Posted inFood & Drink

Unofficial, Definitive Bend Brewfest Preview

Beer lovers, get ready to sip suds from some 70 breweries and cideries

Brewfest veterans know the drill, but for those attending Bend Brewfest this weekend for the first time, I’ve created the definitive, unofficial preview of the 2019 Bend Brewfest.   Every August, 70 breweries and cideries from all over the West Coast bring two different beers to pour on the banks of the Deschutes River over […]

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The Best Beerfest on Earth

Brews for New Avenues redefines what an event should be

Summer might be ending, but beer events continue to downpour across all of Oregon. The Bend Brewfest has ended, yes, but it won’t be long before both Sisters and Hood River hold their respective fresh-hop beer festivals, for example. (And speaking of Hood River, Crow's Feet Commons is holding an event this Thursday, Sept. 1, […]

Posted inOpinion

Letters 8/11-8/18

BREW TUNES One tasting session at Brewfest just wasn’t enough this year, so I went back for an extra night and double-dipped on that hoppy goodness. Thanks, Brewfest organizers and volunteers, for a mighty fine time. But I gotta say, the grinding club music is an odd fit. How about considering bringing in some local […]

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