I happen to really like whiskey and the occasional cigar, so this definitely has an allure: a Whiskey & Cigars dinner at Pronghorn Resort on March 14. It’s honestly a bit steep at $80 (tickets available online here), but I have to admit my mouth is watering (both for the food and … Continue reading
It’s the first Friday of November which means tonight is the First Friday Art Walk taking place in downtown Bend, taking place from 5 to 9pm: dozens of businesses will be open the later hours, featuring special art exhibits, and many will have refreshments and live music. (Refreshments often include … Continue reading
Last weekend after the Little Woody we swung by the new Maker’s District to check out some of their block party action and to stop in at the new Far Afield Cider, which was having its grand opening the same day. Far Afield is located on NE Second Street, in … Continue reading
This Friday and Saturday the fifth annual Little Woody barrel-aged beer fest is taking place downtown at the Des Chutes Historical Museum, featuring 19 breweries pouring various wood- and barrel-aged specialty beers in the parking lot, a whiskey tasting in the museum, and live music on the green. This is … Continue reading
This one always sneaks up on me somehow: the Sisters Wine & Brew Festival started yesterday, and continues today over in Sisters’ Village Green Park. It takes place from 11am to 8pm today, and is both family and dog friendly. There will be food and other vendors on site, and … Continue reading
Reader Suzanne sent me this question, which I thought would be fun to run on the blog: Who makes the best Lava Flow’s in Bend? We went to McMennamin’s and the bartender there did not know what I was talking about. I love beer but crave a tropical break on … Continue reading
It’s been awhile since I’ve surveyed the local happy hour options, but I’m pleased to see that the Broken Top Club is going to be having one, open to the public, starting next Wednesday the 6th. Theirs will be running three days a week, Wednesday through Friday from 4 to … Continue reading
The Central Oregon Beer Angels are an amazing group of women who love all things beer. They’ve been meeting monthly for a year, and this is your choice to join them. The membership fee for 2013 is $35 and members receive a discount card for over 20 breweries, pubs, restaurants … Continue reading
Two big Halloween-themed parties are taking place Saturday night, and funnily enough both both are related to alcohol in that the folks throwing the parties are Deschutes Brewery and Oregon Spirit Distillers. The Brewery is throwing their annual warehouse party from 8pm until 2am, where you’ll be able to get … Continue reading
What I find most surprising about the Bulletin’s Sunday article on Bendstillery (behind the paywall, unfortunately) is that Bendistillery hasn’t actually been distilling alcohol this whole time. From the beginning of the article: Since 1996, Bendistillery Inc. has produced its vodka and gin — filtered five times through crushed Central … Continue reading