Twenty-seven breweries. Yep that’s right, 27—all in Central Oregon, with Bend playing host to 18 beer-making and beer-pouring facilities. Consider your pint filled. When did this all happen? The fun began in 1988 with Fish Brewing, AKA Deschutes Brewery. But others were slow to join—by 2005 there were still only five breweries in Central Oregon. […]
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Hops University
Worthy Brewing is changing what you drink one experiment at a time
There may not be an online distance-learning course for the experimental hops project at Oregon State University, but there is remote access to the vast knowledge being cultivated by the plant geneticists and fermentation scientists at the school; it’s called a phone call with program donor and hops aficionado Roger Worthington of Bend’s Worthy Brewing. […]
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Malt Ball
Malted grain is the backbone of beer, particularly at Crux
In Bend, and throughout the Pacific Northwest, hops hog the spotlight. It is an understandable phenomenon. The lush Willamette Valley is home to a healthy collection of hop farms. And nearby breweries in Washington and Oregon produce some of the best IPAs in the world. Hops deserve high praise. But let’s also give credit where […]