Deschutes Brewery’s decision to open an $85 million second brewing facility in Roanoke, Virginia (announced on March 22) was not something Bend’s most well-known beermaker decided upon lightly. The seventh-largest craft brewery in America has spent much of the past couple of years hunting for a location to expand into, gauging candidate sites in places […]
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New Season, New Brews
The days are getting longer. The temps are warming up (sort of). The scent of budding life is in the air, assuming it can make it through the snowflakes. Spring is officially here—and thanks to friendly local distributors like Bigfoot and Point Blank, it’s accompanied by an early harvest of new beer for Central Oregon. […]
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Immersed on Industrial Way
Atlas Cider Co.’s tasting room along Industrial has been open since last July, and by all accounts it’s still a beaut of a place, wide-open and airy and all but demanding a visit. The cider remains excellent, from the sessionable apple released as far south as Nevada to the cinnamon-pair blend that’s wowing people at […]
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Craft Beer in the Country
The hamlet of Tumalo offers beer surprises
The Tumalo Tavern, located off U.S. 20 approximately 15 minutes north of Bend, is the kind of place in which anyone of drinking age would like to be a fixture. Business cards for horse trainers and mobile welding services share wall space with a list of regular patrons with birthdays in March. A jukebox has […]
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A Little Tea With Your Liquor?
Townshend’s line of tea-infused spirits
Townshend’s Teahouse has been a fixture of Bend for eight years now, rocking it on Bond Street with a mix of teas, kombucha, and comfortable sofas. What some may not know about them, however, is that it also has a distillery. Thomas & Sons Distillery is the name of Townshend’s spirits project, officially launched in […]
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Peanut Butter Throw Down
Wild Ride takes on a new SoCal contender in an unlikely genre
Everybody (who isn’t allergic to it) likes peanut butter. What’s the first type of candy to disappear from the office candy bowl on Halloween? What’s the first kind to disappear ahead of all the others? Hint: it’s not Jolly Ranchers—it’s those sweet, sweet peanut butter cups. The allure turns anyone into a child again. Naturally […]
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The Reserve Society Down the Street
Deschutes brews tasty pub exclusives
Open up any beer trading forum on the Internet and one sees the same names pretty often. Hill Farmstead Brewery, Side Project, Jester King, our own Ale Apothecary—all producers that specialize in off-beat flavors, intense experimentation, and a sense of “rarity” that makes beer travelers the world over beat a path to their doorstep. But […]
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Ales by the Sea
Breweries a weekend trip away
There are many world-class beer experiences in Oregon, from the enormous Deschutes taproom in Portland to the forbiddingly large taster tray at the Bend Brewing Company, or the sublime sour beers from De Garde Brewing in Tillamook. (Tickets for De Garde’s anniversary party in April sold out within days). However, there’s nothing quite like going […]
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The Great Statewide & Brewery House Party
Zwickelmania is back and (shock) bigger than ever
There might be states with more breweries. There might even be some with (gasp) better beer every now and then. But there’s only one Zwickelmania. On Feb. 13, more than 120 breweries across the state will open their doors wide and give attendees a chance to take tours, chat with brewers, and belt back a […]
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A Taste of Oregon…in Japan
Tokyo’s PDX Taproom offers the Northwest in the Far East
The PDX Taproom (pdxtap.com) is certainly impressive in its dedication to its chosen theme. Cans and bottles from breweries across Oregon line the window-side bar, overlooking what is otherwise a laid-back residential neighborhood. On one side of the bar, a TV plays video of Portland-area hotspots such as Saturday Market, Multnomah Falls, and Deschutes Brewery’s […]