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From a Strip Mall, a Craft Revolution

Mekong Restaurant the unlikely standard-bearer of beer in the South
Kevin Gifford

One of the neatest things about craft beer is the way it forms spontaneous new communities wherever it goes, often in completely unexpected places. Case in point: In Richmond, the capital of Virginia, Ground Zero for the entire region’s beer scene is…a strip-mall Vietnamese restaurant. Mekong Restaurant was founded in the ’90s by a family […]

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Crux Hires Cam O’Connor as New Head Brewer

Avatar photo Brianna Brey

Crux Fermentation Project announced this week that they have hired a new head brewer, Cam O’Connor, former Deschutes Brewery brewmaster who sports an impressive resume. After completing the Master Brewer Program at University of California–Davis and stating his carer at Sierra Nevada Brewing Company, he spent a decade brewing for Deschutes Brewery. He’s the man […]

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Another Trip Down the Abyss

Deschutes’ 2014 imperial stout release strikes gold again
Kevin Gifford

As the days grow shorter and Third Street grows icier and more pockmarked by the hour, the sophisticated Pacific Northwest drinker’s thoughts naturally turn toward The Abyss. Deschutes Brewery’s intensely flavorful Russian imperial stout has the power to get beer nerds lining up at liquor stores from L.A. to Philadelphia, but we in Bend don’t […]

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BEERPOCALYPSE

Understanding the visceral reaction to the sale of 10 Barrel
Avatar photo Erin Rook

“Disgusting.” “Greed.” “Sellout.” “Californians.” These are the terms disappointed former fans of 10 Barrel Brewing posted on Facebook to describe their reaction to the acquisition of the popular Bend brewery by Anheuser-Busch/InBev, the largest beer company on the planet. “It was exactly like a death; like someone I knew and loved was in excellent health […]

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IPA Wars: Oregon Versus…Cleveland?

Fat Head’s brings competition to Bend beer’s Portland invasion
Kevin Gifford

Since the original announcement in April, Portlanders have been salivating with excitement for the new 10 Barrel location coming to the Pearl District, only a few minutes’ walk from Deschutes Brewery’s own Portland mega-pub. They will have to continue salivating. 10 Barrel’s still busily renovating the old Mellow Mushroom pizzeria at NW 14th and Flanders; […]

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Anheuser-Busch Acquires 10 Barrel Brewing

Avatar photo Erin Rook

Anheuser-Busch InBev, the largest beer manufacturer in the world, announced today that it will purchase Bend craft brewery 10 Barrel Brewing. It’s the company’s second craft brewery purchase this year, following the February sale of New York’s Blue Point Brewing. 10 Barrel, which expects to sell 40,000 barrels of beer this year, found itself in […]

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