The Brew Site
Each year Portland’s Lompoc Brewing goes all-out for the holiday season and releases an impressive eight holiday-themed beers—and today (Monday, November 26) is the day the brewery’s Sidebar location hosts its Holiday Beer Extravaganza, releasing all eight on draft. The release party kicks off at 4pm at Sidebar, and on … Continue reading
Bend’s GoodLife Brewing once again hosts the annual Central Oregon Winter Beer Festival, now in its sixth year. This fest hosts nearly two dozen of the region’s breweries and cider makers to pour winter and holiday-themed libations, and is always an intimately low-key and chill (pun intended) event. It takes … Continue reading
The Elysian Brewing Great Pumpkin Roadshow came to Bend on its annual trek tonight, on its third of seven stops, taking over the Platypus Pub with eight pumpkin beers on tap and—as always—the pumpkin firkin. I stopped in to check out the fun and try some of the new beers … Continue reading
You may have seen in recent news posts that Deschutes Brewery has been adding some extra Community Pints days to raise funds for one of its employees, Colby Nightingale, who was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer. Now the beer community of Central Oregon as a whole has rallied to help raise … Continue reading
Once again I attended and enjoyed the annual Sisters Fresh Hop Festival this past weekend, and snapped a few pictures to share. First, though, a few thoughts: Three Creeks Brewing hosted the event at its production brewery this year, rather than in Village Green Park near downtown Sisters. It was … Continue reading
Last Friday, I got an invite by 10 Barrel Brewing to come early to the “Last Blockbuster” block party the brewery was throwing with, well, the last Blockbuster video store located here in Bend. 10 Barrel teamed up with the store and released a special beer for the occasion, The … Continue reading
For the first time since its inception, the Sisters Fresh Hop Festival will not take place in Village Green Park near downtown Sisters. Instead, it moves this year to the production facility of Three Creeks Brewing, located on the north side of town. This will allow for “a more brewery-like atmosphere,” … Continue reading
This weekend the Bend Oktoberfest returns to downtown to bring a little bit of Bavaria to Central Oregon. The annual event is put on by the Downtown Bend Business Association as a fundraiser for the beautification of the downtown district, and part of downtown will be closed for the festivities. … Continue reading
Even though we’re entering fresh hop season with a slew of upcoming fresh hops festivals and events, this Saturday, September 8, Zoiglhaus Brewing in Portland is offering something different: its first ever Portland Lager Festival. While “lager” is a broad topic, stylistically speaking, it seems to me to be a great … Continue reading
This week’s latest print article in the Bend Bulletin is (of course) on The Little Woody taking place this weekend: The Little Woody offers the best of the best brews. It’s a roundup for Bulletin readers of several of the local-to-Central-Oregon barrel brews to look for and sample. I highlighted seven … Continue reading