Looking forward to brighter, sunshine days? We are, too—but we’re also excited for all the new and returning seasonal brews our talented brew community is gearing up to release!
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Pink Boots Society Collaboration Brew Day
On March 8 and 9, over 200 collaborative beers were brewed by women worldwide in an effort to raise the profile of women working in the beer industry. The collaborative brew day at Bridge 99 Brewery was organized by the Bend chapter of the global nonprofit Pink Boots Society. The organization aims to help women […]
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A River of IPA
Taking Riverbend’s seven-beer haze challenge
Riverbend Brewing Company, located a bit north of downtown along the parkway, made its first batch of beer back in September 2013. By Bend standards, that means it’s been around practically forever. And now, thanks to one of Central Oregon’s most expansive pale-ale and IPA programs, the brewery’s sports pub is now far more than […]
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Sour Beer Still Reigns
Examining Cascade’s Sour Fruit Fest
Craft beer, like any type of food or drink, can often be subject to trends. Sometimes it’s really intense IPAs; sometimes thick, dark beers aged in this or that exotic barrel; sometimes a pale ale so laden with haze that it starts looking like a smoothie. (Even Samuel Adams is riding the hazy-IPA bandwagon these […]
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Coffee, Barley & Wild
Beers to watch for in February and beyond
It’s wintry outside again (just in time for the end of February!), and as if on cue, breweries across the state of Oregon are preparing their offerings for the rest of the season and beyond. Given that it’s the darkest time of the year, thick concoctions from barrels dominate the scene—but take heart, for it’ll […]
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Modern Times Reaches Oregon
Inside Portland’s new Belmont Fermentorium
It was with some chagrin across Oregon that The Commons Brewery, the southeast-Portland outfit that specialized in delicate, Belgian-influenced ales, closed to the public after a seven-year run. (Sean Burke, its former head brewer, now runs brew operations at Von Ebert Brewing, the Pearl District-based brewpub that will replace Fat Head’s.) The Commons does still […]
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Hazy in L.A.
A trendy style for a trendy beer city
All across the Northwest, breweries are falling over themselves to produce hazy, opaque-looking, juice-like ales, commonly called New England IPAs. It is the opinion of this column (your mileage may vary) that only a couple of them—Great Notion Brewing in Portland and Sunriver Brewing Company—have really nailed the style yet. People are still arguing over […]
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Enjoying the GoodLife in ’18
More bottles and special releases are on their way
GoodLife Brewing, opened to the public in 2011, is now old enough to qualify as a veteran of Bend’s beer community. Originally set to launch as Noble Brewing (until California-based Noble Ale Works opened first), GoodLife’s been putting out enough Sweet As and Descender IPA in cans across the Northwest to keep beer fans practically […]
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A Trip to Russian River
Why the brewery behind Pliny still rules them all
When Russian River Brewing began operations in 1997, its homeland of Sonoma County was best known as one of California’s largest producers of wine grapes. Now it’s known to beer fans nationwide as the producers of both great Belgian-style brews and Pliny the Elder—the classic that arguably invented the entire concept of a “double IPA.” […]
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Picks of the Week: Jan 11-17
Hip-hop, beer release and shows galore
THURSDAY 1/11 Night Light Show Launch Party for Bend Women’s March EMPOWER—Bend’s World Muse and Visit Bend are teaming up to create a month-long series of Bend Women’s March programs, starting with a kickoff party that doubles as a comedy-based variety show! Look for more details on the Bend Women’s March in next week’s Source. […]
