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Celebrate Your Canine Companions

Fun events celebrating National Dog Day are happening around Central Oregon

by Dallas Finn Calvert August 21, 2026August 21, 2026

It’s time to celebrate your best friend! National Dog Day is Wednesday, Aug. 26, and a few fun events are happening around Bend in honor of our canine companions. On Saturday, Aug. 22, check out the Dogs & Lagers Fest at Crux Fermentation Project. From 12-5pm, this family-friendly, fourth-annual event features food, lagers, local vendors and adoptable dogs from Street Dog Hero. At GoodLife Brewing on Saturday, Aug. 22, check […]

Best Of Central Oregon

Best Hazy Beer

Deschutes Brewery’s Fresh Haze IPA

by Brian Yaeger August 10, 2022March 31, 2025

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 […]

Best Of Central Oregon

Best Hazy

Deschutes Brewery – Fresh Haze IPA

by The Source Staff August 18, 2021January 4, 2023

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

Best Of Central Oregon

Best Light Beer

GoodLife – Sweet As

by The Source Staff August 18, 2021January 4, 2023

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

Best Of Central Oregon

Best Brewer

Nate Doss, Bevel Craft Brewing

by The Source Staff August 18, 2021August 16, 2023

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

Best Of Central Oregon

Best Light Beer

Sweet As – Good Life Brewing

The Source StaffSeptember 16, 2020January 4, 2023

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

Best Of Central Oregon

Best Light Beer

Sweet As – GoodLife Brewing

The Source StaffAugust 14, 2019August 16, 2023

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

Best Of Central Oregon

Best IPA

RPM – Boneyard Beer

The Source StaffAugust 14, 2019January 4, 2023

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

Best Of Central Oregon

Best Local Brewer

Tyler West, GoodLife Brewing

Isaac BiehlAugust 14, 2019March 31, 2025

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 […]

Special Issues & Guides

Behind the Stainless Curtain

Asking local brewers the unasked questions

Zach Beckwith, Head Brewer, Bend Brewing CompanyJuly 24, 2019March 27, 2025

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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