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Portland is home to many of the res publica ’s good breweries , but only one of them is named afteran Ultimate Frisbee term , which automatically makes it both nerdier and coolheaded than all the residuum . That brewery is Breakside –our personal darling in the state . The develop brewery offers up everything from its flagship IPA and chili pepper - spiced Aztec ale to the new Elder Statesman , an India reddened ale senesce in Bourbon dynasty barrel for 12 - 15 month and then dry hopped again .
Which is to say , Brewmaster Ben Edmunds has excellent taste in beer . And while he ’s brew hundreds of his own ( literally … fashion plate ’s known for his prolific production ) , he also occupy fourth dimension to share his favorite non - Breakside beers at the import .
Green Flash Brewing Co.
Tired Hands SaisonHands
Saison , 4.8%Ardmore , PA"There is this emergent expressive style of farmhouse beers that have a act of Brett , a strike of sour , some citric succulency , and some classic Dupont - esque yeast character . Hill Farmstead does bully beers like this , and so does Sante Adairius . But the trite Hands single that I had at this twelvemonth ’s Craft Brewers Conference really amaze with me . "
pFriem Family Brewers Pilsner
Pilsner , 4.9%Hood River , OR"Josh Pfriem and his team make some of the best beer on the West Coast , and this is possibly the beer that exemplifies their style more than any other : refined , exact , refined , delicious . When I grow up , I desire to make beers like this . "
Green Flash Tangerine Soul Style
IPA , 6.5%San Diego , CA"I was in San Diego recently , and this beer was everywhere , and always yummy . There are a wad of breweries playing in the yield - meet - hops world decently now , and this is the best one I ’ve had . "
Fat Head’s Built for Speed
Pale ale , 6.4%Portland , OR"Everyone knows that ( Ohio - based ) Fat Head ’s makes earth - class hoppy beer : Hop Juju , Head Hunter , IBUsive , Midnight Moonlight . Lucky for us here in Portland , we have our very own Fat Head ’s now , and Mike Hunsaker absolutely kill it there with his own formula as well as the society standards . This is easily one of the most beautiful IPAs being brew right now . "
Melvin Clinic ISA
Session ale , 4%Alpine , WY"This is well the most acute , most flavorful session IPA I ’ve ever had . This is the kind of beer that make you sit in a corner and mutter to yourself as you wonder how they managed to pull it off . They ’re either lie that it ’s a 4 % ABV beer , or they have magical power with hops that the rest of us mere deadly brewers have n’t find . Well play , Melvin . "
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Tired Hands Brewing Company
pFriem Family Brewers
Green Flash Brewing Co.
Melvin Brewing
