Upright Brewing Anniversary
Upright Brewing will celebrate its first year of existence with a party Friday April 9 from 4.30-9 pm. Upright, located in the new;y renovated Leftbank building on North Broadway, specializes in saison-style beers, and uses a saison yeast for its house yeast. The saison style originated on the Belgian-French border, and generally entails a golden to amber beer with significant spiciness from the yeast. Owner and brewmaster Alex Ganum designed his brewery with a room for open
Alex Ganum with his new open fermentors in early March 2009
fermentation, and a warm-room in which he conducts bottle-conditioning in 750-ml bottles.
Upright does not limit itself to saisons though, and brews a wide variety of styles. In the first year it brewed 21 separate specialty beers in addition to its 5 standards. Upright’s specialty beers have incorporated everything from herbs such as yarrow and sweet gale to fruit and peppers to oysters. Its bottle conditioned beers are available in Oregon, Washington, and BC, and use predominantly organic malts and all Oregon-grown hops.
