Epic Trail Ale Launch Party

The other day I was updating the calendar with the Silver Moon Brewing schedule and I noticed one of the events is the "Epic Trail Ale release party." Wasn’t totally sure what it was until Beer Northwest today ran a post about it. Silver Moon Brewing Company in cooperation with … Continue reading

Mirror Mirror and other beer notes

Friday after work we popped in to Deschutes Brewery to try the newly-released Mirror Mirror, and in a shameless bit of self-promotion I’m pointing you to my beer blog to read about it. Suffice to say it is a very worthy beer to get while it’s still available on tap. … Continue reading

Cessna is closing after all

Just announced this morning on KTVZ.com: Cessna is closing its factory here in Bend. Due to a continued slump in plane sales, Cessna Aircraft Co. announced Wednesday morning that it will shut its factory at the Bend Airport and lay off the fewer than 200 people still working there, moving … Continue reading

Volcano Vineyards to close… and then re-open

From the Volcano Vineyards blog today comes the news that the downtown local winery is closing their tasting room, but with good reason: they plan to open a larger space. We are working on opening a winery facility here in Bend for the production of our Magmita Sangria and our … Continue reading

Red Chair IPA and Mirror Mirror release party

The names in the title refer, of course, to Deschutes Brewery‘s two latest special-edition beers, and this Wednesday (according to Twitter), the Brewery is hosting the release party for these beers at their pubs. "Festivities" should start around 5pm, and if previous release parties are any indication, there will be … Continue reading

About that swine flu…

The swine flu is all over the news these days, and while it hasn’t reached Oregon yet, that hasn’t stopped Deschutes County and BMC from issuing notices and information regarding it. The best defense, of course, is to stay informed. From Deschutes County: Public health officials in Oregon are stepping … Continue reading

Jackalope Grill wine dinner

Sorry for the late posting on this one, it slipped by and I was lame. Press release, last minute but there still may be opportunity for those interested. Jackalope Grill Dinner With St. Innocent Wines Monday, April 27, 6:00pm, with St. Innocent Winemaker Mark Vlossak St. Innocent Winery was founded … Continue reading

Tidbits

Odds and ends that have come across my email that I wanted to blog about. Heather Mezzetta sends in: "Bend Yoga is offering 20% off retail just for donating 2 canned food items at the studio. Donations will support NeighborImpact. We carry a nice selection from Jade, Breathe, lululemon and … Continue reading

Behind the scenes at 10 Barrel Brewing

The guys over at 10 Barrel Brewing (formerly Wildfire and primarily served up at JC’s) have a neat idea: behind-the-scenes video. This video is the first in a series that gives a little insight into what we, as a small brewery in Bend, Oregon, go through on a daily basis. … Continue reading

Upcoming things I’ve twittered

Busy lately, but I was able to post some items to the Twitter account. (Re-post, actually, since I was "retweeting" other people’s tweets.) Reproducing here. Tomorrow (April 21st), there is a book release party for the new book, B is for Beer, at Between the Covers on the corner of … Continue reading