It’s a couple weeks into spring, and despite the fact that people could be skiing until the summer solstice this year, it’s finally starting to feel juuuust a bit like the season around town. To the season-aware beer connoisseur, warmer months always bring saisons to mind. Originally brewed during cooler times of the year in […]
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2017 Beer Issue
Your guide to breweries in Central Oregon, beer and food pairings, art on beer labels and more
With Central Oregon blooming into spring, the weather is just screaming the mantra, “the sudsier, the better.” With a slew of craft beer selections, our 2017 Beer Issue delves deep into this yum-tastic world of all things hops, yeast and grain. We offer an in-depth brewery guide that tells you something about each of our […]
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What to eat with that beer?
Turns out, there are certified professionals who can probably help
In honor of the Beer Issue, we’re turning our attention this week to beer pairings. When you’re in a well-heeled restaurant with an abundant wine list, it comes as little surprise to see a sommelier—a wine steward—approach your table to help you pair the perfect combo of food and wine. But think about it: Wine […]
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All About Beer Around Bend
The one-stop guide to breweries in Central Oregon
Almost no place can claim such a density of brewing activity as Bend and its surrounding county. It’s a hive of hops and barley—and with places like Boneyard and Kobold opening new taprooms in 2017, it’s still expanding. Grab a ride (could the timing have been better for Uber and Lyft to begin serving Bend?), […]
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Beer Abounds in Boise
On a tour of U.S. beer (this time closer to home!), Payette Brewing leads a suddenly-crowded pack
The drive along US-20 between Central Oregon and Boise can be pretty boring: vast tracts of uninhabited, sagebrush-filled land with little to ease the monotony until the mountains past Burns. But Idaho’s capital is worth at least a weekend visit for any Bendite, thanks to its towering state capitol, its vast array of outdoor activities […]
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10 Barrel, Brewpub Chain
New openings in Denver
and San Diego
It could be difficult to imagine for the Bendites (and their dogs) who pack around the bonfire pit every weekend on Galveston Avenue, but 10 Barrel Brewing Company has become a brewery with a national presence, one that even rivals Deschutes in spots. This is thanks to two things: An A-B InBev-affiliated distribution market that […]
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Let’s Talk Saturation
Is there such a thing as too many breweries?
Given the lack of a formal announcement, it might have been a surprise for fans of Redmond’s Juniper Brewing to go onto the local Craigslist a few days back and find the brewery for sale. The whole of Juniper’s operation is now on the market, including the two-barrel brewing system, 90-gallon brew kettle, four fermenters, […]
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Beer in Paradise
On a tour of U.S. beer, we find decent brew on the Florida Keys
After enduring a winter that nobody needs any reminder of, the concept of a tropical getaway might sound pretty appealing to a wide swath of Bendites right about now. That getaway can be found on the faraway Florida coast, where enjoying a decent drink by the waterfront no longer means resigning oneself to Coronas and […]
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Boneyards Busy Winter
New debuts across California and the world.
Boneyard Beer, the standard-bearer for good IPA across the mighty state of Oregon, has—in its own words—been “going event-crazy” for the whole month of February. The results are putting the hometown brewer on the map, not just across the Pacific Northwest, but also allowing the brand to quite literally brush shoulders with the world’s best. […]
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Stalking the Florida Weisse
On a tour of U.S. beer, the Sunshine State offers its own craft claim to fame
Given their “rich uncle” in Belgium, it’s perhaps no surprise that 10 Barrel’s beer can now be obtained in parts of the U.S. that are quite a distance away from Galveston Avenue. Fans can find brands like Joe and Apocalypse in bars in such far-off and exotic places as Minneapolis, New York, Pittsburgh…and even at […]