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

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

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%

The Hop and the Abstract Truth is the brewery's fresh hop brew for the 2013 harvest. Essentially a Belgian-style pale ale/saison hybrid, the beer uses a grist combining flavorful English malts with raw triticale from Payne Family Farms in nearby Carlton Oregon, yielding a light but complex base for the fresh goldings hops added at a rate of well over ten pounds per barrel. With a range of spicy and herbal notes, the beer covers some ground on the palate and is respectfully named after one of the greatest jazz albums of all time - The Blues and the Abstract Truth, by Oliver Nelson. 5.1%

Smoked Alt is our annual rauchbier. We flavor the malt using our own smoker, using a new wood and recipe each year while maintaining a German theme. This batch is based on a classic copper colored alt beer that included 220 pounds of malt smoked with oak barrel staves that previously held the Fantasia and Saison du Blodget, two different sour beers. The alt has a gentle nose of oak and apple with light perfume and floral notes, followed by a smooth palate where the smoke takes center stage without being overwhelming. The finish is very soft thanks to the water profile and an authentic yeast strain, and at only 4.5% this is the most drinkable rauchbier we've made yet.

Pale Ale might be one of the most popular styles of craft beer, but after four+ years this is Upright's first take on it. Favoring the classic profile of chinook and columbus hops over the current trend toward oddly tropical-tasting varieties, this pale should smell familiar with citrus and pine in the nose. It's also extra light in color and leans on the bitter side. 5.8%