Tumalo Cider Co. is bucking the sweet cider trend. Bend, it’s fair to say, is going almost as crazy for cider as it is for beer. Although the city doesn’t yet boast a cider-only bar, it does house five local cideries, including Atlas Cider Co., the three-year-old Old Mill standby that the OLCC has officially […]
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A Brewer’s Journey
Wolves & People the culmination of a beer career
Christian DeBenedetti wrote the book on beer travel. A joy to read, The Great American Ale Trail, originally published in 2011, just came out in a new and massively expanded edition. DeBenedetti’s engaging reviews of over 500 breweries, spanning all 50 states, are enough to inspire a spontaneous sudsy road trip. And now he’s got […]
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Today’s IPA Forecast: Cloudy
New England-style hoppy, hazy-ales invade Portland
It takes a lot to stick out in the beer scene in Portland. The metro area has 100 breweries and counting at this point, from old standbys like Bridgeport and Lompoc to Grixsen Brewing, which began slinging brew from its SE Portland garage just two weeks ago. But Great Notion Brewing, which opened in December, […]
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One Hop, One Malt, All Party
The 2016 SMaSH Fest caps off Bend’s beer week
So! How’s Central Oregon Beer Week been going so far, Bend beerhounds? Been enjoying all the special tastings at Broken Top Bottle Shop? Tried COBW IWA, the hoppy wheat ale from Sunriver Brewing that’s the official beer of the event? Wondering how effective Ibuprofen really is as a hangover preventative? Well, look out, because there’s […]
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Liquid Poetry
Ale Apothecary brings the love to Central Oregon Beer Week
Paul Arney, head chemist at The Ale Apothecary, treats the local movement seriously. Very seriously. “As far as I know, I’m the only brewer in Oregon who can truly say they only use ingredients grown in Oregon,” he said over some beers at his Cellar Joint. This is the barrel aging facility he and fellow […]
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Back to Beer Camp
Sierra Nevada’s cross-country collaboration returns
Two years ago, Sierra Nevada Brewing Company released the Beer Camp Across America box, a half-case containing 12 different beers from 12 different collaborating U.S. breweries. This spring, its doing it all over again—inviting even more breweries to participate. This time, the variety pack is named after the regular Beer Camp conferences Sierra Nevada holds […]
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Need an IPA? Ask Melvin
Why Wyoming beer will soon loom large in Oregon
The annual India pale ale collaboration between Astoria’s Fort George Brewery and two other craft outfits, 3-Way IPA, brings an annual introduction to other regional beer talents. This has included Seattle’s Georgetown, pFriem from Hood River and Block 15 Brewing based in Corvallis. The 2016 version, due out this summer, is the work of Fort […]
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A Tribute to the Ale Master
The story behind Boneyard’s old copper kettle
Much like a dog biting a man, Boneyard making a new India pale ale isn’t exactly news. That’s what it’s known for, after all. But The Ale Master IPA, available now at its taproom and a few other places in its distribution range, was literally steeped in history—a copper brew kettle that helped pave the […]
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Big IPA, Little IPA
Deschutes goes all-in on hops this summer
Deschutes Brewery is growing—opening a new production facility in Roanoke, Virginia, as announced a few weeks ago—and it’s fair to say that Fresh Squeezed IPA is a major driver of that growth. Since Bend’s biggest brewery started bottling it in 2013, and especially once it became an all-season beer the following year, the Citra and […]
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The Sun, a Dog and a Cold One
Where to drink outdoors now that the heat’s back on
The signs of the warm part of the season are just starting to come into focus: Blossoming trees, tightrope walkers in Drake Park, a precipitous rise in out-of-state license plates, and, of course, back patios region-wide filled with people, barbecue, and drinks. Crux Fermentation Project has undoubtedly led the brigade with the refurbishments it’s done […]