Buckman Botanical Brewery at Uptown! 3/13

 

Buckman is a low-hop, no-hop brewery that specializes in traditional and experimental styles of beer & cider with a botanical twist. While many craft beers are characterized by their malt and hop character, Buckman beers feature tea, chamomile, ginger, and other herbs and spices.

The Buckman name comes from the neighborhood in SE Portland where we brew beer. The neighborhood is named for Cyrus Buckman, an orchardist who farmed in the area during the turn of the century.

The small 15-barrel brewery is located inside the Green Dragon, where Buckman maintains five of sixty two taps. Buckman also shares its one-barrel nano brewsystem with the Green Dragon Brew Crew - a collective of local homebrewers. Brewers get the opportunity to brew small batch beers, which are then released on tap at the Green Dragon every Wednesday.

Tasting from 5pm-8pm, this Thursday at Uptown!

Ballast Point Tasting! 3/14

 

The perfect balance of taste and aroma. An obsession with ingredients. An exploration of techniques. And while we savor the result, we’re just as fascinated by the process to get there. What started as a small group of home brewers, who simply wanted to make a better beer, evolved into the adventurers known today as Ballast Point.

Tasting this Friday at Uptown!  5pm-8pm

Hopworks Tasting 3/7

Hopworks Urban Brewery Tasting from 5-8pm on Friday, March 7th at Uptown!

Lagunitas Tasting & First Thursday! 3/6

 

Lagunitas tasting at Uptown on Thursday, March 6th from 5pm-8pm!

"From points distant and beyond we all converged on Petaluma in 1993 and ’94 with an unenunciated desire to be more than we were before. The core of Lagunitas came from Chicago, St Louis, Memphis, Walker Creek, and the highlands of Quincy.

The Chicago contingent initiated the brewing and the gravitational effect of its suchness did the rest. We all loved the beer but the mission was larger than the ordinary joy of a hoppy-sweet quaff. It was driven unseen by an urge to communicate with people, to find our diasporidic tribe, and to connect with other souls adrift on a culture that had lost its center and spun its inhabitants to the four winds to wander lost and bereft with a longing to re-enter the light. Beer, we have learned, has always been a good lubricant for social intercourse!

The Lagunitas Brewing Co. was not so much an act of ordinary ‘foundling’ as it was willed into being by the unspoken desire of supportive beer-lovers in Northern California after which they continued to nurture their creation and urged us forward to fulfill the unifying needs of that same beer-loving diaspora from coast to coast and beyond. It is good to have friends!"

-Lagunitas

This First Thursday opening will also feature the artwork of Amber Shackleton!

Worthy Brewing 2/28

 

Worthy Brewing Co. broke ground on Feb. 24, 2012 off U.S. Highway 20 on Bend’s east side — it’s Bend’s 1st east side brewery – and with a beer garden, hop garden and crazy wood to boot! What is crazy wood you ask? Well, you can read about it all you want on their website, or better yet,  stop by to see for yourself! Worthy is made up of an all-star team for your craft beer enjoyment – no expense was spared in this full production brewery, pub, and restaurant!

Brewmaster, Chad Kennedy has been playing various roles in the Food and Beverage industry since 1998. Most recently, Chad was Brewmaster at Laurelwood Brewing Co. in Portland, Oregon.

Chad's time at Laurelwood, the brewery won many awards at the Great American Beer Festival and the World Beer Cup including Small Brewpub of the Year in 2004.

Tasting at Uptown from 5pm-8pm

Vanberg and DeWolf 3/8

Sasquatch Tasting! 2/20

 

Tasting with Sasquatch Brewing this Thursday at Uptown 5pm-7pm

Every community needs a focal point – a place where neighbors can relax and indulge in basic creature comforts: warmth, togetherness, and hearty food. Sasquatch Brewery believes in strengthening our community by creating the opportunity for spontaneous meetings, serendipitous connections and celebrations.

The Commons Tasting 2/21

The Commons was born as Beetje Brewery in the garage of Mike Wright on a 1 barrel nano system. It did not take long before Mike was dreaming of expanding the operation and upgrading to a true commercial system. That dream was realized with a new space and a new 7bbl system in Fall of 2011.

Tasting 5pm-8pm!!

Valentines Day with Atlas Cider!

 

Cider is for sweethearts! Join us at Uptown Market for a very special Valentines Day tasting with Bend's own ATLAS Cider Company! Tasting from 5pm to 7pm

ZWICKELMANIA at Uptown!

This weekend is Zwickelmania 2014!

2014 President’s Day weekend, Oregon breweries and brewpubs will open their doors to visitors for the state’s 6th annual Zwickelmania. Zwickelmania, is a free statewide event that offers visitors a chance to tour Oregon breweries, meet the brewers and sample your favorite beers. Share your experience on Twitter and Instagram using the #zwickel14 hashtag. When: Saturday, February 15th, 2014 from 11-4 pm What: Oregon Brewers Guild Brewery Open House.

Uptown Market will be participating with Brewery tours and samples of our Uptown beers!

A Night of Stouts!!! 2/15

 

Saturday, February 15th Uptown Market will host a celebration of stouts!  We will be tasting some of our favorite stouts of the year, including Breakside Brewing's collaboration with Salt & Straw: The Salted Caramel Stout! Tasting begins at 5 pm

Ladies Night with Seattle Cider! 2/26

 

Seattle Cider Company is the city’s first cidery since prohibition, bringing true craft cider back to Seattle. Bridging the gap between wine and beer with flavorful, small-batch cider, Seattle Cider’s initial offerings – Dry and Semi-Sweet – break the mold of overly sweet cider, bringing the natural flavors of Washington apples to the forefront.

Ladies Night prices begin at 3pm, tasting begins at 5pm!

Discount Pint Night!

We're pouring $2 and $3 pints on tap all day today at Uptown!  If you haven't tried Uptown Brewing's brand new beers yet, you need to! They're really something else!

We're pouring brews by Barley Brown's, Hop Valley, Oskar Blues, Boneyard, Good Life, Lagunitas, Sasquatch, Uptown Brewing, and more!

Come on over, and grab a fresh hot pretzel to go with your pint!

Alameda Tasting 2/13

Alameda Brewing tasting at Uptown on Thursday, February 13th 5pm-8pm

About Alameda:

Located in Southeast Portland, Oregon, Alameda Brewing's new brewery is a state of the art facility with equipment sourced almost entirely from regional manufacturers. The new facility has a 20-barrel capacity and a grain silo and was built by Global Stainless Systems of Canby, Oregon. It supplements the original 5-barrel brewery located right inside the Alameda Brewhouse.

Homebrew Competition 3/30

Sunday March 30th,  Uptown will host our Spring Homebrew Competition!

Open to all styles, including cider!  To enter you must submit at least two 22oz bottles or a growler.  The competition is open to all levels of homebrewer, and the grand prize winner will win the prize of brewing on our system and having the beer put on tap at Uptown! Competion begins at noon, March 30th. Get brewing!

Finn River Cider Tasting! 1/31

 

Cider tasting from 5pm-8pm

Logsdon Tasting with Live Music Tonight! 1/16

 

Join us for a tasting of Logsdon Farmhouse Ales and Backwoods Wine!  There will be food, and live music starting at 5 pm!

5pm - 8pm

The Commons Brewery! 1/17

Join us for a Friday tasting featuring the beers of Portland's own Commons Brewery! 5pm-8pm

Firestone Tasting 1/18

"It began innocently enough: a couple of brothers-in-law sitting around debating the subject of good and bad beer. Instead, their search for a decent ale led them to brew their own. Given Mr. Firestone’s winemaking bias and Mr. Walker’s complete lack of fermentation experience, they believed 60-gallon oak barrels were the appropriate vehicle in which to create their perfect elixir.

OK, so initial attempts were forgettable. But like so many great ideas, out of that disaster was born a handy invention – the Firestone Union. Based on classic brewing traditions from Burton-Upon Trent, this bizarre and unlikely system of linked barrels has the ability to produce rich and complex ales. In 1996 the accidental duo shelved their endless discussion on better beers and settled for building a world-class brewery that bore their names on California’s Central Coast……the debate was now over."

Tasting 5-8pm

Oskar Blues Tasting 1/23

 

Join us Thursday the 23rd for a tasting with  Oskar Blues!  The first American craft brewery to can their beers, this Colorado based brewery has been brewing their totally tasty brews since 1997.

Stop by from 5pm to 8pm! Maiale di Volo Wood Foreed Pizza will be here, too!