Deschutes Brewery’s Fresh Haze IPA once again tops the podium for Best Hazy. Since the category is in its second year, the beer is undefeated. A hazy, in beer parlance, is specifically an India Pale Ale that is neither clear nor bitter—the hallmarks of the once-popular West Coast IPA. In 2014 you could not find […]
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Best Hazy
Deschutes Brewery – Fresh Haze IPA
1st Place: Deschutes Brewery – Fresh Haze IPA Deschutes Brewery & Public House 1044 NW Bond St., Bend 541-382-9242 2nd Place: GoodLife – Sippy Cup Hazy Pale GoodLife Brewing 70 SW Century Dr., Bend 541-728-0749
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Best Light Beer
GoodLife – Sweet As
1st Place: GoodLife – Sweet As GoodLife Brewing 70 SW Century Dr., Bend 541-728-0749 2nd Place: Crux – Pilsner Crux Fermentation Project 50 SW Division St., Bend 541-385-3333
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Best Brewer
Nate Doss, Bevel Craft Brewing
1st Place: Nate Doss, Bevel Craft Brewing [location-1] 2nd Place: Tyler West, GoodLife Brewing [location-2] See last year’s interview with now two-time Best Brewer Nate Doss: Related Stories
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Best Light Beer
Sweet As – Good Life Brewing
1st Place: Sweet As – GoodLife Brewing GoodLife Brewing 70 SW Century Dr., Bend 541-728-0749 2nd Place: Crux Pilz – Crux Fermentation Project Crux Fermentation Project 50 SW Division St., Bend 541-385-3333
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Best Light Beer
Sweet As – GoodLife Brewing
1st Place: Sweet As – GoodLife Brewing GoodLife Brewing 70 SW Century Dr., Bend 541-728-0749 2nd Place: Pilz – Crux Ferm Project Crux Fermentation Project 50 SW Division St., Bend 541-385-3333
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Best IPA
RPM – Boneyard Beer
1st Place: RPM – Boneyard Beer Boneyard Pub 1955 NE Division St., Bend 541-241-7184 2nd Place: Descender – GoodLife Brewing GoodLife Brewing 70 SW Century Dr., Bend 541-728-0749
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Best Local Brewer
Tyler West, GoodLife Brewing
News flash: People in Central Oregon love beer. Breweries and brewers in the area are aware of the stakes that come with producing in such a hot spot, so when you get recognized by the public for your skills behind the beer scene, it’s basically the equivalent of winning a local Oscar. You’ve probably tasted […]
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Behind the Stainless Curtain
Asking local brewers the unasked questions
Being a brewer is often glamorized. People envision brewers sitting around, drinking beer all day long—but the reality is, being a brewer involves very little sitting, and the only beer drinking occurs when the work is done. It’s a physically demanding manual labor job in hot, wet conditions, working with dangerous cleaning chemicals for long hours. It demands […]
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Dream Dishes: Big Ski’s Pierogi
Dumpling-style heaven
Don’t know what a pierogi is? It looks like a dumpling, made with egg and flour dough. It’s traditionally filled with potatoes and cheese, poached in water, set to dry, then fried in a cast-iron skillet with butter and topped with sautéed onions and sour cream. A breakfast pierogi uses the same dough, but is […]