Upright Brewing
Microbrewery
in Portland,
Oregon,
United States 🇺🇸
Associated with 2 Venues
Established in 2009
Closed in 2025
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.
BeerPlace (11108) reviewed The Last Saison from Upright Brewing 2 months ago
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.
BeerPlace (11108) reviewed Super Tripel from Upright Brewing 2 months ago
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 👍
BeerPlace (11108) reviewed Barleywine (2022-) from Upright Brewing 2 months ago
Appearance - 9 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7.5 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 7.5
Shared with Josh during our trip to Festival of Dark Arts 2026. 9.5% ABV.
Aroma: malty, hoppy, bold, some caramel.
Taste: along the same lines, on the thinner side. Finishes with noticeable hoppy bitterness.
Overall: good American BW.
BeerPlace (11108) reviewed Spruce Gose from Upright Brewing 2 months ago
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 8
Shared with Josh during our trip to Festival of Dark Arts 2026.
Aroma: funky, someoak and spice.
Taste: along the same lines, a lot of spruce and floral notes, but it's very balanced.
Overall: nice one.
BeerPlace (11108) reviewed Foeder Wit from Upright Brewing 2 months ago
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 7.5
Shared with Josh during our trip to Festival of Dark Arts 2026.
Aroma: smells like Belgian saison, some spicy notes, some oak.
Taste: along the same lines, a bit funky and crispy. Slightly bitter in the end.
Overall: good one.
Oakes (33770) reviewed Bourbon Barrel Six from Upright Brewing 2 months ago
Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 5
Dullish pale brown, thin head. Acetic, off, the barrels aren’t helping and this is just a weak, vinegary sort of beer, with more booziness in the finish. I hope this isn’t my last Upright.
Troopie (5756) reviewed Barleywine from Upright Brewing 3 months ago
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 9 | Overall - 8
English style barley wine I was told. Dark amber with white head that collapses. Malty aroma, very full. Malty taste with toast notes, Wine like feeling.
Troopie (5756) reviewed The Last Saison from Upright Brewing 3 months ago
Appearance - 10 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
Yellow body with thick white head. Very light spicy aroma. Full spice and malt aroma, mouth filling. Pleasant and full finish. 'N goed boerhuis bier.
Fules (2631) reviewed Heart's Beat from Upright Brewing 4 months ago
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 7.5 | Flavor - 8.5 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5
Kicsi, gyorsan elolvadó hab, sötétvörös szín. Vörösboros, savanykás, meggyes, enyhén istállós illat. Savanyú, meggyes, istállós, vörösboros, hordós, gabonás ízek. Közepesen testes, közepesen szénsavas, nem keserű. Nagyon finom.
tfontana (7512) reviewed Kopstootje from Upright Brewing 5 months ago
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 7.5 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
Bottle shared by ClarkVV--Thanks Clark! Hazy, light brown, ring of head, light lacing. Aroma is strong corn, juniper, host of spices. Taste is strongly tart (not sour, but gets you in the back of the mouth) fruit, w/sweet berry, spices. Smooth texture, somewhat watery, soft carbonation and finish as taste. Not a style I gravitate to but more tart than sour and a lot going on! Well made for sure.