Upright Brewing
Microbrewery
in
Portland,
Oregon,
United States 🇺🇸
Associated with 2 Venues
Established in 2009
Closed in 2025
Contact
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.
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.
7.8/10
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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.
Aroma: malty, hoppy, bold, some caramel.
Taste: along the same lines, on the thinner side. Finishes with noticeable hoppy bitterness.
Overall: good American BW.
Tried
from Draft
at
Upright Brewing Beer Station
on 13 Feb 2026
at 01:40
7.8/10
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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.
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.
Tried
from Draft
at
Upright Brewing Beer Station
on 13 Feb 2026
at 01:32
7.6/10
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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.
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.
Tried
from Draft
at
Upright Brewing Beer Station
on 13 Feb 2026
at 01:25
5/10
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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.
Tried
from Draft
from
Chuck's Hop Shop - Greenwood
on 08 Feb 2026
at 05:01
8/10
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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.
Tried
from Draft
at
Saraveza
on 04 Jan 2026
at 05:15
8.3/10
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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.
Tried
from Draft
at
Saraveza
on 27 Dec 2025
at 06:35
8/10
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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.
Tried
from Bottle
on 19 Nov 2025
at 18:06
7.6/10
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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.
Tried
from Bottle
on 02 Nov 2025
at 14:13
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7.5
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
375mL bottle drunk 11/2/25.
Clear, rosy orange. Bronze and with an off-white head.
Sacch yeast rising up to outdo the spicing. Barrel aging gives a good evenness of aroma. Soft, honey-like malts help balance.
Soft and malty with light spicing in the finish. Bit of ginger acidity and juniper character. Soft and malty with mild Belgian yeast. Lingering bitter herb such as Angelica or similar.
Clear, rosy orange. Bronze and with an off-white head.
Sacch yeast rising up to outdo the spicing. Barrel aging gives a good evenness of aroma. Soft, honey-like malts help balance.
Soft and malty with light spicing in the finish. Bit of ginger acidity and juniper character. Soft and malty with mild Belgian yeast. Lingering bitter herb such as Angelica or similar.
Tried
from Bottle
from
CBC Liquors - Westford
on 02 Nov 2025
at 13:57
7.4/10
Tried
from Bottle
on 02 Nov 2025
at 09:02