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Portland Brewing
(Pyramid Breweries)
Portland, Oregon, United States
Not open to the public (as far as I know)

2730 NW 31st Avenue
Portland OR 97210
Telephone: +1 503-226-7623
Brewer: Tom Bleigh
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Notes

Visited: July 29, 1993

Opened: 1986

Annual Production: 105,000 bbl

Contributor: Ryan Hirscht

Portland — also known as MacTarnahan Brewing — was acquired by Pyramid in 2004.

Updated: May 15, 2009

Beer List

  • 9.90% abv.
    • Date: May 8, 2004 (#5385)
      Package: bottled
      Score: 18 points
      Overall Impression
      Bright copper. Nice head. Fruity, malty, and vegetal aromas. Surprisingly "medium" body. Very fruity, like pineapple. Very malty. Very alcoholic in the finish. I'd like to taste this in a couple of years.

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    • Date: April 7, 1996 (#1347)
      Package: bottled
      Place: Kamuela Liquor Store, Kamuela HI
      Score: 17 points
      Overall Impression
      Almost-black red, big brown head. Roasted barley aroma. Big roasty flavor. Reminds me a lot of the old Devil Mountain Devil's Brew!

  • Golden or Blonde Ale

  • Traditional Strong Scotch Ale
    • Date: November 13, 1994 (#601)
      Package: draught
      Place: The HopYard, Pleasanton CA
      Score: 15 points
      Overall Impression
      Very red. Great head, good carbonation. Smells red! Not brown...red. Maple flavor? Good body. Smooth. Sweet.

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    Scottish-Style Export Ale
    4.90% abv.
    • Date: April 9, 2006 (#5902)
      Package: draught
      Place: Pyramid Alehouse, Seattle WA
      Score: 17 points
      Appearance (3)
      Bright amber. Nice dense head.
      Aroma (3)
      Fruity — plums. Estery.
      Mouthfeel (9)
      Medium body. Smooth, but fizzy. Lots of caramel malt. Lots of fruity hops. Pretty fruity. Nicely balanced, but a bit fruity.
      Overall Impression (2)
    • Date: March 18, 1995 (#806)
      Package: draught
      Place: The HopYard, Pleasanton CA
      Score: 18 points
      Overall Impression
      Amber, good head and carbonation, clear. Malty aroma...a little fruity, not assertive. Big, thick, and chewy. Great maltiness, clean finish.
    • Date: June 24, 1994 (#360)
      Package: draught
      Place: The HopYard, Pleasanton CA
      Score: 16½ points
      Overall Impression
      Red-amber, light carbonation, thin head. Smoky, sweet aromas. Thick. Sweet. Smoky. Sweet.
    • Date: July 29, 1993 (#217)
      Package: draught
      Place: at the brewery
      Score: 17 points
      Overall Impression
      Amber yellow, clear, good white head. Caramel aroma, just a little smoky. More caramel flavor and more smoke. Smooth and creamy. Bitter. "OG 1053, 40 BU, 3.9% w/w. Pale and caramel malt, Cascade hops."
    • Date: July 27, 1993 (#173)
      Package: real ale
      Place: Full Sail at Riverplace, Portland OR
      Score: 12½ points
      Overall Impression
      Color too light? Lots o'peat in the nose. Thin. Lingering bitterness. Malty and sweet flavor, but not smoky.
    • Date: June 27, 1993 (#105)
      Package: draught
      Place: Lyon's Brewery, Dublin CA
      Score: 14½ points
      Overall Impression
      A shade darker than Grant's Scottish Ale (1-0104). Ah...there's the peat. Lots of Oregon hops to mask the Scottish flavors...I wish I had a Belhaven.

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    Robust Porter
    5.30% abv.

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    MacTarnahan's Bourbon Cask Aged Blackwatch Cream Porter
    Wood- and Barrel-aged Dark Beer

  • MacTarnahan's Highlander Pale Ale
    Golden or Blonde Ale
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    MacTarnahan's Oregon Honey
    Specialty Honey Lager or Ale

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    MacTarnahan's Scottish-Style Amber Ale
    Scottish-Style Heavy Ale

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    MacTarnahan's Sling Shot Extra Pale Ale
    American-Style Pale Ale
    6.20% abv.

  • Malarkey's Wild Irish Ale
    English-Style Pale Mild Ale

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    Mt. Hood Beer

  • Norwester Dunkel Weizen
    Dark American Wheat Ale or Lager with Yeast
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    Oregon Honey Beer
    Golden or Blonde Ale
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  • Portland Ale
    American-Style Pale Ale

  • Pyramid Crystal Weizen
    Light American Wheat Ale or Lager without Yeast
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  • Pyramid Hefeweizen
    Light American Wheat Ale or Lager with Yeast
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    Summer Grifter
    American-Style India Pale Ale

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    Uncle Otto's Oktoberfest Märzen Beer
    German-Style Märzen/Oktoberfest

  • Wheat Berry Brew
    Garden (Fruit Wheat) Beer
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  • Zig Zag Lager
    German-Style Pilsener
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