Nestled between views of the Three Sisters to the west and a rocky outcrop of sage and juniper to the east, tiny green seedlings flutter in the wind as they begin to take root. Will and Moira Burns, newly married—and until recently, hobby alfalfa farmers, squat in their newly planted 10-acre hemp field outside of […]
Boneyard Beer
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Festival Season Begins with Central Oregon Beer Week
Back for its seventh year, Central Oregon Beer Week begins with a kickoff party Friday night at Kobold Brewing‘s The Vault Taphouse. The festival, now under the direction of the Central Oregon Brewer’s Guild, runs from Friday May 17 to Sunday May 26. The “Beer Week” phenomenon began in 2007 with Philadelphia Beer Week. It […]
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It Ain’t Easy Brewing Green
Cannabis beers continue to evolve and gain popularity, despite challenges
Beer and cannabis have been informally linked for generations. With the growing legalization movement and general mainstreaming of cannabis culture, the relationship has become formalized. From early hemp beers to modern CBD- and terpene-laden IPAs, cannabis and beer together has become more than a novelty and is poised to be a trend. It comes as […]
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Where to Get Your St. Paddy’s Day On
From beer, food and running, there’s lots to do in C.O.
McMenamains Old St. Francis school Fri., March 15 to Sun., March 17 All day As part of St. Patrick’s Day Across the Land, McMenamins is hosting its weekend-long party with food and drinks specials and live music. Tony Smiley kicks off the weekend at Father Luke’s Room from 7 to 10pm on Friday. Live music, […]
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Dortmunder Export
The Next Trendy Lager
Introducing Craft: New brews, industry news and takes on other drinks of note. Starting in the late ’80s and through the early 2000s, “micro” and “microbrew” were the terms du jour in the beer industry. Deschutes Brewery and Widmer Brothers were the upstarts in an industry long dominated by macro-breweries. In a little more than […]
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Bottom’s Up
From breweries to coffee roasters, everyone is getting into the CBD beverage game in Bend
Want to absorb the health benefits of CBD, but not into smoking? CBD products have infiltrated the marketplace in a variety of forms, from tinctures to gummies to a wide array of beverages. We scoped out the local CBD beverage scene and found lots of options to please palates. Ablis Ablis may be the best […]
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Brewed by Women: A Tasting
Learn how to taste beer from local ladies in Bend’s craft beer industry. Brewers include Tonya Cornett from 10 Barrel Brewing Company, Dana Robles from Boneyard Beer and Stephanie McBride from Deschutes Brewery. Develop your tasting skills and learn to detect the subtle flavors, notes and aromas of beer. Learn what slight differences in the brewing […]
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More New Breweries (Again)
Boss Rambler leading the latest crop
It’s a bit of a running joke at this point. Every time a brewery opens up in Central Oregon, the first reaction is often “Surely there’s no way this city can sustain yet another craft brew outlet.” Then, a few months later, another brewery opens. Then another, then another. It never fails. Such is the […]
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The Little Woody Cheat Sheet
Small fest, big beer
Labor Day is here, and with it comes cooler weather, football on TV, and (in the case of Bend) the end of heavy traffic. Since 2009, it’s also meant hanging out and drinking big, bold, barrel-aged beers like a rock star. The Little Woody is celebrating its 10th year this Friday and Saturday, in the […]
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All About Brut IPA
The SF export is craft beer’s and hot new style
During a sweaty August afternoon around here, a lot of people’s thoughts quickly turn to knocking off to the local brewery and grabbing an IPA. Which one, though? The now-standard Northwest style? Something a little more sessionable? Or one of those ever-present New England-style IPAs, a genre which has exploded so massively that there are […]