Vertigo Brewing: Meeting The Brewers

We had the pleasure of meeting the two Mike's a few days ago at the Green Dragon's "Meet the Brewers" night on October 27th. They are the founding partners and brewers for Vertigo Brewing and two very nice guys.

That night they were featuring "High Dive Rye", "Black Pearl Porter" and "Hop Harvest Pale Ale".

All the beers were really good. The favorite with our crew that night seemed to be the Porter....but, the Hop Harvest Pale Ale seemed to sum up the nature of the brewery for me when they said that the hops all came from their home gardens.

This is truly a small craft brewer that cares about the final product. They are currently a one barrel system...but, looking to expand in time. Right now they manage to turn out eight to ten barrels a month.

Currently, the beer is only available on tap...but, you can also have a corny keg filled at the brewery!

The brewery is in a warehouse in Hillsboro, Oregon. For brewery visits or dock sales you can

call 503-645-6644.

- William

Laurelwood's New Branch In Washington!

The Laurelwood, one of Portland's best, has expanded operations to Battle Ground, WA!
As of October 23rd the newest pub was officially open! It is located at 1401 SE Rasmussen Blvd in Battle Ground, WA.
All I can say is... "Lucky, Lucky Battle Ground!"

The Laurelwood is one of the best the NW has to offer. Not only do they offer some fine organic brew but, their food is fantastic as well. Let me just say "Laurelwood Garlic Fries"....
However, you can not go wrong with anything. The menu is very diverse and tasty!

I have always been very fond of the Laurelwood Green Elephant Organic IPA...found at the Spring Beer Fest and the North American Organic Brewer's Fest (NAOBF)...that is a classic hop masterpiece!
But, Laurelwood has a new and interesting sounding creation "Fresh Nuggs
Fresh Hop Ale" and as of October 16th is being pouring at the Laurelwood Public House & Brewery 5115 NE Sandy Blvd.

The brew is described on their blog as "another great reason to live in the Northwest, harvest time! Using the Nugget hop, this beer is hoppy, start to finish! This unorthodox brew starts with hops in the mash- a place usually reserved only for grain. Next, we added hops to the kettle as it filled- before even beginning a boil. After the boils, we filled our mashtun with nearly 100 lbs of fresh hops, using it as a giant hop back. This is a true example of a fresh hop beer using only freshly picked hops throughout this beer. - O.G. 16 º Plato 6.7% ABV "

All we can say is keep it up!

-William

Welcome to NW Beer Monkey!

Yes, that’s right...soon the best website to find, learn about, read about and explore the greatest brews and happenings of the North West will be right here with the NW Beer Monkey!

http://www.nwbeermonkey.com/

We will allow you to explore the best beers, brewers, pubs & festivals the region has to offer. You will soon learn you can always trust the monkey!

We want to welcome any, and all, comments...ideas...stories...photos...etc! Please comment and e-mail!

While we are working on getting it all together for you please tell your friends we are here and keeping checking back!

Remember, while you are enjoying your next pint, the Beer Monkey will be toiling away...sweat on his brow...to get everything ready! Please have one for him.

Cheers!

-William