Upright Brewing

Microbrewery in Portland, Oregon, United States 🇺🇸
Associated with 2 Venues

Established in 2009

Closed in 2025

Contact
240 N Broadway, Suite 2, Portland, OR, 97227, United States
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Description
A true craft brewery specializing in French and Belgian inspired farmhouse style beers with a Pacific Northwest twist.

Upright Brewing specializes in truly handcrafted, small batch beers made with character.

The name references the primary instrument of Charles Mingus, the great musician whose compositions defied categorization.

At Upright the recipes and processes are decidedly unbound, yielding brews that share Mingus’ spirit of exercising creativity & craft.

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6.4/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
Bright and gold. Medium head. Light acidity, somewhat yeasty, on the sweet side. Yeah Upright's saisons fell off quite a bit over these last few years, unfortunately.
Tried on 12 Apr 2026 at 18:06

5.8/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 5 Overall 5.5
Clear. Fruity, sweet, meh, estery, kind of a mess.
Tried on 12 Apr 2026 at 17:45

8.1/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 8.5
Beautiful golden amber, thin head. Nice English-style yeast character, fruity, caramel malt. Then on the palate it’s hoppy, a bit of alcohol, resinous, the candied fruit notes come through the finish. Love that anglo-american character
Tried on 12 Apr 2026 at 17:44

7.1/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
Light haze, pale. Medium head. Tart. The wit spices come through, along with a touch of yeastyiness.
Tried on 12 Apr 2026 at 17:43

7.3/10 Appearance 7 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
Pale. Slight haze. Nice fruitiness from the spruce, soft malts body, light acidity. Well-balanced.
Tried on 12 Apr 2026 at 17:24

7/10 Appearance 7 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 7 Overall 7
Creamy white good mostly lasting head. yellow colour. Light malty and hoppy powerful bretty aroma. MOderate bitter very powerful bretty flavor. Average moderate bitter acetic finish. Oily palate and fizzy.
Tried from Bottle on 11 Apr 2026 at 18:30

6.9/10 Appearance 7 Aroma 6.5 Flavor 7 Texture 7 Overall 7
Hazy yellow body with white head. Malty and spice aroma. Spicy taste with a malt cookie bit. Spicy finish.
Tried from Draft at Saraveza on 07 Apr 2026 at 20:41

7.9/10 Appearance 7 Aroma 8 Flavor 8.5 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
Cloudy yellow body with white head. A little herb in the bready aroma. Malty taste with a hop edge and a bread finish
Tried from Draft at Saraveza on 25 Mar 2026 at 00:15

6.9/10 Appearance 7 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7
Shared with Josh during our trip to Festival of Dark Arts 2026.
Aroma: some farmhouse notes, fruity, a bit of spice.
Taste: along the same lines, quite bitter.
Overall: ok, not the best from them, unfortunately.
Tried from Draft at Loyal Legion on 13 Feb 2026 at 06:56

7.8/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 7.5 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
Dink pour with Josh during our trip to Festival of Dark Arts 2026.
Aroma: Belgian esters, green apples, a bit of spice.
Taste: along the same lines, good body, noticeable booze.
Overall: good for the style 👍
Tried from Draft at Upright Brewing Beer Station on 13 Feb 2026 at 01:56