Aug. 12: Today’s Beer: Cascade Lakes’: 20” Brown: Excellent
brown. Very inviting deep caramel brown color. Limited head on the pour and
limited carbonation. Sweet, malty scent. Opens with a pleasantly sweet flavor
with limited hoppiness. Morphs to a lightly toasted flavor and finishing with a
mild earthy hoppiness. Very likable and approachable. Boasts that is it brewed
with 6 malts grown in the Northwest. Named for Brown Trout.
Aug. 12: Today’s Second Beer: Laurelwood’s: Portlandia Pils:
Love that they use the term Portlandia since I love the show. This is a nice,
complex lager that takes its hopping cues from the pale ales. Nice light golden
color and minimal head. Tasty peppery-piney hoppiness that yields to a sweet
citrus taste and finishes bitter. There is also a mildly earthiness in the
finish. Good balance between the malts and hops. Exceptionally good Pils. 5.5%
ABV. 50 IBU
Aug. 13: Southern Oregon Brewing: Pin Up Porter: Excellent
porter. This was the first beer I tried from S.O.B. out of Medford. I need to
stop by sometime on my way up to Portland. Similar to Deschutes’ Porter, but
more smoky and less of the mild sour character of the Black Butte. (Aug. 2011)
Trying again just to confirm. Same basic assessment. Good smoky, roasty flavor
with a hint of sour to offset, which is what you expect from a good porter. It
also has a very tasty undercurrent of coffee. 5.5% ABV.
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