An activist group called Cascadia Forest Defenders protested proposed clear cuts in the Deschutes National Forest on Monday by hanging a banner from the Highway 97 overpass above Greenwood Avenue that read “Entering Deschutes National Forest: Where Recreation and Clearcuts Abound!” The Defenders, a grassroots environmental organization opposed to what it calls the “ecologically and […]
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Crux Hires Cam O’Connor as New Head Brewer
Crux Fermentation Project announced this week that they have hired a new head brewer, Cam O’Connor, former Deschutes Brewery brewmaster who sports an impressive resume. After completing the Master Brewer Program at University of California–Davis and stating his carer at Sierra Nevada Brewing Company, he spent a decade brewing for Deschutes Brewery. He’s the man […]
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Another Trip Down the Abyss
Deschutes’ 2014 imperial stout release strikes gold again
As the days grow shorter and Third Street grows icier and more pockmarked by the hour, the sophisticated Pacific Northwest drinker’s thoughts naturally turn toward The Abyss. Deschutes Brewery’s intensely flavorful Russian imperial stout has the power to get beer nerds lining up at liquor stores from L.A. to Philadelphia, but we in Bend don’t […]
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TGIF Weekend Lineup: 10/31-11/3
What to do this weekend #inBend… IT’S HALLOWEEN! Meaning there are tons of events, parties, races and debaucherous costume contests happening all around town on Friday and Saturday including the annual Deschutes Brewery Cross Crusade and warehouse after party! Click here for our picks for Halloween events. Beyond the holiday, there is some great live music this […]
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Bend Beer Culture Reaches into the Midwest
A new brewing company on the shore of Lake Superior is getting an infusion of beer talent from Bend. Following a nationwide search for brewers, Voyageur Brewing is bringing in Deschutes Brewery alum Anders Johansen, according to the Minneapolis/St. Paul Business Journal. Marais will be joined by Portland organic beer expert and consultant Craig Nicholls. […]
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Bend Breweries Win Big at Great American Beer Festival
Local breweries took home two gold and three bronze medal at the 2014 Great American Beer Festival. More than 700 breweries, 49,000 people, and 222 beer experts were in attendance. Oregon did well overall, but Bend kicked ass, taking home five medals in all (the same number as that big city on the Columbia River). Big […]
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PICK: Roots Festival
friday 26 LOCAL MUSIC—The Bend Roots Revival brings together over 80 bands and local artists for a weekend of Oregon-centric, family friendly and totally free fun. This year the event will be held on the Deschutes Brewery lawn with an opening show featuring Ashland’s Patchy Saunders at Volcanic on Thursday. The festival continues through Sunday. […]
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Here, This’ll Warm You Up
Jubelale: Bend’s surest sign winter is coming
The history of Deschutes Brewery’s Jubelale, the “festive winter ale” that hits shops and bars every September, is as long as that of the company making it. It is Deschutes’ oldest seasonal beer, launched just a few months after the brewery’s opening in 1988, and it was also the first beer Deschutes ever bottled, with […]
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Local Music Update
Roots Festival showcases Bend’s finest
The annual Roots Festival has become an artistic staple in Bend’s cultural landscape over the last half-decade. Shut down in 2012 for lack of venue, and facing nasty weather in 2013 that almost shut down the arts collaboration, Roots Festival has proved it’s quick thinking and resilient in the face of challenging circumstances. Having held […]
