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A Belgian grisette, a Polish wheat beer, a Germanic gose and a Baltic porter are all available to slake your thirst without so much as a passport. Of course, if your thirst preferences lie closer to home, there’s also no shortage of tasty American IPAs at Spider City Brewing. The name of the brewery may have […]
If you’ve read the rest of this issue, then you’ve likely already seen the winners that took home titles in categories such as food and drinks—which of course includes beer categories. “Down list,” however, are some other brews that got a lot of votes… just not enough to make the podium. Below is an ode […]
Having the opportunity to taste Trevor Mayfield’s unique spirits is just part of the reason to stop into a new distillery in La Pine. Mayfield and his partner McKenzie Nokes have created a modern, rustic hangout spot in the middle of town. Mayfield released his first Badlands liquor in 2019, distributing Cucumber Gin and Wine […]
It seems difficult to fathom nowadays, what with nearly 30 breweries in Central Oregon today, but when the Bend Ale Trail launched in 2010, it would’ve required the six-fingered man to count all the stops on the nascent hop-hike. That was an era without Sunriver or GoodLife or Crux; an era when almost everyone offered […]
In other regions of the country, locals might boast about the lone brewery that bears the town’s name. Not so much in this part of Oregon, where craft breweries are as numerous as roundabouts and awesome mountain views. Central Oregon boasts dozens of local beer brands—and for a town of just over 30,000, Redmond punches […]
If you’re looking for Mecca Grade Brewing but find yourself driving over a cattle grate on your way down a dangerous, narrow dirt road, you’ve gone too far. You do have to drive down a gravelly dirt road to get to Mecca Grade Estate Malt, with a nanobrewery as its side hustle, but that steep […]
From the second established brewery in Bend to establishing the newest craft cocktail and beer watering hole, Bend Brewing Co. is now slaking thirsts at The Grove, the new market hall in Northwest Crossing. What distinguishes the new Waypoint from Old Bend’s BBC is, as brewmaster Zach Beckwith explains, “the distinct branding and the co-equal […]
The name is Bend Cider Company—and while its formal address is still in Bend, the company’s new tasting room can be found tucked away in the hamlet of Tumalo. Bend Cider Company opened the doors of its new tasting room on Wharton Avenue June 19. The company’s cidery building is also located in Tumalo, and […]
Mountains, rivers, lakes and forests have long been tools to promote beer brands. Now beer is being used to promote them. Eight Oregon breweries including Bend’s own Crux Fermentation Project have each created beers called The Oregon I Am in support of the Coalition of Oregon Land Trusts. A land trust is a nonprofit organization […]
There’s a new pub in town and it’s freakin’ awesome! Located in downtown Bend on NW Oregon Avenue, The Cellar opened on April 13 by the owners of Porter Brewing, Devin and Avara Roberts. Porter Brewing exclusively brews cask beers, and The Cellar has eight beer engines sourced from pubs in the U.K. The English […]
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