Go forth and cycle!

• Bend's Cycle Pub enters summer with new vehicles and new cities on tap

May 24, 2013 4:00 am

Patrons enjoy refreshments while peddling through downtown Bend on the Cycle Pub in 2011.....MORE

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

Oregon News

Growler filling stations spread across the state

May 19, 2013 4:00 am

Ali Feiesen fills a growler on opening day at Fifth Street Growlers in Corvallis. The new business is the first dedicated growler fill station in Corvallis.....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

Two 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

Deschutes 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

Brewer 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

LIQUID 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

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

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

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

Life 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

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

Coffee, 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

Photo story inside

A unique use for lumber

January 12, 2013 4:00 am

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Odd Jobs

Brewing 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

Red 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

Beverage 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

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

What'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

Bottoms up!

• Annual celebration of craft brews returns to Les Schwab Amphitheater

August 17, 2012 4:00 am

If you’ve lived in Bend for a while — say a month — you’ve probably noticed that it’s a town that has a fairly committed love affair with beer. Central Oregon has, at last count, 14 operational breweries with four more on the way. It has a brew bus. It has a cycle pub. And it has the Bend Brewfest. This weekend will bring 51 breweries to the Les Schwab....MORE

Sampling the wares

August 17, 2012 4:00 am

Debra Lucas, right, hands a sample from Wandering Aengus Ciderworks to Anna Williams, of New Jersey, during the first day of the....MORE

Bend could get a meadery

August 15, 2012 4:00 am

Central Oregon may be home to 14 operating breweries and a handful of wineries and distilleries. But it soon could have its first meadery, if Wesley Ladd gets his way. Last week, Ladd, owner of The Horned Hand bar in Bend, applied for a winery license ....MORE

Brewers get tips on regulations

August 11, 2012 4:00 am

In this country, breweries can’t slap any old label on a beer bottle. Federal regulations require labels to get prior approval from the Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau, which can take days or even months. But representatives of five....MORE

Brewing industry growth boosts economy

August 3, 2012 4:00 am

When a new brewery sets up shop in Central Oregon, its impacts flow to other businesses. And with four under construction and more on the way, work has been flowing to builders, distributors and others. Along with those in some phase of construction, another three are seeking some type of regulatory approval, and one was proposed to the city of Bend last month. That's on top of three breweries that....MORE

New brewery a possibility for Bend area

July 29, 2012 4:00 am

A Deschutes River Woods man met with Bend city planners Thursday about the idea of building a brewery on the city's west side, within a half-mile of four other breweries, in an old building Brooks-Scanlon Lumber Co. once used to make wooden boxes. In documents on file with the city, Dan Leach wrote that he would like to open a brewpub in a 3,400-square-foot suite of the Old Mill Marketplace....MORE

A Worthy construction project

July 26, 2012 4:00 am

Construction workers round out the steelwork for the Worthy Brewing Co. building on Northeast Bellevue Drive off U. S. Highway 20....MORE

Bend getting media attention

July 25, 2012 4:00 am

The city of Bend is making national and international headlines again. The August issue of Irvine, Calif.-based Entrepreneur magazine, on newsstands now, contains an article on Bend's entrepreneurial activity, with quotes from local CEOs. Bend's craft ....MORE

Heineken offers $4B in Asia deal

July 21, 2012 4:00 am

HONG KONG — Heineken on Friday offered to pay more than $4 billion for a stake in Asia Pacific Breweries, one of the region’s biggest brewers, trumping an offer made by a rival this week and highlighting the industry’s intense....MORE

Bend man seeks space for food carts, patrons

July 5, 2012 4:00 am

Portland might have a reputation for its nearly 700 food carts. But Bend could add to its food-cart credentialswith a proposed open-air covered structure in northwest Bend for people to eat food purchased at food carts a few steps away. David Staley of Bend, who has experience in real estate development, met with city planners last week to discuss the concept, slated for a vacant lot at Northwest....MORE

A celebration of brewing

July 5, 2012 4:00 am

The Old Mill District is hosting a Fermentation Celebration on July 12 in Bend. Part of Oregon Craft Brewers Month, the event will include samplings from numerous breweries, live music by Boxcar Stringband, a raffle and a screening of the film....MORE

Crux Fermentation Project

Bend taps new brewpub

July 1, 2012 4:00 am

Crux Fermentation Project's brewpub is open for business in Bend, but the company's ales have yet to hit the taps.“The....MORE

Walking for ingredients

• Deschutes Brewery hits the local trails for nature-inspired beer making

June 23, 2012 4:00 am

Last week, as a hot High Desert day crept onto the landscape, Deschutes Brewery brewer Veronica Vega scanned the terrain for....MORE

Deschutes beer reaches Kansas

June 21, 2012 4:00 am

Deschutes Brewery, Central Oregon’s oldest and largest brewery, will start selling beer in Kansas next month, following its expansion into Missouri earlier this year, the company announced Wednesday. Once distributors start bringing Deschutes....MORE

Dispatches

June 15, 2012 4:00 am

The Bend Brew Bus, operated by Wanderlust Tours, has won a Silver National ADDY Award for its logo, designed by Lisa Smith of Ideasmith Inc. The logo also won a Silver ADDY Award at the Northwest ADDY awards in April 2012 and a Best of Category....MORE

Recipes brew

• Brewmaster Sidor plans unusual selections for the taps at the new brewery in Bend

June 10, 2012 4:00 am

Larry Sidor, the former brewmaster for Bend's Deschutes Brewery, hasn't brewed beer in more than two years. But, with less than a ....MORE

Brewery holds job fair today

June 9, 2012 4:00 am

The Crux Fermentation Project brewery opening in Bend later this month will hold a job fair today, co-founder Paul Evers said. From 10 a. m. to noon and from 3 to 5 p. m., brewery employees will meet with applicants for several positions, including....MORE

Bend liquor store to sell beer, wine

June 9, 2012 4:00 am

As part of a new test program, the Oregon Liquor Control Commission on Thursday approved the sale of beer and wine at the west Bend liquor store on Southwest Century Drive, according to a news release. A division of the OLCC took applications from....MORE

Hike to highlight plants for beer

June 9, 2012 4:00 am

Registration is under way for a guided, beer-themed hike through the Deschutes Land Trust’s Whychus Canyon Preserve. The land trust and Deschutes Brewery are putting on a free Beers Made By Walking hike from 9 a. m. to noon Friday. Space is....MORE