Each month McMenamins Old St. Francis School hosts its History Pub, free presentations on the history of Oregon and the Pacific Northwest (and usually fairly local). The Deschutes Historical Museum co-sponsors the monthly event, and announced the kick off to its 2020 series taking place Tuesday, January 25, featuring “Frontier … Continue reading
Each January, McMenamins Old St. Francis School hosts its High Gravity Brewfest, and coming up in just over a week, on Saturday the 18th, the fest returns for its seventh go-round. “High gravity” refers to big, strong beers, typically 8% alcohol by volume or higher, and in the case of … Continue reading
February is Burger Month at the various McMenamins locations around the Pacific Northwest, and of course that means here at Bend at the Old St. Francis School as well. It’s a simple premise: each week there are different featured “Country Natural burgers, served on locally baked buns” and there are … Continue reading
The 6th annual High Gravity Brewfest takes place at McMenamins Old St. Francis School this Saturday, January 19. This is a fun favorite beer event of January and features all strong (or high gravity) beers and ciders, from a bunch of McMenamins breweries as well as guest breweries. In past … Continue reading
Anyone who’s been paying attention in recent years knows I’m a fan of high school robotics—the sports teams of engineers and programmers. The first of the year is the “build season” for the teams, when the annual competition reveals the game and rules, and the schools have six weeks to … Continue reading
On Saturday, January 13, McMenamins Old St. Francis School hosts their 5th annual High Gravity Brewfest, their winter celebration of big, bold, and strong beers and ciders. They’ll feature over two dozen beers and ciders pouring from a host of guest breweries, a mix of our local Central Oregon ones … Continue reading
So here’s a fun one, especially if you’re a burger fan! All month long for February, McMenamins is celebrating Burger Month and will have weekly hamburger specials. Our big, juicy Country Natural burgers, served on locally baked buns, are all the talk this month. February 1-5: Dark Star Burger-pickled jalapeños, … Continue reading
This Tuesday, January 31, the latest edition of McMenamins’ free Old St. Francis History Pub is about Oregon’s first minimum wage law and the woman who helped to create it. It’s titled “Working Women: Caroline Gleason/Sister Miriam Theresa and Oregon’s First Minimum Wage Law” and is presented in conjunction with … Continue reading
Coming up in a scant week and a half is the fourth annual High Gravity Extravaganza Brewfest taking place at McMenamins Old St. Francis School on Saturday, January 14. It starts at 1pm and runs until 10, and features 10 different McMenamins breweries pouring their high-gravity (stronger, higher alcohol) beers—as well … Continue reading
Hey, we can start the weekend on Thursday, right? Because Crux has something going on today and it’s still spring break! Here’s a rundown of beery things going on around the area today and this weekend. Crux Fermentation Project has a new addition to their patio they’re excited to share … Continue reading