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Brought to You by the Letter “B”

Blue Pine’s burger, beer and bourbon steps up the classics
Avatar photo Phil Busse

The marketing campaign—as it is—for Blue Pine’s Tuesday night’s special underplays the offering: “Grab a shot of bourbon, a burger AND beer for only $15!,” says the low-key announcement on the restaurant-bar’s website. But when we arrive at the (relatively) newly remodeled Blue Pine—a rough wood and woodsy facelift that has chased away most of […]

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Yes, We Can!

Four canned beers you (probably) haven’t tried yet, but should
Avatar photo James Williams

Beer in a can ain’t what it used to be, namely: cheap, tinny-tasting, fizzy and yellow. These days, canned beer is craft beer—and vice versa. A year ago, not a single one of the area’s many breweries was canning. Now, Worthy, GoodLife and, as recently as this summer, 10 Barrel, all offer delicious, easy-to-carry canned […]

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Soups On!

Homemade, hot and ready at Bend Soup Company
Avatar photoAvatar photoAvatar photo James Williams, Brianna Brey, and Kayja Buhmann

There’s no question about it—we’re squarely (and comfortably) plopped into soup season. Morning frosts, clear, cool days and everything pumpkin-spiced reaffirm the notion that soups, stews, bisques and chowders are an entirely appropriate meal choice. Also, the fact that approximately 71 percent of our staff had soup for lunch today—that was another obvious indicator. While […]

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Snails?!

Navin R. Johnson explores Bend dining
Avatar photo Brianna Brey

The Jerk, considered one of Steve Martin’s funniest films (ranked the 48th greatest comedy film of all time by Total Film Magazine, and No. 20 on Bravo’s list of 100 Funniest Movies), follows the rags-to-riches-and-back-again life of misfit Navin R. Johnson. Raised from infancy by poor African-American sharecroppers, when Navin learns of his (obvious to […]

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The Man With Two Brains Recommends: The Last Maltz

Three Creeks collaborates with Lompoc to create new German brew
Avatar photo James Williams

Zach Beckwith, the head brewer at Three Creeks Brewing, is kind of like Dr. Hfuhruhurr from Steve Martin’s The Man with Two Brains. Beckwith wanted to create something (in this case a beer, not a woman) that represents the best of both worlds. Once a brewer at Portland’s Lompoc Brewery, Beckwith recently returned to his […]

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Jubelale Wins Again

An endorsement of this year’s artwork
Avatar photo James Williams

The same year Deschutes was established, in 1988, the brewery released its first seasonal beer, Jubelale. The dark, malty strong ale (6.7% ABV, 60 IBUs) has won a laundry list of awards and earned a “world-class” ranking on the beer review site beeradvocate.com. Created each September, the specialty brew is one of the most highly […]

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Hostile Takeover

Supervillain Sandwiches delivers downtown with a Bang! Pow! Boom!
The Source Staff

We might not live in Gotham City, but Bend’s downtown is now occupied by a slew of Supervillains in the form of sandwiches. Supervillain Sandwiches, a new lunch spot and deli, took over for local favorite big, bready, East-Coast-style New York City Sub Shop last Tuesday, across Bond Street from Deschutes Brewery. The atmosphere is […]

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Now (But Briefly) Serving: Fresh Hops

McMenamins rolls out easy-drinking, hyper-local fresh hop beer
Avatar photo James Williams

Mike White, brewmaster at Old St. Francis School, McMenamins, knows taste buds. “Once people hear the words ‘fresh hop,’ they tend to go for it,” explained White (aka “Curly”). Astute readers may notice that this is our second fresh hop preview in as many weeks. We won’t apologize for redundancy. Fresh hop season is upon […]

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