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Sunriver Brewing Company reflects the style and sensibility of the city it calls home—easygoing, approachable and fun. Serving as much of a centering point for the town as anywhere else, the brewpub has recently expanded its production facilities, a measure that says a lot about its popularity and aspirations. Its beers are fun and dedicated to the place from where they come, both in terms of geography and genealogy—like the “Lazy River Lager” and “Grandma’s Original Ale.” (A side compliment: Although a beer as well as a book shouldn’t be judged by its label, Sunriver Brewing’s have some of the most playful and artistic labels in the business. (PB)

This article appears in Best of Central Oregon 2014.

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Best Lunch (Sunriver)

by Phil Busse, The Source - Bend, Oregon
August 13, 2014

<h1>Best Lunch (Sunriver)</h1> <p class="byline">by Phil Busse, The Source - Bend, Oregon <br />August 13, 2014</p> <p>Sunriver Brewing Company reflects the style and sensibility of the city it calls home&mdash;easygoing, approachable and fun. Serving as much of a centering point for the town as anywhere else, the brewpub has recently expanded its production facilities, a measure that says a lot about its popularity and aspirations. Its beers are fun and dedicated to the place from where they come, both in terms of geography and genealogy&mdash;like the "Lazy River Lager" and "Grandma's Original Ale." (A side compliment: Although a beer as well as a book shouldn't be judged by its label, Sunriver Brewing's have some of the most playful and artistic labels in the business. (PB)</p> <p>This &lt;a target=&quot;_blank&quot; href=&quot;https://www.bendsource.com/bestof/best-lunch-sunriver-2388629/&quot;&gt;article&lt;/a&gt; first appeared on &lt;a target=&quot;_blank&quot; href=&quot;https://www.bendsource.com&quot;&gt;The Source - Bend, Oregon&lt;/a&gt; and is republished here under a &lt;a target=&quot;_blank&quot; href=&quot;https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nd/4.0/&quot;&gt;Creative Commons Attribution-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;img src=&quot;https://i0.wp.com/www.bendsource.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/cropped-Untitled-design-4.png?resize=150%2C150&amp;amp;ssl=1&quot; style=&quot;width:1em;height:1em;margin-left:10px;&quot;&gt;</p> &lt;img id=&quot;republication-tracker-tool-source&quot; src=&quot;https://www.bendsource.com/?republication-pixel=true&amp;post=32487&quot; style=&quot;width:1px;height:1px;&quot;&gt;&lt;script&gt; PARSELY = { autotrack: false, onload: function() { PARSELY.beacon.trackPageView({ url: &quot;https://www.bendsource.com/bestof/best-lunch-sunriver-2388629/&quot;, urlref: window.location.href }); } } &lt;/script&gt; &lt;script id=&quot;parsely-cfg&quot; src=&quot;//cdn.parsely.com/keys/bendsource.com/p.js&quot;&gt;&lt;/script&gt;

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