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Brew News: BridgePort Closing; pFriem Expanding

In a crowded market, breweries come and go
Avatar photo Nicole Vulcan

Beer enthusiasts often rejoice at the opening of new breweries; but those announcements can sometimes come with a downside: more competition. In the case of one of Oregon’s most established breweries, that competition proved to be too much to handle. BridgePort Brewing Company announced on its Facebook page Tuesday that it would be closing its […]

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Getting Cozy at Spider City Brewing

Women-owned brewery’s Soleil Rubis sour pays tribute to Central Oregon’s bright red sunsets
Heidi Howard

Spider City Brewing is a new kid on the beer block, opening this past November. I had the opportunity to speak with one of the owners, Melanie Betti, who started the brewery with her twin sister Michele Betti and their college friend Tammy Treat. Yes, this brewery is owned by women. Cool, right? Melanie said […]

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Riverbend Brewing Closing its Brewpub

Health concerns force closure of pub, but brewery will remain open
Chris Miller

Bend’s Riverbend Brewing is closing its original brewpub this month. Its leaders say they’re closing due to personal health concerns, but say they’ll continue to brew beer for distribution as they look for another location. “It comes as sad news that, as of November 19, 2018, our original brew pub will be closing its doors […]

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Another Accolade from Outside Mag

Bend wins again in… wait for it… a beer category
Hannah Williford

When looking for an excellent brew in Bend, craft brewery Crux is the obvious choice. Or Deschutes, or GoodLife, or Boneyard Beer, or Silver Moon, or Worthy or 10 Barrel…. Maybe that’s why Outside magazine deemed Bend one of the best towns in the U.S. to make a beer run in 2018. Bonus: if a […]

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Deschutes Brewery Closes VA Land Deal

Bend-based beer maker will brew and distribute from the East Coast in the near future; date TBA
Chris Miller

Deschutes Brewery is officially going East Coast. The Bend-based brewer announced on June 29 that it purchased 49 acres of land within the city of Roanoke, Virginia for $3.2 million. The purchase ends the brewery’s four-year search for a place to open an east coast production and distribution facility. As we reported in April, the […]

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Liquid Poetry

Ale Apothecary brings the love to Central Oregon Beer Week
Kevin Gifford

Paul Arney, head chemist at The Ale Apothecary, treats the local movement seriously. Very seriously. “As far as I know, I’m the only brewer in Oregon who can truly say they only use ingredients grown in Oregon,” he said over some beers at his Cellar Joint. This is the barrel aging facility he and fellow […]

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Back to Beer Camp

Sierra Nevada’s cross-country collaboration returns
Kevin Gifford

Two years ago, Sierra Nevada Brewing Company released the Beer Camp Across America box, a half-case containing 12 different beers from 12 different collaborating U.S. breweries. This spring, its doing it all over again—inviting even more breweries to participate. This time, the variety pack is named after the regular Beer Camp conferences Sierra Nevada holds […]

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Ales by the Sea

Breweries a weekend trip away
Kevin Gifford

There are many world-class beer experiences in Oregon, from the enormous Deschutes taproom in Portland to the forbiddingly large taster tray at the Bend Brewing Company, or the sublime sour beers from De Garde Brewing in Tillamook. (Tickets for De Garde’s anniversary party in April sold out within days). However, there’s nothing quite like going […]

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