There are several benchmarks for new arrivals in achieving “local” status in Bend. They include: while floating the river, foregoing flip-flops (or — gag — canvas Vans) for strappy Chacos, knowing that Sizemore doesn’t rhyme with “…That’s Amore!” and being a regular at any of Bend’s fine drinking establishments’ Locals Night.
Wait, do places not let you in if you’ve not yet achieved local status? Chill, Casandra: Bend Locals Nights aren’t exclusive like Soho House Portland, or, say, the backroom at the late Studio 54. Just make sure you’ve notified ODOT of your shiny-new Bend address, lest the bartender rolls her eyes as she scans your ID.
Bevel Craft Brewing
A preference toward Bend locals is etched in Bevel’s origin story. Wanting to cater to Bend residents first and foremost, the Bevel team intentionally established its brewery and taphouse on Bend’s East Side in 2016. The disc golf-forward brewery (you can buy discs in their shop and chuck ‘em at any of their golf baskets) turned their Tuesday Locals Night into Tuesday Locals Day as a response to the social disruption introduced by Covid-19.
“When Covid hit, we went to Locals Day,” says co-owner and head brewer Nate Doss. “We just never took it away, it was just such a great vibe on Tuesdays, people coming in to have a pint or two,” between noon and 9 pm.
While Tuesday Locals Day is, yeah, for in-the-know locals, Doss also delights in surprising those unaware with (surprise) $4 pints, regardless whether they receive junk mail in the Orchard District or, say, Anchorage.
Bevel’s Tuesday Locals Day has won our readers-polled “Best Locals Hangout” two years in a row; this year, Bevel snagged second place for “Locals Hangout.”
“We’re just really about Bend people,” Doss said.
Bend Brewing Company
While there’s nothing better than a brewery and taproom tucked into your decidedly local ‘hood, it’s worth raising a pint to the buzz of downtown Bend, where the colloquially-dubbed BBC (or, the Bend Brewing Company, if you’re into syllables) has anchored itself since 1995. President and co-owner Packy Deenihan said Locals Night, which runs each Tuesday from 3 – 9 pm, has welcomed the same familiar locals — for decades.
“Tuesday is our night of the week to hook up the locals with a really well-priced pint,” Deenihan said. “Locals Night is really as simple as that.”
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Bevel Craft Brewing
Locals Day
Tuesdays, noon-9 pm
911 SE Armour Rd.
$4 pints
Bend Brewing Company
Locals Night
Tuesdays, 3-9 pm
1019 NW Brooks St.
$4 pints
Deschutes Brewery Bend Public House
Locals Night
Mondays, 4:30-9:30 pm
1044 NW Bond St.
$5 pints
Deschutes Brewery Tasting Room
Locals Night
Wednesday, noon-7 pm
901 SW Simpson Ave.
$5 pints
This article appears in Happy Hour Guide 2025 and the Source September 18, 2025.
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Yes, I’m old. But I can’t be the only person to find the image to be a sad commentary on modern life. 6 people sitting at the bar and every single one is staring at their phone. I always thought that the point of going to a bar was to talk to people (who are at the bar).