Deschutes Brewery announced today a new addition to its non-alcoholic beer lineup in the form of Fresh Squeezed NA IPA—the alcohol-free version of its flagship Fresh Squeezed. It joins Black Butte NA, and it’s the first NA beer to be made entirely in-house; previously, the brewery’s non-alcoholic beers were crafted … Continue reading
My latest article for The Bulletin revisits Funky Fauna Artisan Ales of Sisters, with some news about the announced opening of a new Bend taproom, The Doom Lounge, as well as reviews of two of the more recent beers: Forestlike and Gathering of Ghouls. Both are wild saisons conditioned on … Continue reading
Big news for Bend’s GoodLife Brewing this week, as the company announced that it is expanding into Nevada, with both a statewide distribution deal and a partnership to open a new GoodLife location in Henderson (outside of Las Vegas). The company is taking over the location of Street Burger, rebranding … Continue reading
My latest article for The Bulletin, out a week and half ago, covered the local Great American Beer Festival winning beers and breweries, with a focus on Immersion Brewing, a first-time GABF winner this year with its Poggers fruited sour ale. Immersion has previously won awards at other competitions, including … Continue reading
Deluxe Brewing of Albany, Oregon opened its doors in 2013, with a primary focus on brewing lagers. it was also the city’s first brewstillery—brewery and distillery combined in the same building—with the concurrent launch of Sinister Distilling. This week, from September 18 through 24, the company is celebrating its tenth … Continue reading
My latest article for The Bulletin takes a look at one of Bend’s more under-the-radar breweries that is celebrating its tenth anniversary this year—Oblivion Brewing. I cover a bit of the brewery’s background and its beers, including reviewing the summer seasonal Cultus Sunset India Session Ale, canned for the first … Continue reading
Cascade Lakes Brewing of Redmond, Oregon, has been building out a new pub on Bend’s east side, and recently the brewery was finally able to give a limited opening date for the new location—July 19. Located at the corner of 27th Street and Reed Market Road, the buildout was originally … Continue reading
This Saturday, July 15, Bend’s Deschutes Brewery is hosting its Damn Tasty Beer Fest at its Beer Garden next to the production brewery. It takes place from 1:00 to 5:00 p.m., and will feature a host of Central Oregon breweries in addition to Deschutes (listed below). Tickets cost $10 to … Continue reading
For most of its existence, Bell’s Brewery had not distributed its beers to Oregon (or the rest of the Pacific Northwest), so for those of us living in the PNW, having the opportunity to drink any of its acclaimed and highly-rated beers meant jumping over a number of hurdles. But … Continue reading
This week’s article for The Bulletin covered Initiative Brewing of Redmond, profiling the brewery through the lens of two of its lagers, Oh Bother Honey Lager and Issue With Authority Smoked Lager. Oh Bother has the classic golden appearance of a helles lager, and is 7.5% alcohol by volume with … Continue reading