A new brewing company on the shore of Lake Superior is getting an infusion of beer talent from Bend. Following a nationwide search for brewers, Voyageur Brewing is bringing in Deschutes Brewery alum Anders Johansen, according to the Minneapolis/St. Paul Business Journal. Marais will be joined by Portland organic beer expert and consultant Craig Nicholls. […]
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Bend Breweries Win Big at Great American Beer Festival
Local breweries took home two gold and three bronze medal at the 2014 Great American Beer Festival. More than 700 breweries, 49,000 people, and 222 beer experts were in attendance. Oregon did well overall, but Bend kicked ass, taking home five medals in all (the same number as that big city on the Columbia River). Big […]
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Eye Witness Account: SWILL Beer Explosion!
While some of you haters may say that I had it coming—what, for liking 10 Barrel’s Swill beer and all, a not terribly popular “radler” that is essentially a grapefruit juice watered-down summer drink. But here’s the rub: I love the “beer.” It is lighter and I can drink more in one sitting. I’d even […]
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Free Beer!
If you didn’t spend your Memorial Day Weekend prepping your palate (and testing your tolerance) for Central Oregon’s Third Annual Beer Week, you may want to start now. The Ale Apothecary gets the beer literally free-flowing tomorrow night at Crow’s Feet Commons with samples of its hand-crafted, open fermentation brews including La Tache, Sahali and […]
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Look out Bend! Redmond on the rise!
Once again, the Source is proud to break the news that Redmond is on the rise! On my drive back from Portland, I stopped at Wild Ride, the newly opened brewery on the north reach of town.In a word: Great. The owners/staff were friendly. It was relatively lively, with a few dozen people (impressive for […]
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Bend Takes Home Two Medals at the World Beer Cup Awards
The 2014 World Beer Cup Awards concluded this weekend in Denver, Colo. With the highest number of entries to date (4,754 beers from 1,403 breweries in 58 countries) judges awarded 281 medals across 94 beer style categories. Oregon took home 17 medals awarded to 14 brewing companies including Bend’s own 10 Barrel and Bend Brewing […]
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10 Barrel to Open Brewpub in Portland
Let the Bend brewery takeover begin! 10 Barrel Brewing announced today that they plan to open a new brewpub in the Pearl District in Portland. Read the full press release below.
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2014 Bend Brewfest Lineup
Bend Brewfest has announced the lineup for the 2014 beerstravaganza! Via Bend Brewfest website. See the full listing of over 60 visiting and local breweries here. The festival will take place at the Les Schwab Amphitheater in the Old Mill District August 14-16.
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Beer + Coffee = Love!
Deschutes teams up with Lone Pine for a glass full of winBy Thom Pastor A downtown pub exclusive, Deschutes Brewery’s new collaboration with Lone Pine Coffee Roasters is a luxurious—and unfortunately limited—coffee stout, aptly named Brewers Alley Coffee Stout. Local roasters Lone Pine have a unique style and taste that set them apart from other […]
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Sick of Ridiculous Craft Beer Names? Watch This.
In Bend, silly beer names are abundant—Crux’s Off Leash NW Session Ale, BBC’s Ching Ching Sour, Deschutes Brewery’s Jubelale. Enter your afternoon entertainment, “Hipsters Love Beer,” a comedic short by Nacho Punch.