The pub formerly known as the Sunriver Brewhouse recently opened up a new location in the Galveston area. This spawn of the Brewhouse, both referred to as the Sunriver Pub and the Galveston Pub, takes all the best of what the mama location has to a more accessible Bend location. On Feb. 18 the new […]
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Craft Beer in the Country
The hamlet of Tumalo offers beer surprises
The Tumalo Tavern, located off U.S. 20 approximately 15 minutes north of Bend, is the kind of place in which anyone of drinking age would like to be a fixture. Business cards for horse trainers and mobile welding services share wall space with a list of regular patrons with birthdays in March. A jukebox has […]
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Raise a Glass to Wyden
Last week, Sen. Ron Wyden hosted a 30 minute “Happy Half-Hour” Google Hangout. The presentation was a bit like watching a grandpa Skype for the first time with his grandchildren. He leaned into the computer’s camera and spoke loudly and ticked off some groaner jokes. Speaking about craft beer’s sizable impact on Oregon’s economy, Sen. […]
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Craft Beer: Officially Mainstream
Even in the far corners of Nebraska, local beer is never far away
Living in Central Oregon, where we are one step away from having the water company just pipe IPA directly to our kitchen taps, it’s easy to think the beer scene here is incomparable to anything else in America. And that’s pretty true, actually, though Asheville, North Carolina, undeniably comes close. But as my beer-themed road […]
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Another One Bites the Dust: Anheuser-Busch InBev Acquires Seattle’s Elysian Brewing
Big Beer is hungry. And it just gobbled up another Pacific Northwest craft brewery. According to New School Beer, Anheuser-Busch InBev has purchased Seattle’s Elysian Brewing, as well as its brew pubs in Seattle. The international beverage company announced its acquisition of Bend-based 10 Barrel Brewing in November. Here’s the official press release: Anheuser-Busch today announced […]
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Beer News: The Ascendency of Craft Beer, Personal Kegs and Turkey Day Pairings
All Hail King Craft Once upon a time, Budweiser was (literally) the King of Beers. But while Anheuser-Busch brewed an impressive 30 million barrels in 2003, it dropped down by nearly half over the next decade—to 16 million barrels in 2013. For the first time, craft beers eked out a victory over the macro brew […]
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Five Predictions for the New 10 Million Barrel
Or how I learned to stop worrying and love the sellout
“We definitely understand that the first reaction is shock,” 10 Barrel co-founder Chris Cox told the Source last week, the very day the brewery’s sale to Anheuser-Busch InBev was revealed. “But,” he added, “we really believe this partnership is the best thing going forward.” The response from many craftheads across Oregon was, “Yeah, right.” But […]
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Sick of Ridiculous Craft Beer Names? Watch This.
In Bend, silly beer names are abundant—Crux’s Off Leash NW Session Ale, BBC’s Ching Ching Sour, Deschutes Brewery’s Jubelale. Enter your afternoon entertainment, “Hipsters Love Beer,” a comedic short by Nacho Punch.
