You don’t always need a road trip.
Sometimes five small glasses will do the driving.
Oregon has never been especially interested in fitting inside a postcard. It is baseball beneath long summer evenings, moss-covered trails winding through towering firs, rivers that refuse to hurry, bicycles leaning against brewery walls, and high-desert horizons that seem determined to outrun the sky. Every hundred miles the landscape changes, yet somehow every version still feels unmistakably Oregon.
The Peaks & Pints Thursday Block 15 Brewing Flight wanders across that landscape without asking you to pack a cooler, fill the gas tank, or argue over directions. A crisp Kölsch opens beneath the ballpark lights. A Belgian blonde follows a quiet forest path. An IPA rewards the ride home. A hazy river of tropical hops drifts toward afternoon. A West Coast IPA finishes beneath sagebrush and endless eastern skies.
Five beers. About four hundred imaginary miles.
Peaks & Pints Block 15 Flight
Block 15 Summer Knights Kölsch
5.3% ABV | Kölsch | Corvallis, Oregon
There are few sounds more reassuring than the first crack of the bat on a warm summer evening. Delicate biscuit malt and fresh bread mingle with whispers of orchard fruit before Liberty and CTZ hops lend a subtle herbal snap that keeps everything light on its feet. The body glides with quiet confidence, finishing crisp, clean, and wonderfully refreshing—the sort of beer destined for ballparks, backyard gatherings, and those golden hours when daylight lingers just a little longer than expected. Some summer traditions require tickets. This one simply asks you to stay through the next inning.
Block 15 Wandelpad
6.5% ABV | Belgian Blonde Ale
Wandelpad weaves aromas of fresh-baked bread, wildflower honey, pear, and white grape rise from the glass before peppery Belgian yeast and a flicker of citrus zest bring everything into elegant balance. Lively carbonation lifts each layer with effortless grace, while a delicate herbal finish quietly tidies the palate. Equal parts monastery courtyard and moss-covered Oregon Trail, this Belgian blonde ale finds harmony where old-world tradition and modern craft naturally meet.
Block 15 Group Ride IPA
6.75% ABV | India Pale Ale
Nobody remembers who reached the trailhead first. They remember the laughter at the overlook and the beer waiting when the helmets finally came off. Ripe mango, grapefruit, and orange peel roll across a lean malt backbone while floral hops lend just enough perfume to keep the whole experience lively without becoming extravagant. A polished bitterness gathers every flavor into crisp focus, leaving behind the easy satisfaction of a day well spent in good company.
Block 15 Fresh Flow
6.5% ABV | Hazy India Pale Ale
Water has no interest in standing still, and neither does this beer. Billowing aromas of clementine, papaya, ripe mango, and white grape rise effortlessly before a velvety haze carries the fruit across the palate with remarkable softness. Mosaic, Citra, Nelson Sauvin, Chinook, and Eclipse weave tropical abundance into a seamless current, while restrained bitterness keeps the whole affair fresh instead of heavy. One sip follows another with the quiet inevitability of a river finding the sea.
Block 15 Alumni Club: High Desert
6.1% ABV | West Coast India Pale Ale
Some collaborations feel less like introductions and more like old friends finishing each other’s sentences. Brewed with Baker City’s legendary Barley Brown’s Beer, this West Coast IPA captures the spirit of Oregon’s high desert through layers of melon, peach, apricot, and flashes of yuzu before resinous hops and sun-warmed chaparral settle in with quiet authority. The uncommon addition of fonio lends a graceful texture beneath a lean, crisp frame, while the clean bitterness leaves every flavor sharply defined. It’s the kind of beer that feels born from shared miles, shared ideas, and a landscape too expansive for any one brewery to capture alone.
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