Laurelwood Brewing Co.

Microbrewery in Portland, Oregon, United States 🇺🇸
Owned by Legacy Breweries Inc.
Associated with 3 Venues

Established in 2001

Contact
5115 NE Sandy Blvd, Portland, OR, 97213, United States
Description
First and foremost, Mike & Cathy opened Laurelwood as a reflection of what they wanted in a neighborhood restaurant. As the parents of young children, they wanted a family friendly environment that did not end and begin with being simply offered a high chair. As native Pacific Northwesterners, it was important to support our local farmers and purveyors & to support sustainability and the organic movement. As neighbors, it was important to create a place where friends and families could meet to have a relaxed dinner and a couple of drinks that supported their community. These are the factors that are most important to us and really help set us apart from other brewpubs and dining establishments.

Admin Note: In 2019, Laurelwood Brewing Co. was acquired by Legacy Breweries, Inc., parent company of Aspen Brewing and Ninkasi.

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Draught @ Bailey’s Taproom, Portland, OR. Pours dark orange with a smooth head. Aroma of grass, citrus, hay, pine, resin, herbal hops and hay. Taste is sweet, herbal and lemony with some hops, grass and grapefruit. Finish is lemony and sweetish with some herbal and grassy hops. A bit strange hop profile here.
Tried from Draft on 24 May 2016 at 22:38

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Have had from bottle and on tap. Pours out a copper amber topped with a sand head. Nose is sweet caramel malt some bread along with a nice hop addition. Taste is more of the caramel malt sweetness and a nice crisp hop balance.
Tried from Bottle on 05 May 2016 at 15:16

6.6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
On tap at Sassy’s. Pours a clear copper with medium frothy white head thst lasts. The aroma is floral and citrus. Medium mouth, earthy hop, light citrus, resin finish, good.
Tried from Draft on 02 May 2016 at 01:22

7.9/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 8.5
22oz bottle pours out dark brown to black topped with a small tan head. nose is coffee molasses dark chocolate nice big roast malts and a little vanilla. taste is more of the heavy roast malts some coffee chocolate molasses with a little hoppy bitterness on the end.
Tried from Bottle on 26 Apr 2016 at 22:44

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22 oz. bottle, pours black with a small tan head. Aroma brings out lots of espresso beans and roast. Flavour is along the same lines, with lots of espresso beans upfront, with a little roast and a touch of cocoa. Medium bodied and pretty monolithic. Very nice.
Tried from Bottle on 24 Apr 2016 at 12:20

6.6/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
Draught at St. Augustine’s, Vancouver
Hazy golden color, with creamy head. Mild aroma of citrusy hops. The mouthfeel is lean and the sweetness quite low, yet the malts are quite chewy, and despite the lighter color it shows a bit too much caramel; well, if this is still the original recipe, it would have been innovative back then, but today you can find crispier IPAs; strong bitterness, with hop resins and some chicory.
Good IPA.
Tried from Can on 18 Apr 2016 at 13:24

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On tap at St. Augustine's, pours a mostly clear golden with a small white head. Aroma brings out considerable citrus notes along with some moderate berry-like fruitiness. Flavour brings out citrus and piney hops upfront, followed by buttery bready malt. Lots of punch to this one. Nothing spectacular but it's well-made.
Tried from Draft on 06 Apr 2016 at 19:38

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Growler filled at Hop and Hound. Inning number 1. Golden oily pour with a patchy fizz head. Sweet fruity aroma and flavor. Tropical fruit. Pineapple maybe. Very tasty IPA. Creamy, and nearly no bitterness. Very easy drinking. Enjoyed this.
Tried from Growler on 04 Apr 2016 at 19:47

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Fresh hopped version at The Drake Eatery (Oct 2015). Aroma is very hoppy with piney and citrus. Taste is very fresh, hoppy bitterness. Excellent.
Tried on 26 Feb 2016 at 14:22

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Bottle - Skunky and herbal notes. Clear copper with a decent white head. Caramel and herbal, orange, light Skunky notes. Solid beer.
Tried from Bottle on 13 Feb 2016 at 00:36