1st Place: RPM IPA, Boneyard Beer Boneyard Pub 1955 NE Division St., Bend 541-241-7184 2nd Place: Comatose Imperial IPA, GoodLife Brewing GoodLife Brewing 70 SW Century Dr., Bend 541-728-0749
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Best Locally Brewed Beer
RPM IPA, Boneyard Beer
1st Place: RPM IPA, Boneyard Beer Boneyard Pub 1955 NE Division St., Bend 541-241-7184 2nd Place: Fresh Squeezed IPA, Deschutes Brewery
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Boneyard: The Brewpub
Inside the long-awaited pub opening
For nearly eight years, Boneyard Beer has been slinging brew out of its first location, in a former auto shop in what’s otherwise a residential neighborhood near Bend Parkway. It was a place with lots of charms—lots of weird stuff on the walls, people visiting it from all over the world and a brewing space […]
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Three Creeks, 10 Years
Growth happening fast for the Sisters brewer and others
It’s a time of change in Central Oregon’s brew scene. Boneyard Beer is about to close its little tasting room and open up a shiny new brewpub—something the neighbors down on Lake Place might breathe a sigh of relief about, were it not for the marijuana dispensary and smoker-friendly vacation rental spot slated to open […]
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Party It Up at the Brewery
Anniversaries and concerts go into overdrive
It’s not exactly a surprise that every summer in Bend is packed with beer-oriented events. It’s an outdoors kind of town, and there’s something enticing about knocking off a pale ale or two while enjoying the scenery by the river. (It’s arguably just as much fun to curl up by the fire and enjoy a […]
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Mixed Use off the Parkway
A four-story building is slated to have short-term rentals and a recreational marijuana dispensary
Mixed use is making its way to Bend Parkway. Well, almost. The four-story building under construction just off the Parkway where NW Lake Place dead ends is slated to have a recreational marijuana dispensary on the first floor and three short-term rentals on the second and third floors. Wayne Powderly, senior project manager for SunWest […]
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The State of Beer in Beer Town, USA
A Q&A with two local brewers
For our annual Beer Issue, the Source sat down with two of Bend’s OG brewers to chat about the state of beer in Bend, what they imbibe and just general beery-ness. Mark Henion is the brewmaster at Boneyard Beer, and Bobby Jackson is innovation head brewer at 10 Barrel Brewing. Source Weekly: Where did you […]
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Where American Drinking Has Always Been Great
On a tour of U.S. beer, Philly has long been a winner
Philadelphia is a boozy town. It’s been that way at least as far back as when Founding Father and craft cider nerd Benjamin Franklin wrote, “There cannot be good living where there is not good drinking.” The love for imbibing is symbolized by the Mummers Parade, the Mardi Gras-like string-band and public-intoxication festival that kicks […]
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A Tribute to the Ale Master
The story behind Boneyard’s old copper kettle
Much like a dog biting a man, Boneyard making a new India pale ale isn’t exactly news. That’s what it’s known for, after all. But The Ale Master IPA, available now at its taproom and a few other places in its distribution range, was literally steeped in history—a copper brew kettle that helped pave the […]
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The Great Statewide & Brewery House Party
Zwickelmania is back and (shock) bigger than ever
There might be states with more breweries. There might even be some with (gasp) better beer every now and then. But there’s only one Zwickelmania. On Feb. 13, more than 120 breweries across the state will open their doors wide and give attendees a chance to take tours, chat with brewers, and belt back a […]