It’s St. Patrick’s Day time again, and again at the behest of a loyal reader, I’m compiling a list of the appropriately-themed beers from Bend’s various breweries (and maybe a pub or two). Of course, an Irish-themed holiday usually calls for a Dry Irish Stout, but very few actually make that specific style so I’m listing each brewery’s house Stout (if they have one)—but of course, it’s the seasonals we’re after as well. And don’t … Continue reading →
One of the reasons why Bend beer is so good? The City of Bend issued a press release today: Bend drinking water wins best tasting award Bend’s water was awarded first prize at the Annual Best Tasting Water Contest held by the Pacific Northwest’s Cascade to Coast subsection of the American Water Works Association. The water sample from the City of Bend, taken from the City’s surface water source springs, won first place this year … Continue reading →
I’m incredibly excited to read this blog post from Paul Arney announcing that The Ale Apothecary (his brewery venture that I wrote about in detail here) is now official and brewing beer! (The blog post was published on Wednesday the 22nd and I had posted the announced the first beer on the 15th, after seeing a Facebook post.) The Ale Apothecary has been approved, licensed, granted, sanctioned, decreed, and authorized to manufacture malt beverages by … Continue reading →
Yesterday (Friday the 24th of February) was a perfect day for the official groundbreaking ceremony for one of Bend’s newest brewery ventures, Worthy Brewing Company—nearly 60 degrees, clear and sunny (contrasted with this morning as I write this, it’s snowing somewhat heavily). Principals Chad Kennedy and Roger Worthington had arranged a nice setup to welcome guests to the groundbreaking: an outdoor event tent with tables and chairs for guests, a keg of Boneyard Beer‘s RPM … Continue reading →
This Friday, February 24th, is the official groundbreaking ceremony for Worthy Brewing, one of Bend’s newest breweries-in-development fronted by ex-Laurelwood Brewmaster Chad Kennedy (Facebook announcement). The ceremony takes place at 3pm and (I believe) both Kennedy and partner Roger Worthington (of Indie Hops) will be on-hand. Before then, though, I thought I’d grab a couple of pictures of the land that Worthy will be occupying, before any buildout starts: Not much to look at now … Continue reading →
