One of Bend’s newest breweries, Crux Fermentation Project, has up until now only brewed their beer for distribution at the brewery or in kegs to other venues. Recently that’s changed, as they’ve done special limited bottlings of some of their beers, and tonight at 5:30pm they are kicking off their … Continue reading
It is once again that time of year, St. Patrick’s Day is this Sunday the 17th, and for the past several years I’ve been publishing a pub guide for the holiday—because everyone’s knows St. Paddy’s Day is one of America’s great drinking holidays. As always, this isn’t meant to be … Continue reading
This Sunday is St. Patrick’s Day which means it’s almost time for my annual “drinking guide” post for the holiday, but before then, Whole Foods is doing a series of beer tastings this week featuring Black & Tans from local breweries: Instead of focusing on the traditional “Black & Tan” … Continue reading
All day today Deschutes Brewery is celebrating the release of their newest year-round beer, Deschutes River Ale: their new 4% alcohol session ale that’s going to be a perfect accompaniment to a hot summer day floating the river. (Not on the river, of course, since that’s against the law.) Grab … Continue reading
It was 18 years ago this month, back in 1995, that Bend Brewing Company opened their doors, the second brewpub in Bend (and third overall in Central Oregon). And to celebrate, today starting at 4pm they are kicking off their 18th birthday party: We’re celebrating 18 years in business, and … Continue reading
As much as Bend is a booming beer town, you might think it’s weird to celebrate the old school beers, but tonight the Platypus Pub is doing just that and having fun with it: their “Heritage Brew Fest” kicks off at 6pm and is featuring the classic beers of Pabst … Continue reading
This Saturday the 16th is the Oregon Brewer’s Guild annual Zwickelmania event, where breweries across the state open their doors to a special statewide open house and offer up tours, tastings, and more from 11am to 4pm. Here’s the official description: 2013 President’s Day weekend, dozens of Oregon breweries and … Continue reading
Today was the official soft opening for Worthy Brewing, Bend’s newest brewery that’s been under development for the past year on the east side across from the Pilot Butte Cinema on Highway 20. Naturally, being a beer guy, I was in attendance (along with family and friends) and took a … Continue reading
It’s hard to believe it’s been a year already, but the Broken Top Bottle Shop is turning one year old this weekend, and in that past year they’ve established themselves firmly as one of the go-to beer destinations of the Bend beer scene, and look at what they’ve accomplished: They … 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