Sunriver Brewing Company opened a pub in Eugene early this spring. The Oakway Pub is located in the Oakway Center, just north of Autzen Stadium. It’s a decent sized, modern pub, with seating upstairs and downstairs. The upstairs is set up so that you look down onto the first floor of the pub. A bar […]
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Boss Rambler Beer Club Opens
A brewery like no other
Boss Rambler Brewing opened to the public April 20. I made it in the next day to check it out. The first thing you notice is how much the outside of the building has changed from when it was a board shop. It’s bright and inviting with an enormous “Beer Club” sign. The outdoor seating […]
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A Grand Opening
New Bend brewery, Bevel Craft Brewing, gets an ace for its Cascadian Dark Ale
Bevel Brewing has been on craft enthusiasts’ watch lists for quite some time now, and the wait is finally over! Bevel is now open, with a grand opening planned for Saturday, April 6. The atmosphere is industrial, and the outdoor areas are vast, with potential for plenty more food trucks than the space has now. […]
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Beer and Girl Scout Cookies
An unlikely pairing
It’s a match made in heaven for lovers of sweets and beer. On March 2, Bend Brewing Company held a Girl Scout Cookie and Beer pairing, donating a portion of the proceeds to the Girl Scouts of America and pairing six cookies with six beers. The first pairing: The classic Thin Mint cookie with a […]
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Big Rig Bitter
An oldie but goodie at Deschutes Brewery
Bitter beers are a style from the old world—the mid-19th century, to be exact. The bitter ale came to be an alternative to porters and stouts across the pond. It’s not actually bitter unless you compare it to porters and stouts (as a rule of thumb). In Central Oregon, Deschutes Brewery has been brewing bitter […]
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Getting Cozy at Spider City Brewing
Women-owned brewery’s Soleil Rubis sour pays tribute to Central Oregon’s bright red sunsets
Spider City Brewing is a new kid on the beer block, opening this past November. I had the opportunity to speak with one of the owners, Melanie Betti, who started the brewery with her twin sister Michele Betti and their college friend Tammy Treat. Yes, this brewery is owned by women. Cool, right? Melanie said […]
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Resilience IPA Festival
Drinking beer to support victims of the Camp Fire
By now you may have heard about Resilience IPA—but in case you were out of the country or under a rock, let’s review. The beer was created by Sierra Nevada Brewing out of Chico, Calif. Its proper name is Resilience Butte County Proud IPA—born to help those suffering from losses at the hands of California’s […]
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It’s Awesome Beer Season
And an introduction to this beer enthusiast’s Drinkability Scale
This “Craft” column is still in its infancy, and as the resident beer enthusiast-turned-beer writer, I’ve created a rating system to make things interesting. I’m calling it the Drinkability Scale. It ranges from 1 to 5, 1 being the least drinkable and 5 being the most drinkable. I’m defining drinkability as something many people would […]
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Beers That Drink Like Wine
Beer lovers in the Northwest swooned when East Coast IPAs began hitting local shelves. Shortly thereafter, Milkshake IPAs became all the rage. Beer geeks are talking about the use of lactose sugar in a Hazy IPA, or should brewers use flaked oats? Other beer lovers (like me) are just waiting to see what’s next. In […]