It’s only just barely 2016. The grocery stores still haven’t closed out all their Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer DVDs. But already the beer scene’s abuzz with activity around Bend and beyond. For example: Oblivion shuts down its brewpub. The tap house and restaurant that replaced Westside Café & Bakery along NW Galveston has now itself […]
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Beer 2015
Less Drama, Tastes Great, Bend’s beer scene avoids pretension, keeps producing quality
In a 2015 that was littered with buyouts, big news, and endless bickering online in beer forums, it can sometimes be easy to forget what a bumper year it was for Central Oregon’s favorite (adult) pastime. Deschutes collaborated with Harpoon in Massachusetts and BrewDog in Scotland; Silver Moon and Rat Hole both opened up new […]
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Crux Hires Cam O’Connor as New Head Brewer
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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Thrillist’s Small Beer Cities to be Celebrated List Includes Bend
Bend gets more best of beer attention, this time from Thrillist.com, a food and drink reviewing website. Read the full list of “Small Beer Cities” recognized here including Ashville, NC, Burlington, VT, and Hood River, OR. Here’s what the review had to say about Bend: Bend, OR Bend’s a laid-back Central Oregon city that’s long […]
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Rye’t for the Wrong Reasons
Three Creeks Brewing throws a slow pitch for craft beer newbies
Typically, rye beers are known to be sharp and spicy. “Stonefly Rye Ale” is both…sort of. It could use some time at the gym as all the edges are soft and round. But soft is alright, right? Despite its shortcomings, it is still sharper and spicier than its wheat beer roots. The aromas run the […]