Christian DeBenedetti wrote the book on beer travel. A joy to read, The Great American Ale Trail, originally published in 2011, just came out in a new and massively expanded edition. DeBenedetti’s engaging reviews of over 500 breweries, spanning all 50 states, are enough to inspire a spontaneous sudsy road trip. And now he’s got […]
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Today’s IPA Forecast: Cloudy
New England-style hoppy, hazy-ales invade Portland
It takes a lot to stick out in the beer scene in Portland. The metro area has 100 breweries and counting at this point, from old standbys like Bridgeport and Lompoc to Grixsen Brewing, which began slinging brew from its SE Portland garage just two weeks ago. But Great Notion Brewing, which opened in December, […]
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One Hop, One Malt, All Party
The 2016 SMaSH Fest caps off Bend’s beer week
So! How’s Central Oregon Beer Week been going so far, Bend beerhounds? Been enjoying all the special tastings at Broken Top Bottle Shop? Tried COBW IWA, the hoppy wheat ale from Sunriver Brewing that’s the official beer of the event? Wondering how effective Ibuprofen really is as a hangover preventative? Well, look out, because there’s […]
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Back to Beer Camp
Sierra Nevada’s cross-country collaboration returns
Two years ago, Sierra Nevada Brewing Company released the Beer Camp Across America box, a half-case containing 12 different beers from 12 different collaborating U.S. breweries. This spring, its doing it all over again—inviting even more breweries to participate. This time, the variety pack is named after the regular Beer Camp conferences Sierra Nevada holds […]
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Deschutes Brewery & Public House Celebrates National Burger Month
Deschutes Brewery and Public House is celebrating National Burger Month by providing a new and unique burger every day this month, and since it is a brewery, each item has a recommended beer pairing. That’s 31 different excuses to explore the May burger menu in its downtown location in Bend, although how much of a […]
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Big IPA, Little IPA
Deschutes goes all-in on hops this summer
Deschutes Brewery is growing—opening a new production facility in Roanoke, Virginia, as announced a few weeks ago—and it’s fair to say that Fresh Squeezed IPA is a major driver of that growth. Since Bend’s biggest brewery started bottling it in 2013, and especially once it became an all-season beer the following year, the Citra and […]
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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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Make Your Beer Humm
Kombucha & beer combine for one hot shandy
Humm Kombucha, the unassuming fermented-tea maker in the little building off NE Second Street is beginning to make its presence better known around town and beyond. Not in terms of new success—it’s already got plenty of that, with flavors like Apple Sass and Blueberry Mint now available in grocery stores across not just Bend, but […]
