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25 years of brew
• Bend craft brewery has become nation's 12th largest beer maker
June 16, 2013 4:00 am
After 25 years of building Deschutes Brewery into the fifth-largest craft brewer in the U. S. — 12th place overall — Gary Fish decided to pour some of his profits into his employees' wallets by giving them a piece of the company.“This program, for the people that have made Deschutes Brewery a success over the last 25 years, is exciting for all of us," said Fish, founder and owner ....MORE
What's happening?
June 14, 2013 4:00 am
TodayBOTTLE RELEASE CELEBRATION: Fresh Squeezed IPA available; 11 a. m.-11 p. m.; Deschutes Brewery & Public House, 1044 N. W. Bond St., Bend; 541-382-9242 or www. deschutesbrewery. com. SISTERS WINE & BREW FESTIVAL: A gathering of wineries,....MORE
Fermentation celebration
June 14, 2013 4:00 am
When: 5-10 p. m. ThursdayWhere: Old Mill District, BendCost: Free admission, partaking in beverages cost $20Contact: www.....MORE
Laid-back libations
• Fourth annual Sisters Wine & Brew Festival gathers a bevy of Oregon drink-makers
June 14, 2013 4:00 am
Brewfests abound in Oregon during the summer months, but if you want to experience a festival that truly takes on the persona of....MORE
Breweries on the move
June 14, 2013 4:00 am
Boneyard Beer Co. in Bend was the sixth fastest-growing craft brewery in the nation last year, according to data posted in an online database this week by The New Yorker. The data — gathered by the Brewers Association — showed that....MORE
Deschutes Brewery on TV
June 14, 2013 4:00 am
Deschutes Brewery and its Bend brewpub are featured in the pilot episode of a new television show, “Breweries, Bars and Beer Food."The show introduces viewers to craft brewers across the nation and the chefs who create dishes to accompany....MORE
Brewery founder wins award
June 12, 2013 4:00 am
Gary Fish, Deschutes Brewery founder and CEO, has been named Ernst & Young’s entrepreneur of the year for the Pacific Northwest, according to a news release issued Tuesday. As a regional winner, Fish will advance to the national competition,....MORE
Roasters offer cold-brew coffee
June 7, 2013 4:00 am
At least two Bend coffee roasters, Bellataza and Backporch Coffee Roasters, are offering customers a cool new option — cold-brew coffee. Bellataza has been selling the alternative to hot java since about early April, according to its Facebook....MORE
Bend brewer to open pub
June 7, 2013 4:00 am
Rat Hole Brewing plans to open a brewpub in the space formerly occupied by Old Mill Brew Wërks on Southwest Upper Terrace Drive in Bend. Susan Toepfer, who co-owns Rat Hole with her husband, Al, said the tentative opening date is July 1.....MORE
Distillers can expand tastings under new law
June 7, 2013 4:00 am
Central Oregon distillers gave mixed reactions to a new law that will allow them to sell and offer samples of their spirits at....MORE
Summer beers
June 7, 2013 4:00 am
Chosen by Whole Foods beer specialist Arian Stevens1 Sweet As Pacific Ale, Goodlife Brewing Co. — “You can drink it all day," Stevens says about the west-side-Bend brewery’s wheat ale. The beer won the People’s Choice award at last year’s Bend Brewfest. Best of all, Sweet As is available in cans (pictured at right), perfect for summer travel.2 River Ale,....MORE
New growler fill stations opening in Bend, Redmond
June 7, 2013 4:00 am
The Growler Guys will open a second fill station Saturday at the Chevron gas station at the bottom of Northwest College Way in Bend. Kent Couch, owner of Stop and Go Shell and the Growler Guys’ first location at 27th Street and U. S. Highway 20 ....MORE
What’s happening?
June 7, 2013 4:00 am
FRIDAY — June 14SISTERS WINE & BREW FESTIVAL: A gathering of wineries, breweries, distilleries and more; free admission, tokens required for tastings; 2-9 p. m.; Village Green Park, 335 S. Elm St.; 541-549-6022 ext. 200 or www.....MORE
Brews and games
• GoodLife Brewing to open new outdoor gaming area in garden
June 7, 2013 4:00 am
For months, the beer garden behind GoodLife Brewing Co.'s brewery and pub at 70 S. W. Century Drive in Bend has looked like a....MORE
New brewery planned in Bend
June 4, 2013 4:00 am
A Bend resident has been working on a new brewpub and brewery on Northeast Division Street, according to information from the Oregon Liquor Control Commission. Gary Sobala, who’s listed as the manager on the OLCC information, said the brewery....MORE
Michael McMahon
May 31, 2013 4:00 am
Brewmaster at Old Mill Brew Wërks in BendMichael McMahon’s road to becoming brewmaster at Old Mill Brew Wërks in ....MORE
What's happening?
May 31, 2013 4:00 am
SATURDAYGOSE TASTING: Samples of Deschutes Gose, a collaborative beer with an artisanal salt maker; meet the brewer and salt maker; free; 5:30 p. m.; Deschutes Brewery & Public House, 1044 N. W. Bond St., Bend; 541-382-9242. FRIDAYJune 14SISTERS....MORE
Cheap beers are getting more expensive
May 30, 2013 4:00 am
Thirsty beachgoers and barbecuers will be paying more for their cheap beer this summer. Two recent studies found that prices for low-cost beers have been steadily climbing at bars and restaurants across the U. S. Prices for popular brands such as....MORE
Hops disguise a variety of sins
May 26, 2013 4:00 am
PORTLAND — As a beer writer, I often find myself preaching the word about craft beer to people who don’t want to hear it. There are a lot of Bud Light fans and people who’d rather sip a zinfandel, even in the craft beer capital....MORE
Beer Week!
and beer weekends
May 24, 2013 11:00 am
“Brews and Views” is one of the themes during Central Oregon Beer Week, which ends Memorial Day. On Thursday,....MORE
Go forth and cycle!
• Bend's Cycle Pub enters summer with new vehicles and new cities on tap
May 24, 2013 4:00 am
Growler Phil’s grand opening
May 24, 2013 4:00 am
A new growler filling station is holding a grand opening this weekend, with games, music and food. Growler Phil’s will have a brewfest from 4 to 7 tonight, live music and barbecue from 11 a. m. to 6 p. m. Saturday and a cornhole tournament from ....MORE
Maragas Winery open house
May 24, 2013 4:00 am
Maragas Winery, located on the east side of U. S. Highway 97 about 4.4 miles north of Terrebonne, will hold its seventh annual open house Saturday and Sunday. Hours are from 11 a. m. to 6 p. m. each day. The event will feature food for sale, bocce ball, ....MORE
Sunriver beer garden to open
May 24, 2013 4:00 am
Sunriver Resort is holding a brewfest from 4-9 p. m. Sunday to celebrate Central Oregon Beer Week and the opening of the resort’s new beer garden. Admission is free, and there will be complimentary samples from breweries, according to the....MORE
What's happening?
May 24, 2013 4:00 am
TodayCOOKING WITH BEER: Sample beer recipes and local brews; free admission; 4-6 p. m.; Whole Foods Market, 2610 N. E. U. S. Highway 20, Bend; 541-389-0151. FIRE PIT PARTY: Kick off the closing weekend of Central Oregon Beer Week with live music, local....MORE
Crux Fermentation Project
May 24, 2013 4:00 am
50 S. W. Division St., Bendcruxfermentation. com, 541-385-3333Details: Sundowner happy hour is 30 minutes before and after....MORE
Naked Winery coming to Old Mill
May 17, 2013 4:00 am
Naked Winery, a Hood River-based vintner with the marketing slogan “We aim to Tease," plans to open a tasting room in the Old Mill District. The winery plans a temporary opening for Memorial Day weekend at the tasting room, 330 S. W. Powerhouse Drive, across from Chico's, with a full opening late next month, according to the Old Mill District. David Barringer, who operates the winery along....MORE
Old Mill Brew Wërks moves
May 15, 2013 4:00 am
Old Mill Brew Wërks will begin serving today at the new location for its brewpub, 803 S. W. Industrial Way, the former home of the Brickhouse restaurant. Nate Chamber — co-owner of Brew Wërks, which operates the pub and a brewery — said....MORE
Executive file
eTwo hoppy shop owners
May 14, 2013 4:00 am
REDMOND — If a typical pale ale or porter doesn’t satisfy your palate, Redmond Craft Brewing Supply offers another....MORE
Naming a beer isn’t that easy
May 12, 2013 4:00 am
Naming a baby is easy — at least when you and your spouse finally agree on a name. Most likely you heard or read the name somewhere, thought it was cool and appropriated it as your own. Who cares if there are a million other Michaels, Suris and Knoxes walking around? Yours is the special one. If only it were that easy naming a beer nowadays. With the explosion in the number of craft breweries....MORE
Double the brew tanks
May 9, 2013 4:00 am
A crane lowers a fermentation tank as R&H Construction workers guide it into place Wednesday at the Deschutes Brewery production facility in Bend. Five fermentation tanks are being added to complete a new, 10-tank system at the brewery. The new system has the potential to increase the brewery's capacity to 460,000 barrels annually, or about 14.2 million gallons. The first five tanks came online....MORE
Beer news
eDeschutes to expand here, and into Iowa
May 8, 2013 4:00 am
Deschutes Brewery expects to soon be selling its beer in Iowa, and the Bend-based brewer also plans to nearly double its beer-making capacity when it adds five additional fermentation tanks at its Southwest Simpson Avenue brewery. Beginning in July,....MORE
Plus, Bend makes another beer list
May 8, 2013 4:00 am
Bend made CNN’s list of the top eight cities in America for beer explorers. The list, released Monday on CNN. com, scored the cities for history, breweries, bars and events. Bend ranked seventh, following Portland, San Francisco, Boston,....MORE
Hard cider industry bears fruit in Bend
• One cidery opens; another expected in two weeks, more possible
May 5, 2013 4:00 am
Bend may be Beertown USA, but local cider companies hope to make the city just as famous for its hard cider.“Introducing....MORE
U.S. beer is a hit in Germany
May 2, 2013 4:00 am
BERLIN — Almost 65 years after Allied planes flew Western supplies into blockaded Berlin, a new American import is arriving ....MORE
Raise your pints, Central Oregonians, and get ready for ... Beer month
April 28, 2013 4:00 am
With the latest run of warm spring weather, the temptation to skip out on work early and pop down to a local brewery is a battle....MORE
Dispatches
April 26, 2013 4:00 am
• Wild Card Absinthe, from Oregon Spirit Distillers in Bend, recently won a silver medal at the San Francisco World Spirit Competition. Wild Card is a Pacific Northwest Absinthe made from locally grown wormwood. To learn more, visit www.....MORE
10 barrel
eBrewer opens pub in Boise
April 23, 2013 4:00 am
Bend-based 10 Barrel Brewing Co. opened the doors to its Boise, Idaho, brewpub on Monday. The opening makes 10 Barrel, which has a brewpub on Northwest Galveston Avenue, the first Central Oregon-based brewery to open a facility in another state.....MORE
AB InBev wins approval for deal
April 20, 2013 4:00 am
Anheuser-Busch InBev and the Justice Department Friday filed an agreement in court that resolves an antitrust lawsuit and allows the brewer’s $20.1 billion purchase of Grupo Modelo to proceed. AB InBev, in a filing in federal court in....MORE
Beer fans sip suds with local brewers
April 17, 2013 4:00 am
It's the No. 1 question that local brewers are asked. And Tuesday night, a handful of them got the chance to answer it over a beer.....MORE
Is there a better glass for an IPA?
• New glassware claims to enhance beer’s aroma, flavor
April 14, 2013 4:00 am
Should you be immediately skeptical of the design of Spiegelau’s new glass designed specifically for India pale ales, you may want to know that Ken Grossman was too. The founder of Sierra Nevada Brewing Co., who sat on a panel that chose the glass from about a dozen prototypes, admitted that the glass looks, well, let’s go with Grossman’s word: “unusual."“We sort of....MORE
A great HOP FORWARD
• Bend's Worthy Brewing Co. gets bold with hops — by growing its own
April 6, 2013 4:00 am
A crisp, lemon-like aroma filled a large storage refrigerator at Worthy Brewing Co.'s east Bend production facility when....MORE
What's going up
March 30, 2013 4:00 am
Owner: EasybarGeneral contractor: Christiansen's Contracting Co., RedmondArchitect: MS-Architecture, BendDetails: Construction....MORE
Bend company's growler design keeps beer fresh
March 29, 2013 4:00 am
Bend-based Drink Tanks is tapping into the growler craze, offering beer drinkers a way to keep their beer fresher, longer. Drink....MORE
Nutrition
eLIQUID CALORIES
• Drinker beware: When it comes to calories, a pint can pack a punch
March 28, 2013 4:00 am
Beer, technically speaking, cannot alone be blamed for the infamous “beer belly." But there's an iota of truth in the adage. All those full-bodied microbrews crafted by Central Oregon brewers carry considerable calories. Some local ales can contain as many calories as a light lunch. But the worst offenders might not be what you think. “The general public typically assumes that dark....MORE
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Wine, cider growlers near OK
March 27, 2013 4:00 am
SALEM — The Growler Guys, a father-son duo in Bend, have 34 different craft beers on tap, and they would like to add wine to their list. Here’s how it works now: Pull over. Grab your growler. Fill up with Silver Moon Brewery’s Train ....MORE
Dispatches
March 8, 2013 4:00 am
Precision Body & Paint in Bend is now a certified Audi collision repair facility. Precision is the only Audi certified repair facility in Central Oregon. To learn more, contact 541-382-3995 or visit www. precisionfirst. com. Ray’s Food Place....MORE
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Sunriver business brings canning to the brewery
March 3, 2013 4:00 am
The canning trend hitting the craft brewing scene has created a new industry: mobile canning. Central Oregon’s first such company, Cascade Mobile Canning, of Sunriver, will start canning beer at the end of April.“We’re really....MORE
Yes, they can
• Several Bend brewers, including GoodLife Brewing Co., plan to can, bottle their draft craft
March 3, 2013 4:00 am
Most Central Oregon craft brewers have their beers on draft. Others, like Deschutes Brewery, 10 Barrel and Cascade Lakes brewing....MORE
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Rat Hole’s beers are now on tap
• Central Oregon’s latest brewery offers unusual flavors
February 16, 2013 4:00 am
Rat Hole Brewing has kept a low profile for the past year at its home east of Bend, but its owners recently began sending samples of its brews to growler stations and pubs around town.“We’ve been working on trying to get our beer at a....MORE
Beer in, beer out
* Plant is being powered by spent grain left over from brewing
February 15, 2013 4:00 am
JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — The Alaskan Brewing Co. is going green, but instead of looking to solar and wind energy, it has....MORE
Dispatches
February 15, 2013 4:00 am
• Bend Brewing Company is celebrating 18 years of business with a party beginning at 6 p. m. Feb. 23 at 1019 N. W. Brooks St. in Bend. To learn more, call 541-383-1599 or visit www. bendbrewingco. com.• G5 in Bend is sponsoring the members-....MORE
Buy a pint, help a puppy
February 13, 2013 4:00 am
Yvette Holman, right, and her husband Steve Holman, middle, enjoy a laugh with Humane Society of Central Oregon Executive....MORE
Business of sports
eLife after football?
• With the Super Bowl over, local sports bars look for other means of drawing customers
February 8, 2013 4:00 am
No Niners, Ravens, Seahawks, Ducks or Beavers. For football fans, February brings a harsh reality: Fall is a long way away. But....MORE
Brew for dogs now on tap
February 6, 2013 4:00 am
Finn, a pointer Lab mix owned by Melanie Brent, was one of about 30 dogs who lapped up a bowl of Dawg Grog, a Bend-made....MORE
They keep bubbling up
February 5, 2013 4:00 am
Customers fill the restaurant at Worthy Brewing on Monday, the official opening day for Bend's newest brewery. Worthy Brewing Co. fills about 28,000 square feet of a two-story building and features the brewery, restaurant, a future hops garden and greenhouse. The company has built a small, pilot brewing system to make experimental brews and a production system with a 50,000- to 70,000-barrel....MORE
In Bend, BOOZE is big business
• Central Oregon's brewers, vintners and distillers cash in on thirst for potent potables
February 3, 2013 4:00 am
When he started Volcano Vineyards in Bend nine years ago, Scott Ratcliff produced only two wines. Since then he's made eight reds,....MORE
New breweries eager to make the Ale Trail
• The trail has been a hit, but breweries must wait a year for a spot on the map
January 30, 2013 4:00 am
As new breweries continue to open in Bend, it has proven difficult for the Bend Ale Trail to map them. The trail, which is managed ....MORE
GoodLife expands capacity, prepares to can its beer
January 22, 2013 4:00 am
GoodLife Brewing Co. has expanded its production capacity as part of a plan to increase sales of bottled beer in Oregon and begin canning beer by March.“We’ll be the first ones in Bend to do that," GoodLife co-owner Ty Barnett said of canning beer. Additional capacity will also allow the brewery to sell more beer in Seattle and produce more small-batch brews, Barnett said Monday. The ....MORE
Worthy Brewing to open Feb. 4
January 22, 2013 4:00 am
Worthy Brewing Companydistributed its first beer, Go Time eXtra Pale Ale, to outlets in Bend and Portland on Friday and Saturday, and the east-side Bend brewery plans to open to the public Feb. 4. Worthy plans other beers, including Worthy IPA, East....MORE
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Despite bright spots, recovery slow
January 19, 2013 4:00 am
An uptick in home building activity and expansions by breweries and bioscience companies marked positive steps for Central Oregon’s economy in 2012. But a sluggish job market and stagnant income levels kept a more solid recovery from taking....MORE
Brewery hires technical director
January 17, 2013 4:00 am
Deschutes Brewery has hired an executive from Anheuser-Busch Inbev, parent company of Budweiser, to fill the newly created position of technical director at the Bend-based brewery. Kris Scholl, who worked as director of global brewing and quality for ....MORE
Executive file
eCoffee, beer, a side of gear
January 15, 2013 4:00 am
For David Marchi, skiing down some of the world’s must rugged mountainsides in Alaska, Nepal, India and Indonesia is all in ....MORE
Odd Jobs
eBrewing beer in a log
January 12, 2013 4:00 am
Paul Arney, owner and brewer of the Ale Apothecary in Bend, has made a kuurna, a hand-carved wooden trough used for brewing a....MORE
City wants businesses to clean up wastewater
January 3, 2013 4:00 am
The city of Bend plans to begin talking with business owners this month about a new program to encourage them to reduce the amount of pollution in the wastewater they send into city sewers. The program, which is still being designed, will also charge businesses closer to the actual cost for the city to treat higher levels of waste in water discharged by businesses such as hospitals, restaurants,....MORE
At the end of the Earth, there’s beer
January 2, 2013 4:00 am
KODIAK, Alaska — On a cool evening before the onset of winter, beer drinkers met to toast to the latest installation of the ....MORE
Gifts of good Beer
• In a place where beer is king, here are some gift ideas to make a royal impression
December 15, 2012 4:00 am
While it's a nice gesture, bringing a bottle of wine for your host to a Central Oregon holiday party will not necessarily win you any friends, sparkling conversation or street cred. It may sit lonely and neglected in the corner as your host searches for the wine glasses that are buried somewhere behind the pint glasses, pilsner glasses, Belgian snifters and growlers. Wine may be customary, but....MORE
Bend’s liquid assets
• The Deschutes River and the Bend Ale Trail are boosting tourism
December 12, 2012 4:00 am
Sipping beer along the Bend Ale Trail and floating down the Deschutes River has led to an increase in tourism, according to data....MORE
Breweries to team up
December 11, 2012 4:00 am
To celebrate their 25th anniversaries, Deschutes Brewery and four other breweries around the state and nation plan to collaborate on a selection of commemorative beers. All the breweries involved were founded in 1988, according to a news release from ....MORE
Growler power
• More bars, restaurants, convenience stores in Central Oregon fill the 64-ounce containers
December 9, 2012 4:00 am
Standing at the counter inside the Shell gas station on Bend's east side, Jim Mathiesen contemplated the nearly 30 beers available on tap, trying to decide which one should fill his 64-ounce growler. Mathiesen, 49, said he's been filling up his growler at The Growler Guys since the beer started flowing. And now, filling his growler between two and five times a week has become a ritual. It's a cost-....MORE
Tourism back on track in Bend
December 3, 2012 4:00 am
Bend has earned titles like Dogtown USA and one of America’s best ski towns. It’s home to the brewery that produces the World’s Best Beer. So it’s no wonder tourism is on the rise in Bend and Central Oregon. Tourism, one of the region’s economic anchors, is returning close to pre-recession levels, according to economic and tourism experts.“Tourism is critically....MORE
Boneyard Beer expansion to open in time for summer
December 1, 2012 4:00 am
Boneyard Beer plans to have a new production facility up and running in northeast Bend by May 2013. A canning line at the new....MORE
Absinthe in Central Oregon
• The 'green fairy' has fluttered into the region's restaurants and is even being produced by a Bend distillery
November 25, 2012 4:00 am
Water trickled out of a glass and copper fountain and dissolved a sugar cube in a glass of Wild Card Absinthe before it caused....MORE
Worthy progress
• Central Oregon brewery expects to open 'beer campus' on Bend's east side early next year
November 25, 2012 4:00 am
The two-story, 28,000-square-foot structure recently built near Bend's eastern city limits has been dubbed a beer campus, not....MORE
Dispatch
November 23, 2012 4:00 am
Three Creeks Brewery will be releasing Hodag Cascadian Dark Ale to celebrate Hoodoo Ski Area’s 75th anniversary. A release party is planned for 6 p. m. today at Three Creeks Brewery in Sisters. The celebration will include giveaways of T-shirts,....MORE
10 Barrel pub on track in Idaho
• After setbacks and concerns, brewery finds 'workable solution' to expand in Boise
November 23, 2012 4:00 am
It will be later than expected, but 10 Barrel Brewing Co. is back on track to become the first Central Oregon brewery to expand....MORE
Deschutes Brewery wins awards
November 15, 2012 4:00 am
Bend-based Deschutes Brewery brought home more gold Wednesday, taking the top prize for two brews and silver for a third beer in the 2012 European Beer Star competition in Nuremberg, Germany. Twilight Summer Ale and Mirror Pond Pale Ale both won gold ....MORE
Grog for the Dog
• A Bend brewery worker finds a healthy way to have a cold one with his pal
November 1, 2012 4:00 am
What do you get when you join Bend's love for dogs and beer?Dawg Grog, a Bend-made nonalcoholic brew for canine companions. Daniel ....MORE
Brewery founder receives award
October 30, 2012 4:00 am
Gary Fish, founder and president of Deschutes Brewery, is scheduled to receive a leadership award at The 2012 Governors’ Gold Award tonight in Portland. Fish has been selected as the winner of The Al and Pat Reser Civic Leadership Award, which....MORE
Deschutes Brewery to reach Chicago
October 17, 2012 4:00 am
Deschutes Brewery has reached an agreement with a national beer and wine distributor to sell some of its brews in Chicago starting in January. The distribution deal with Wirtz beverage group includes plans to start selling Deschutes’ Northwest....MORE
4 Bend breweries win medals
October 14, 2012 4:00 am
Four Bend breweries were awarded medals Saturday at the Great American Beer Festival in Denver, the largest brewing competition in the United States. Silver Moon Brewing won Bend’s only gold, in the Aged Beer category, with its 2010 Old....MORE
Clarification
October 13, 2012 4:00 am
A story headlined “State says Knight lied about continuing education," which appeared Thursday, Oct. 11, on Page A1, should have made clear that Doug Knight is not associated with Deschutes Brewery, other than as landlord for the expanded....MORE
The Crux of the matter
Bend's newest brewpub brings style to a former midcity garage
October 12, 2012 4:00 am
The new Crux Fermentation Project is an impressive addition to Central Oregon's burgeoning roster of craft brewpubs. Its late....MORE
Redmond getting new brewery
October 5, 2012 4:00 am
The planned opening in the next few weeks of Smith Rock Brewing Co. will give Redmond its fourth craft brewery, three of which....MORE
Deschutes Brewery
eRed Chair wins World's Best Beer
September 29, 2012 4:00 am
After conquering regional and international competitors, Deschutes Brewery's Red Chair Northwest Pale Ale has been named World's Best Beer in the World Beer Awards.“This is the second time in three years that we have had Red Chair win the World's Best Beer award," said Jason Randles, digital marketing manager for Deschutes Brewery. It wasn't the only award Deschutes Brewery received in....MORE
Deschutes Brewery wins World's Best Beer title
September 28, 2012 1:31 pm
Deschutes Brewery can now say it makes the “World's Best Beer."The Bend-based brewer's Red Chair NWPA took the title at the ....MORE
Brewed (not) to last
• Stone Brewing experiments with ‘Enjoy By’ IPA
September 23, 2012 4:00 am
Among the symptoms of being a “beer nerd" is the beer collection. Such collections usually comprise limited-edition beers in different styles and sizes, manufactured by various breweries. They’re fun to build and even more fun to gaze upon while pondering how that black and boozy Russian imperial stout is only improving with time. A pitfall of many beer collections, however, is stashing ....MORE
Brewery unveils music project
September 18, 2012 4:00 am
Indie music fans and river conservationists have cause to celebrate — together. Deschutes Brewery has unveiled a series of....MORE
Oregon craft beer
eBeverage distributor diversifying
September 15, 2012 4:00 am
A Eugene-based company that runs beverage distribution facilities in Bend and other Oregon cities has changed its name and is expanding its product line. MLF Group LLC, the franchise that runs Pepsi-Cola Bottling Co. distribution centers in Bend,....MORE
Bend chef going to Portland fest
September 15, 2012 4:00 am
Joe Kim, the chef for Five Fusion & Sushi Bar, has been selected to represent Central Oregon at the Travel Oregon’s Oregon Bounty Grand Tasting Event at the Feast Portland food festival Sept. 22. In an effort to boost culinary tourism and....MORE
Beer & women: A match made in heaven?
• The Central Oregon Beer Angels get together to discuss beer in a dude-free environment
September 9, 2012 4:00 am
Despite what beer commercials shown during sporting events would have you believe, beer isn’t just for dudes. And women....MORE
Bushels for brewing
September 7, 2012 4:00 am
The Jansons, Wyatt, and Wyatt's wife, Susan, grow several varieties of hops and sell them through their company — Tumalo....MORE
Happy birthday, Jubelale!
Deschutes Brewery's first bottled beer is turning 25
September 6, 2012 4:00 am
Over the years, the appearance of a certain Central Oregon beer has humbly served as a sign of the approaching winter, alongside the closing of Cascade Lakes Highway and the return of snow to Mt. Bachelor. • This year, the beer itself is getting some time in the limelight. Deschutes Brewery is brewing and bottling its Jubelale, described on the 2012 label as “a festive winter ale," for ....MORE
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10 Barrel expansion hits snag
September 1, 2012 4:00 am
No one said it would be easy for a Central Oregon brewery to open a facility in another state.10 Barrel Brewing Co., which started in Bend as Wildfire Brewing Co. in 2007, announced in January its intent to open a brewpub in Boise, Idaho, this....MORE
Employment up at breweries
August 21, 2012 4:00 am
Central Oregon outpaced the state in the growth of brewery jobs from 2010 to ’11, according to a report the Oregon Employment Department released last week. The state’s brewery payrolls increased 8 percent, while in Central Oregon the....MORE
Crux Fermentation Project
eWhat's in a name?
• By not calling itself a brewery, Bend's Crux Fermentation Project stands out
August 19, 2012 4:00 am
Editor's note: With 14 breweries, beer making has become an industry in Bend and Central Oregon. The Bulletin has followed the progress of the Crux Fermentation Project, the brewery built by industry veterans Larry Sidor, Dave Wilson and Paul Evers in a former transmission repair shop in the center of Bend. Since the Crux Fermentation Project opened in Bend on June 30, it's gotten positive....MORE
Community Calendar
August 18, 2012 4:00 am
TODAYOREGON STAR PARTY: Gather at Indian Trail Spring for night sky viewing, with speakers and more; registration required;....MORE
Red Dog & 7th Street Cascade Lakes Brewing in Redmond
Food and drink at the 7th Street Brew House and Red Dog Depot don't disappoint
August 17, 2012 4:00 am
In these days of rapid growth in Central Oregon's craft-brewing industry, the Cascade Lakes Brewing Company has taken on the....MORE
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