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Attention craft beer drinkers: you are being given a mission! In times like these, we need to support each other and our community. So why not do this while drinking great beer? You don’t have to drink beer from the local grocery store. There are other options available to you. Below is a list of […]
It’s a strange world we’re living in. We have a real-life pandemic calling for social distancing, and now all the bars are closed and our nation has called upon distilleries to make hand sanitizer. Locally, Oregon Spirit Distillers is producing a sanitizing hand rub it’s donating to the Oregon Department of Human Services, fire and […]
On March 9, I joined a small group of regulars and beer industry folks gathered to pay their respects on the final night for one of Bend’s original beer bars, The Platypus Pub. Open in the basement of the old Nazarene church-turned-fine-dining-restaurant-turned-homebrew shop since 2011, the Platypus Pub was a lived-in, homey basement bar focused […]
The craft beer industry has evolved over the years, and imagining it as a male-only trade would be silly. Plenty of women brew beer, and Central Oregon is lucky to host a lot of that talent right here. Tonya Cornett, 10 Barrel’s brewmaster of research and development, has been a part of Bend’s brewing scene […]
Maybe it happens after a u-pick berry outing or a mushroom hunting trip in which you finally discover a stash of morels. However it comes on, foraging can be addictive. If you’ve ever surfed or skimboarded, you know what it’s like to watch the waves curling toward you, deciding whether they’re worth catching. When you […]
This Saturday marks the 12th annual iteration of the statewide brewery open house, Zwickelmania. Organized by the Oregon Brewers Guild, Zwickelmania gives beer lovers an intimate peek behind the curtain and into the cellars of breweries around the state. This year, the Oregon Brewers Guild once again organized a state-wide collaboration beer for the occasion. […]
F or my second piece of 2020, I stuck with my promise to review more beers outside of Bend. This time I ventured all the way to…. Deschutes River Woods!!! OK, OK… so yeah… it’s technically still Bend, but please keep reading. It was a fun visit and is completely unique to Central Oregon. I […]
The Suttle Lodge and Boathouse hosted its first Winter Beer Fest last weekend, donating a portion of its sales to Oregon Adaptive Sports. Brewers from Central Oregon, Portland, McMinnville, Hood River and throughout the Pacific Northwest came together to pour a few signature and specialty brews. Five rustic cabins set along a wooded acre of […]
I remember The Walter Collective vodka. That’s notable, because I can’t say I’ve sampled another vodka that left an impression. In a category that prides itself on being flavorless, The Walter Collective’s vodka isn’t afraid to taste like something. “I wanted something that had some character,” explained The Walter Collective Founder Matt Melaik. Instead of coming […]
Scanning the sea of glass bottles shelved in the liquor section of Newport Market, I looked for new local spirits. Not having luck, I posed the question to the attendant. He told me he couldn’t think of anything new but said the gin section keeps expanding. Gin keeps having a moment Growth of gin in […]
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