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.
Maverick (5074) reviewed Four (#4) from Upright Brewing 9 months ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6
Draught from proletariat. Golden pour. White head. Bit of a yeasty funk. Weird grainy note that hurt this one.
andrewje41 (7962) reviewed Supercool IPA from Upright Brewing 9 months ago
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 6.5 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 7
Draft pour pint at Route 2, Monroe. Clean golden pour, plenty of rocky foam head. Really unique IPA, very dry on taste, big floral bitterness, slight funk note. Drenched malt nose, gentle floral hop aroma. Quite sharp with the bitterness on the late palate. Pretty strange, but really not bad overall.
Appearance - 9 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7.5 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 7.5
500ml @ Ryan's (thx for the beer!)
Aroma: nice farmhouse notes, Brett, a bit of caramel.
Taste: along the same lines, very flowery, Brett, some roasted malt. Very crispy and carbonated.
Overall: very Brett forward, maybe a bit too much even, but it still a good one.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5
Poured from 500mL bottle (Beer Mongers 15th Anniversary edition). Clear-ish amber gold with off white head. Lots of brett upfront, fairly dry, some feint floral citrusy notes in the background. Quite nice.
pictoman (9684) reviewed Saison Bruges from Upright Brewing 11 months ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
Poured from 473mL can (pkg 11/07/24). Chestnut brown with small beige head. Saison yeast, touch of cacao nibs, a little bit timid, could go further, but okay.
bb (18428) reviewed Glass Tower from Upright Brewing 1 year ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8.5
Can. Slightly hazy golden beer with a big whitish head. Citrus and yeast aroma with spice. Yeast and spice flavor with grapefruit. Medium bodied. Yeast and spice linger with grapefruit and light summer fruit.
mcberko (47456) reviewed Nectarine Saison from Upright Brewing 1 year ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8
On tap at The Beer Mongers, pours a cloudy golden with a small white head. Aroma has gentle nectarine upfront, rustic saison yeast, toasted grains, and cereal malt. Flavour is dry, with fermented out stone fruits, rustic saison yeast, and cereal grains. Dry, rustic, not that fruity on the finish. Pleasant.
tricksta_p (13664) reviewed Five (#5) from Upright Brewing 1 year ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5
From tap at De Molen during Borefts ’15. Aroma of fruits, citrus, some yeasty notes, floral, hoppy notes. Flavour is lightly sweet and moderate to medium bitter. Body is medium. Not big on Saison funky yeast, but it has a refreshing bitter fruity hoppy character. Very nice.
tricksta_p (13664) reviewed Four (#4) from Upright Brewing 1 year ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
From tap at De Molen during Borefts ’15. Aroma of fruits, citrus, yeast, floral notes. Flavour is light sweet with a light to moderate bitter finish. Body is light to medium. This one won’t win any awards for character or complexity, but it’s a pleasant light refreshing Saison that goes down well on a summer day.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5
From tap at Oproer, Utrecht. Aroma is tart fruits, funk, peach, apricot, oak, some floral notes. Flavour is a tasty medium sour. Body is medium. Lovely Sour Ale!