Soft pretzels are trending on most brewpub menus — salty, doughy pretzels, sometimes with a side of melted beer cheese. In Central Oregon, readers voted Deschutes Brewery Bend Public House as the best place to get a brewery pretzel. The sizable Deschutes pretzel has a soft, doughy crust with sea salt sprinkled on top. It’s the perfect appetizer for a beer pairing. In addition to the usual pretzel ingredients, the chef at Deschutes Brewery also adds Inversion IPA in the batter to enhance the flavor.

Deschutes Brewery’s brewpub pretzel is accompanied by a Tillamook white cheddar cheese dip and Black Butter Porter stone-ground mustard, a mixture of whole grain mustard and the porter brew.

Contact: 1044 NW Bond St., Bend; deschutesbrewery.com or 541-382-9242

No. 2: Crux Fermentation Project

No. 3: Worthy Brewing Company

Honorable mentions: Sunriver Brewing Company – Galveston Pub and GoodLife Brewing Company