Occidental Brewing

Microbrewery in Portland, Oregon, United States 🇺🇸
Associated Venue: Occidental Brewing

Established in 2011

Contact
6635 N Baltimore Ave, Unit 102, Portland, OR, 97203, United States
Description
Occidental Brewing Co. was founded in 2011 by Ben and Dan Engler with the goal of making well-balanced continental-style beers in the land of IPAs: Portland, Oregon. Finding a niche with beer drinkers who had grown tired of the hops arms race, we quickly grew (but not too much) with our lineup of approachable, sessionable, and award-winning ales and lagers. We began canning our core beers in 2013 and now bottle multiple seasonal offerings as well. Over the years we expanded our distribution from our Portland brewery to much of Oregon, Western Washington, Nevada, Idaho, and the occasional shipment to Japan. Look for Occidental beer in your local supermarket, bottle shop, bar or restaurant. Prost!

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6.4
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

473ml can. (4.5% ABV) Pours a hazy pale gold with a medium, frothy, short lived, white head that laces. Mild aroma of bready malt, lemon and earthy yeast. Sweet flavour of grainy pale malt, lemon, green apple, grass and metal with a dry, spicy hop finish. Light body with a watery texture and average carbonation. Not bad.

Tried from Can on 15 Apr 2018 at 05:08


8.4
Appearance - 10 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 10 | Overall - 7.5

Draught. Lightly hazy body with thick white head. Grass and biscuit aroma. Malt taste with a good hop edge. Very satisfying finish all over the tongue. Do they tin this?

Tried on 14 Apr 2018 at 02:19


6.4
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5

DrAft at loyal legion. Starts out in the zone, murky brown with a nice sugary aroma. Aroma is right there too, sugary sweet. Taste offers a hint of the barrels, some warmth and booziness , possibly filling in for a low ABV on the base. Solid, but lacks the all around fullness of it's Belgian brothers.

Tried from Draft on 13 Apr 2018 at 03:12


6.6
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

Pale yellow,small white head.Light perfumey nose.Spicy and perfumey hop profile

Tried on 24 Dec 2017 at 00:10


6.9
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6.5

Pint can picked up at Brewer’s Haven Boise. Pale golden color with a modest white head. Aroma is soft with grains and grass, a little sweet and malty. Missing the hops in the flavor, but a nice sweet grassy vibe and just a little fruitiness from the yeast. Light grains. Drinks really well.

Tried from Can on 28 Oct 2017 at 10:00


6
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6

Draft at PreFunk. Hazy copper color, small skin of head. Caramel, brown bread aroma. Taste too features these, a bit weaker than the native German style. Still excited to see this in the US.

Tried from Draft on 18 Oct 2017 at 18:58


5.5
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6

On tap at PreFunk Boise slight haze deep orange Amber. Soft light toasted malt aroma. Some caramel flavors but papery and bland.

Tried from Draft on 17 Oct 2017 at 18:03


6.9
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6.5

Draught. Amber with white head. Malty bready aroma. Fullish flavour, more malt with a light hop edge. Light finish

Tried on 30 Sep 2017 at 16:39


6.9
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5

Bottle from Brewers Haven. Dark amber with small creamy head . Malty aroma, dark brown bread. Taste is also centered on the malts, pumpernickel. On the darker side of the märzen spectrum.

Tried from Bottle on 25 Sep 2017 at 20:47


7
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8

Pale golden with a fizzy white head. Medium to thin body. Zesty hops. Light sweet grain. Very nice.

Tried on 23 Sep 2017 at 23:21