-    args: { activeTab: 'activity', onChange: fn() },
+    args: { activeTab: 'activity', onChange: fn(), panels },
     render: () => <ControlledTabs />,
     play: async ({ canvasElement }) => {
         const canvas = within(canvasElement);
@@ -36,5 +42,6 @@ export const Default: Story = {
         await expect(followingTab).toHaveAttribute('aria-selected', 'false');
         await userEvent.click(followingTab);
         await expect(followingTab).toHaveAttribute('aria-selected', 'true');
+        await expect(canvas.getByText('Following panel')).toBeInTheDocument();
     },
 };
diff --git a/web/frontend/app/features/users/components/profile/ProfileTabs.tsx b/web/frontend/app/features/users/components/profile/ProfileTabs.tsx
index 174b7690..1713f021 100644
--- a/web/frontend/app/features/users/components/profile/ProfileTabs.tsx
+++ b/web/frontend/app/features/users/components/profile/ProfileTabs.tsx
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
-import { Tab, TabGroup, TabList } from '@headlessui/react';
+import { Tab, TabGroup, TabList, TabPanel, TabPanels } from '@headlessui/react';
+import type { ReactNode } from 'react';
 
 export type ProfileTab = 'activity' | 'following' | 'liked';
 
@@ -11,9 +12,10 @@ const TABS: { id: ProfileTab; label: string }[] = [
 interface ProfileTabsProps {
     activeTab: ProfileTab;
     onChange: (tab: ProfileTab) => void;
+    panels: Record<ProfileTab, ReactNode>;
 }
 
-const ProfileTabs = ({ activeTab, onChange }: ProfileTabsProps) => {
+const ProfileTabs = ({ activeTab, onChange, panels }: ProfileTabsProps) => {
     const selectedIndex = TABS.findIndex((tab) => tab.id === activeTab);
 
     return (
@@ -28,6 +30,11 @@ const ProfileTabs = ({ activeTab, onChange }: ProfileTabsProps) => {
                     </Tab>
                 ))}
             </TabList>
+            <TabPanels className="mt-5">
+                {TABS.map((tab) => (
+                    <TabPanel key={tab.id}>{panels[tab.id]}</TabPanel>
+                ))}
+            </TabPanels>
         </TabGroup>
     );
 };
diff --git a/web/frontend/app/features/users/routes/user-profile.tsx b/web/frontend/app/features/users/routes/user-profile.tsx
index 6948a62a..f2b7877f 100644
--- a/web/frontend/app/features/users/routes/user-profile.tsx
+++ b/web/frontend/app/features/users/routes/user-profile.tsx
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ import { useState } from 'react';
 import { data } from 'react-router';
 import RouteErrorState from '../../../components/ui/error/RouteErrorState';
 import { getOptionalAuth } from '../../auth/auth.server';
-import { getPublicUserProfile } from '../users.server';
+import { getPublicUserProfile, type PublicUserProfile } from '../users.server';
 import ProfileSidebarCard from '../components/profile/ProfileSidebarCard';
 import ProfileTabs, { type ProfileTab } from '../components/profile/ProfileTabs';
 import ActivityTab from '../components/profile/tabs/ActivityTab';
@@ -37,9 +37,17 @@ export const loader = async ({ request, params }: Route.LoaderArgs) => {
 const joinedLabel = (isoDate: string) =>
     `Joined ${new Intl.DateTimeFormat('en-US', { month: 'long', year: 'numeric' }).format(new Date(isoDate))}`;
 
-const UserProfile = ({ loaderData }: Route.ComponentProps) => {
-    const { profile, isOwnProfile } = loaderData;
+interface ProfileContentProps {
+    profile: PublicUserProfile;
+    isOwnProfile: boolean;
+}
 
+/**
+ * Owns the profile-scoped interactive state. Keyed by `profile.userAccountId` in the
+ * parent so React remounts it (resetting follow/tab state) when the route's `:id` changes,
+ * since React Router reuses the route component itself across param-only navigations.
+ */
+const ProfileContent = ({ profile, isOwnProfile }: ProfileContentProps) => {
     const [activeTab, setActiveTab] = useState<ProfileTab>('activity');
     const [isFollowingProfile, setIsFollowingProfile] = useState(false);
     const [following, setFollowing] = useState(() =>
@@ -91,17 +99,21 @@ const UserProfile = ({ loaderData }: Route.ComponentProps) => {
                         />
                     </div>
 
-                    <div className="flex flex-col gap-5 mt-12">
-                        <ProfileTabs activeTab={activeTab} onChange={setActiveTab} />
-
-                        {activeTab === 'activity' && <ActivityTab activity={FILLER_ACTIVITY} />}
-                        {activeTab === 'following' && (
-                            <FollowingTab
-                                following={following}
-                                onToggleFollow={handleToggleFollowRow}
-                            />
-                        )}
-                        {activeTab === 'liked' && <LikedTab liked={FILLER_LIKED} />}
+                    <div className="mt-12">
+                        <ProfileTabs
+                            activeTab={activeTab}
+                            onChange={setActiveTab}
+                            panels={{
+                                activity: <ActivityTab activity={FILLER_ACTIVITY} />,
+                                following: (
+                                    <FollowingTab
+                                        following={following}
+                                        onToggleFollow={handleToggleFollowRow}
+                                    />
+                                ),
+                                liked: <LikedTab liked={FILLER_LIKED} />,
+                            }}
+                        />
                     </div>
                 </div>
             </div>
@@ -109,6 +121,18 @@ const UserProfile = ({ loaderData }: Route.ComponentProps) => {
     );
 };
 
+const UserProfile = ({ loaderData }: Route.ComponentProps) => {
+    const { profile, isOwnProfile } = loaderData;
+
+    return (
+        <ProfileContent
+            key={profile.userAccountId}
+            profile={profile}
+            isOwnProfile={isOwnProfile}
+        />
+    );
+};
+
 export default UserProfile;
 
 export const ErrorBoundary = ({ error }: Route.ErrorBoundaryProps) => (
diff --git a/web/frontend/app/features/users/users.server.ts b/web/frontend/app/features/users/users.server.ts
index 0bdd2146..52e66a9a 100644
--- a/web/frontend/app/features/users/users.server.ts
+++ b/web/frontend/app/features/users/users.server.ts
@@ -11,15 +11,17 @@ export interface PublicUserProfile {
 }
 
 /**
- * Fetches the public-facing slice of a user account. `GET /api/user/{id}` also returns
- * `email` and `dateOfBirth`, but those stay out of anything rendered on a public profile.
+ * Fetches the public-facing slice of a user account from the dedicated public-profile
+ * endpoint, which never includes `email` or `dateOfBirth`.
  */
 export const getPublicUserProfile = async (
     userAccountId: string,
 ): Promise<PublicUserProfile | null> => {
     let res: Response;
     try {
-        res = await fetch(`${API_BASE_URL}/api/user/${encodeURIComponent(userAccountId)}`);
+        res = await fetch(
+            `${API_BASE_URL}/api/user/${encodeURIComponent(userAccountId)}/profile`,
+        );
     } catch {
         throw data('The user service is unreachable right now. Please try again in a moment.', {
             status: 503,
diff --git a/web/frontend/app/features/users/utils/filler-user-profile.ts b/web/frontend/app/features/users/utils/filler-user-profile.ts
index 3b9ec258..28831dc7 100644
--- a/web/frontend/app/features/users/utils/filler-user-profile.ts
+++ b/web/frontend/app/features/users/utils/filler-user-profile.ts
@@ -77,11 +77,13 @@ export interface FillerFollowing {
     userAccountId?: string;
 }
 
+// `userAccountId` is left unset for rows below since no backend account backs them yet;
+// FollowingTab only links a row once a real account GUID is available (see USER_PROFILE_HANDOFF.md).
 export const FILLER_FOLLOWING: FillerFollowing[] = [
     { id: '1', name: 'Breakside Brewery', meta: 'Portland, OR · Brewery' },
-    { id: '2', name: 'Jonah Weckstein', meta: '@jweck · 142 ratings', userAccountId: 'jweck' },
+    { id: '2', name: 'Jonah Weckstein', meta: '@jweck · 142 ratings' },
     { id: '3', name: 'Wayfinder Beer', meta: 'Portland, OR · Brewery' },
-    { id: '4', name: 'Casey Blume', meta: '@caseyb · 88 ratings', userAccountId: 'caseyb' },
+    { id: '4', name: 'Casey Blume', meta: '@caseyb · 88 ratings' },
 ];
 
 export interface FillerLiked {