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“It’s a great collaboration,” Penley says. “Mozilla is kind of an older brand in their industry as well and together we’re doing something at the forefront of innovation and acting like a small agile brewery. This beer is constantly evolving.”
With a lineup of excellent pub-only beers led by Tom Bleigh on the experimental system. You'll find beers as unusual here as any of the newer, buzzier breweries.
To wash it all down, the beer garden will serve beers from Widmer’s small-batch brewery, with a focus on experimental brews. The brewery’s iconic hefeweizen will also be available in can-form.
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"This is also a hoppy pilsner from Portland’s Widmer Brothers that was originally brewed as a small batch beer for the Widmer Brothers pub. Now it’s joining the brewery’s year-round lineup. The hoppiness is more restrained...taking a more classic approach with just a layer of floral, bitter hops."
“These days, it's the de facto craft beer at bars across the state. The brewery's changed over the years, going national with corporate sponsorship. The Hefe hasn't.”
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“Widmer Brothers has returned a “blast from the past” for the summer. Widmer Brothers Drifter Pale is a 5.6% ABV summertime seasonal that we’re happy to see back in the marketplace.”
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"As Oregon’s largest brewery, makers of the ubiquitous Hefeweizen, Widmer Brothers regularly brews on a 250 barrel system into 1,500 to 1,750 barrel tanks, but the brewery has never forgotten the small batch experimental brewing that got it to where it is today."
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“He's right, though—you haven't really had America's Original Hefeweizen® until you've had it fresh at the pub, where it's extra soft and the haze takes on an ethereal quality.”
“I use my wedding ring while still on my hand to open a beer on the fly—much to my spouse’s disapproval," says Jake Neilson, brand manager at Widmer Brothers
"Imperial Hefe is brewed with a Wheat and 2-Row malt bill and with Citra, Vista and Idaho-7 hops. It offers up pleasant tropical aromas that’s followed citrus flavors that continue on into the finish."
"The latest seasonal offering from Widmer, White Gold is a spin on the German Kellerbier style. It's slightly hazy and bright gold in color with toasted grain aromas and a bit of bread dough. A sip of this hazy lager washes your palate with wheat flavor that evolves to a crisp finish."