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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7.1/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
Very pale, greenish, no head. Light brett and some bright berryish hop, gentle herbal character, soft acidity. Chilled out all round. But still complex.
Tried on 24 Oct 2023 at 05:04

6.4/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
On tap at Chuck's CD, pours a clear blonde with a small white head. Aroma brings out bitter raspberry leaves, rustic saison yeast, and some oaky bugginess. Flavour is bitter, with lots of rustic saison yeast, bitter berry leaf, and toasted grains. Very bitter but lacks dynamism and depth. Meh.
Tried from Draft on 09 Oct 2023 at 05:36

7.4/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7.5
Apr 03, 2025 (8/4/7/3/15=3.7): Poured from 500mL bottle. Clear blonde gold with full white head. Nice funky saison yeast with feint grass hops, lime, and white pepper. Decent.

Aug 14, 2023 (7/3/7/3/14=3.4): Poured from the tap. Hazy gold with small white head. Like citrus, some pepper notes, mild saison yeast. Okay.
Tried from Bottle on 14 Aug 2023 at 22:55

7.4/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
Pale, slight haze. Medium head. Easy going. Light salt, mellow wheat, light body. I don't get mushrooms but then I'm not super familiar with matsutake.
Tried on 14 Aug 2023 at 04:37

6.6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
On tap at Farmhouse Fest 2023, pours a clear blonde with a small white head. Aroma is fungal, with lots of light saline notes and earthy mushroom notes. Flavour is full of saline, gentle mushroom notes, and a touch of lacto. Earthy, fungal, salty finish. Pleasant but nothing special.
Tried from Draft on 13 Aug 2023 at 06:45

7.4/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 6 Overall 7.5
A taster shared with Josh, Matt, Phill, and Ryan during FHF with priceless Rachel's (yup, again!) help in organizing all the mess with glasses. Appearance: hazy blonde. Aroma: fruity, bugs. Taste: same. Overall: pretty good.
Tried on 12 Aug 2023 at 21:58

7.4/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7.5
Poured from 12.7 fl oz bottle. Clear gold with small white head. Fairly dry with mild acidity, funk and oak, a bit lighter bodied. Probably slightly past prime, still decent.
Tried from Bottle on 09 Aug 2023 at 21:45

7/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 8
Brown bottle, 12.7 ounces, exchanged with Dustin Sepkowsi (merci!) on 11 May 2023, savoured on 2 July 2023; eye: pale orange with a light golden hue, cloudy, no effervescence, ring and island of tawny head, slight lacing; nose: light acidity, light apple, light salt, strong alcohol, fresh; mouth: light acidity, light apple, light salt, strong alcohol, fresh, acidic finale with light presence of salt, light body, good carbonation, lightly sweet, slick texture; in summary: fine FRANÇAIS
Bouteille brune, 12,7 onces, échange avec Dustin Sepkowsi (merci!) le 11 mai 2023, savourée le 2 juillet 2023; œil : orange pâle avec une légère teinte dorée, trouble, pas d'effervescence, anneau et île de mousse fauve, très légère dentelle; nez : légère acidité, léger pomme, léger sel, « fort », frais; bouche : légère acidité, léger pomme, léger sel, « fort », frais, finale en acidité avec légère présence de sel, corps léger, bonne carbonatation, légèrement sucrée, texture coulante; en résumé : bien
Tried from Bottle on 17 Jul 2023 at 19:10

7/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 8
Brown bottle, 12.7 ounces, exchanged with Dustin Sepkowski (merci!) on 11 May 2023, savoured on 7 June 2023; eye: golden, cloudy, no effervescence, no head, no lacing; nose: acidity, herbaceous, light musk, fresh; mouth: acidity, herbaceous, light musk, fresh, mineral, acidic finale with fruity presence, medium body, average carbonation, lightly sweet, slick texture; in short: fine FRANÇAIS
Bouteille brune, 12,7 onces, échange avec Dustin Sepkowski (merci!) le 11 mai 2023, savourée le 7 juin 2023; œil : dorée, voilée, pas d'effervescence, pas de mousse, pas de dentelle; nez : acidité, herbacé, léger musc, frais; bouche : acidité, herbacé, léger musc, frais, minéral, finale en acidité avec présence fruitée, corps moyen, carbonatation moyenne, légèrement sucrée, texture coulante; en résumé : bien
Tried from Bottle on 07 Jul 2023 at 17:21

6.6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7.5
Can, 16 ounces, canned on 02/17/23, trade with Dustin Sepkowski (merci!) on May 11, 2023, savoured on June 20, 2023; eye: straw with a greenish hue, cloudy, good effervescence, thin sheet of off-white head, no lacing; nose: malt, light hops, grassy; mouth: malt, light hops, grassy, finale in malt with grassy presence, medium body, good carbonation, slightly bitter, lightly sweet, fleshy texture; in summary: fine FRANÇAIS
Canette, 16 onces, encannée le 02/17/23, échange avec Dustin Sepkowski (merci!) le 11 mai 2023, savourée le 20 juin 2023; œil : paille avec une teinte verdâtre, voilée, bonne effervescence, mince couverture de mousse blanc cassé, pas de dentelle; nez : malt, léger houblon, herbacé; bouche : malt, léger houblon, herbacé, finale en malt avec présence herbacée, corps moyen, bonne carbonatation, très légèrement amère, légèrement sucrée, texture charnue; en résumé : bien
Tried from Can on 20 Jun 2023 at 21:29