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:

Old News Saison was brewed for the annual Oregon Brewers Festival, blending the traditional spicy and fruity characteristics of the style with local hop flavors from a mix of amarillo, santiam, and willamette varieties. The light amber beer has a delicate balance and lightly lingering dry finish. 5.8%

Lactovasilios, our Berliner weisse style sour ale is back! This batch blends five oak casks matured well over one year with an additional barrel of plum laden Four, giving the otherwise simple brew a light layer of fruit in the flavor profile. Look for this release on draft, plus a small bottling as part of the breweries Sole Composition series later this summer! 3.7%
 
Marble Tulip Juicy Gruit is a new brew for Upright made for the North American Organic Brewers Festival. It features a hugely aromatic nose by way of replacing hops for a botanical blend of calendula, wild lettuce, white willow bark, and galangal. The light copper saison base is both fruity and spicy, finishing dry. 5.5%

Saison Vert is an open fermented wheat based brew made with black limes, giving the otherwise bright beer a darker flavor profile. Layered with spice, citrus, earth, and even walnut notes, Saison Vert goes down easily with tremendous nuance. Several kegs will see out of state distribution, so look for both locally and across the country. 6.5%

Lemongrass Saison was brewed for the 2014 Cheers to Belgian Beers Festival. The beer was formulated around the famous Dupont yeast strain, producing wonderful tropical notes to complement the lemongrass that shows heavily in the nose. A bit of wheat was worked in for extra body, and the beer drinks with a pleasant bite and tartness, finishing quite dry despite the sweet impression of the aroma. Look for it at Luc Lac downtown as a featured draft! 7%

Kolsch is a wonderful style of beer, being delicate but flavorful and exquisitely balanced. Our version for the spring showcases an especially tasty German malt evident in the nose along with deeply herbal Mt. Angel grown hallertauer hops. The finish is kept extra dry yet soft, yielding an authentic brew. 5%

Steamroller, an extra pale well hopped saison is back for 2014. The beer uses pilsener malt combined with a blend of perle, cascade, and centennial hops in the kettle, plus a light dryhopping of columbus to create a brew that's aromatic and flavorful but easy drinking at only 4.25%.