Tag Archives: McMenamins
One of McMenamins‘ most popular beers, the raspberry-infused Ruby Ale, is turning 26 on Wednesday the 21st and they are celebrating company wide with a number of specials all day including: Pints of Ruby for $2.50 (all locations) Bottles to go of Ruby for $4.50 (Oregon only) 20% off all Ruby merchandise at shopmcmenamins.com. Hotel gift shops & Hillsdale Pub will have $15 Ruby shirts. Ruby-Marinated Chicken Sandwich w/ Herbed Goat Cheese and served with choice … Continue reading →
Today’s selection is the annual Yuletide ale from the McMenamins breweries of Oregon and Washington: Kris Kringle. This Winter Warmer makes its appearance every year from roughly Thanksgiving through Christmas, and this year for only the second time ever McMenamins has made it available in bottles—last year it was an extremely limited run of only 200 magnums, and this year it was bottled in 22-ounce bombers. The 2011 version of Kris Kringle is a hearty … Continue reading →
St. Patrick’s Day is just around the corner, and (partially) at the behest of a reader, I’m compiling a list of the appropriately-themed beers from Bend’s various breweries. Of course, an Irish-themed holiday usually calls for Stout, so I’ve listed each brewery’s house Stout (if they have one)—but of course, it’s the seasonals we’re after as well. Update: BBC also has Irish Stout, according to their Facebook post today. Deschutes Brewery Obsidian Stout: “Obsidian Stout … Continue reading →
I just discovered that one of McMenamins‘ flagship beers, their Terminator Stout, is turning 25 years old this week on November 19th. Apparently it was the 12th beer brewed by McMenamins—not just the 12th beer at a particular McMenamins location, but their 12th ever. So this Friday they’ve got a number of Terminator-related things planned: In addition to the special anniversary pricing on pints (two bucks), bottles (four bucks) and online Terminator attire and photo … Continue reading →
The beer list for The Little Woody, Bend’s barrel-aged beer festival (more here), came out today, and it’s looking really good. There are actually two versions of the beer list: one on the official site, and another one released over on Bend Oregon Restaurants (it’s from the marketing copy that the organizing company sent out). You can view those pages for more details on the style and making of the beers, but in the meantime … Continue reading →
