Here’s a roundup of the beer happenings going on this weekend for July 19-21. Deschutes Brewery is hosting its annual Barrel-Aged Beer Tasting at the Mountain Room Friday night starting at 6pm. “Beer is great and all, but barrel-aged beer — now, that’s an entirely different story. At our annual … Continue reading
30 years ago this week, Deschutes Brewery opened its doors in downtown Bend, making an indelible mark on Bend and the world of craft beer in general. This week, Deschutes is celebrating its 30th birthday with a week full of events, starting today (Monday, June 26) and capping the week … Continue reading
Shameless self-promotion time! This Saturday, January 27 (today!), I will be at the Deschutes Brewery Bend Tasting Room to present “Uncovering Bend Beer: A History of Beer in Central Oregon” — a book and history talk based on my book Bend Beer (of course). My plan is to talk both about the history of … Continue reading
It was 29 years ago today (June 27) that Deschutes Brewery opened its doors in downtown Bend, and tonight to celebrate their 29th birthday they are throwing a Birthday Back Alley Bash behind the downtown pub from 5 to 9pm! Here’s the lowdown: It’s our birthday! What better way to … Continue reading
A couple of anniversaries and more going on in beer in Bend this weekend. Worthy Brewing is celebrating their fourth anniversary—their Golden Birthday since they turn four on the 4th! They’ll be partying Saturday and Sunday with food specials, special beers, and even a commemorative glass you can buy for $6 … Continue reading
The fifth annual Fermentation Celebration is taking place today from 4 to 10pm in the Old Mill District, and if you’re into beer you should be there. (Of course I’m assuming if you’re into beer then you’re probably already planning to come.) With 23 breweries and 6 cideries (plus an alcoholic … Continue reading
Burger lovers take note! Each day this May, Deschutes Brewery is celebrating National Burger Month by offering up a special burger menu that features a unique (and sometimes unusual) burger special of the day. Earlier this week I was invited along with several other local media folks to have dinner and … Continue reading
Deschutes Brewery’s epic Chocolate Beer Dinner event is back and taking place this Friday, November 13 at their Mountain Room on Colorado Avenue. They pair some amazing food courses, all infused or prepared with chocolate in some way, with some of their great barrel-aged beers and the results are pretty … Continue reading
Happy July! We’ve got an eventful week ahead of us, with one of my favorite Bend holidays this weekend as well as First Friday and more. Not to mention as of today, the first, recreational marijuana is legal in Oregon, and the new westside zipcode of 97703 goes into effect. … Continue reading
This Saturday, June 27, two of Bend’s breweries (the oldest, and one of the newest) are celebrating anniversaries! Deschutes Brewery is celebrating their 27th anniversary (their “golden birthday”) at their Bend Pub downtown starting at 4:30pm and running through the evening. Among the festivities they’ve posted: Tunes from B-side Brass … Continue reading