Live music isn’t dead. It’s more like it’s in hibernation, so we’re seeing it less frequently, because we, too, have also been in a form of hibernation the last few months. But when you do get a chance to step out of your cave you might be lucky enough to see some live tunes. Especially […]
Silver Moon
Festival Season Begins with Central Oregon Beer Week
Back for its seventh year, Central Oregon Beer Week begins with a kickoff party Friday night at Kobold Brewing‘s The Vault Taphouse. The festival, now under the direction of the Central Oregon Brewer’s Guild, runs from Friday May 17 to Sunday May 26. The “Beer Week” phenomenon began in 2007 with Philadelphia Beer Week. It […]
Another Accolade from Outside Mag
When looking for an excellent brew in Bend, craft brewery Crux is the obvious choice. Or Deschutes, or GoodLife, or Boneyard Beer, or Silver Moon, or Worthy or 10 Barrelโฆ. Maybe thatโs why Outside magazine deemed Bend one of the best towns in the U.S. to make a beer run in 2018. Bonus: if a […]
Ain’t No Party Like a Small Batch Party
Way back when, The Little Woody started with a small group of local brewers getting together to share the barrel-aged beers they were producing. The small batches of brew were made as a way to celebrate craft brewing as an art form, back when every element of beer culture wasn’t soaked up by the general […]
Double Down
A recent pour of Pliny the Elder (see this week’s CHOW story) reminded me just how impressive a well-made, big IPA can taste. A good India Pale Ale should be crisp, cold and hop-forward. A double IPA, sometimes called an Imperial IPA (a term borrowed from Russian Imperial stouts), is simply a bolder version of […]

