The Brew Site
My latest article for The Bulletin covered the winning Central Oregon breweries—and beers—from this year’s Great American Beer Festival which took place earlier this month. Four breweries won medals for five beers, with Oregon as a whole bringing home 18 medals. The local winning breweries were GoodLife Brewing, Sunriver Brewing, … Continue reading
It’s time once again for my annual post obsessively tracking local-to-Central-Oregon fresh hop beers, which I will be updating frequently through at least the next month and a half. Here’s the usual description of my methodology: Breweries are listed alphabetically, then the beers are listed as I learn about them … Continue reading
Central Oregon-based homebrewers, take note! The Central Oregon Homebrewers Organization (COHO) is presenting a regional homebrewing competition, the 2022 Central Oregon Pro-Am Brewing Challenge, which will pair up winning homebrewers with commercial breweries to brew their winning beers. If you’ve wanted to have a pro brewery brew and release one … Continue reading
The pandemic continues, which really puts the kibosh on fresh hop events for another year (though there are some still going on), but at least breweries are still brewing these oh-so-fresh harvest ales. That of course means it’s time for my annual Central Oregon roundup of fresh hop beers, tracking … Continue reading
It’s hard to believe it’s that time of year already—fresh hops season! This year’s a bit different with COVID-19; I don’t know about you, but since the pandemic hit and quarantine/shelter at home was initiated, we’ve been laying low and avoiding going out unless necessary. That also changes the dynamic … Continue reading
Amid all the beer event cancellations that have been happened due to the COVID-19 pandemic, including the Bend Brewfest, Silver Moon Brewing has spearheaded a new, pandemic-friendly brewfest announced today: the Central Oregon Take-Home Brewfest. It’s a fun idea that will be interesting to see how people respond to. It’s … Continue reading
Friday, May 15, is the first day of Phase One of Oregon governor Kate Brown’s re-opening plan, in which 31 Oregon counties can start easing COVID-19 restrictions. Among the businesses that can start easing restrictions are restaurants, breweries, bars, tasting rooms, and distilleries, under the following guidelines: Limit the occupancy … Continue reading
I’ve been maintaining a list of what all the Central Oregon breweries are doing to continue selling beer during this COVID-19 pandemic, offering options including purchasing beer to-go, ordering for delivery, and online sales. Many that have kitchens are also preparing food for takeout. These are great options for customers … Continue reading
It’s been coming for awhile: the owner of the property here in Bend that houses The Brew Shop and the Platypus Pub is planning to raze the building to put in a drive-thru coffee stand and retail space. The Brew Shop is the region’s sole homebrew supply store, and unfortunately … Continue reading
With the current COVID-19 restrictions on restaurants, bars, and taprooms across the state, breweries are feeling the impact along with other businesses and are turning to alternatives to get their beer to people. Jeff Alworth posted a buying guide to Oregon beer during this time, and the Oregon Brewers Guild … Continue reading