Hopworks Brewery

Microbrewery in Portland, Oregon, United States 🇺🇸
Associated with 3 Venues

Established in 2008

Contact
2944 SE Powell Blvd, Portland, OR, 97202, United States
Description
Oregon's First and Only B Corp Brewery. Founded in 2008.
Beer as a force for good.

Hopworks was founded in 2007 by our Brewmaster, Christian Ettinger. He started brewing in his parent’s kitchen during his first summer break in college and it didn’t take long to decide he would open his own brewpub.

With locally-sourced, organic and Salmon-Safe hops, our 20-barrel brewery produces 10,000 barrels of beer per year for our two brewpubs, airport brewpub, and for distribution throughout Cascadia and beyond. From composting to salvaged materials, and pervious pavers to hand dryers, we’ve made every effort to protect our planet with thoughtful alternatives to the status quo.

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7.6
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7.5 | Flavor - 7.5 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 8

Can to becher glass.
Appearance: golden yellow color with a fair transparency about it and a two finger white foamy head which dissipated nicely to leave some light lace
Aroma: bready/biscuity malts bounce over top of some light honey tones with a mild pop of some light lemony hop tones
Flavor: wraps up the prior mentioned aromas nicely to a mild semi-sweetness; subtle aftertaste of the malts
Texture: light bodied, very sessionable; finishes crisp and quaint with the malts
Overall: pretty good as a some kind of pilsener, don't ask me which one but it doesn't matter too much as I believe this would be a great grill side beer this Summer.

Tried from Can on 28 Jan 2026 at 17:32


7.5
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6.5 | Flavor - 7.5 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8

Can to becher glass.
Appearance: semi-murky golden amber color with a sly transparency near the sides of the glass with a two and a half fingers of white foamy head which slid off at a decent pace; light lace
Aroma: huge amounts of piney hops flowing over some citrusy hops and blending with a clean caramel/toffee malty underneath
Flavor: blends all the prior noted aromas up to a nice bittersweet meshing then has a mild citrusy & malty aftertaste
Texture: light to medium bodied with a fair sessionability about it; finishes semi-crisp with the piney hops and caramel/toffee malts
Overall: I'd say a nicely done WC styled IPA I would be willing to come back to.

Tried from Can on 28 Jan 2026 at 17:12


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

Can to English pint glass.
Appearance: murky orange to brown color with a two and a half fingers of white foamy head which slid off at a nice pace, light messy lace on the glass
Aroma: lots of sweet citrusy tones, some orange pulp-like vibe, light grassy tones and a bit of a stiff malt
Flavor: more bitter than bittersweet, but tries to bring in more of a balanced "bittersweet" tone to it, to me that never truly happens; light aftertaste of citrusy hops and malts
Texture: light to medium bodied, some sessionability to this; finishes malty and semi-citrusy
Overall: in a world full of IPA's, I'm not exactly sure how much I really want to have this again, maybe if someone handed me a can

Tried from Can on 28 Jan 2026 at 17:05


7.5
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7.5 | Flavor - 7.5 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 7.5

Can to nonic glass.
Appearance: dark brown close to black color with two fingers worth of eggshell white foamy head which slid off nicely to leave some light lace
Aroma: roasted malts, light coffee, gentle honey, light earthy hops underneath
Flavor: mirrors the aromas fairly sweet with a gentle roast coming in for balance, mild aftertaste of honey, roastiness and a touch of milk chocolate
Texture: light to medium bodied, some sessionability about it, some smoothness but also light roasty grip on the tongue; finishes with the honey and roastiness
Overall: pretty nicely done porter I'd be willing to come back to.

Tried from Can on 28 Jan 2026 at 16:59


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

Pint can. Orange aroma with notes of tangerine, papaya, pineapple, mango, grapefruit and pine resiny hops. Pours hazy golden-orange colored with a large off white head that has excellent retention and good lacing. Starts with juicy orange, tangerine, mango and papaya flavors. Finishes dry but still smooth with pineapple, grapefruit and pine resiny hop flavors. Solid fresh hazy.

Tried from Can from Freedom Liquor on 25 Jan 2026 at 09:16


8
Appearance - 9 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

Hazy orange body with big white head. Fruity aroma. Fruity taste with some sweetness. Long finish. Some flavours clashed

Tried from Can at Belmont Station on 03 Dec 2025 at 01:56


7.1
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 7

16oz can from Boise Co-op. Hazy yellow pour, big, billowing foamy head. Fruity, tropical aroma, melon, peach. Taste leans more on the tropical flavors, melon, mango, with mild stone fruit notes throughout .

Tried from Can from Boise Co-Op - The Village on 16 Nov 2025 at 08:24


7.1
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 7

12oz can from Boise Co-op. Clear golden pour, one finger foamy white head. Hoppy aroma, fruit rind, floral. Taste amps up the floral notes, soapy, lemon zest. Mildly dry and quick finish.

Tried from Can from Boise Co-Op - The Village on 26 Oct 2025 at 02:54


5.8
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5.5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

Can from Total Wine in Vacaville, CA. Pours clear bright gold with a white head. Aroma is light honey notes over pale malt. Med body. It's not really sweet, but not very bitter either. Honey seems to be the main flavor. Some light grassy herb seems to provide a little bitterness. Actually good flavor for what it is - blonde ale.

Tried from Can from Total Wine & More - Vacaville, CA on 29 Jul 2025 at 23:50


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

On Tap Clear deep golden pour with a thick dense off-white head. A little light toasted malts, mild smooth subtle clean malts. i suppose a touch of the claimed tangerine. Lacking much hop character. Not sure I would call it "Ferocious"

Tried from Draft on 25 Jul 2025 at 23:07