Blog Tag: Occidental Brewing

Base Camp's In-Tents IPL was one of the easier beers to identify in the Braul While the rest of you were potentially loading up on cheap pints at Hopworks on the Tuesday of Portland Beer Week, I was enjoying the relative calm at the Fifteenth Avenue Hophouse for their PDX BEER BRÄUL at half price. The official write-up from the Hophouse can be found below, but I hope everyone was able hit either location (the original... Read More »

The folks over at BREWVANA have announced a great upcoming connoisseur tour, hosted by Commons Brewing's Sean Burke. Explore European influenced breweries like The Commons Brewery, Upright Brewery, and Occidental Brewing, with a stop for lunch at Old Town Pizza and Brewing. More details including pricing and ticket info below in the official press release: The November installment of BREWVANA’s monthly Connoisseur Tour series  takes Sean Burke, brewer for The Commons Brewery, on the bus where he... Read More »

Nestled way up by the St. John's Bridge, Occidental Brewing Company is quietly pumping out some great beers. Occidental's focus is on "continental" beers. Rather than the big, bold, boozy American styles, they are focusing on traditional German style beers like Bavarian-style Hefeweizen, Kölsch, Altbier, and Dunkel. Of course "continental" also includes Belgian styles, so keep an eye out for their Voorjaar Tripel. No matter the style, Occidental promotes the subtler malt and hop flavors... Read More »