10 Barrel releases collaborative brew today

Bend’s 10 Barrel Brewing Co. will release its new collaborative beer with Springfield’s Hop Valley Brewing Co. at today’s Civil War football game between the University of Oregon and Oregon State University in Eugene.

The official release party for the brew — called 86’d IPA — will happen in the Autzen Stadium tailgate parking lot (spots 6308 to 6313) from 2-4 p.m. today. All are welcome.

According to a press release, the two breweries decided during the 2012 game to brew a collaborative beer each year based on the previous year’s game.

This year’s 86’d IPA is so named because last year, one of 10 Barrel’s owners was escorted out of the game and asked not to return after a “miscommunication” with security personnel, according to a press release from 10 Barrel.

The IPA is “a West Coast Style hop bomb just big enough to get a good buzz on,” the release says. (Beer geek info: 6.5 percent ABV. 80 IBU. Hops: Eldorado, Bravo, Amarillo.) It will be available for a limited amount of time in kegs and 22-ounce bottles.

Local group plans barrel-aged beer tasting

Exploring Beer, a new tasting group in Central Oregon, will host a tasting of barrel-aged beers on Dec. 14 at Platypus Pub (1203 N.E. Third St., Bend).

The three-hour tasting will begin at 6:30 p.m. and feature 4-ounce pours of 10 barrel-aged beers selected from Bend bottle shops, along with info on the process and what makes each beer special. Organizer Miles Wilhelm said he, primarily, will pour and discuss the beers but will have “several serious beer geeks” alongside to help answer questions.

Featured beers will include Firestone Walker Double DBA Barleywine, Great Divide Chocolate Oak Aged Yeti Imperial Stout, The Bruery Smoking Wood Rye and Jolly Pumpkin Calabaza Blanca Artisan White Ale Witbier to name just four.

The capacity for the event is 20 people, and Wilhelm says it’s already about half-full. The cost is $20. To register or for more information, visit www.twitter.com/whydrinkbeer or www.facebook.com/whydrinkbeer.

— Bulletin staff