The Brew Site
Last night we got down to Deschutes Brewery‘s 24th anniversary party at the Bend Pub for a little over an hour, and I snapped a few pictures, visited with some of the Deschutes folks, drank some beer, and ran into some friends. It was fun, they had a packed crowd … Continue reading
Bend’s new Crux Fermentation Project is celebrating their official grand opening this Saturday, the 30th, but for the past week or so they’ve been in “soft opening” mode, pouring guest beers and serving up fare from their kitchen during their regular hours (4 to 11pm Tuesday through Friday, 11 to … Continue reading
This past weekend my wife and I were over in Lincoln City for our weekend anniversary trip, and though the Oregon Coast isn’t as populous with breweries as certain other parts of the state are, they are still to be found. Accordingly, I got in touch ahead of time with … Continue reading
I haven’t run too many straight press releases these days, but this files well under Bend beer news: GoodLife Brewing will be releasing their Descender IPA in bottles, joining their Mountain Rescue Pale Ale on the shelves. GoodLife Brewing Company is excited to announce Descender IPA will be put in 22oz, … Continue reading
On Saturday I saw late-morning Facebook post by Paul Arney of The Ale Apothecary (what is essentially Bend’s newest operating brewery) inviting folks up to his mountain brewery for a one-hour window to check it out and offering up limited-edition bottles of ale for $15 (per 750ml bottle). (He also … Continue reading
The other day in the beer news post I wrote (edited for shortness): “Full Sail Brewing out of Hood River has apparently taken steps to get a small Rhode Island brewery to change its name. I doubt that beer from the two companies would be confused (or identities diluted). Overall I’m surprised that Full … Continue reading
In light of Deschutes Brewery’s Barrel Aged Beer Tasting this Saturday, here are some pictures I had taken back in March that I had forgotten about: four barrels full of beer, aging beneath the stairs at the Bend Pub (in the new expansion). At least one of them—the Ryed n Trees … Continue reading
Bend restaurant Common Table posted this on their Facebook timeline on Thursday: Common Table is perhaps the first place to try Central Oregon’s newest local microbrewery, Shade Tree Brewing’s Mustang Pale Ale. Shade Tree is the brainchild of Larry Johnson a local home brewer who has stepped up to full … Continue reading
The North American Beer Awards were just handed out Friday by the North American Brewers Association for their annual competition, and a number of Oregon breweries (of course!) brought home medals. The North American Beer Awards, held in conjunction with the Mountain Brewers Beer Fest, is a unique event sanctioned … Continue reading
Baker City’s second brewery, the Bull Ridge Brewpub that I first blogged about nearly a year ago, is now officially brewing beer! I noticed the updates on their Facebook page (here and here) which read: WE ARE OFFICIAL!!!!! We have been granted the Authority to Operate by the OLCC, and … Continue reading