1st Place: Black Butte Porter, Deschutes Brewery 2nd Place: Crux Stout, Crux Fermentation Project Crux Fermentation Project 50 SW Division St., Bend 541-385-3333
Crux Fermentation Project
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Best Brewpub
Deschutes Brewery Public House
1st Place: Deschutes Brewery & Public House 1044 NW Bond St., Bend 541-382-9242 2nd Place: Crux Fermentation Project 50 SW Division St., Bend 541-385-3333
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Local Businesses Serve Up Family-Friendly Summer Fun
Summertime in Central Oregon is packed with outdoor camps and kid-focused activities that kick off the minute the last school bell rings. But kids aren’t the only ones who need a little break from the usual daily grind. During those few months when the weather warms and the sun shines, parents deserve a little break […]
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Drinking Local? Drink Here
Sure, there’s lots to see and do around Central Oregon, but what about after all the hiking and biking and SUP’ing is done? The answer (for the over-21 crowd, that is) is to head out for a beer. Here are 10 places that evoke everything that makes up one of the coolest small-town brew scenes […]
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Drinking Local? Drink Here
10 breweries and beer bars to make the most of Bend (and beyond)
Sure, there’s lots to see and do around Central Oregon, but what about after all the hiking and biking and SUP’ing is done? The answer (for the over-21 crowd, that is) is to head out for a beer. Here are 10 places that evoke everything that makes up one of the coolest small-town brew scenes […]
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Grounding the Flight
A case for enjoying a taproom visit without a billion little glasses
It’s a typical Saturday afternoon at Crux Fermentation Project: families and dogs outside, diners and beer nerds inside, and what seem to be half a dozen taster trays underneath the taps, waiting to be filled. “They tend to come and go in waves,” the bartender comments. “It’s sort of the same deal as Bloody Marys. […]
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Best Way to Ruin Your Workout
Follow this guide to total gluttony, Central Oregon style
Imagine you just finished the best workout of your life. Maybe you broke a personal record; maybe it was your best friend’s record. Doesn’t matter. What matters is that you are past the point of caring about fitness goals and are ready to indulge in everything your personal trainer would shun you for wanting. Then […]
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Little Bites: Eat, Drink, and Be Hairy
Dog-Friendly Happy Hours
If Bend loves anything as much as beer, it must be dogs. Any time we can combine those two favorites, we’re in dog heaven. Here at the Source, we did some digging around and sniffed out the best dog-friendly happy hours in Bend. No need to thank us; it wasn’t too “ruff” to put together. […]
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Small Outdoor Concerts in Big Demand
Bend is known to be heavily into the music scene. International, national and local groups alike unpack and set up on varying stages around town. This summer all over Central Oregon there will be concerts both large and small in venues across the desert. Although the seemingly famous groups can draw an enormity of screaming […]
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The Sun, a Dog and a Cold One
Where to drink outdoors now that the heat’s back on
The signs of the warm part of the season are just starting to come into focus: Blossoming trees, tightrope walkers in Drake Park, a precipitous rise in out-of-state license plates, and, of course, back patios region-wide filled with people, barbecue, and drinks. Crux Fermentation Project has undoubtedly led the brigade with the refurbishments it’s done […]