Part of the luxury of being a small brewery is the ability to brew lots of different one-off and seasonal beers that come and go quickly. This allows the creative brewer to continually express new ideas and utilize the many ingredients possible in beer. We’ve got a handful of new beers coming up, some we’ve brewed before and others we’re excited to try the first time.

Late May

Wit Series – The refreshing wheat beers of Belgium are some of our favorite to drink. We’re planning on making a few different versions this summer, with the first being a traditional take on the style: coriander and orange peel. The coriander is a California grown variety that we picked up during the Craft Brewers Conference in San Diego two weeks ago. This should be available at the tasting room starting May 19th and around town the following weeks.

Killer Weiss - Our friend Angelo De Ieso, founder of the killer beer website Brewpublic is throwing a killer going away party to celebrate his killer move down to the Bay Area. We’re sending him off, along with a bunch of other brewers, during KillerBeerFest 3.5 at Bailey’s Taproom, May 27th. Our present to Angelo is a low alcohol wheat beer soured with Lactobacillus fermented with Brettanomyces Lambicus.

Fleur de Ferme - The tasting room favorite is back with a bigger batch. We’ve been conditioning it for a bit, but we expect it to be available by the end of this month. Fleur de Ferme is a slightly tart, dark saison brewed with Hibiscus, Chamomile and Lavender.

June 

Saigon Saison - This is the beer we designed for Portland Beer Week’s Fruit Beer Fest. It’s an amber saison with Thai Basil, Mango, Lime and Lemongrass. We’re hoping to balance out the flavors and provide something we’re becoming known for: a refreshing beverage with interesting flavor. It’s just started fermentation but we’re really excited for this beer.

Haver Bier - We’re brewing an Oat Saison for the North American Organic Brewers Festival. We tapped a Beetje batch of this at the tasting room a bit ago and we really enjoyed the creamy oat body coupled with the floral aspect of the late kettle hop addition. This beer will be our next bottled seasonal.

Berliner Weisse - This is a style we love. This is also a style that loves summer. The very low alcohol sour wheat beer of Berlin will hopefully keep us going during the hot days of July. We’re going to keep it traditional to start and hopefully work with local accounts to develop special syrups to pair with our version.

Bene Tibi - We brewed this beer for Breakside’s 2nd Anniversary Party and loved it so much that we’re brewing it again. A toast in Latin, Bene Tibi is our first 100% Brettanomyces Lambicus beer. We added fresh cider pressings, flaked rice for dryness and sour cherry puree to marry the dryness of Champagne and the refreshing flavors of a Kriek beer. This is another great summer beverage.

We’ll be updating Facebook and Twitter when these beers are ready and available.

On Wednesday April 4th starting at 6PM we will release our first seasonal beer in bottles – Biere de Garde – at Cheese Bar on SE Belmont and 60th.

Bailey’s Taproom has always been one of our favorite places in Portland to have a beer, which is why we’re really excited to have an event with 5 of our beers on tap. From 6-8 PM on Tuesday, March 20th, Geoff and crew will be tapping the following beers:

Urban Farmhouse – our rustic, refreshing Saison

Commons Pils – our newest beer, a Northern German style Pils

Madrone – a tasting room favorite, tart saison with west coast hops

Biere de Garde – a traditional amber french country ale

Fleur de Ferme – batch no. 2 of our popular dark saison with chamomile, lavender and hibiscus

Beers will be available by the glass or as a sample tray. If you can’t make it between 6-8, I’m told all of our beers will be on tap when Bailey’s open at 4PM.

The whole Commons gang will be at Bailey’s chatting about and drinking beer. We’re hopeful to meet some new faces and hear some feedback on our new beers. Also, be on the lookout for our Sticke on tap at Bailey’s German Fest, April 28th, more info here.

http://www.baileystaproom.com/

Our first first bottle-conditioned beer is finally ready! On March 24, at Noon, we’ll open our doors to sell the Beetje Series edition of Brotherly Love! Considering our history as a nano-brewery, it’s fitting that our first release is such a small amount.

A variation of our Little Brother Belgian dark strong ale, Brotherly Love is matured in Heaven Hill bourbon barrels with red tart cherries and roasted Peruvian cocoa nibs. Take your time with this rich, decadent beer – and share it with friends.

The Beetje Series is a celebration of The Commons Brewery’s nano roots. First brewed in 2010 on a one-barrel system housed in Mike Wright’s garage, these small-batch beers pay homage to the rustic brewery that continues to inspire our creativity and ingenuity.

Release info:

March 24th, Noon

Commons Brewery 1810 SE 10th Ave (entrance on SE Stephens)

150 bottles (capped 750ml), $15 each.