At Upright one beer is produced year round specifically for draft, the Engelberg Pilsener. It's made in an artisanal north German style, using a classic Munich lager yeast that showcases the simple recipe while providing plenty of character. Named after Mt.Angel, where the Tettnanger hops in this beer are grown, the Engelberg hits the palate with a firm bitterness but remains light and with a delicate balance. It's the house draft at the Grain and Gristle and can be found at many Portland area bars and restaurants. 4.75%, 35 IBU's

The brewery tasting room pours an exclusive barrel aged sour ale named Four Play. It's based on our year round wheat beer, the Four, but transformed after spending one year in casks with tart cherries, brettanomyces, and lactobacillus. The ten cask blend yields a snappy beer with strong aromatics and a complex finish full of oak and minerality. 5%

Throughout the year Upright also brews one-off draft only batches in a range of styles. The most recent ones are detailed below:

Drumfusion, named after a classic by late drummer and bandleader Chico Hamilton, is a Belgian style IRA. We used a malty base and openly fermented the beer, pushing the saison yeast to produce lots of spicy notes to complement the mix of cascade, columbus, hallertauer, and willamette hops added to the kettle. Lightly dry-hopped with columbus and chinook, the Drumfusion is packed with aromas drinks with an appetizingly bitter edge. 6.7%

Doppelbock is exactly that - a classic German style lager and Upright's first. Using a new Vienna malt from Briess Maltings of Wisconsin, along with darker and richer varieties, this lager has aromas and flavors similar to a fruit bread. It's residual sugar is balanced by a slight caramel malt edge and light acidity. Fermented with two yeast strains for extra complexity. 8.85%

Undercurrent is the first barrel aged release of 2014. The beer started as a strong dark amber saison brewed openly with the house yeast, later spending a year in five local whiskey casks plus one wine barrel. The maturation allowed the extraction of layered oak and spirit notes along with light brettanomyces development. Undercurrent finished malty yet dry with potent flavors. Named after a Blue Note gem by Kenny Drew. 8.9%

Jasmine Pils uses our recipe for the Engelberg but substitutes organic jasmine pearl tea for the late hop additions, creating a delicate floral aroma and slightly earthy tea notes in the flavor. To enhance this character, the beer was formulated to finish extra dry and the finish was softened a bit by adjusting the minerals in the water. 5.1%

Noel is a spiced winter seasonal with a grist loosely based on the Six, using rye but with sharper caramel malts for a contrasting edge to its light sweetness. The post-fermentation additions include small amounts of hallertauer hops, hyssop, grains of paradise, and muña muña, a pleasantly minty herb from the mountains of northern Argentina. The Noel shows complexity but remains drinkable thanks to an underlying brightness and easy finish. 6.3%

Oat Stout, made using the same British ale yeast as the Safe as Milk and Bitter, is a straightforward beer with an even balance of both roast and hop bitterness against a bit of malt heft, leaving it neither sweet nor dry. The flavor showcases chocolate malts over anything else, and it should serve as a solid beer going through the fall. 5.2%

Safe as Milk makes its third return, now as an autumn child, using a simple grist and exclusively hopped with Mt. Angel willamettes. Like the Bitter, Safe as Milk uses a characterful British ale yeast to produce an authentic tasting English style IPA with modest bitterness and a dry finish - ideal for session drinking. It's named after the great Captain Beefheart album and ready to enjoy with your favorite tunes. 6.6%

Upright Bitter is the first of a short series of draft-only beers fermented with our favorite British ale yeast. This one was made traditionally using flavorful malts and whole-leaf goldings hops. It's light but big floral aromatics and a smooth, slightly creamy body keep it satisfying. 3.9%