Standard Release Beers

The Standard Release Beers are those for which we anticipate having available all festival long (while supplies last of course, as they do occassionally run out). We have over 40 of these select beers available at the festival. Beer locations will be updated both here and on the mobile site as the beers are tapped.

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  Alameda Brewing Co.
  Papa Noel's Moonlight Reserve

  Olde Ale • ABV: 8.2% • IBUs: 30 • O.G.: 20.2° • F.G.: 4.5°
  This beer is brewed in the style of a big, malty English Olde Ale. Hopped with Styrian Goldings in the kettle and fermenter, this ale has a distinct English character. Post fermentation, this beer was aged on Whiskey soaked French white oak spires, lending some tannins and dryness to the huge amount of Crystal malt employed in the grist. You may find hints of toffee, raisins, chocolate or caramel in this dark copper brew.

     Beer Location: 2

  Portland, OR alamedabrewhouse.com BeerAdvocate RateBeer
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  Bear Republic Brewing Co.
  Old Saint Chongo

  Winter Chocolate Wheat Ale • ABV: 7.0% • IBUs: 35 • O.G.: 18.7° • F.G.: 5.8°
  This winter warmer is brewed with winter fireside contemplation in mind. Rich malts are complemented by cocoa nibs and Mexican chocolate, while the German wheat beer yeast strain lends banana-rama goodness. Old Saint Chongo, patron saint of our monkey friends, requested this beer himself. Relax in your favorite recliner and enjoy this banana split in a glass.

     Beer Location: 2

  Cloverdale, CA bearrepublic.com BeerAdvocate RateBeer
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  Bison Brewing Co.
  Barry White's Voice in a Barrel

  Barrel Aged Foreign-Style Stout • ABV: 7.0% • IBUs: 15
  This is the first time in its 23-year history that Bison Brewing has aged its Chocolate Stout (often referred to as "Barry White's Voice in a Bottle") in Bourbon barrels. Bison aged the beer for eight months in second use Four Roses Bourbon barrels. The result is a delicately balanced, medium-bodied ale boasting notes of toasted oak, vanilla, dark chocolate and espresso with hints of molasses and caramel.

     Beer Location: 1

  Berkeley, CA bisonbrew.com
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  Breakside Brewery
  Cranberry Biere de Table

  Belgian-Style Session Beer • ABV: 3.3% • IBUs: 6 • O.G.: 7.5° • F.G.: 1.3°
  This petit saison is crafted with a French farmhouse yeast strain. A substantial amount of Munich malt in the grist bill maintains the body. The beer was fermented directly on Oregon-grown cranberries, which impart color, tartness and fruity aromatics to the beer. A hint of additional winter spice gives the beer extra complexity.

     Beer Location: 2

  Portland, OR breaksidebrews.com
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  BridgePort Brewing Co.
  Old Knucklehead

  Barley Wine-Style Ale • ABV: 9.1% • IBUs: 65 • O.G.: 22.0° • F.G.: 5.9°
  Old Knucklehead is a barley wine style ale aged in American Oak Bourbon barrels, creating notes of vanilla, toffee and sherry.

     Beer Location: 3

  Portland, OR bridgeportbrew.com BeerAdvocate RateBeer
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  Buckman Brewery
  Fruit Cake

  Herb/Spice Beer • ABV: 6.5% • IBUs: 69 • O.G.: 15.2° • F.G.: 3.7°
  Fruit cake is an often tossed aside Christmas greeting gift. Buckman has taken all the tasty, toasty, fruity holiday flavors, and liquified them into a brew that anyone would be happy to receive.

     Beer Location: 2

  Portland, OR buckmanbrewing.com
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  Burnside Brewing Co.
  Barrel Aged Permafrost

  Winter Strong Ale • ABV: 8.3% • IBUs: 77 • O.G.: 20.0° • F.G.: 4.0°
  This big, strong, unfiltered ale was brewed with seven different malts and copious amounts of Columbia and Amarillo hops pillowed in the middle to give this warming brew a chewy complex malt body and a unique fruity, juicy hoppiness throughout. This special batch was aged in local Big Bottom Whiskey barrels to impart a depth of flavor.

     Beer Location: 1

  Portland, OR burnsidebrewco.com
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  Cascade Brewing Barrel House
  Sang Noir

  Barrel Aged Sour Ale • ABV: 9.3% • IBUs: 9 • O.G.: 20.0° • F.G.: 3.5°
  This NW-style sour ale is a blend of red and double red beers that were aged in Pinot Noir and Bourbon barrels for 12-24 months. Look for sharp dark cherry and slight Bourbon notes in the nose and the first sip, where tart cherries and oak will soon take over and take you on a wine-like journey ending with a dry, tart fruit finish.

     Beer Location: 1

  Portland, OR cascadebrewing.com
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  Coalition Brewing Co.
  Lost Glove

  American Strong Ale • ABV: 8.0% • IBUs: 66 • O.G.: 18.7° • F.G.: 3.5°
  Both English and American base malts combine with British brown malt and Chilean caramel malt to boost the ABV and lend it color and sweetness. Five different hops give this beer a complex but approachable hop profile to balance it out. Apollo is used for bittering, while Tettnangers and Cascades round out the middle and a blend of three comprise the hop back.

     Beer Location: 3

  Portland, OR coalitionbrewing.com
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  Collaborator
  Hallucinator

  New Old Ale • ABV: 7.7% • IBUs: 40 • O.G.: 17.0° • F.G.: 3.0°
  Hopheads beware! This English Old Ale is malt driven. While there is some hop presence, the avor is dominated by sweet grains. It's a beverage to keep you warm through long nights, cold winds and persistent rain; an ale that perfectly fits the next few months in Portland. Enjoy it now - after the Holiday Ale festival only your memories of it will keep you warm.

     Beer Location: 4

  Portland, OR oregonbrewcrew.com
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  Columbia River Brewing Co.
  Drunken Elf Stout

  Imperial Oatmeal Stout • ABV: 9.0% • IBUs: 58 • O.G.: 21.6° • F.G.: 5.6°
  This Imperial oatmeal stout is infused with Belgian chocolate and Kona coffee, then conditioned on Kona coffee.

     Beer Location: 2

  Portland, OR columbiariverbrewpub.com
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  Deschutes Brewery
  Super Jubel

  Winter Ale • ABV: 10.0% • IBUs: 65
  This winter ale was made with the same recipe as Jubelale, only with an increased amount of malt to create a stronger beer with even more hops for the most festive time of the year.

     Beer Location: 3

  Bend, OR deschutesbrewery.com
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  Double Mountain Brewery & Taproom
  Chimney Stout

  American-Style Stout • ABV: 6.4% • IBUs: 50
  Four grains (wheat, rye, barley and oats) combine to contribute a big mouthfeel, while just the right amount of roasted barley and black malt deliver a deep, dark, pleasingly bitter stout character. This beer starts out slightly sweet, but finishes long and dry.

     Beer Location: 1

  Hood River, OR doublemountainbrewery.com
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  Eel River Brewing Co.
  Imperial Climax Classic

  Barley Wine-Style Steam Lager • ABV: 9.4% • IBUs: 94 • O.G.: 23.0° • F.G.: 5.0°
  This barley wine style ale is fermented with the San Francisco lager yeast. It's made with high-end English floor malted barley and a blend of New Zealand Hallertau and Centennial hops.

     Beer Location: 4

  Fortuna, CA eelriverbrewing.com
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  Elysian Brewing Co.
  Bye Bye Frost

  Strong Pale Ale • ABV: 10.6% • IBUs: 80 • O.G.: 22.0° • F.G.: 2.7°
  Too much bye-bye will make you gone gone. This extremely strong pale ale made with huge amounts of two row pale and small amounts of Munich and Cara-hell is bittered with Magnum, Amarillo and Styrian Goldings, then .nished with Amarillo and Styrian Goldings. It's additionally dry-hopped with Amarillos.

     Beer Location: 5

  Seattle, WA elysianbrewing.com
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  Fearless Brewing Co.
  Mjolnir Imperial IPA

  Imperial IPA • ABV: 8.3% • IBUs: 100 • O.G.: 17.5° • F.G.: 2.0°
  The Fearless brewers state this beer is a constant work-in-progress, as they create new methods of infusing even more hop influence into the beer. It is named Mjolnir, which the Norse god Thor also chose for his battle hammer. The brewers at Fearless have created this beer as your faithful implement of victory.

     Beer Location: 2

  Estacada, OR fearless1.com
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  Firestone Walker Brewing Co.
  100% Bourbon Barrel Aged Velvet Merkin

  Oatmeal Stout • ABV: 8.6% • IBUs: 33 • O.G.: 15.0° • F.G.: 5.5°
  This small batch traditional oatmeal stout is brewed with 15% oats, 31% Maris Otter malt and a portion of roasted barley and hopped with US-grown Fuggles. The combination produces a smooth and creamy mouthfeel, accompanied by a mild bitterness and a roasted caramel finish. This batch was aged on 100% Bourbon barrels, most from Heaven Hill.

     Beer Location: 4

  Paso Robles, CA firestonebeer.com
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  Fort George Brewery
  Kentucky Girl

  Bourbon Barrel Aged Coffee Stout • ABV: 8.5% • IBUs: 48 • O.G.: 20.5° • F.G.: 4.2°
  Kentucky Girl is a robust stout aged in Makers Mark barrels and infused with Astoria Coffee Company's Working Girl blend. It's usually only available for Stout Month, so Santa must have been really good this year.

     Beer Location: 4

  Astoria, OR fortgeorgebrewery.com
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  Gilgamesh Brewing Co.
  Chocolate Mint Stout '11

  American Stout • ABV: 6.0% • O.G.: 15.2° • F.G.: 3.7°
  This stout is brewed with generous amounts of chocolate cocoa nibs and locally grown mint. The dark and tawny roasted barley, with additional dark chocolate, creates a full and complex body. Mint, in lieu of hops, freshens with a mild, herbal finish.

     Beer Location: 2

  Turner, OR gilgameshbrewing.com
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  Holiday Ale Festival
  Moore Holiday Ale (2010)

  Imperial Bohemian Pilsner • ABV: 7.5% • IBUs: 32
  This recreation of a past Collaborator beer - Moore Maibock - was resurrected specifically for the Festival. Saaz hops were used to grab your attention so you would notice the smooth Pilsner malts refreshing your palate.

     Beer Location: Out

  Portland, OR holidayale.com
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  Hopworks Urban Brewery
  Kentucky Christmas

  Bourbon Barrel Aged Strong Ale • ABV: 8.0% • IBUs: 70 • O.G.: 17.0° • F.G.: 3.2°
  Kentucky Christmas began its life as Abominable Winter Ale before being gently whisked away to a cavern deep in the Blue Ridge Mountains. Here, outside the reach of modern communications, it was laid to rest in freshly emptied Buffalo Trace Kentucky Bourbon barrels where notes of vanilla and spice mixed with citrus and caramel.

     Beer Location: 1

  Portland, OR hopworksbeer.com
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  Lagunitas Brewing Co.
  Olde Gnarly Wine (2010)

  Barley Wine-Style Ale • ABV: 10.6% • IBUs: 69 • O.G.: 24.0°
  Making a Mondo Ultra Mega Super Premium barley wine is a little like having a kid. The first part is fun and messy, it takes a while to ferment, and then a little longer to mature. It is expensive and takes of a lot of space. You worry about how it'll grow up and whether or not you'll still be friends. Eventually, it stays out all night and comes home with its skirt on backwards. You know how it is...

     Beer Location: 3

  Petaluma, CA lagunitas.com
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  Laht Neppur Brewing
  Laughing Boy Stout

  Russian Imperial Stout • ABV: 6.5% • IBUs: 44 • O.G.: 20.2° • F.G.: 5.1°
  This Russian Imperial Stout was aged in the ever popular Bourbon barrel style. Thick in body and mouthfeel, this boy delivers a generous hit of cocoa with vanilla and honey undertones. Let him warm in your hands to release all of laughter that the brewers enjoyed while making him come to life.

     Beer Location: 5

  Waitsburg, WA lahtneppur.com
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  Laurelwood Public House and Brewery
  Bonaparte's Retreat

  Corsican Christmas Ale • ABV: 8.2% • IBUs: 48 • O.G.: 18.5° • F.G.: 3.2°
  This Corsican Christmas Ale is a strong and malty winter beer featuring roasted chestnuts. The toasted nut character comes paired with a malt sweetness resulting in a strong, fortifying beer. Chestnuts are the national nut of Corsica, second only to Napoleon Bonaparte.

     Beer Location: 1

  Portland, OR laurelwoodbrewpub.com
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  Lompoc Brewing (New Old Lompoc)
  Cherry Christmas

  Sour Cherry Ale Blend • ABV: 5.6% • IBUs: 26 • O.G.: 13.7° • F.G.: 2.5°
  Cherry Christmas is a blend of four different beers: Golden Ale fermented in stainless steel with sour cherries; Golden Ale fermented in Port barrels with sour cherries; Brown Ale inoculated with a lambic blend yeast ale aged in Merlot barrels for four years; and a two-year old Gueze.

     Beer Location: 4

  Portland, OR newoldlompoc.com
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  Lucky Labrador Brewpub
  Special Holiday

  Candied Fruit Scotch Ale • ABV: 8.0% • IBUs: 42 • O.G.: 18.1° • F.G.: 2.7°
  This is a strong version of the Lab's Scottish Holiday, infused with candied fruit. The fruit was candied with Belgian Candi Sugar.

     Beer Location: 5

  Portland, OR luckylab.com
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  MacTarnahan's Brewing Co.
  Barrel Aged Ink Blot Baltic Porter

  Barrel Aged Baltic Porter • ABV: 6.3% • IBUs: 29 • O.G.: 17.5°
  Barrel Aged Ink Blot starts with Mac's base Ink Blot Baltic Porter and is then aged for one year on Jack Daniel's Whiskey Barrels. The result is a smooth, sophisticated yet complex Baltic Porter.

     Beer Location: 1

  Portland, OR macsbrew.com
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  McMenamins (High Street Brewery)
  Red Nose Rye

  Imperial Rye Ale • ABV: 8.4% • IBUs: 30 • O.G.: 19.5° • F.G.: 3.2°
  This is a hearty rye ale with big spicy rye notes and a silky smooth mouthfeel. The deep reddish brown color and light hop aroma round out the quaffing experience. A bready malt sweetness belies a high alcohol content and will keep the holiday spirit warm during a cold winter evening.

     Beer Location: 3

  Eugene, OR mcmenamins.com
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  Natian Brewery
  HOLLA-Day Ale

  Specialty Strong Ale • ABV: 9.2% • IBUs: 28 • O.G.: 20.5° • F.G.: 3.0°
  Everything you love about HOLLA-Day treats are all wrapped together: cinnamon and multiple additions of 100% cocoa & chocolate dominate the flavor profile with festive additions of butterscotch, honey, molasses, maraschino cherries & vanilla to complement the honey malt, chocolate malt & hop additions of Palisade, Mt. Hood & Willamette. The sugars are fermented out, leaving just the goodness of all the ingredients.

     Beer Location: 3

  Portland, OR natianbrewery.com
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  New Belgium Brewing Co.
  Lips of Faith Series (Rotating)

  Various Styles • ABV: 0.0%
  New Belgium selected examples highlighting the breadth of its creative and eclectic Lips of Faith series of small-batch beers for this year's festival. The selections will be Dunkel Weisse, Abbey Grand Cru; Clutch (Sour Stout), Kick (Sour Cranberry/ Pumpkin), Trip IX (Downunder IPA) and "Vintage" Trans-Atlantic Kriek.

     Beer Location: 3

  Fort Collins, CO newbelgium.com
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  Ninkasi Brewing Co.
  The Little One

  Mini Barley Wine • ABV: 5.7% • IBUs: 22 • O.G.: 14.0° • F.G.: 3.2°
  This was made the same day Ninkasi created its barley wine, Critical Hit. When brewing a barley wine, the Ninkasi brewers do two full mashes, taking only the first strongest sugars for the barley wine. For this beer, they sparged both mashes and took the remaining sugars left to make a second, or small, beer. 100% German Haulertauer hops throughout the boil and as a dry hop give it a bright, grassy hop flavor.

     Beer Location: 4

  Eugene, OR ninkasibrewing.com
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  Oakshire Brewing
  The Nutcracker

  Gingerbread Imperial Porter • ABV: 8.0% • IBUs: 30 • O.G.: 19.7° • F.G.: 4.7°
  The Nutcracker is a rich imperial porter with notes of aromatic ginger and cinnamon, perfect sustenance for those chilly damp holiday nights.

     Beer Location: 4

  Eugene, OR oakbrew.com
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  Off The Rail Brewery
  SIN after SIN

  Belgian Tripel • ABV: 8.5% • IBUs: 28 • O.G.: 20.0° • F.G.: 4.0°
  The frothy, white head full of Belgian lace is lathered on a deep, liquid gold beer. The aroma is one of warming alcohol leading to citrus and spice. The palate is an explosion of lively, exotic flavors, well-balanced and intriguing. The rich aftertaste is full of aromatic malts balanced by hops. Sipping this beer is like tasting paradise.

     Beer Location: 2

  Forest Grove, OR offtherailbrewing.com
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  Rock Bottom Brewery ( Portland)
  Fozziwig

  Mild Barley Wine-Style Ale • ABV: 7.8% • IBUs: 40 • O.G.: 20.9° • F.G.: 6.1°
  You may recall Fozziwig from the Muppet Christmas Carol. He "has the power to render us happy or unhappy; to make our service light or burdensome; a pleasure or a toil. Say that his power lies in words or looks; in things so slight and insignificant that it is impossible to add and count 'em up; what then? The happiness he gives, is quite as great as if it cost a fortune."

     Beer Location: 1

  Portland, OR rockbottom.com
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  Rogue Ales Brewery
  Rogue Creamery 75th

  Imperial Brown Ale • ABV: 6.6% • IBUs: 36 • O.G.: 16.0° • F.G.: 3.8°
  This beer was designed to pair perfectly with the unique terroir of the Rogue-grown hops used to make the Rogue Farms Cheddar and TouVelle cheeses. It was brewed using five different malts, Rogue Micro Hopyard Rebel hops and buckwheat.

     Beer Location: 3

  Newport, OR rogue.com
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  Rusty Truck Brewing
  Belsnickle's Strong Ale

  Strong Ale • ABV: 7.6% • IBUs: 55 • O.G.: 16.0° • F.G.: 3.2°
  Belsnickle's Strong Ale is brewed with spices reminiscent of the holiday season... cinnamon, nutmeg and coriander. Festive hops are balanced with warm maltiness in this deep brown brew. It's sure to put you in a festive mood.

     Beer Location: 4

  Salem, OR rustytruckbrewing.com
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  Seven Brides Brewery
  Drunkle 2011

  Old Ale • ABV: 8.5% • IBUs: 90 • O.G.: 21.0° • F.G.: 5.5°
  This old ale combines Crystal, Munich and Melanoidin malts into this tasty winter warmer. The powerful Hercules hops (15% alpha) alongside the ever-popular Fuggles give the Drunkle a Northwest hop flair.

     Beer Location: 2

  Silverton, OR sevenbridesbrewing.com
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  Southern Oregon Brewing Co.
  Keg Conditioned Old Humbug (2010)

  Winter Ale • ABV: 8.2% • IBUs: 77 • O.G.: 21.0° • F.G.: 5.0°
  This traditional winter ale utilizes specialty malts that lend a hint of dark molasses flavor. This ale will help keep your belly warm during this holiday season.

     Beer Location: 4

  Medford, OR sobrewing.com
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  Stone Brewing Co.
  Stone Ruination IPA DDH Apollo/American

  Imperial IPA • ABV: 7.7% • IBUs: 100 • O.G.: 17.8° • F.G.: 3.0°
  This massive hop monster has a wonderfully delicious and intensely bitter flavor on a refreshing malt base. This version of Ruination is double dry-hopped with Apollo hops, know for their citrus notes, with an emphasis on orange, resin and spice. This was followed by adding American oak chips for a creamy, vanilla finish.

     Beer Location: 3

  Escondido, CA stonebrew.com
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  The Commons Brewery
  Little Brother

  Belgian Dark Strong Ale • ABV: 8.7% • IBUs: 24 • O.G.: 21.0° • F.G.: 3.5°
  Little Brother is a rich and malty ale. A bit of roastiness, toffee, candy and chocolate come through as it warms. A smaller batch of Little Brother was aged in a Heaven Hill Bourbon barrel and blended back in for a touch of Bourbon. Little Brother is a pleasant and satisfying cold weather warmer.

     Beer Location: 2

  Portland, OR commonsbrewery.com
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  Upright Brewing Co.
  Provision

  Biere de Garde • ABV: 7.0% • IBUs: 35 • O.G.: 15.4° • F.G.: 2.8°
  Provision's depth comes from a blend of 80% freshly brewed Biere de Garde-style beer and 20% English-style old ale. The French inspired portion is made traditionally with true lager yeast at an elevated temperature and openly fermented, while the old ale follows historic suit by being aged in an oak barrel for one year with brettanomyces. The resulting blend has a complex nose and is richly flavored but not overly heavy.

     Beer Location: 1

  Portland, OR uprightbrewing.com
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  Vertigo Brewing
  Left, Nut Brown Ale

  American Brown Ale • ABV: 7.6% • IBUs: 32 • O.G.: 18.5° • F.G.: 4.2°
  This award-winning American brown ale is brewed with Golden Promise base malt to give it a nutty base character. The brewers added an abundance of Crystal 120L, Munich and chocolate malts to give it a malty richness. They balanced this nutty, malty profile with Northern Brewer and Mt. Hood hop additions... and yes, they added six pounds of honey per barrel to help give it a kick.

     Beer Location: 2

  Hillsboro, OR vertigobrew.com
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  Widmer Brothers Brewing Company
  Peppermint Paddy Porter

  Chocolate and Peppermint Porter • ABV: 7.6% • IBUs: 25 • O.G.: 21.1° • F.G.: 7.5°
  Widmer took a classic holiday candy and converted it into malty goodness. Locally sourced peppermint and cocoa powder and cacao nibs give this porter a wonderful aroma of chocolate and mint. You'll experience a slight menthol like cooling up front that finishes with the wonderful flavor of chocolate. The brewers added just enough hops to accent the peppermint and balance out the chocolate notes.

     Beer Location: 4

  Portland, OR widmerbrothers.com