The statewide beer event Zwickelmania returns tomorrow, where breweries open their doors to visitors for special samplings (straight from the zwickel, the special tap on the side of the tanks to taste the fermenting beer), brewery tours, swag, specials, and more. The fun starts at 11am and lasts until 4pm. … Continue reading
It’s a bit last minute, but Broken Top Bottle Shop tonight from 5 to 8pm is hosting a special beer tasting and tap takeover with Portland’s Base Camp Brewing, who is bringing five beers that they had at their own “Collabofest” event a few weeks back. Here’s the Facebook event … Continue reading
The Bend Oregon WinterFest is taking place this weekend, only there’s a snag: there’s no snow, and really not much winter to speak of! WinterFest is still going on, of course—taking place from Friday through Sunday, the 13th-15th—but the unseasonably warm weather has necessitated a shift in plans: Due to … Continue reading
Beginning today, there are several big beer anniversaries taking place this month. First up is Worthy Brewing, who is celebrating their second anniversary today with a special beer and happy hour pricing: To celebrate, we’re tapping our annual batch of GTX (Go Time Extra Pale), the first beer we ever … Continue reading
The third annual Muse Women’s Conference is taking place on March 6 through 8, and is lining up a terrific schedule including a keynote by civil rights activist Myrlie Evers-Williams. All three days are packed, and you can register for tickets here—they have a host of options available. Here’s the full press release: Muse … Continue reading
This Saturday, the 31st, Redmond’s homebrew club, the Cascade Fermentation Association is having their monthly group brew—and I’m the guest of honor. It ties in with my book Bend Beer: A History of Brewing in Central Oregon and the theme is “Brewing with Jon Abernathy” in that I’ve selected the … Continue reading
If you’re looking for something to do today, the High Desert Museum is opening their doors for their semiannual Free Family Day, from 10 to 4pm! It’s going to be a busy day so head out as early as you can if you’re going. And the museum has a note: … Continue reading
Because you can never have enough books—this weekend is the Friends of the Bend Library Winter Book Sale, taking place from 11am to 4pm today and then the Bag Sale tomorrow from 1 to 4pm. (Today’s sale actually started at 9am—for Friends of the Library only.) There are great deals … Continue reading
Bend’s Bridge 99 Brewery has been open since the latter half of 2013, but the primary outlet for the beers has been Wubba’s BBQ Shack in northeast Bend (on Empire and Layton). That’s set to change with the opening this Thursday, January 22 of Bridge 99’s new tasting room, located … Continue reading
Weird Al Yankovic has just announced a huge 82-date world tour—and Bend is on that list! Friday, September 4 Weird Al will be coming to the Les Schwab Amphitheater, following a concert in Jacskonville (Oregon) on the 2nd and then off to Portland for two shows on the 5th and … Continue reading