Deranger Imperial Red won the Bronze & Space Stout took the Gold!  Here's a pic of the boys with the hardware.

Congratulations to all the winners at GABF!

Cheers

On tap today at 51st 

Hop Bale Pale

This year we used Amarillo hops from Yakima for our fresh hop offering. The hops were picked and then overnighted to us by our good friends at Gamache Family Farms. Amarillo hops are grown exclusively by the Gamache family- and we love them for. Amarillos are one of the signature hops in both our Green Elephant IPA and Workhorse IPA. These fresh hops have a bit different charachter than the dried variety giving this beer a uniquely fresh character. Cheers to the Harvest Season!

6.6% ABV

 ??? IBUs

O.G. 15 º Plato

On tap at Pizza Co 

Fresh Hop Organic Goodness

This year we were lucky enough to find Plough Monday Farm near Eugene and their Organic hops. These Organic Chinook Hops were used with all Organic Malt to create a slightly amber brew with great fresh hop flavors and aroma. First year hop farmers, Plough Monday picked these hops by hand and drove them to the brewery early one morning. We're particularly excited to see some new Organic hop varieties coming out of the Willamette Valey these days. Cheers to the Harvest Season.

5.9% ABV

 ??? IBUs

O.G. 14º Plato

Available at 51^st and Pizza Co.

Art Beer

The Portland Art Museum asked our Head Brewer to make a special beer based on a piece of art from their permenant collection. The painting Chad chose was Homesteaders Arthur Runquist 1939. The Work Progress Administration sponsored piece inspired Chad to brew a beer with sugar sources from the Pioneers' time and ferment it in a quasi-historical way. This amber ale uses not only traditional malted barley but also gets it's sugar from corn, molasses and Oregon clover honey. The beer was also fermented with a small portion of Oregon Oak to recreate the fermentation methods of yesteryear. This is truly a unique brew.

ABV 5.8%

IBU 30

OG 13

Also, please check out http://www.taplister.com/  A cool way to find your favorite beers around town or to see what's on tap at your local Portland watering hole.

We're off to Denver for the Great American Beer Festival. See you next week.

Chad

20% of all proceeds for the entire
day (open until 11pm) will benefit the Leukemia & Lymphoma
Society. Come for lunch, dinner, or live music from 630 – 830 p.m.

It's moving right along!  We plan to open very early October….more info to come soon!

Cheers!

A few months ago, I was asked if I'd like to brew a beer inspired by art at the Portland Art Museum. As brewers of so many seasonal, one off beers, we're always looking for outside inspiration in the development of a recipe. This idea was particularly intriguing to me. Though I've never been good with paint or brush art has always been an important part of my life. My wife has an art history degree, I've dabble with photography eventually finding that brewing was my best artistic expression.

One day, I was joined by brewers from Lompoc and Lucky Lab on a private tour of the museum by their staff. We had a great time looking at the collection at PAM and talking about how the works might be interpreted into beer. Sometimes it  was a stretch, others were more straightforward.

I chose a WPA work by Arthur Runquist called Homesteaders. I was intersted in focusing on a WPA piece and this one just seemed to make the most sense to me. You chance to try the beer and see the art comes on September 19th- the same day as Laurelfest. Should be lots of fun and I hope you'll make time to join us at both events.- Chad