Laurelwood Live

So this guy walks into Laurelwood...

and says, "What seasonals do you have on now? You haven't updated your blog in so long I though you forgot about me." Well guy, we didn't forget. We've just been busy brewing beer and haven't had a chance to sit down and write a blog entry. But to answer your question:

At 51st: Standards, Xtra Pale Ale, Indy's Strong Golden and for Thursday

Infrared

aka Beer’s Law

 

With this beer we right a terrible wrong in the world of physics. Since learning that Beer’s Law has nothing to do with beer, but instead the absorption of light in a solution, we’ve been terribly confused. Well now we present Infrared, a beer that seriously considers the law:

 

 

Infrared is what our Free Range Red would be like if brewed in Belgium. Brewed with Belgian yeast and malt and a heavy does of European hops, we’ve shown that molecular absorption spectrometry really can be fun.

 

6.8% ABV

55 IBUs

O.G. 16º Plato

 

At Pizza Co. Standards, Mibutsr Brown and

 

Green Mammoth

Organic Imperial IPA

 

This is the Imperial (read big ‘ol) version of our Green Elephant Organic IPA. This beer is all about hops, hops and more hops. Cascade, Ahtanum and Amarillo hops added in the kettle, hop back and fermenter give this beer it’s kick. Warning- not for the faint-of-palate.

 

8.5 % ABV

 85 IBUs

O.G. 19 º Plato

 

Organic Manuka Honey Ale

 

For this seasonal ale we used Organic Manuka Honey from New Zealand.  Manuka Honey, found only in New Zealand, is made from tea tree pollen, giving the honey rich color and flavor.  Known for its healthful properties and is thought of as Nature’s medicinal miracle.  The honey gives this ale a nice floral nose and a smooth crisp finish, making it a perfect summer beer.

 

5.6% ABV

25 IBUs

O.G. 13º Plato

 

At Laurelwood Northwest: Standards and Indy's Strong Golden Ale.

 

By the way, can someone please explain that logarithm thing posted above?

 

Cheers!

 

Chad

 

 

New Beer and Taplist for this Week

There's a new seasonal on tap at 51st and Sandy.

Xtra Pale Ale

 

Somewhere between and a Pale Ale and an IPA lies Xtra Pale Ale. We took the classic British pale and Americanized it. A healthy dose of Cascade and Centennial hops give our Pale a definite citrus aroma with a clean, crisp finish.

 

5.8 % ABV

 57 IBUs

O.G. 13.4º Plato

Also, long over due...
At 51st: All standards plus Indy's Strong Golden and Xtra Pale Ale.

At Pizza Co: All standards plus Mibutsr  Brown.

At Northwest: All standards plus Indy's Strong Golden.

Cheers,

Chad

On Tap

Zoo Brew

First off, I'd like to invite all of you to join us this evening at the Portland Zoo for Zoo Brew. We'll be there from 5 til 10 PM tonight pouring Free Range Red and Workhorse IPA. It's a fundraiser to try and bring lions back to the Zoo. Check out their website for more info.

On Tap Now

At 51st Ave. SPF 35 Pale Ale, Indy's Strong Golden Ale.

At Pizza Co. La Rouge Single Hop Ale, Mibutsr Brown Ale.

At Laurelwood NW. SPF 35 Pale Ale, Wry Pale Ale waiting in the wings.

Laurelwood goes to New York City

No, we're not distributing beer to the east coast -- not yet.  But one of our loyal, local fans (thanks Eric!) brought a Laurelwood coaster along on his trip to NYC and gave it a little tour.  You can see his video by clicking here.

If you have pictures of yourself wearing your Laurelwood hoodie on top of Mount Everest, or climbing a 5.8 route with sporting a Workhorse IPA beanie, send them to us at info@laurelwoodbrewpub.com. 

On Tap Now

At 51st- All the standards (OK Stout and Hooligan are MIA until Saturday) plus SPF 35 Pale Ale- see the description below.

Pizza Co. All standards plus new seasonal Brown Ale- another description below.

LWNW- All standards plus SPF 35 Pale Ale.

Keep cool this weekend.

Chad

SPF 35

Pale Ale

A different take on an American classic, we used a few “new to us” hop varieties. They’ve been around for a while but we’ve only recently discovered the joys of Palisade and Cluster hops. Both hop varieties give this beer a fruity, citrus-like flavor and aroma that we think makes this the perfect beer for welcoming the Sun back to our neck of the woods.

6.4% ABV

35 IBUs

O.G. 14.6º Plato

Mibütsr Brown

This American Brown Ale contains 6 malts and 4 hop varieties creating a quaffable, amber colored beer. Medium bodied and medium hoppiness.

5.7% ABV

35 IBUs

O.G. 14º Plato

What's On Tap?

First off, let me start by thanking everyone who's helped make the Organic Green Elephant release such a success. When we started our new seasonal bottling program, GE was one of the first beers to be mentioned as a great candidate for 22 oz bottles. Your excitement over this beer has proved that guess true. Ain't it fun to see a strong Organic IPA out on the grocer's shelves?

And drum roll please...

On Tap at 51st and Sandy: Standards plus Organic Green Elephant IPA, Darkhorse India Dark Ale, and from the vault Himmelbrau Helles.

At Pizza Co: Standards plus Green Elephant, La Rouge Single Hop Ale, Saison D'Arduinna.

At Northwest Public House: Standards plus Wry Pale Ale, Darkhorse and Green Elephant on deck.

Cheers!

Chad

Green Elephant and Friends

Organic Green Elephant IPA

The Green Elephant will be making a rare appearance at our 51st and Sandy location and Pizza Co. Just as exciting, Green Elephant will be available at your favorite good beer retailers. The first shipments of 22 oz bottles are going out today. Grab 'em while you can cause this fella is never around for long. GREEN ELEPHANT

ORGANIC IPA

The Green Elephant is big, strong, and green- organic that is. A relative of the American IPA, the Green Elephant takes big hop flavor to the next level. Brewed with 100% organic malt, Cascade, Amarillo and Ahtanum hops, this is a unique and beautiful creature. The Green Elephant’s smooth and subtle malt character gives way to a bold, aggressive hop flavor. But be warned, this is one elephant that can sneak up on you.

16° Plato Original Gravity

3° Plato Terminal Gravity

68 IBU

6.9% Alcohol by Volume

Organic Cotton T's

Just in time for the Great Elephant Release, we've got all Organic Cotton T-shirts featuring new Green Elephant artwork. Stop by the pub and check them out, grab a pint of GE and feel good about supporting organics.

What's On Tap?

For Friday April 25th:

51st and Sandy: Standards plus Green Elephant, Darkhorse and Espresso Stout. Pizza Co: Standards plus Green Elephant, La Rouge Single-hopped Ale, Saison D'Arduinna. Northwest Public House Standards plus Darkhorse, Green Elephant is up next.

Cheers!

Chad

Taplist April 9, 2008

First off, thanks to everyone that showed up at the Portland Cheers to Belgian Beers fest. The event raised a bunch of money for Parkinson's and Leukemia/Lymphoma research. A big thanks to everyone that voted for our Saison D'Arduinna. We tied with Alameda for second place. Lucky Lab's Malt Bomb took first (a great beer) and they'll be hosting the event next year.

And now for the beers...

51st Avenue: All standards and Espresso Stout, Organic Deranger Imperial Red (this one's nearly gone), and Darkhorse India Dark Ale.

Pizza Co: Standards plus Bourbon Barrel Imperial Stout on cask, Organic Deranger, Saison D'Arduinna. FYI- we've got a single-hop all Ahtanum hop red ale in fermentation. This will likely be out sometime next week.

Northwest: Standards and Espresso Stout. There's some Darkhorse IDA waiting in the wings.

That's all for now. Hope to see you at the pub.

Chad

Taplist Tuesday et al.

Taplist Tuesday April 1, 2008

I wanted to let you all know what seasonals are available where. At 51st Avenue we're pouring Organic Deranger and Espresso Stout. We'll release a new "India Dark Ale" named Darkhorse on Wednesday at 51st (see the below description for an idea of what I'm talking about). At Pizza Co. we've got a new Belgian-style Saison d'Arduinna (that description is included here as well). At the Northwest Public House we're rotating between Deranger and Espresso Stout. Next up on the Westside is a keg of Wry Pale Ale- our Pale Ale from the Pizza Co. Brewery. We pride ourselves on keeping an wide array of seasonals available for you guys so I hope you'll find the time to try one of these limited, special beers.

Green Elephant Takes First

We were pleased to hear that our Green Elephant Organic IPA took first place IPA during judging at the Spring Beer and Wine Festival. Check out the list of all the winners.

Cheers to Belgian Beers this Weekend

We'll be pouring our Saison at the Portland Cheers to Belgian Beers event this weekend at Roots. This is a don't miss if you're a Belgian beer fan- and I know you are. There's some more info here.

And now for the beer...

Saison

d'Arduinna

Named for the goddess of the Ardennes forest in Belgian, this Belgian-style is our way of welcoming Spring. To create this unique beer we used Organic malted barley, white wheat malt, oats, maize and Belgian candy sugar. Subtle notes of citrus are added by the use of orange and lemon. Most of the character of this beer is thanks to the yeast, a strain from the Ardennes region of Belgium. The beer is named for Arduinna- the goddess of the Ardennes forest.

6.4 % ABV

15 IBUs

O.G. 14 º Plato

At Pizza Co. now

Darkhorse

“Dark India Ale”

Inspired by our Workhorse IPA, this Dark India Ale adds a bit more color and malt backbone to the traditional India Pale Ale. Of course we didn’t neglect the hops here either with plenty of Simcoe, Columbus and Centennials added to the boil and in dry hopping.

7.6% ABV

75 IBUs

O.G. 16.7 º Plato

51^st Avenue 4/4

Cheers!

Chad

Spring Beer and Wine Fest

It was great meeting everyone at the fest Friday. If you missed it last night, there's still a chance to hang out, hear some music and, of course, drink some great beer. In anticipation of Green Elephant Organic IPAs release in 22 oz bottles, we brought a few kegs to the festival.  Yeah, that's right- Green Elephant will be our next seasonal bottle release. So grab some Tree Hugger Organic Porter while it lasts, and watch out for the Elephant at stores in early April.

Speaking of Spring, we released Saison du Arduinna. This Belgian-style Saison was brewed with malted barley, flaked barely, oats, maize and Belgian candi-sugar. Yummy!

For those of you not in the know, Organic Deranger Imperial Red is available at the main brewery at 51st and Sandy and at our Northwest Public House on NW Kearny and 23rd. Hope to see you there.

Cheers!

Chad