Beer Review: Saison de Lis

Saison de Lis

Belgian Style Ale brewed with chamomile flowers

By Perennial Artisan Ales

750 ml, 5% abv

 

This review comes from one of our owners, AJ! As always feel free to ask any of our bartenders and servers what they would recommend. We're your source for beer advice!

The first sip has a slight tart taste.   The second brings the experience of the effervescence throughout the mouth and then lingers and bounces off sour sides of the tongue.   The finish is actually smooth and soothing where the taste of the chamomile along with a slight bit of sweetness resides.  The nose of the beer exudes sweetness and not surprisingly, flowers.    

This beer has a good mouth feel as like many saisons and farmhouse ales.  The addition of the flower brings revealing notes of sweetness and tartness at the same time which is unique and fun.  This is definitely a beer for when the summer sun is out or along with a light dish of food such as fish or chicken. 

Who Wants an Old German?!

This weeks beer review of Old German Premium Lager by Pittsburgh Brewery comes to you from the infamous Brixton!


The story of this beer goes: "Little Herman" or the Old German himself, learned the recipe from his Oma and Opa (Grandma & Grandpa) brewing it at home. As demand grew he wanted to spread and share his original recipe with everyone for an affordable price. Hence the great pricing at a dollar a can!

As far as qualities go for this standard German lager:
-Appearance: Light golden yellow to straw yellow. With a light amount of head retention no more then a centimeter once the head settled.
-Aroma: A little musty, grainy scent to it. Very subtle.
-Mouthfeel: Mostly Clears off the palate in seconds, light bodied.
-Taste: Light Apple-like sweetness upfront, bready they the middle with a lingering metallic taste.

-Overall: (3.5 of 5) straight forward & affordable lager, I'd take any day over any macro-brew.

Thanks Brix!

Who will win the Chowder Cup?!

A dozen regional restaurants and pubs will vie for the coveted Chowder Cup at the 10th annual Chowder Challenge on Saturday.

This year’s participants are Lompoc Beer 5th Quadrant, Burnside Brewing CoCascade Brewing Barrel House, D'S BARFarm House CafePelican Brewing CompanyProduce Row CafeSaravezaSports on Tap,Stormbreaker BrewingUptown Market and Widmer Brothers Brewing

Patrons (ages 12 and up) pay $10 for a tasting tray featuring a dozen two-ounce samples of New England-style clam chowders served in non-labeled tasting cups. After tasting all entries, attendees vote for their favorite. The chowder receiving the most votes is named the People's Choice Winner and takes home the coveted Chowder Cup and a cash prize; awards are also given for second and third place. 

The event also features live music, a beer garden, a raffle with gift cards from the participants, and pub food for purchase. The event is open to all ages.

All net proceeds are donated to Portland’s Community Transitional School, which provides important educational services to children who are homeless or otherwise at risk of school failure.

Uptown participating in the Black out Beer Fest!

Get a taste of the dark side at the 4th annual Black Out Beer Fest! Taste nearly 30 dark beers from breweries around the Northwest.

It's FREE to hang out and enjoy live music by Train River. To drink, admission packages are $15 and include a souvenir glass tasting mug and 8 beer tickets. Additional beer tickets are available for $1 apiece. It generally costs four tickets for a full mug or $1 for a taste. Mugs and tickets are puchased at the door. This event is 21+. 

Does planning Valentine's Day make you want to reach for a drink? We've got you covered...

We have a special 4-pack of beer wrapped up and ready to be gifted to your beer lover! Just $17.50 Alameda Brewing Co.Love Squirts, Lagunitas Brewing Co- Brown Shugga,Samuel Smith's Brewery-Chocolate Stout, Lindemans-Framboise

For your Valentines day dinner we have a great selection of wines at every price point. 
10% off all Chardonnay through Sunday!

2013 Liberty Schools Chardonnay- $14
2013 Michael David Chardonnay-$13
2013 Z Alexander Brown Uncaged Cabernet Sauvignon-$15
2010 Hestia Malbec-$28
2012 Bergstrom Old Stones Chardonnay- $35
2014 Bergstrom Gregory Ranch Pinot Noir-$60
Veuve Clicquot Brut Champagne- $65
Biutiful Brut Nature Cava-$14

Beer Review-The Great Divide Yeti Imperial Stout

This weeks beer review comes from me (Liz) Uptown's CheersLeader/Marketing Director. I'm lucky enough to get to go between both locations meeting people and drinking fantastic beer. I've now had Yeti at both my home and Lake Oswego because I forgot to take a picture the first time... I excel at my job. As I'm not a regular stout drinker myself I took the recommendation from one of our staff and tried Great Divide Brewing Co.-Yeti Imperial Stout and attempted a serious review. Let's get to it!

Style: Russian Imperial Stout ABV 9.5% 75 IBU

Poured into my giant wine glass this jet black stout has a creamy caramel colored head that lingers creating lacing that persists to the end of the glass. The sweet chocolate aroma is accentuated with coffee notes. The powerful roasty malt base leads into sweet caramel notes. As the beer warmed up roasted toffee and oak become more noticeable to the taste. The underlying bitterness of the self described “hefty” 75 IBUs are ever present while the mouth feel is full bodied with slight carbonation.

Overall this award winning Imperial Stout lives up to its reputation. Although the strong alcohol presence is clearly perceptible in the flavor, especially in the lingering aftertaste, I found this stout to be smooth and well balanced for its style. It was the perfect rich and tasty desert after a long of day of professional Facebooking! Cheers!