Portland Brewing Releases Portland Lager as New Year Round Beer

From Portland Brewing:

Portland, OR – Nov. 11, 2019 — Portland Brewing today announced that it has made, and will
continue to make, a new year-round beer called Portland Lager. The beer is a domestic lager,
made with domestic products such as Pilsner malt from the Pacific Northwest, pale malt, flaked
corn, and Mt. Hood hops that have been pelletized together to a standardized profile.

To make the Portland Lager, the brewer begins by using a six roll mill with three different sets of
rollers to crack the grain, leaving the husk as whole as possible and breaking the kernel into
small pieces. The brewer mixes the grains with water in three steps at 122 degrees, 146
degrees, and 158 degrees fahrenheit to break down starches in an efficient way. The mash is
stirred the whole time so that every grain has the highest chance to reach the desired
temperature.

The mixture is pumped to another vessel to create an even layer of grain while more water is
added. The liquid wort is separated from the grain and collected for boiling. It is boiled for 90
minutes and hops are added. The boiling sterilizes the wort, coagulates proteins, and drives off
compounds that have negative effects on the finished lager beer.

The brewer lowers the temperature of the liquid and adds it to a fermentation vessel for a cold
fermentation at 50 degrees fahrenheit. The fermentation occurs over the course of at least three
weeks and then it is cold conditioned for multiple weeks after that. During this time the beer
develops a clearness and the flavors stabilize.

The beer is spun at 5500 rotations per minute to separate much of the yeast out of the liquid
and further clarify the beer. It is packaged on site into 16 ounce cans, with proper sealing, and
stored in large refrigerated warehouses.
Every new batch is scientifically studied at least five times throughout this process. The brewers
must ensure the beer has the proper taste, color, bitterness, alcohol, carbonation, and that it is
free of unwanted microbes.

If everything is over analyzed and done perfectly, Portland Lager is delivered to taverns and
other establishments throughout the Pacific Northwest, where it is enjoyed by the region’s finest
people.

“We made an American Lager that we as brewers would want to drink,” said Portland Brewing
Head Brewery, Ryan Pappe. “The beer is light and smooth, clear, contains a hint of sweetness
from the flaked corn, and it exhibits a nice balance. It is quite good and we are proud of it.”

Portland Lager is available in 6-packs of 16 oz. cans and on draft throughout the city of Portland
and the metro area. 6-packs are priced at $8.99.