Few people alive remember what the Upper Deschutes River was like before Wickiup Dam was built in 1949. It was then regarded as one of the finest fisheries in the US. In 1914 Clyde McKay received the Field and Stream award for the second largest stream-caught rainbow on a fly in the US. The City […]
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Ales by the Sea
Breweries a weekend trip away
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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Indulging Your Pint Glass
What does it take to be a truly dedicated fan of craft ale and liquor? A well-trained palate? A temperature-controlled cellar? A bank account the size of the moon? All three help—but exploring the upper tier of alcohol requires some education, too. When it comes to beer, the biggest indulgence purchase you can make is […]
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Double Whammy from Deschutes!
Deschutes Brewery rolls out two for summer (or whenever)
Fresh Squeezed IPA, 6 % An IPA that IPA doubters/haters will like. Why’s that? For starters, because the hops aren’t smothering the beer, nor are they covering anything else up. And, the hops that are there, are more citrus than pine, and not hops for the sake of more hops. (Is it clear I’m not […]
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Beer(s) of the Week: Light and Dark
Light: Deschutes River Ale Easy drinkin’. Deschutes needed this beer. At 4% and 28 IBUs, this is clearly a light session ale—a “cool-down beer,” if you will. Normally Pabst, Hamm’s, Rainier, Olympia et al. fills this role, but, man, they don’t have Oly on tap at Deschutes. And if you’re there sucking down My Abey […]
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Red Chair is Back
Last Tuesday, during the usual production madness, we took a timeout and had one of these. Oh man. We got our paws on an early shipment of Deschutes’ Red Chair and, as we put the finishing touches on last week’s issue, we popped the caps off our Northwest Pale Ales. No surprises here. The beer […]
