Portland makes a lot of great craft beer — it’s why our city’s also known as Beervana. Local brewers are constantly tapping their creative juices to drum up crafty collaborations, standout recipes, and fun names for their frothy masterpieces.
We’re raising a glass to five Portland-centric brews with names that draw inspiration from our area’s history, communities, and culture.
Straight Outta Portland IPA, Migration Brewing
This award-winning beer’s name is straight to the Portland point — and we respect that.
Style + flavor: This 7.3% ABV brew gets its robust hoppiness from Strata, Mosaic, Meridian, and Idaho 7 hops and has a bright, juicy, tropical flavor.
Kennedy School Kölsch, McMenamins
This homage to the abandoned school-turned-hotel goes great with a salty pretzel.
Style + flavor: This 5.6% ABV beer offers light, bready malts and a touch of spicy Tettnanger hops.
Pinetop IPA | Little Beast Brewing Co.
As fans of Portland’s beautiful hiking scene, we love this beer’s nod to our mountains and pine trees — both in the name and on its outdoors-themed label.
Style + flavor: This 4.5% ABV classic PNW IPA has aromas of pine + resin, plus notes of grapefruit. It’s packed with Centennial, Mosian, and Chinook hops for a nice little kick.
Beware the Batsquatch — this IPA is scary good.
Photo via @rogueales
Batsquatch Hazy IPA | Rogue Ales & Spirits
When cold beer and local cryptids come together everybody wins. Warning: Tall tales, like the existence of this hybrid creature on the slopes of Mount St. Helens, might just start to sound plausible.
Style + flavor: This 6.7% ABV hazy uses Mosaic, El Dorado, and Belma Hops to pack intense tropical taste and aromas, perfect for a camping trip (if you’re brave enough).
Puddletown Punch | Great Notion
It rains a lot ‘round these parts, but this tart ale and its Hawaiian shirt-wearing toucan is here to cheer you up no matter the season.
Style + flavor: This 7% ABV party in a can makes waves with pineapple, guava, passionfruit, tangerine, apricot, and apple.
This is just a sampling of local craft brews with Portland-related references. If we missed your favorite, share it with us.
Cheers to you, PDX.
