At Upright one beer is produced year round specifically for draft, the Engelberg Pilsener. It's made in a 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:

Belgian Blonde is a bright, dry beer with tons of aromatics from a mix of sterling, ultra, and columbia hops, along with earthy and fruity notes from a farmhouse ale yeast much more forward than our usual house saison strain. The light beer is stronger than it seems at 7.1%.

English Pale is a strong interpretation of a classic pub beer. We started with some excellent British malts and added two interesting hop varieties from the UK - admiral and progress, the latter showing dark herbal and savory notes. A pinch of local willamette hops brightens the aroma a bit in this beer that is really a showcase for open fermentation using classic British ale yeast, where a combination of ingredient driven flavors and an attractive ester profile blend together. 6.2%

Roggenbier is a traditional German style, one of the few we've had yet to brew. Essentially a dark hefe with rye replacing the wheat, the beer shows the classic aromas and flavors associated with hefe but leans spicy with clove notes. The beer has some residual sugar but that spice along with a pleasant acidity and lively carbonation bring the beer balance. 4.35%

Urban Farmhouse Ale may sound odd as it's the flagship beer from the Commons Brewery here in Portland, but it's no mistake! Lead brewer Sean Burke came up with the idea of swapping recipes to our light saisons, where we could openly ferment their UFA and they'd run our Four through their closed conical tanks. This is not only a twist on a collaboration, but an educational experience to see how differences in fermenter design affect beer profiles. You can try a set of the beers brewed at their respective breweries plus the swapped versions side by side at Saraveza Friday the 12th! 5.25%

Spollen Angel is a Belgian-style tripel – a fitting style to pay tribute to one of our favorite brewers, Chris Spollen. The crew here met him during his days at Amnesia up the street from us, but he’s played a big part in making Oregon beer great for much longer. More important than his contributions to the brewing community is Chris’ special personality that makes him a true blast to crush a couple beers with. The Spollen Angel is one we think he’d enjoy sharing – with a big spicy nose and well integrated layers of malt, hops, and yeast notes. 9.4%

Winter Stout, a mid-November release, was brewed using our house saison yeast but unlike the coffee stout maintains some residual sugars, allowing us to pack in a grip of perle, magnum, nugget, and willamette hops. A cooling mint chocolate character makes it perfect for sipping on as the days grow colder into winter. 6.7%

Coffee Stout is back as a draft-only release this year. Formulated around a distinctly flavorful base malt, maturing 11 months in barrels and then being blended with 2% by volume cold press coffee courtesy of Extracto Coffee Roasters, the strong yet dry beer shows a complex mix of slate, ash, grape, rainier cherry, and dark pepper notes. A slightly oily mouthfeel offsets the dryness, making this open fermented stout one to drink freely or sip slowly. 7.25%

Todo Modo returns after two years. The extra light session saison is fermented with a fruitier yeast than the house strain, and this batch differs from the previous by incorporating a bit of wheat and a new hop variety named equinox, lending the beer a strong nose and smooth bitterness. 3.8%

Smoked Oktoberfest follows our annual tradition of producing a rauchbier in a German style. Using our malt-specific smoker we transformed over 200 pounds of pils malt with alder wood, the most forward variety we've tried yet. The burnt orange colored brew smells like the classics from Bamberg but shows more delicately on the palate, with bright flavors, a smooth profile, and soft finish. 6%

Boom Biddy Bine Bine is an extra smooth fresh hop saison made with hallertau from Annen Brothers farm. That's a low oil variety that along with a cool open fermentation yielded a delicate brew with great mid-palate balance, finishing with a touch of malt character and pleasant mineral/metallic notes, combining historic and modern flavors. 5.6%

Barrel Konducta Vol. 1 was formulated with Rick Nelson from the Oedipus Brewery in Amsterdam. Based on one of his own rye beers, this collaboration has a grist of two-row, wheat, and roasted rye which dominates in the nose. French Aramis and Nelson Sauvin hops from New Zealand are used in the kettle and as a light dryhop, giving the brew layers of flavor. The dry finish is offset a bit by the bigger mouthfeel lent by the rye. Look for two different barrel aged versions (vol. 2 & 3) with blackberry and nectarine in 2015 and 2016! 5.25%