There are a lot of great events listed for next week’s Central Oregon Beer Week, and one that I think is really cool and unique is Wanderlust Tour’s “Pre-release Backstage Brew Bus Tour” that will be visiting both The Ale Apothecary and Crux Fermentation Project—two brand-new breweries that almost nobody … Continue reading
Attention beer geeks: Deschutes Brewery has possibly one of the beer-geekiest beer dinners coming up (and for Deschutes beer events, that’s saying something!) on Friday, May 18, celebrating the release of their first collaboration beer (“Conflux #1”), named Collage, that they brewed and blended together with Hair of the Dog … Continue reading
In just a scant couple of weeks the first Central Oregon Beer Week kicks off! From Monday, May 21st through Sunday the 27th there are a growing number of beer and beer-related events taking place, and still more are being finalized! And, if you have a beer event you’d like … Continue reading
This is one of those polls that roll around every year… Beer City USA! The usual suspects are on there along with some head-scratchers (Grand Rapids, Michigan?), and of course Bend is on that list. So if you’re reading this blog, odds are you live in Bend, so go vote!
Update: the original name is already taken as a registered name, so instead it’s going to be Central Oregon Beer Week! I’m very pleased to announce something that I’ve been working on with the local breweries for a while now: the first-ever Central Oregon Beer Week, to take place next … Continue reading
St. Patrick’s Day is this Saturday the 17th, and for the past several years I’ve been publishing a pub guide for the holiday. As always, this isn’t meant to be a definitive guide to all the watering holes in Bend, but rather more what I consider a more St. Paddy’s-oriented … Continue reading
Tomorrow (Saturday) there is a fundraising event to raise money to fight polio that almost slipped under the radar: Pints for Polio Pub Walk. (Yes, I wrote “pub crawl” in the title because essentially that’s what it is.) For a $25 fee (with all the proceeds going to the Global Polio … Continue reading
Attention beer geeks: this Sunday, March 11th, the Brew Shop & Platypus Pub is hosting a fundraising event beer tasting for the much-coveted Pliny the Younger from California’s Russian River Brewing: Platypus Pub and The Brew Shop are pleased to announce the first annual Russian River Pliny the Younger Fundraising Event. … Continue reading
Today Bend Brewing Companyis celebrating their 17th Anniversary with specials, live music, and a killer beer line-up starting at 4pm: Beginning at 4pm we will have 1/2 priced appetizers, as well as $2.75 pints. At 7pm there will be live music from Tone Red. Raffle prizes will be awarded throughout the … Continue reading
February has been an eventful month for beer in Bend and Central Oregon; new breweries tops the list but there’s been plenty of other beer news as well. The new, upcoming Worthy Brewing Company held their official groundbreaking ceremony on Friday, the 24th, heralding the start of construction on this … Continue reading