As I’d mentioned previously, my wife and I took a day trip over to Corvallis on Saturday to visit some of the local breweries and check out the growing beer scene. It turns out that Corvallis is a relatively easy jaunt that works well for day trips, being about a 2.5 hour drive away (joining the ranks of other less-than-3-hour trips like Eugene, Hood River, and Oakridge), so I can easily see more trips in … Continue reading →
Yesterday my wife and I took a day trip over to Corvallis to check out the beer scene: a long-overdue trip as the only time we ever pass through the area is on our way to the Coast, and Corvallis is now home to four breweries plus a number of other specialty beer stops. The main plan was to visit Block 15 Brewery, with a possible stop at Flat Tail Brewing as well; I had … Continue reading →
This hit the local news yesterday: Central Oregon Brewers Guild Formed. This could be big: Not only has the Bend and Central Oregon brewery scene exploded (look at the list in the the sidebar, which I try to keep up to date, to see how many we have here—and how many have yet to open), but at the same time we’re geographically more isolated than other parts of the state, so having a local guild that sees … Continue reading →
I blogged a month ago in detail about Baker City’s Barley Brown’s Brewpub and their expansion plans, and there’s good news from the TTB (U.S. Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau): approval! The United States Department Of The Treasury Alcohol And Tobacco Tax And Trade Bureau approved our Brewers Notice to open a second brewery in Baker City. Cheers! This is great news, it means Barley Brown’s can (definitely) move forward with opening the … Continue reading →
Latest couple of pictures of the Worthy Brewing construction progress, here in Bend. Continue reading →
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