Finally, a new kind of beer festival! This is no ordinary festival, in a giant venue, drunk fest. No way. This is a unique celebration of Mother Earth and the spoils she so lovingly provides to us… so we can make BEER! Enter the first inaugural (hopefully) Tree Beer Fest, which will take place at […]
Heidi Howard
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Tasting Beer in Bend
Beer tasters are good for business
Most folks know that breweries/pubs around Bend provide tasters, but recently, I went to Sunriver Brewing pub on Galveston and requested a taster of its Choco Ice Cream Imperial Stout. My server informed me she was unable to provide a taster of this beer because it was specialized. I started to have questions about tasters. […]
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Review: Van Henion’s Schmetterling German Winter Ale
Fantastic beer and a cool vibe in this collaboration with Portland’s Migration Brewing
Van Henion is Bend’s newest brewery. The brewery opened up in the old Boneyard Production facility on the east side of town in 2021. With the amount of brewing experience to be had by the folks who opened this brewery, it’s no wonder they came out of the gate strong. It’s also no surprise that […]
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Beers That Pair Perfectly with Halloween
And a harvest beer, too!
Recently I went on a search for some great Halloween beers. I was looking for cool label art, complex flavors and NOT just pumpkin beers, of which there are many to contend with. Most still contain pumpkin, but in moderation. I’m quite happy with this lineup, consisting of a half dozen beers, paired down to […]
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Drinking in The Cellar
Porter Brewing brings its cask-conditioned brews to its new downtown Bend pub
There’s a new pub in town and it’s freakin’ awesome! Located in downtown Bend on NW Oregon Avenue, The Cellar opened on April 13 by the owners of Porter Brewing, Devin and Avara Roberts. Porter Brewing exclusively brews cask beers, and The Cellar has eight beer engines sourced from pubs in the U.K. The English […]
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Heidi’s Summer Beer Picks
Crushable beers to drink in the sun
There are SO MANY great summer beer options in Central Oregon to choose from. My curated list has new, unique brews as well as old favorites, but they all have one thing in common. They’re all crushable! Let’s get started with a couple of beers from CRUX Fermentation Project. No Mo – Non-alcoholic IPA. I […]
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Easy Day is Easy Drinking
Worthy gives us low buzz with big flavor
I will start by saying, I’m not a “low calorie, low ABV” kind of girl. I like my beers to be like my husband: strong! The beers I tried today have changed my mind though… about beer, not my husband (haha). Worthy Brewing provided two beers for review, both are low-calorie, hazy IPAs called Easy Day. […]
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Deschutes Brewery and Boneyard
Shaking up the craft beer industry
I‘ll admit when I heard about the acquisition of Boneyard by Deschutes Brewery I thought “WHAT?! NO, WAIT, I don’t know….” How will this change Boneyard? Will it remain the hardcore, “white whale” brewery that I know and love? Will people flock from all over the country just to get a sip of a delicious […]
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10 Best New Breweries
A Central Oregon brewery gets nominated
A local brewery has been nominated for Best New Brewery in a national contest. Here’s how to vote.
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Winter Beer Fest Ahead
Suttle Lodge Virtual Beer Festival offers a variety of beers and fun—all to support independent restaurants in Oregon
It’s been a rough 12 months for us beer lovers. So many missed beer festivals; enter virtual beer festivals. I know… it’s not quite the same, but the virtual beer festivals can be quite fun and they can still support great causes. This is the case for the second annual Suttle Lodge Winter Beer Festival […]