Beer Guide 2015: Humble

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Humble

753-5975, humblebrewing.com. By appointment only.

[HARD TO FIND] Humble Brewing has stayed true to its name for some time. As I stand in the middle of the North Portland garage that houses a 1.5-barrel Blichmann system, co-owner Scott Davis tells me to spin in a circle. "That's pretty much the tour," he says. It becomes apparent that despite year-over-year sales growth, steady demand for kegs from high-end taphouses like Bailey's, and an in-demand, spicy and sessionable Saaz-hopped French saison, Humble isn't angling to become the new Commons. In the days of immediate, all-in, life-altering business plans, it makes sense that a pair of wife-and-kid types might not feel rushed to take the plunge. We wish they would though.

DRINK THIS: Anything you can find, but be particularly on the lookout for the Gonzilla IIPA—it's fabled to be amazing.

WWeek 2015

Parker Hall

Parker Hall is a writer, musician, and home brewer from Portland. He is a graduate of the Oberlin Conservatory of Music in Ohio, where he studied jazz percussion with drum legend Billy Hart (Miles Davis, Herbie Hancock). Now a freelance writer and professional member of the city's jazz and indie rock scenes, he spends most of his days writing, playing music or drinking brews in his spacious North Portland basement.

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