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Worthy Brewing’s Organic Farm ▶ [with video]

Add communal farming to the brewery’s list of cool side projects
Avatar photo by Brian Yaeger

Visitors to Worthy Brewing can’t help but notice the hopyard is looking a bit barren. It’s not that the land proved infertile. Quite the contrary; it’s being repurposed into a new organic farm, the latest venture for the Worthy Garden Club, the brewery’s nonprofit highlighting sustainable practices. The new farm “came on suddenly,” says Lisa […]

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Tough Love, 2020

Crux Fermentation Project releases a bottle ideal for sharing
by Heidi Howard

Tough Love 2020, from Crux’s [BANISHED] series is set to be released Thursday, Nov. 12. Don’t be jealous, but I was given the opportunity to snag a pre-release bottle! I totally squealed with glee. I LOVE this beer. Sticking with tradition (since the first release in 2012), I drink one, and I cellar one. I […]

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We Heart Locals’ Nights

Where everyone (should) know your name
Avatar photo by Nicole Vulcan

It’s that time of year: The tourist numbers are starting to dwindle, and the traffic is (relatively) slowing—meaning it’s locals’ time to spread out on the trails and at local watering holes. Local breweries have your back this time of year—OK, anytime of the year, really—with Locals’ Nights offering discounts and specials. Here are a […]

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Fresh Hopes, Fresh Hops

Local beers to take home, celebrating the hop harvest
Avatar photo by Nicole Vulcan

It’s that time of year—summer turning to fall, the leaves changing, and in beer-land, time to enjoy the fresh-hop beers found in abundance right now. Instead of relying only on hops that have been dried and pressed into pellet form, during this time of year, brewers include hops that come right from the hop “bine.” […]

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Best Food Cart Lot

On Tap
Avatar photo by Cayla Clark

Eric and Laura Kramer opened their food cart lot—Bend’s best, as of 2020—roughly two -and-a-half years ago. Inspired in large part by their love of craft beer and good food, On Tap has taken off in popularity since it first opened on the east side. When asked to what they attributed their success, Laura responded, […]

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Easter Fool’s Beer

Serious pairing ideas…and not-so-serious ones
Kevin Gifford

April 1 is Easter Sunday. It’s also April Fool’s Day, the first time the two holidays have shared the date since 1956. Why not celebrate both at once with beer? “The Brewmaster’s Table,” originally published in 2003, is one of the first cookbooks to take a serious approach to correctly pairing beer with food to […]

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Welcome to the Empire

Openings, closings, awards and a shift in the nexus of Bend beer over the past year
Kevin Gifford

Yet again, it’s been a busy year for beer in Bend—one of the industries that makes the region an international destination, right alongside skiing, stand up paddle boarding and real estate speculation. Sunriver Brewing Company and Monkless Belgian Ales are the latest locals to achieve big-name awards, the former cleaning up at last fall’s Great […]

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Beer Love for the DIY Set

In honor of the Beer Issue, seasoned home brewers dish tips.
Lisa Sipe

Home brewing has always been a thing, happening long before commercial production, craft brewing and all the other hoopla. With as many beer choices as we have in Central Oregon, you might think a beer lover wouldn’t need to brew at home—but they do, for multiple reasons. Home brewing can be a hobby, but it […]

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