Whew. Riding around looking for beers, finding beers, drinking beers…it’s exhausting. But we’re doing it for you, dear beer-enthusiasts, as part of our Bend Brewfest preview.

The Fire Mountain Bogart IPA (the one on the right with the handsome label) is among our favorites. But we have miles to go before we sleep…

Check out our preview on stands Wed., Aug. 17. We’ll check out more beer.

This article appears in Aug 11-17, 2011.

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Beer Tasting is Hard Work

by The Source Staff, The Source - Bend, Oregon
August 16, 2011

<h1>Beer Tasting is Hard Work</h1> <p class="byline">by The Source Staff, The Source - Bend, Oregon <br />August 16, 2011</p> </p> <p>Whew. Riding around looking for beers, finding beers, drinking beers...it's exhausting. But we're doing it for you, dear beer-enthusiasts, as part of our <a href="http://www.bendbrewfest.com/" target="_blank">Bend Brewfes</a>t preview.</p> <p> </p> <p>The <a href="http://buttersville.com/firemountainbrewery.com/" target="_blank">Fire Mountain</a> Bogart IPA (the one on the right with the handsome label) is among our favorites. But we have miles to go before we sleep...</p> <p>Check out our preview on stands Wed., Aug. 17. We'll check out more beer.</p> </p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>This &lt;a target=&quot;_blank&quot; href=&quot;https://www.bendsource.com/news/beer-tasting-is-hard-work-2138898/&quot;&gt;article&lt;/a&gt; first appeared on &lt;a target=&quot;_blank&quot; href=&quot;https://www.bendsource.com&quot;&gt;The Source - Bend, Oregon&lt;/a&gt; and is republished here under a &lt;a target=&quot;_blank&quot; href=&quot;https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nd/4.0/&quot;&gt;Creative Commons Attribution-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;img src=&quot;https://i0.wp.com/www.bendsource.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/cropped-Untitled-design-4.png?resize=150%2C150&amp;amp;ssl=1&quot; style=&quot;width:1em;height:1em;margin-left:10px;&quot;&gt;</p> &lt;img id=&quot;republication-tracker-tool-source&quot; src=&quot;https://www.bendsource.com/?republication-pixel=true&amp;post=14818&quot; style=&quot;width:1px;height:1px;&quot;&gt;&lt;script&gt; PARSELY = { autotrack: false, onload: function() { PARSELY.beacon.trackPageView({ url: &quot;https://www.bendsource.com/news/beer-tasting-is-hard-work-2138898/&quot;, urlref: window.location.href }); } } &lt;/script&gt; &lt;script id=&quot;parsely-cfg&quot; src=&quot;//cdn.parsely.com/keys/bendsource.com/p.js&quot;&gt;&lt;/script&gt;

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