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Boneyard Closing Its Pub, Going Back to ‘Where It All Started’

Boneyard to focus on its original location on Lake Place

In 2010, Tony Lawrence amassed the detritus of other breweries’ equipment, collecting enough beer-gear to launch what would be known as Boneyard Beer. The name was a nod to the stitched-together equipment โ€” the “boneyard” of other beer-makers’ stuff. The brewery operated in that punk-rock style for over a decade and a half, pouring beers […]

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Oregon Whiskey Festival Comes with Six-Year Age Statement

The key to making the perfect Old Fashioned or Boulevardier may be sampled at Bend’s Whiskey Jamboree

Oregonโ€™s famous for creating many things, such as Marionberries, running shoes and goofy protesters. And while hoppy beers and structured wines are pillars of Oregonโ€™s productivity, Oregon-made whiskey isnโ€™t exactly on the national radar. It should be. And while Kentucky and Tennessee whiskeys are sought out nationwide (they used to be enjoyed worldwide, but in […]

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Say Cheers to Summer with these Local Food and Drink Events

Check out these ways to celebrate, before the warm summer nights fade away

Ah, summer. Itโ€™s hot, itโ€™s smoky and itโ€™s fleeting. For those looking to enjoy the fruits of the season before it gets away, here are a few upcoming food-and-drink events โ€” heavy on the drink side โ€” to get on your calendar right now. Aug. 15: Viaggio Chefโ€™s Dinner and Wine Pairing Viaggio Wine Merchants […]

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Sip Happens at Minnieโ€™s

The Westmanโ€™s new lobby bar brings craft cocktails, plush fireside seating and caviar bumps to Bendโ€™s historic Old Post Office building

On any given evening in downtown Bend, the sidewalks along Wall and Bond Streets hum with the usual mix of aprรจs ski glow, Patagonia puffers and the anticipatory buzz of dinner reservations. But inside the newly opened The Westman is a softer scene. One that invites you to sink in, warm up and linger over […]

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Best Light Beer

The secret behind an award-winning beverage? Simple: โ€œWe make the kind of beer we like to drink,โ€ says Dana Henion, co-founder and brewer at Van Henion Brewing. Indeed, Van Henionโ€™s golden Helles Lager is crisp, drinkable and โ€” as the votes will attest โ€” very tasty. Helles translates to โ€œbrightโ€ or โ€œlightโ€ in German, and […]

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Best Mocktail & Best Happy Hour

Hawkeye & Huckleberry Lounge

Hawkeye & Huckleberry Lounge is self-described as a modern cowboy steakhouse. The โ€œmodernโ€ part just might be the Cool Hand mocktail โ€” if you can imagine a cowboy under the stars next to a campfire sipping a cucumber-mint beverage. Chef Carlos Anthony Ochoa says the drink, chosen by the public as the Best Mocktail in […]

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Best Brewer

Nate Doss โ€” Bevel Craft Brewing

Itโ€™s not hyperbole that winning the โ€œBest Brewerโ€ category โ€” in beer-crazed Bend โ€” might be one of the most illustrious โ€œBest Ofโ€ categories there is. But tell that to now-five-time-winner Nate Doss, the co-owner and head brewer at Bevel Craft Brewing, and, humble guy he is, heโ€™ll turn the conversation right back to the […]

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Best Boba

Teacupfuls

Good grades, graduations and winning home games are reasons Loana Perez, owner of Teacupfuls, has received an abundance of business from the Bend community. Restless after Perez sold her cleaning business in 2017 and inspired by her kidsโ€™ love for boba, the wild Teacupfuls was born. Perez opened the boba business with the intention to […]

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Best Bloody Mary

John Nolan loves to entertain. That much was clear when the Victorian Cafรฉ owner/executive chef, took part in our photo shoot for Best Bloody Mary โ€” an award that Nolanโ€™s brunch destination has won, what, nearly 20 times in a row? Chatting with Source reporters, Nolan insisted that no conversation about Bloody Marys was appropriate […]

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Unique Beer and Beyond

Little Woody will be a treat for your taste buds!

The Little Woody beer, cider and whiskey festival celebrates barrel-aged sips and all things tree inspired including whiskey-soaked, oak-aged stouts, tart, berry-infused sours. The Bend festival, which began in 2009, is described as a toast to the forests, orchards and barrels that shape the finest brews. Some of which sound like a fancy dessert. At […]

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