TV show to feature Deschutes Brewery

Published 5:00 am Friday, October 25, 2013

Owners of the fastest growing brewery in the United Kingdom, BrewDog, recently visited Deschutes Brewery’s Portland pub to film an episode of their new craft beer television show, “Brew Dogs.”

The episode will air at 10 p.m. Tuesday on the new Esquire Network, according to a Deschutes Brewery press release. The show follows BrewDog’s owners, James Watt and Martin Dickie, as they travel across the United States and visit breweries in a variety of cities.

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Watt and Dickie filmed a nude scene while at Deschutes Brewery.

“In the trailer, there was a clip of the show hosts standing naked in a brewhouse holding a couple of barrels,” Ben Kehs, head brewer at Deschutes’ Portland pub, said in the press release. “That was here at the pub. So you can imagine how the entire episode played out. We are looking forward to seeing the finished product.”

The show hosts worked with Kehs to brew a beer that reflected Portland and the surrounding region. They ended up with a beer that included yarrow, scotch broom and red cedar; the beer was dubbed Willamette Weiss.

Deschutes Brewery will host events for people to watch the show at its pubs in Portland and Bend on Tuesday, with free popcorn and other prepared “TV viewing” snacks, according to the release.

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