Beer Review-Urban Family Brewery, Gentleman Caller
New Bottles
Happy New Year! Thank you all for the support last year, we couldn't do any of this without you!
New beers of interest this week include the big, the bold, the ugly...well ok, maybe ugly is going too far: Dog Fish Head's World Wide Stout! This large and in charge stout weighs-in in the neighborhood of 18% ABV with a rich/full mouthfeel. Definitely celler-able, in a 12 oz bottle. Get em while they last.
pFriem Family Brewers just released the DIPA and the Mosaic Hop Pale, delicious classics from past years; in season now. Fremont's Seasonal Lush IPA is a new tasty treat from our friends up north. Victory's Java Cask is a rich and potent barrel-aged coffee ale. Finally Two offerings from Woodland Empires: Beast Moans, this years variant is an imperial stout with coconut, and Crispy Apple Turnover, an imperial brown ale with apples.
New Year New Beer!
Beer Review: Hi-Wheel- Ghost of Christmas
Looking back on 5 years at Uptown
Thanksgiving Hours
iFLY PA is Back!
Lake Oswego Happy Hour
Beer Review! Smog City Coffee Porter
This beer review comes from Rob, a jack of all trades here at Uptown. He's done everything from bartending, assisting in the brewery and delivering Uptown Brewing kegs to our customers. But first and foremost he is a beer lover! Here is his review of Smog City Coffee Porter.
Smog City Brewing, Torrance, CA
Coffe Porter 6.0% ABV
American Porter
What the Heck is Inti-Mate?
Space Fruit- Get Some!
Lunch Club comes to Lake Oswego
Uptown Lunch Club starts today! Sign up and choose one of four lunches for only $10, which includes a non-alcoholic drink. Purchase 10 lunches and get your 11th free!! Can you say YUM!?
OMSI After Dark- Come Try our Fresh Hop and Oatis Reddin!
Science is brewing! Don’t just drink beer, learn beer! At OMSI's 6th annual brewfest, sample beers from local breweries while learning how beer is made, how to grow hops and enjoy some fun beer tricks while you're at it!
Oktoberfest with the best!
What's better than Frank & Stein!?
Beer and Brat- a delicious combination
Oktoberfest- a time honored tradition
Frankenstein in lederhosen- a funny thing we put on a poster
Come grab a Frank & Stein for $10 for Oktoberfest! Any Uptown beer and a Frank with Stop Work Kraut!
Runs from Saturday September 17th through October 3rd.
Fresh Outta Uptown 2016
Uptown Brewing is Now Distributed in Washington!
We are very excited to announce that we have partnered with Craig Stein Beverage to bring SW Washington a taste of Uptown. Every brewery’s journey is unique. Some start off with a big name brewer, others have ambitious investors that help to build a state of the art facility and sometimes an incredible recipe can help spring board a brewery into the spotlight.
Uptown Market began as a humble bottle shop in 2011 with 6 taps. In the course of almost 5 years we’ve expanded to offer a variety of over 1000 bottle selections, 36 taps and our cozy brewery “on the other side of the wall” is now producing over a five hundred barrels per year. Not bad for that bottle shop in Beaverton, or wait, is it in Portland?!
Most breweries will say they got their start because of a deep love of beer and that’s really all it boils down to, pun intended. We’ve experimented, we’ve made beer our customers love, some they’ve politely said “that’s nice” while pivoting to order something else. We’re beaming to say that now, when we pour an Uptown Brewing beer for a buyer or customer they usually pause, take a look at the glass in their hand and say, “Wow, that’s actually really great!”
The quality and consistency of our beer could only been attributed to our head brewer Tyler Staples, who had his one year anniversary with Uptown in June. His dedication to putting forward the best possible beers and maximizing our brewery’s capabilities has set Uptown up for this huge next step.
Tyler Staples, head brewer since June 2015.
We’re very glad to be in the hands of Craig Stein Beverage while rolling out Uptown Brewing to Washington. They are a distributor who took the time to get to know our story, our beers and genuinely are excited to talk about our brand with their customers. It couldn’t be a better fit!
Join us in celebrating the next chapter up Uptown Brewing as we head over the Columbia to Tap Union Freehouse in Vancouver, Washington. We’re hosting a Tap Takeover tomorrow, Friday September 16, at 3pm.
Introducing Rollerkolschster of Love! Uptown's Newest Brew.
Have You Tried Yowie Sour Ale by Wild Ride?
We have a beer review coming from our Beer-tender and craft beer enthusiast Brooklyn!
“The Yowie is a sour ale collaboration brew between Wild Ride Brewing and Widmer Brothers Brewing, surprisingly. Wild Ride has made their own name in the Oregon craft beer scene, and then they did a big collaboration project with one of the biggest craft breweries in Oregon craft beer history.
This beer pours in a golden glow in the bulbous snifter glass I like to drink out of at home. I was excited to try this beer at first because it was different kind of style from one of my favorite breweries in Oregon, as well as the interesting ingredients this beer had in store for me once I popped the top of the bottle. It has a perfect amount of sour in the taste without having your mouth turn in on itself inadvertently.
This beer was kettle-soured, with Lactobacillus added during the brew and allowed to sour in the tank. After the boil, rose hips were added which gives the beer a deeper level of complexity to the overall mouthfeel of the beer. And the last step of this beer was adding in Lychee fruit juice that created a sweetness and pop of tart.
The Yowie would be a great beer for those who haven’t had much exposure to sours and want to ease their way into this type of beer, or for those who want a refreshing pint!”
Taco Tuesday Comes to Lake Oswego!
2 for $5 taco special all Tuesday every Tuesday!
Pork tacos pictured with Lion Heart Kombucha. Makes a great lunch!
