Oregon Honey Beer
Portland Brewing Company

Oregon Honey BeerOregon Honey Beer
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From:
Portland Brewing Company
 
Oregon, United States
Style:
American Pale Ale
ABV:
4.8%
Score:
67
Avg:
2.77 | pDev: 16.97%
Reviews:
81
Ratings:
108
Status:
Retired
Rated:
Dec 24, 2019
Added:
Aug 13, 1998
Wants:
  2
Gots:
  6
17 IBU
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Ratings by JayTheFinn:
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Reviewed by JayTheFinn from California

2.86/5  rDev +3.2%
look: 3 | smell: 2 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.5
I'm still in search of a good honey beer. After being disappointed by Young's Waggledance, a friend told me that Oregon Honeybeer was where it's at. He's got good, sensible tastes, but I have to disagree with this one. The honey taste, as well as smell, is so light and nearly just plain lacking. Change the name to Oregon Pale Ale and that would do away with the expectations. I might've even given it a higher score!
Jun 07, 2006
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Reviewed by rodbeermunch from Nevada

2.98/5  rDev +7.6%
look: 3 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 2.75 | overall: 3
Something about the end of the year makes ya go back and crush all those 90s beers that were the foundation of your beer chops. This was my first "honey" beer.

Pours golden color that looks like beer. 1/4" white head. I'm wondering where this worked its way into the pale ale category, always seemed more like a blonde ale. Aroma was just a mild grain component.

Taste was truly about as bland as beer was being made. Even less hops than the non craft beers, this was just made to be smooth and non offensive, and by that measure, it handled itself well. When you weren't into beer, this helped the transition to craft beer. Always thought the body had a bit of a newer wet cardboard feel to it. Didn't have that dry body that sometimes honey can help with, this was an afterproduct adjunct to make the beer taste less like beer/beer ingredients. One of the original beers worth having around to give to other people, didn't age fast, relatively affordable but you hoped you wouldn't be drinking it.
Dec 24, 2019
 
Rated: 3 by 1971bernat from Virginia

Jan 02, 2018
 
Rated: 3 by BrewskiBrandon from Missouri

Oct 09, 2016
 
Rated: 3.56 by Phil-T_Phil_30 from California

Dec 01, 2014
 
Rated: 3.2 by sd123 from Georgia

Oct 09, 2014
 
Rated: 3 by wrightst from Maryland

Sep 01, 2014
 
Rated: 3 by brongladest from California

Aug 03, 2014
 
Rated: 3.5 by Osskjc from Oregon

Jul 29, 2014
 
Rated: 3 by jakewatt135 from Oregon

Jul 25, 2014
 
Rated: 2.25 by f_raud from California

Jul 18, 2014
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Reviewed by vkv822 from Oregon

2.48/5  rDev -10.5%
look: 4 | smell: 2.25 | taste: 2.25 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 2.25
22oz : tulip

Clear, golden with a foamy white head.

Grainy, lightly sweet taste in both the aroma and taste.

Medium+ body, foamy carbonation.

Not much to be said against it, just a fairly forgettable beer overall. Simple grainy, sweet profile in the aroma and taste as stated above.
Jul 13, 2014
 
Rated: 3.5 by DerwinWentworth from Utah

Jul 10, 2014
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Reviewed by RHVC59 from Oregon

2.7/5  rDev -2.5%
look: 3 | smell: 3 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 2.5
Bombers were on sale so I picked up a couple.
Chilled a glass.
Opened the bottle, and it smelled....ok.
Not much head to speak of and that disapeared rather quickly.
The moment of truth, I took a sip.... And the memories of a misspent youth popped into to my head... Miller high life, the champaign of beer... That is what I tasted.
This beer might be best after performing hard manual labor in the blistering hot sun.
Not one I will go out of my way to look for again.
Jul 09, 2014
 
Rated: 3 by Kastler from Washington

Jun 26, 2014
 
Rated: 2.75 by Metaltildeath from Washington

Jun 16, 2014
 
Rated: 2.5 by stript from Washington

May 10, 2014
 
Rated: 2.75 by jaydoc from Kansas

Dec 14, 2013
 
Rated: 2.75 by harpus from Alabama

Oct 10, 2013
 
Rated: 3 by ejimhof from Pennsylvania

Jul 24, 2013
Oregon Honey Beer from Portland Brewing Company
Beer rating: 67 out of 100 with 108 ratings