For our annual Beer Issue, the Source sat down with two of Bend’s OG brewers to chat about the state of beer in Bend, what they imbibe and just general beery-ness. Mark Henion is the brewmaster at Boneyard Beer, and Bobby Jackson is innovation head brewer at 10 Barrel Brewing. Source Weekly: Where did you […]
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Welcome to the Empire
Openings, closings, awards and a shift in the nexus of Bend beer over the past year
Yet again, it’s been a busy year for beer in Bend—one of the industries that makes the region an international destination, right alongside skiing, stand up paddle boarding and real estate speculation. Sunriver Brewing Company and Monkless Belgian Ales are the latest locals to achieve big-name awards, the former cleaning up at last fall’s Great […]
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Beer Crawling 101
Sampling Bend’s best on your own two feet
As anyone who’s been to college (or just has some ribald co-workers) knows, the only thing more exciting than going out to a bar for some beers is going out to several bars at once for some beers. The idea of a pub crawl is nothing new. People have been doing them around New York […]
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Belly up, beer lovers
Here’s your list of upcoming local beer events to add to your quaffing calendar
FRIDAY 3/16 KAMA CITRUS IPA RELEASE PARTY SEASONAL RELEASE Kama Citrus is getting a new look—and a new recipe! The new blood orange and guava IPA is clean, crisp and refreshing. An easy beer to fall in love with! 4pm-10pm. Worthy Brewing, 495 NE Bellevue Dr, Bend. SUNDAY 3/25 2ND ANNUAL PRETZEL FEST TWISTED FUN […]
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A River of IPA
Taking Riverbend’s seven-beer haze challenge
Riverbend Brewing Company, located a bit north of downtown along the parkway, made its first batch of beer back in September 2013. By Bend standards, that means it’s been around practically forever. And now, thanks to one of Central Oregon’s most expansive pale-ale and IPA programs, the brewery’s sports pub is now far more than […]
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Welcome to the Empire
Openings, closings, awards— and a shift in the nexus of Bend beer over the past year
Yet again, it’s been a busy year for beer in Bend—one of the industries that makes the region an international destination, right alongside skiing, stand up paddle boarding and real estate speculation. Sunriver Brewing Company and Monkless Belgian Ales are the latest locals to achieve big-name awards, the former cleaning up at last fall’s Great […]
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Sour Beer Still Reigns
Examining Cascade’s Sour Fruit Fest
Craft beer, like any type of food or drink, can often be subject to trends. Sometimes it’s really intense IPAs; sometimes thick, dark beers aged in this or that exotic barrel; sometimes a pale ale so laden with haze that it starts looking like a smoothie. (Even Samuel Adams is riding the hazy-IPA bandwagon these […]
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Coffee, Barley & Wild
Beers to watch for in February and beyond
It’s wintry outside again (just in time for the end of February!), and as if on cue, breweries across the state of Oregon are preparing their offerings for the rest of the season and beyond. Given that it’s the darkest time of the year, thick concoctions from barrels dominate the scene—but take heart, for it’ll […]
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Modern Times Reaches Oregon
Inside Portland’s new Belmont Fermentorium
It was with some chagrin across Oregon that The Commons Brewery, the southeast-Portland outfit that specialized in delicate, Belgian-influenced ales, closed to the public after a seven-year run. (Sean Burke, its former head brewer, now runs brew operations at Von Ebert Brewing, the Pearl District-based brewpub that will replace Fat Head’s.) The Commons does still […]
