I love beer. After now having visited over 350 different breweries, it’s fair to say I have sampled a lot of beer (follow me on Untappd). From post-race pints and run club meeting locations, to beer miles and relays, running and the kegged nectar seem to go hand-in-hand in Oregon. Our Kegs and Legs feature is where beer drinking runners like me can go to find some new favorite beverages.
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We featured two of HUB’s IPA’s back in December and spoke a little about our experience with their pubs as a whole:
Hopworks Urban Brewery, or HUB for short, is one of the first Portland breweries I ever went to. At the time, I was working near Powell and kept passing them on a daily basis. I wasn’t much of a craft beer drinker at the time, but thought I would stop in. The whole vibe of their amazing brewery, combined with their vast selection, really made me a fan for life – and helped point me in the direction of checking out as many breweries as possible. It is also a staple for my 1st van to stop and refuel after our first Hood to Coast relay legs.
HUB sent us a sample of their Organic Motherland Russian Imperial Stout, a delicious winter beer – though one you may want to ease into if you aren’t used to this style. This dark beer has a chocolately tinge to it and, at almost 10%, it warms the insides with a spicy finish on every sip. Even with that finish, it actually drinks a smoother than I anticipated, which is a good thing for those novice imperial stout drinkers like myself. It may not be an everyday beer, but definitely a solid addition on cold winter evenings.
It’s only available November – February, so don’t delay much longer.
Beers:
Brewery:
- Hopworks Urban Brewery (Facebook)
- 2944 SE Powell Blvd (Portland)
- 3947 N Williams Ave (Portland Bikebar)
- 17707 SE Mill Plain Blvd (Vancouver WA)