Kegs & Legs Beers of the Week: Spring beers from Stickmen Brewing

I love beer. After now having visited over 490 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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Just yesterday, the Oregon Brewery Running Series 5k and Hoppy Earth Day Brewfest came to Stickmen Brewing, one of my favorite places to grab a pint. With the creation of their Tualatin location a few years back, they have really stepped up their game and are producing some really new and unique beer opportunities. I recently tried out a few of their newer offerings – Gaijin Dream and Grapefruit Ginflower.

Gaijin Dream (gaijin means ‘foreigner’ in Japanese) is a lager that is brewed with pilsner malt and flaked rice and finished with Goldings and Sorachi Ace hops. I find these hops to be a little citrusy/lemony, which makes for a refreshing beer Clean throughout with some malt sweetness balanced by the lemony hops.

Beer:

• Gaijin Dream
  • ABV 5.9%
  • IBU 20
• Grapefruit Ginflower
  • ABV 6.9%
  • IBU 22

Brewery: Stickmen Brewing (Facebook)