Widmer Brothers Brewing

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Widmer Brothers Throws Back Original Three Recipes

Widmer Brothers Brewing (Portland, OR) is celebrating 30 years of craft brewing in an epic way, with 30 different beer releases. Some are throwbacks the brothers brewed over the past three decades. Others are special collaborations with local breweries.

Today, three more offerings are ready to go – Altbier, Weizenbier, & Hefeweizen.

Altbier – Released in 1984. First beer Kurt and Rob Widmer brewed when they opened the brewery. Named beer of the year in 1985. It still makes an appearance every so often. 5% ABV, 35 IBUs.

Weizenbier, 1985 – A filtered German-style wheat beer with an American hop profile. The brewery’s second release, leading they way for their third release in history. 4.9% ABV, 30 IBUs.

Hefeweizen – First brewed in 1986. Widmer’s third offering. 4.9% ABV, 30 IBUs

“Looking back at these three releases puts our early days and growth of Widmer Brothers Brewing since then in perspective,” said Rob Widmer. “Like many young entrepreneurs, we were flying by the seat of our pants, and it’s truly surreal to revisit that time in our lives when Altbier, Weizenbier, and Hefeweizen were our only three offerings. I suppose it’s an understatement to say we’ve come a long way.”


Each recipe is brewed from notes taken back in the 80’s. All three offerings will be released in the Portland market. More: Widmer Brothers 30 Beers for 30 Years

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Widmer Brothers Collaborates with Breakside Brewery

While craft breweries are popping up across the U.S., some breweries have been doing this for 30 years. Widmer Brothers Brewing (Portland, OR) has been at it for three decades, setting new standards for craft beer in the world. A series of collaborations is planned to mark the occasion, like this new saison.

Widmer Brothers Saison à Fleurs is brewed with Portland’s Breakside Brewery. The farmhouse style ale features chrysanthemum, jasmine, and Szechuan peppercorns.

Inspired by the vibrant late spring and early summer seasons, Saison Fieurs Is a lively farmhouse style ale brewed with Chrysanthemum, Jasmine and Szechuan Peppercorn.  A collaboration between Portland’s Breakside Brewery and Widmer Brothers Brewing, Salson a Fieurs Is a unique take on a traditional farmhouse style, marrying rich floral and tropical notes and white pepper yeast character with distinctive spice flavors of the Far East.

Widmer Brothers Saison a Fleurs will be available in 22oz bottles across currently serviced markets.

Style: Saison (w/ Chrysanthemum, Jasmine, Szechuan Peppercorn)
Availability: 22oz Bombers
Arrival: TBA

6.7% ABV

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Widmer Brothers Upheaval Coming To Bottles

Widmer Brothers Brewing (Portland, OR) is looking to bottle their Upheaval IPA. The beer has already made a draft debut.

Look for this in 22oz bombers, 12oz bottles, and draft. Announcement coming soon.

Style: IPA
Arrival: TBA

7% ABV

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Widmer Brothers Brrr Back For Year 9

Winter is coming. (This isn’t about Game of Thrones.) Widmer Brothers Brrr has returned. The beer first hit the craft beer scene in 2006, and stayed in the lineup.

“Brrr is a beer that our brewing team wanted to drink during cooler months, and was definitely influenced by the Northwest’s love of hoppy beers,” said Brewer Doug Rehberg. “When we first brewed it, our goal was to brew a big, hoppy red IPA. We chose Simcoe hops, which were fairly new at that time, because of the hop variety’s fruity, spicy and citrus character. The recipe turned out to be perfect for the season, and it’s one that our team still looks forward to every year.”

Style: Winter Warmer
Availability: 12oz bottles, Draft. Oct-Jan.
Hops: Alchemy Hop Blend, Cascade, and Simcoe
Malts: Pale, Caramel 10L & 80L, Carapils, and Dark Chocolate

7.2% ABV, 50 IBUs

 

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Widmer Brothers Releases New Pear Offering

Widmer Brothers Brewing (Portlandia) has just released a new offering featuring fresh pears.

It’s craft beer beer, so you know those are local pears. Oregon based USA Pears provided the fruits Widmer needed to celebrate the fall Oregon bounty. Interestingly, this is the first time the brewery’s 10 barrel pilot facility has bottled a beer for commercial consumption.
Krystal Pear is the official beer of this year’s Bon Appétit presents Feast Portland: A Celebration of Oregon Bounty, a four-day festival celebrating Oregon’s culinary culture with top Oregon chefs, along with nationally recognized chefs and food influencers.

The beer is a limited to Portland, Oregon area only.

Style: Fruit Beer (w/ Pears)
Hops: Alchemy, Mosiac
Malts: Pale, Wheat
Availability: 12oz bottles, Draft. Limited Oregon release

5.8% ABV, 12 IBUs

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Widmer Brrrbon Plus Ginger & A Barrel

Widmer Brothers Ginger Brrrbon 2013

Widmer Brothers’s annual release, Brrrbon, looks to be getting some extra attention in 2013. The brew,  (a winter warmer) already arrives seasonally in two additions — bourbon barrel aged, and regular. Now some variants are in the works — Vanilla Barrel Aged Brrrbon, and Ginger Barrel Aged.

Our brewers added fresh chopped ginger to a few select barrels of our barrel aged Brrrbon 2013…

Style: Winter Warmer (w/ GingerBarrel Aged)
Availability: 22oz bombers, Draft
Arrival: TBA

10.7% ABV