About
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.
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.
7.6/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
On tap at Concordia Ale House for IIPA fest in late July 09. Pale yellow color. I was very surprised at how pale this beer looked as it easily could have fooled me for BMC, but that is where the similarities end. Big piney, citrusy nose. Big hop assault with the first sip, then malty backbone evens things out before a big bad ass hoppy finish. Extremely well balanced, highly drinkable, great depth. Superbly executed. My choice of the fest
Tried
from Draft
on 05 Aug 2009
at 19:52
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bomber from Liquid Solutions. Pours rather orange amber with a decent white head. Firm citrus aroma. Medium plus body with spritely carbonation. Flavor is citrus rind, and florality over mild caramel. Very clean. Finishes quite bitter. Very delightful.
Tried
on 11 Jul 2009
at 19:45
7.8/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bomber from Liquid Solutions. Pours quite black with a four finger tan head. Lots of coffee and chocolate in the aroma. Body is a bit thinner than anticipated. Carbonation is mild. Flavor is harshish coffee and darkly toasted malts, or perhaps grains is more correct in this case. Coffee tends to dominate the chocolate which is more noticeable in the finish. Really a joy to drink.
Tried
on 07 Jul 2009
at 21:14
6.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 7
Bomber from Liquid Solutions. Pours orange gold with a frothy off-white head. Floral/citrus aromas. Medium body with frothy carbonation. Pretty fair amount of hop bitter, with some backing caramel. Quite pleasant. Floral notes stick into the finish. A good bitter beer. Not harsh, but not wimpy.
Tried
on 23 Jun 2009
at 21:39
7.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Bomber from Liquid Solutions. Pours amber with an off-white/beige head. Aroma is floral over roasted malt. Medium body with frothy carbonation. Flavor is fruity, malty, definitely bitter. Then in the end it’s really bitter. A good drinkable ale. A bit of sweetness up front, but pretty much gone in the finish.
Tried
on 13 Jun 2009
at 19:20
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Draught. Poured deep brown iwht off white head. Malty aroma, with a bit of oil and chocolate. Malty flavour, with chocolate and roast notes. A little bit of oil as well, that went away as the beer warmed. Lingering roast finish
Tried
on 26 Apr 2009
at 17:23
6.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Draught. Poured amber with thick white head that quickly dissipated. Some lacing. Faint malty aroma, that became more pronounced as the beer warmed. Light malty flavour with a bit of a hop finish. This ought to be served at cool room temperature to bring out its best qualities.
Tried
on 12 Apr 2009
at 18:43
7.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Sampled at Toronado 2009 Barleywine Festival. Pours slightly hazy deep gold with thin off white head. It has a pleasing aroma of dark fruity esters and toffee/butterscotch that works well here. I also get mild roasted malts too. The taste is much the same with a pulse of dark fruity esters followed by toffee and butterscotch that quickly becomes too much by midway. It becomes smooth and dry into the finish. The toffee is a bit too much for me right now, likely based on some palate fatigue.
Tried
on 22 Feb 2009
at 22:13
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 8
Draft. Amber beer with an off-white head. Hoppy pine aroma with sweet malt. Caramel and brown sugar flavor with sweet malt and pine backing. Medium-plus bodied. Caramel and pine lingers with some earthiness and slight citrus.
Tried
from Draft
on 20 Feb 2009
at 18:54
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
KLCC Microbrewfest ’09: Dark brown pour with a nice brown head. Aroms is roasty, coffee, and cocoa. Flavor is heavy in roast, coffee, dry and smokey. A little touch of bitters.
Tried
on 10 Feb 2009
at 14:05