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Beer Pack to Benefit Fire Victims

Deschutes Brewery spearheads a collaboration 12-pack that raises funds for fire relief
Avatar photo by Nicole Vulcan

The skies may have largely cleared of smoke in Central Oregon—but elsewhere in the state, the damage and the effects of the recent (and ongoing) wildfires around the state will be felt for quite some time. To help out, many of Central Oregon’s beer people are looking for ways to help. For Deschutes Brewery and […]

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The Dark Abyss

Diving into The Abyss tasting tray
Heidi Howard

The spookier the fall nights get, the darker the beer gets! Once a year, Deschutes Brewery releases The Abyss, usually with a few varieties. Deschutes provides a special Abyss flight at its pubs featuring the current year versions of The Abyss alongside those from previous years. I began my flight with the The Abyss from […]

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Lucky Number 13

Bend Roots Revival enters its 13th year, and the bands just keep on coming
Avatar photo Isaac Biehl

The 2019 Bend Roots Revival takes place this Friday through Sunday on the Deschutes Brewery grounds. Filled with over 100 bands and artists, the festival is a community melting pot that has grown by leaps and bounds since its first year. A few of Bend Roots’ performers shared their feelings on what makes this festival […]

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100 Years of Fun Since Day One!

1919-2019: Centennial Celebrations Abound at the Deschutes County Fair
Caitlin Richmond

There’s only one spot in Central Oregon where funnel cakes, 4H, free concerts and ferris wheels all come together each year: The Deschutes County Fair & Rodeo. This year, the fair will be celebrating its 100th year of operation, so expect some extra special things to check out when you go, says Ross Rogers, Fair […]

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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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Big Rig Bitter

An oldie but goodie at Deschutes Brewery
Heidi Howard

Bitter beers are a style from the old world—the mid-19th century, to be exact. The bitter ale came to be an alternative to porters and stouts across the pond. It’s not actually bitter unless you compare it to porters and stouts (as a rule of thumb). In Central Oregon, Deschutes Brewery has been brewing bitter […]

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Keeping It Real (Ale)

Cask-conditioned beer, done properly in Central Oregon
Zach Beckwith, Head Brewer, Bend Brewing Company

Few things in the world of beer are as passionately loved and at the same time misunderstood as true cask-conditioned “real ale.” Rescued from near extinction in the 1970s by the Campaign for Real Ale in its home country of England, cask-conditioned ales have remained an odd curiosity in the U.S. In recent years, a dedicated […]

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