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Brew News: BridgePort Closing; pFriem Expanding

In a crowded market, breweries come and go

Nicole VulcanFebruary 12, 2019June 23, 2024

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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It’s the Water

Deschutes was the first to take advantage of Bend’s prized commodity

James WilliamsMarch 13, 2014July 4, 2024

Saying a beer tastes “watery” isn’t saying much at all. “About 95 percent of the final product of beer, give or take, is water,” said Deschutes Brewery assistant brewmaster Ryan Schmiege. It is true that paler beers, like pilsners, often contain a little more water while bigger, darker beers have less water and more sugar […]

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