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Portland Brewing Co. A pioneer of craft beer. Crafting #PortlandOriginals since 1986.

Portland isn’t just in our name, it’s in our blood. We were born from the creativity which the city thrives. Founded by industry pioneers who had no rules or playbook, nevertheless helping shape the Portland beer scene we love today. Everyday we pursue with the same passion and thirst that we had brewing our first beer in 1986. Our dedicated group of brewers brings that passion into every batch, seeking that new amazing flavor. From that passion, each beer is created to celebrate “Portland Originals” like you, who are the creators, old and new, who make up this beautiful city we call home.

Admin Note: Portland Brewing Company merged with Saxer Brewing Company in 2000. In 2004 they sold the company to Pyramid Breweries out of Seattle. The Portland Brewing facility was then renamed MacTarnahan's Brewing Company later that year. In 2008 Pyramid Brewing was acquired by Magic Hat Brewing. In 2010 Magic Hat was bought by North American Breweries. Finally in 2012 Florida Ice & Farm Co. (FIFCO USA) acquired North American Breweries and with it the Portland Brewing brand. In 2013, FIFCO announced it would go back to the Portland Brewing Company name in order to better capitalize on the brands original roots.
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johnnnniee (7623) reviewed
Full Bloom Craft Lager from Portland Brewing Company
13 years ago
5.4/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 4 Texture 6 Overall 5.5
Pours a slightly hazy light golden color with a huge bubbly white head that displays moderate retention and lace. Smells of light grains with a hint of honey sweetness, floral earthy hops with a touch of buttery soap? The flavor is sweet and malty with hints of butterscotch and a really unbalanced earthy spicy citric hop bite. Medium body with a moderate level of carbonation and a sweet almost tart mouthfeel. I wanted to like this but I just didn’t. A sweet unattenuated brew with a hop bill that doesn’t mesh at all with the beer style.
Tried on 04 May 2013 at 20:03
Ibrew2or3 (10892) reviewed
Goose Bump from Portland Brewing Company
13 years ago
7.2/10 — Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 8
22oz bomber pours with a dark body that supports a mocha colored head of foam. The aroma offers up earthy malts, dark roasted malts, earthy coffee and a dash of sweet malts. The taste has nice layers of dark roasted malts, dark roasted coffee and earthy milk chocolate along with a smattering of malt sweetness here and there. It approaches being burnt with black patent malts midway and into the finish. Pretty nice, this.
Tried on 29 Apr 2013 at 19:15
superspak (10155) reviewed
Goose Bump from Portland Brewing Company
13 years ago
7.3/10 — Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7
22 ounce bottle into snifter, no bottle dating. Pours fairly pitch black color with a 1 finger dense dark tan head with good retention, that reduces to a thin cap that lingers. Nice spotty soapy lacing clings on the glass. Aromas of dark chocolate, roasted coffee, cocoa, roasted malt, char, toast, floral, pine, and roasted earthiness. Nice aromas with good strength and balance of roasted malt and coffee notes; decent complexity. Taste of dark chocolate, roasted coffee, roasted malt, cocoa, light char, floral, pine, and roasted earthiness. Light roasted coffee and pine bitterness on the finish; with lingering notes of chocolate, coffee, roasted malt, char, toast, dark bread, floral, pine, and roasted earthiness on the finish for a good bit. Nice balance of roasted malt and coffee flavors; with a fair amount of robustness and zero cloying flavors present after the finish. Medium carbonation and body; with a fairly creamy and lightly prickly mouthfeel that is good. Alcohol is very well hidden with only a slight warming noticed after the finish. Overall this is a pretty good imperial stout. Not very complex; but has a good balance of dark malt and coffee flavors; and is very smooth to sip on. An enjoyable offering.
Tried from Bottle on 21 Mar 2013 at 21:47
jgb9348 (12478) reviewed
Goose Bump from Portland Brewing Company
13 years ago
7/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 8 Texture 6 Overall 7
Deep dark brown coloured body with a thinnish, one centimetre tall tan head. Aroma of roasted malt, nuts, earth, vanilla, prunes and quite a bit of unfinished sugars. Medium to Full-bodied; Strong roasty malt flavours with some lighter prunes, plums, raisins and a pungent coffee kick with a hint of anise and licorice. Aftertaste shows some thinness - with the body not as robust as most imperial stouts, this shows more of a baltic porter flavour and profile with some good roasty and caramelised sugar flavours. Overall, a decent beer - but not a decent Imperial Stout - also the coffee and vanilla flavours are very muted. I sampled this 65 cL bottle purchased from Liqour Collection in Honoulu, Oahu, Hawaii on 10-December-2012 for US$4.75 (great deal!) sampled at home back on the mainland in Washington on 17-March-2013.
Tried from Bottle on 17 Mar 2013 at 21:46
Dogbrick (24514) reviewed
Goose Bump from Portland Brewing Company
13 years ago
7.5/10 — Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 8 Texture 6 Overall 8
Sample at the Seattle brewpub. Brownish-black pour with a medium tan head that diminishes slowly. Partial rings of lacing on the glass. Aroma of roasted malt and coffee. Medium to full body with a roasty character and flavors of black coffee, malt and hops. The finish is dry with a lingering roast coffee aftertaste. Above average overall.
Tried on 12 Mar 2013 at 20:18
bb (19143) reviewed
IPA from Portland Brewing Company
13 years ago
6.1/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
Draft. Amber beer with a dark cream head. Spice and light citrus aroma. Spice and light grapefruit flavor. Medium bodied. OK bitterness. Spice and grapefruit linger with light malt.
Tried from Draft on 10 Mar 2013 at 10:45
bb (19143) reviewed
Rose Hip Gold from Portland Brewing Company
13 years ago
6.5/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7
Draft. Amber beer with a cream head. Light spice aroma. Yeast and malt flavor with light spice and light fruitiness. Medium bodied. Yeast and malt linger with light fruitiness and light floral notes.
Tried from Draft on 10 Mar 2013 at 10:42
Douglas88 (7980) reviewed
Rose Hip Gold from Portland Brewing Company
13 years ago
6.4/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 7.5
12 ounce bottle. Pours a clear golden color with a medium white head. A nice sweet candy and floral nose. Pretty smooth flavors, some biscuit, sugar, corn, big rose. Certainly a little rose goes a long way here. This beer works.
Tried from Bottle on 07 Mar 2013 at 23:01
Sledutah (12649) reviewed
Rose Hip Gold from Portland Brewing Company
13 years ago
6.8/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7
12oz bottle picked up at the state store
Appearance: Pours clear golden with small white head that dissipates quickly
Aroma: Floral, banana, clove and spices
Taste: Belgian yeast, herbal and bitter floral, dry
Nice and refreshing, the wife is going to finish the glass.
Tried from Bottle on 03 Mar 2013 at 17:27
bhensonb (23077) reviewed
Oyster Stout from Portland Brewing Company
13 years ago
6.8/10 — Appearance 8 Aroma 5 Flavor 6 Texture 8 Overall 8
Tap at Capital Beerfest 2013. Pours black with a slight tan head. Aroma of slightly sour dark malt. Med body. Flavor is dry burnt dark malt, which is slightly sour - and somewhat chocolately. Finishes smooth and dry.
Tried from Draft on 03 Mar 2013 at 10:00