WHERE WE’VE BEEN

The good, the bad and the ugly, these are one-off beers that we have no intention of making again. But, who knows, it’s hard to turn down a good beer!

The Graveyard

GRAYSCALE

COFFEE VIENNA LAGER

We joined forces with our pals at Modern Times to brew up Grayscale Coffee Vienna Lager to celebrate the 10th Anniversary of our dear pals at The Beermongers.

Malts: Weyermann Pils, Munich & Vienna
Hops: German Tettnang
Yeast: Imperial Pilgrimage
OG: 1.047
ABV: 5.3

DEVIL & THE BLACKBERRY

BARREL FERMENTED SAISON

According to legend, when Lucifer was cast out of heaven, he fell onto a blackberry bush, whereupon he cursed the fruit for eternity. This is a saison fermented in a Pinot Barrel w/ blackberries. Now that’s evil!

Malts: Pilsner, Wheat and Jasmine Rice
Hops: Santiam & Sterling
Yeast: Wyeast 3726
OG: 1.061
ABV: 7.8

WOODWORKER

PRIMEVAL BROWN

We aged our Primeval Hoppy Brown ale in Elijah Craig 12 Year bourbon barrels for 3 months. Cocoa, toffee, candied citrus, rich malt, vanilla, oak, dreams and unicorns.

Malts: 2-Row, Crystal 40, Dextra Pils & Chocolate
Hops: Nugget, Cascade & Centennial
Yeast: Imperial Independence
OG: 1.072
ABV: 7.9

NINETY-BOB

SCOTTISH EXPORT ALE

Aromas of toffee, nuts, and dark fruit from rich and chewy English malts balance nicely with a slightly sweet but dry bread crust finish. Recipe by our brewer/eye candy Sean Rubbo.

Malts: Golden Promise, Carastan & Roast
Hops: German Northern Brewer
Yeast: Wyeast 1728
OG: 1.046
ABV: 6

THUNDER GNOME

BELGO-AMERICAN IPA

We collaborated with our friends at Fatheads Brewing on this huge, fruit and piney Belgo-American IPA. Loads of boutique hops and high fermentation temps epically conjoin the best of both worlds.

Malts: Golden Promise, Pils, Oats & Cane Sugar
Hops: Citra, Mosaic & Equinox
Yeast: Wyeast 3726
OG: 1.067
ABV: 7.1

FINAL STRAW

JASMINE RICE SAISION

Brewed with over 100 lbs of Jasmine Rice , this beer was a pain to brew. But the huge spicy, floral and fruity aromas and flavors and a super dry finish make this beer well worth the effort.

Malts: Pilsner, Wheat and Jasmine Rice
Hops: Santiam & Sterling
Yeast: Wyeast 3726
OG: 1.061
ABV: 7.5

GR. GRANDPA’S BREAKFAST

COCOA/BOURBON IMP. STOUT

Our Iniquitous Imperial Stout with bourbon infused cocoa nibs—chocolate, bourbon & vanilla dominate. And just like Great Grandpa himself, it’s a lot meaner than it looks.

Malts: 2-Row, C-40, Black, Roast & Choc.
Hops: Nugget & Cascade
Yeast: Imperial Independence
OG: 1.083
ABV: 9.5

EVERLIGHT

AMERICAN SAISON

Brewed with 100% pils malt w/ Pacific NW grown Citra & Amarillo hops, Everlight delivers huge citrus & tropical aromas that compliments the fruity and spicy Belgian yeast.

Malts: Gambrinus Pilsner
Hops: Citra & Amarillo
Yeast: Wyeast 3726
OG: 1.048
ABV: 5.2

INIQUITOUS

IMPERIAL STOUT

In·iq·ui·tous: grossly unfair and morally wrong. Example: an iniquitous double version of our Noble Oatmeal Stout. Synonyms: black, dark, evil, immoral, bad, vicious, villainous, wicked. First Use: 1726.

Malts: 2-Row, Munich, Black & Chocolate
Hops: Nugget & Cascade
Yeast: Wyeast 1272
OG: 1.084
ABV: 8.4

DARK BUFFALO

BELGIAN DARK W/ ORANGE PEEL

Brewed for Portland’s Cheers to Belgian Beers festival, Dark Buffalo is a Belgo-American dark ale brewed with Cara cara oranges with hints of cocoa & dark fruits with a crisp & dry finish.

Malts: 2-Row, C-40, Dex, Choc. & Sucanat Sugar
Hops: N. Brewer, Cascade
Yeast: Wyeast 1762
OG: 1.059
ABV: 5.8%

IMPERIAL BLITZ

UNCUT AMERICAN LAGER

Collaboratively brewed for the Craft Brewers Conference with Ecliptic, Gigantic, Old Town, Burnside, Basecamp, Lompoc & Widmer, it tastes like the greatest cheap beer you’ve ever had in the 80’s!

Malts: Premium 2-Row and Yellow Corn
Hops: Cascade & Cluster
Yeast: Wyeast 2124
OG: ??
ABV: 6.5

DELIGHT

BELGIAN BLOND ALE

Delight is a Belgian style blond ale with big aromas of Honeycrisp apple, sweet bread & candied orange with a dry and warming finish. A beer designed to leave a smile on your face!

Malts: Gambrinus Pils, Wheat, Munich & cane sugar
Hops: N. Brewer, Willamette & Saaz
Yeast: Imperial Rustic
OG: 1.067
ABV: 7.5%

WESTERN

INDIA PALE LAGER

Western IPL is a hopped up version of our Eastside pilsner. We added a ton of Cascade hops to bring out big notes of grapefruit, pine and hop spice and a touch of crystal malt to sweeten things up.

Malts: Best Pilsen, C-30, & Bob's Raw Oats
Hops: Santiam, Czech Saaz & Cascade
Yeast: BSI Andech's Lager
OG: 1.060
ABV: 6.3

COWABUNGA

MILK STOUT

Did you know the state beverage in Oregon is not beer, but milk? We’re offended too. But that just encouraged us to milkify beer by adding milk sugar to our Noble Stout!

Malts: 2-Row, Munich, Black & Chocolate
Hops: Nugget & Cascade
Yeast: Wyeast 1272
OG: 1.062
ABV: 6.3

TRICKSTER

AMERICAN FARMHOUSE

With huge aromas of bubblegum, fruit, spice and perfume, Trickster starts like a Belgian amber saison and finishes like an American pale ale. Cascade hops give it that classic West Coast kick!

Malts: Pilsner, Munich, C-60 & Mid. Wheat
Hops: Cascade
Yeast: WYEAST 3726
OG: 1.055
ABV: 6

HANGED MAN

SESSION CDA

We collaborated with rockers Holy Grove for The Maltball music & beerfest. Cold steeped roasted wheat and 6.66 lbs of Columbus in the dryhop make for a dark, dank and drinkable Session CDA.

Malts: Maris Otter, Munich, C-40 & Mid. Wheat
Hops: Nugget, Chinook and Columbus
Yeast: Wyeast 1272
OG: 1.051
ABV: 5.1

EXBEERIMENT IPA

INVINCIBLE IPA w/ BRETT

A very small batch of our Invincible IPA fermented w/ Brettanomyces Bruxellensis, instead of our house ale yeast. This wild Belgian yeast adds huge flavors of pineapple & mango with a slight rustic tartness.

Malts: 2-Row & Crystal 60° L
Hops: N. Brewer, Cascade, Centennial & Amarillo
Yeast: Brett Trois
OG: 1.067
ABV: 6.7

HOP-LIC

HEFEWEIZEN

For Collabofest 2015, we partnered with Hopworks Urban Brewery on a traditional Bavarian Hefeweizen. We then dryhopped it with Citra and El Dorado hops in second use bourbon and brandy barrels.

Malts: Organic Wheat, 2-Row, Pils & Oats
Hops: Organic El Dorado & Organic Citra
Yeast: WLP 300
OG: 1.053
ABV: 5.5

CASK THUNDERBOLT

ROBUST PORTER w/ VANILLA BEAN

Our first Cask beer! We took our Thunderbolt Oatmeal Porter and cask-conditioned it with fresh whole vanilla beans. Super aromatic and slightly chewy with flavors of bitter cocoa, nuts and sweet vanilla.

Malts: 2-Row, Vienna, Chocolate, Dextrapils & Oats
Hops: Nugget & Willamette
Yeast: Wyeast 1272
OG: 1.068
ABV: 6.8

WOODWORKER

OLD BLOOD & GUTS

American Barleywine aged in Elijah Craig 12 Year bourbon barrels. Flavors of oak and vanilla bring balance & complexity. Also available in bottles to go for $12.

Malts: Marris Otter, 2-Row, C-60 & C-120
Hops: Chinook, Centennial, Columbus & Amarillo
Yeast: Imperial Independence
OG: 1.103
ABV: 11.4

THE GREAT BEAR

BEECHWOOD AGED RED ALE

Brewed for Portland’s Holiday Ale Fest, we aged our Arctos Winter Red on German Beechwood leftover from our taproom buildout—sweet malt, wood, spice and pine throughout.

Malts: 2-Row, Vienna, Crystal and Chocolate
Hops: Chinook, Cascade, Centennial & Will.
Yeast: Wyeast 1272
OG: 1.062
ABV: 6.5

OLD BLOOD & GUTS

DRYHOPPED BARLEYWINE

Rich british malts and loads of NW hops make a big, but balanced, barleywine style ale. This beer finishes dry with a subtle alcohol spice that lingers…think of it as a big ‘ol cuddly bear hug of a beer.

Malts: Marris Otter, 2-Row, C-60 & C-120
Hops: Chinook, Centennial, Columbus & Amarillo
Yeast: WYEAST 1272
OG: 1.103
ABV: 11.4

THE CROSBY SHOW NITRO

Session IPA

We partnered with our friends at Crosby Hop Farms for this one-off session IPA. They came up with a secret hop blend and let us test-drive it in our brewhouse.  Sshhh, it’s a secret!

Malts: Premium 2-Row
Hops: Crosby Hop Blend 001
Yeast: Wyeast 1272
OG: 1.046
ABV: 5.2

STAY FRESH

Fresh Hop Ultbier

Cold-fermented German style alt with 80 lbs of fresh Ultra hops. Malt flavors of sweet bread and toast balance with the floral, spicy and grassy crispness that can only come rom freshly picked hops.

Malts: Best Pilsen, Munich, C-60 & Midnight Wheat
Hops: N. Brewer and Fresh Ultra
Yeast: WLP 029
OG: 1.057
ABV: 6.7

RAD SUMMER

LEMONADE RADLER

Our Ultra Summer Ale with Organic Lemonade. Light, crisp, refreshing and thirst-quenching, it goes great with the typically Rad Portland summer! Part of our ongoing Infusion Series.

Malts: Premium 2-Row Pale
Hops: Ultra, Ultra & More Ultra
Yeast: Wyeast 1272
OG: 1.050
ABV: 3.5

PRIMEVAL BRUIN

BROWN ALE & SOUR BLEND

For our Grand Opening Extravaganzacon we blended a barrel-aged sour with our Primeval Brown Ale. Northwest Brown Ale with a sour attitude, if us and an Oud Bruin had a baby, this would be it!

Malts: Pale, Dextrin, Crystal, Wheat & Chocolate
Hops: Nugget, Cascade & Centennial
Yeast: Wyeast 1272
OG: 1.072
ABV: 6.8

BENDER BLEND

NOBLE STOUT w/ COFFEE

For our Grand Opening Extravaganzacon we added cold-pressed Cellar Door coffee to our Noble Oatmeal Stout. Part of our ongoing Infusion Series. Should sporadically return to the taproom.

Malts: 2-Row, Munich, Black & Chocolate
Hops: Nugget & Cascade
Yeast: Wyeast 1272
OG: 1.062
ABV: ?

BAERWEISER

BEACHWOOD AGED CREAM ALE

For our Grand Opening Extravaganzacon we aged our Cavalier Classic Cream Ale on German beachwood scraps leftover from our bartop, tables and benches. This one may come back someday!

Malts: 2-Row, Dextrin & Basmati Rice
Hops: Czech Saaz & Cascade
Yeast: Wyeast 1272
OG: 1.056
ABV: 4.2

LEMMY CRANMISTER

CRAN & LEMON SHANDY

For our Grand Opening Extravaganzacon we added cranberry and lemonade to our Cavalier Classic Cream Ale. Part of our ongoing Infusion Series. Look for it’s return in the summer!

Malts: 2-Row, Dextrin & Basmati Rice
Hops: Czech Saaz & Cascade
Yeast: Wyeast 1272
OG: 1.056
ABV: 4.2

HALEWIJN

BELGIAN HELL-WINE

A big, bad, bruiser of a beer, our Belgian Golden Strong is as evil as they come. So fruity and bone-dry, yet soo devilishly strong. Careful with this one, it’ll sneak up on you!

Malts: Pilsner, Wheat, Munich & cane sugar
Hops: Ultra
Yeast: Wyeast 3522
OG: 1.080
ABV: 9.2