Brothers Kurt and Rob Widmer founded Widmer Brothers Brewing Company in 1984. For more than 12 years, the Widmer brothers have created deliciously original biers and overseen the entire brewing process from fresh grains to finished biers.

Widmer Brothers Brewing Company brews unique and authentic German-style biers. After living in Germany and enjoying fine German biers in the 1970s, Kurt Widmer returned to Portland, Oregon, with a mission to create American interpretations of authentic German bier styles. His search for an original bier experience led Kurt back to a brewery in DŸsseldorf, where he studied recipes of that famous brewing center. Widmer's special brewing yeast was obtained from the world-renowned Brewing Research Institute in Weihenstephan, Bavaria. This special yeast has been maintained at Widmer's brewery for the past 12 years, and is an important part of the Widmer brewing process.

Widmer uses traditional German Altbier brewing techniques with it's special Altbier yeast and fresh Northwest ingredients. The Altbier brewing style Widmer uses is a hybrid process, combining ale and lager brewing techniques. Widmer biers are top fermented like ales, and cold conditioned like lagers, resulting in a rich, smooth, refreshingly original taste.

America's Original Hefeweizen¨ is an excellent example of the Widmer brothers' success with their uncommon brewing process. The brothers pioneered Hefeweizen bier in America in 1986 and America's Original Hefeweizen¨ has grown in popularity over the past decade. This golden, cloudy Widmer bier is kegged and bottled directly from the lagering tank and is not filtered, leaving Widmer's special yeast suspended in the bier. Widmer's Hefeweizen has been Oregon's top-selling draught microbrew for over six years. Its tempting appearance and aroma combined with its robust taste and texture have distinguished America's Original Hefeweizen¨ as a Widmer classic.

Widmer Brothers Brewing Company currently produces a line of seven original German-style biers year-round. These offerings include America's Original Hefeweizen¨, Blackbier, Amberbier, Widberry, Vienna, Czech Pilsner, and Altbier. Seasons and holidays inspired Widmer to introduce seasonal biers to AmericaÐan idea that has spawned such favorites as Oktoberfest and Doppelbock, returning each year by popular demand. In keeping with the tradition of handcrafted brewing, the Widmer brothers continue to develop new and exciting biers. As the appreciation for highÐquality, fresh tasting, handcrafted bier continues to grow, so does the availability of Widmer biers. Widmer biers are brewed in Oregon, and are moving across the nation. Ask for Widmer in your favorite establishment today!

HEFEWEIZEN (pronounced Hay-fa-vi-tsen) Ð The Widmer brothers have brewed America's Original Hefeweizen¨ for 11 years using their unique recipe: Altbier yeast paired with Northwest malted wheat, barley and hops. This golden, cloudy Widmer bier is kegged and bottled directly from the lagering tank and is not filtered, leaving Widmer's special yeast suspended in the bier. Widmer's Hefeweizen has been Oregon's top-selling draught microbrew for over six years. It doesn't look like any other bier Ð and it doesn't taste like any other bier. Hefeweizen is unfiltered, light, refreshing, and commonly served with a wedge of lemon. America's Original Hefeweizen, a Widmer classic. (3.4% alcohol by weight, O.G. 1.047).

WIDBERRY Ð Widmer wanted a bier with a berry accent Ð not the other way around. Widberry offers a definite (but not overwhelming) berry aroma and flavor, a subtle hoppiness, and a lively color and body. As we say at Widmer, the bier comes before the berry. (3.5% alcohol by weight, O.G. 1.046).

AMBERBIER Ð People say you can taste it before you drink it. That's because drinking Amberbier begins with a rich, inviting aroma, followed by the taste of a full-bodied bier with a bitter hoppy flavor and sweet malty finish. It's a sensational amber Ð in more ways than one. (4.2% alcohol by weight, O.G. 1.054).

BLACKBIER Ð Widmer combines the richest caramel, chocolate, black and roasted malts to create Blackbier. It has a solid black color, a body that's rich like a stout and smooth like a porter, and a flavor that's full but not too strong Ð exactly what Blackbier should taste like. (5.0% alcohol by weight, O.G. 1.062).

VIENNA Ð Over 150 years ago in Vienna, a man named Anton Dreher produced a masterpiece. It wasn't a symphony or a waltz or a mural. It was an aggressive, brilliantly colored bier the locals quickly hailed. In the tradition of this true work of art, we proudly offer our own remarkable Vienna-style bier. Widmer Vienna. It's brewed with whole Centennial flower hops for a fresh, aggressive profile, and Vienna malt to give it a deep chestnut color. Its name says it all. (3.8% alcohol by weight, O.G. 1.052).

CZECH PILSNER Ð Widmer's new Czech Pilsner echos the simple, elegant spirit that began the Renaissance. We bottom ferment and cold condition long enough to bring out the pale softness of malt character with an aggressive Saaz hop flavor. A crisp, clear lager with a bold hop finish. (3.7% alcohol by weight, O.G. 1.050).

WIDMER ALT Ð "Alt or nothing" was the cry heard in Portland over a decade ago when the Widmer brothers founded Widmer Brothers Brewing Company. This top-fermented bier has a rich copper color and a pleasantly hoppy taste. Alt ("old") is brewed according to an old German recipe and the name refers to its traditional creation. (3.22% alcohol by weight, O.G. 1.048).

SEASONAL BIERS Ð Seasons and holidays have inspired an array of specialty biers including Winternacht, Doppelbock and Oktoberfest. Back by popular demand each year, Widmer's specialty biers offer variety, uniqueness and quality. Inquire about Widmer's current seasonal bier at your favorite establishment.

WILDWOOD HARD APPLE CIDER Ð Bringing back the Spirit of the Apple. We slowly ferment several varieties of apples with a special Alt yeast, maturing the cider longer to impart the perfect dryness and golden apple flavor. Wildwood. A dry, crisp hard cider with the perfect balance of golden apple flavor. A simple, true hard cider. (4.7% alcohol by weight, O.G. 1.056).