In May, the Blacksmith‘s Wednesday tastings were all Martinis. For June, they’re doing beer: Prepare to achieve beervana. During June, the Blacksmith Restaurant + Bar + Lounge gives brews their due at Wednesday tastings featuring beers from near and far. Join the Blacksmith’s own beer connoisseur’s study group in the … Continue reading
This came in as a press release and seems like a cool event, even though it’s the first time I’ve heard of a brewery crawl in a grassroots campaign like this. They’d welcome people from the media, too. (Incidentally, the other two breweries are Deschutes and Bend Brewing.) The Oregon … Continue reading
Here we go again. This may be a perennial favorite: The St. Patrick’s Day pub guide! This time around, I’m also noting when a place has a specific St. Patty’s thing going on (I’ve bolded the name and included a blurb). I’ve also broken last year’s rule of "not restaurant … Continue reading
In The Source this week, H. Bruce Miller explores the size of pint glasses at the "Big Four" breweries in town—literally taking a measuring cup in and pouring his beer into it to see exactly how much beer each place pours. For some background, there are two commonly used types … Continue reading
Ah, March is the month of that eminent beer drinker’s holiday, St. Patrick’s Day, and McMenamins has two days of celebration scheduled for it this year. On Saturday, March 15th, is their Day One. Free (as in, no cover or minimum charge), music starts at 1pm, and it’s family friendly. … Continue reading
While I’m on the subject of beer from my previous post, I checked the Now Pouring page on the Deschutes Brewery’s website and saw this: Mirror Pond Pale Ale Experimental Trials! We here at Deschutes Brewery are always looking at ways to improve our beer, this includes our flagship brand … Continue reading
The Blacksmith Restaurant has put their beer list online. I note this because since their rennovation, they are the best beer bar in town, with selections no one else has. (Of course, if I’m wrong, I’d be happy to check out any other beer bars that people care to point … Continue reading
An item of interest, though I don’t know if it’s still applicable. Had dinner at the Pine Tavern Sunday, and on their specials list, they were selling the 22-ounce bottles of Deschutes Brewery‘s Abyss, for $16.50 each. Even the restaurants aren’t immune! The waitress told me that they had "two … Continue reading
The local homebrewing club, Central Oregon Homebrewers Organization (COHO for short), is hosting a spring competition on April 19th: Entries will consist of two 12-16oz. bottles. All bottle caps must be blank, or otherwise blacked out. Raised letter bottles from breweries such as Deschutes, Widmer, and New Belgium will be … Continue reading
Bend Brewing has the most interesting lineup of beers listed that I’ve seen in a long time: Nitro Coconut Cream Stout, Nitro Amber, Big Eddy Bitter, Imperial Pilsner, and Scotch Ale. In particular, it’s the Coconut Cream Stout and the Imperial Pilsner that caught my eye.