The assignment seemed dubious. Yet Managing Editor Nic Moyeโs mischievous conviction, signaled by the finger she pointed at me from across the Sourceโs editorial department, was unwavering. I want you to write about Cycle Pub for the Beer Issue! I could see the logic if I squinted: I love craft beer as much as I love cycling. Ipso facto, Iโd love Cycle Pub. Moye […]
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Upcoming Seasonal Brewery Releases – Spring/Summer 2018
Looking forward to brighter, sunshine days? We are, tooโbut we’re also excited for all the new and returning seasonal brews our talented brew community is gearing up to release!
Pink Boots Society Collaboration Brew Day
On March 8 and 9, over 200 collaborative beers were brewed by women worldwide in an effort to raise the profile of women working in the beer industry. The collaborative brew day at Bridge 99 Brewery was organized by the Bend chapter of the global nonprofit Pink Boots Society. The organization aims to help women […]
Beer in the can? Yes!
Letโs face it, 12 ounce bottled beers are an antiquated pain in the ass. Who wants to be 6 miles into an overnight cross-country ski trip and have your liquid rewards shift in your pack, stabbing you in the ribs for the next two hours?! And dropping one on the groundโฆgood luck avoiding the laceration. […]
Saving the Grain
After selling Pacific Superfoods Snacks, a flavored kale chip company, to Made In Nature, local entrepreneur Sarah Pool got a call from New York quite out of the blue. It was from ZX Ventures, a global disruptive growth group, incubator and venture capital team backed by one of the largest multinational companies in the world, […]
Drink GuideโSummer 2015
Yes, it is good to have routines, like James Bond always ordering the same drink, shaken, not stirred. But, we also think that it is a wide world of beverage choices out there and not worth limiting the horizons completely. For this edition of the Drink Guide, we have shuffled the order a bitโand beefed up the content. […]
Solstice Brewing Embraces Roots with Name Change to Ochoco Brewing
The Prineville-based brewery now formerly known as Solstice has never been shy about its roots. When it released its first beer back in 2012, the brewery reclaimed a not-uncommon slur for the city, calling it Prinetucky Pale. So it’s only fitting that the new nameโOchoco Brewing Companyโhonors the operation’s Crook County origins. The name also […]
Cocktail CompassโWinter 2015
In our current edition of the Cocktail Compass, we have added a Beer Booklet; starting on page 19. In past issues, these guides have been more about a list of venues and happy hours. But we recognize your hunger (thirst?) for moreโand weโre here to give you a double shot of information this time around. […]
Another One Bites the Dust: Anheuser-Busch InBev Acquires Seattle’s Elysian Brewing
Big Beer is hungry. And it just gobbled up another Pacific Northwest craft brewery. According to New School Beer, Anheuser-Busch InBev has purchased Seattle’s Elysian Brewing, as well as its brew pubs in Seattle. The international beverage company announced its acquisition of Bend-based 10 Barrel Brewing in November. Here’s the official press release: Anheuser-Busch today announced […]
Budweiser is Over: 7 Beers Americans Have Stopped Drinking
Beer sales are down. Sales of particular variety of beer, that is. According to KGW, the big name brands are those experiencing the biggest dip. It’s no surprise, then, that Anheuser-Busch/InBev jumped at the opportunity to purchase 10 Barrel. Here are the top seven brands with plummeting sales. (Read the full analysis here.) 1. Budweiser […]

