Of course I wrote about Deschutes Brewery’s 30th anniversary for The Bulletin, which is out today. Deschutes Brewery at 30 focuses on three decades of beer and brewing:

What does 30 years of beer look like? I sat down with Gary Fish, Deschutes’ founder, and Veronica Vega, brewmaster of product development, to find out.

“Just as a general rule, the only constant is change,” Fish said. “With that being said, we’ve tried to maintain a standard, and we’ve tried very, very hard to maintain that standard.”

When the brewpub opened June 27, 1988, it offered four beers: Bachelor Bitter, Cascade Golden Ale, Black Butte Porter and Wychick Weizen. Black Butte Porter lives as the company’s flagship, and Bachelor Bitter remains a local favorite, consistently one of the pub’s top sellers.

Yesterday (Wednesday the 27th) was the brewery’s actual anniversary, with cake, and this Saturday in Drake Park is the big party.