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Brian Yaeger

Brian Yaeger is a beer author (including "Oregon Breweries"), beer fest producer and beer-tasting instructor at COCC. Because he’s working on doughnut authorship, you’ll find he occasionally reviews our local doughnut scene. Yes, he absolutely floats all summer long with a beer in one hand and a doughnut in the other.

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Love Letter to a Unique Ingredient: Tallow-Washed Whiskey

Hawkeye & Huckleberry’s beef program extends to the bar
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The new Hawkeye & Huckleberry Lounge, self-nicknamed Hawk & Huck, boasts an authentic “ranch to plate” program with beef coming straight from co-owner and native Central Oregonian Brian Malarkey’s family ranch in Tumalo. Malarkey, part of the Food Network’s corral of celebrity chefs, has entrusted the “modern cowboy” themed spot’s bar manager, Hailey Cook — […]

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“Cali Sober” Drinks Now at Bars

Hemp-derived, low-dose THC, with on-premise consumption
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The Oregon Liquor and Cannabis Commission lists 27 licensed cannabis dispensaries in Bend that can sell you a can of cannabis-infused beverages ranging from 25 to 100 milligrams of THC. But if you want something far less potent but purportedly way more social, you can already find low-dose, hemp-derived THC-infused beverages around town. Tiptoeing in […]

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New Owners for The Ale Apothecary

Buyers of Bend’s only all-wild brewery recently closed Wolf Tree Brewery
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Shortly after launching The Ale Apothecary in 2012, founding brewmaster Paul Arney — fresh off his stint as assistant brewmaster at Deschutes Brewery — told me that his father, Ralph, didn’t see a future for him in the family business. “He saw the writing on the wall. There’s no future in running a small drug […]

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Grand Craft Bend: Bevel Beer’s Nate & Val Doss

Taking Bevel’s 5th anniversary, segue from disc golf to craft beer, and modern hop-forward beers
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Grand Craft Bend podcast talks to Bevel Craft Brewing‘s co-owners Nate and Valerie Doss as we discuss Bevel’s 5th anniversary party this weekend, their segue from professional disc golfers to pro brewers, and something called a “tropical cold IPA” debuting at the Bend Bands & Brewers Bash on June 28. LISTEN NOW: Source Weekly – Bend, […]

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Bev Curious? There’s a Fest for That!

Silver Moon Brewing hosts second annual BevFest Saturday
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Beer has a problem. Actually it has many problems, perhaps the largest of which is kids these days. Statistically, young adults are eschewing beer, either because it’s got alcohol or carbs or both. But still, we all gotta drink. In this era of “functional beverages,” the fact is, every beverage serves a function from waking […]

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Why You May Be Seeing More Amaro

Italy’s herbal bitter liqueurs are making cocktails complicated
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Italian Amaros are so bitter that they’re named after the Italian word for bitter. To that end, the plural for amaro (“bitter”) isn’t really amaros, it’s amari. And while bitterness doesn’t seem like a selling point for adult beverage enthusiasts, let’s not forget that the IPA — a craft beer style distinguished by hoppy bitterness […]

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Bend’s Best Glazed Doughnuts

Raised glazed doughnuts’ superiority stems from simplicity
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From old-fashioned rings to maple bars to apple fritters, we’ve blind taste-tested a litany (and a gluttony) of Bend’s best doughnuts, leaping around from flavored icing to fanciful toppings. But like the kids on my son’s basketball teams that I’ve coached, we spent so much time heaving trick shots that we’ve neglected the fundamentals. So […]

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The NA Beer Boom is a Boon for Local Breweries

If you’re drinking less beer, you’ll soon have more near-beer options
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Move over Dry January and Sober October because non-alcoholic beers (and mocktails) continue to gain market share year-round. In fact, non-alcoholic beer keeps enjoying record growth year after year, up some 30% in 2023 for a reported market segment worth over $360 million. While one brand, Athletic Brewing, commands roughly one third of that market, […]

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Morning Story Reflects New Owners’ Doughnut Twists

Redmond cafe gets Asian-American makeover
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Any shopkeeper will ask you how your day is going, but Tanankam “Yee” Thanitithanand wants to know your morning story. Moreover, she wants to help make it a sweet one. It’s why she, and her Oishi Japanese Restaurant partner Naruemon “Molly” Stephen, renamed Halo Donuts to Morning Story when the pair took over the doughnut […]

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