The Bend Brew Fest kicks off today, and they promise this year will be “bigger and better than ever”. Judging from the brewers list, it would appear they’re right. Their web site is boasting 45 different producers of beer, cider, and even wine. I’ve missed this event for the past couple of years due to…
Deschutes has been building the hype on Facebook and Twitter with post after post after post about The Stoic, a Belgian Quad coming out of their barrel program. This beer weighs in at hearty 11% ABV. It was brewed with pomegranate molasses and was aged in rye whiskey and Pinot barrels. Like the Reserve Series…
Deschutes Brewery will be celebrating the release of Conflux #2 White IPA, their collaboration with Boulevard Brewing Company out of Kansas City, Missouri, this Tuesday at the pub downtown. They will have special menu items inspired by the beer, and will also be pouring from a limited number of kegs from Boulevard’s expression of the…
Next week the Oregon Brewers Festival kicks off on Thursday with the Brewer’s Brunch & Parade. Festivities start at 9:30 a.m. Thursday July 28 at McMenamins Crystal Ballroom. The brunch and parade open the 24th edition of Oregon’s oldest, biggest beer festival. The parade of 650 brewers and beer fans to Tom McCall Waterfront Park will be…
Attention golf lovers … while recovering from this weekend’s Sagebrush Feast, I was trolling through the various Bend breweries’ online presences, and came across this little gem in 10 Barrel’s Facebook Page … the Handcrafted Ale Golf Scramble. When: Saturday, August 27th Location: Awbrey Glen There will be beer samples on 16 holes with dinner…
The Little Woody, right here in Bend, OR, is set for September 2nd and 3rd … so get it on your beer calendar! The Little Woody is a beer fest that celebrates the art of barrel-aged beer. Each year, more and more breweries are creating works of brewing art by marrying beer with all kinds…
