2016 Bend Brewfest Returns August 18 – 20
Central Oregon’s largest beer festival returns this weekend to the beautiful setting of the Les Schwab Amphitheater in Bend, Oregon. This year’s Bend Brewfest will feature over 70 breweries pouring its beers from Thursday, August 18 through Saturday, August 20. Each day the festival will take place from Noon until 11:00pm. The online Bend Brewfest program can be accessed online by clicking here.
Admission is free to the Bend Brewfest but in order to sample the amazing beers and ciders a one-time purchase of a souvenir mug is required. Mugs are $20.00 and include 5 tasting tokens. Mugs from previous years will not be filled. Tasting tokens are required for beer purchase and cost $5 for 5 tokens. 1 token equals one four-ounce pour.
The Bend Brewfest is an all ages event each day until 7:00pm. Parent or a guardian is required to sign a pledge acknowledging the responsibility of preventing children from consuming alcohol and the penalties for the parent and child. Please note that at 7:00pm all guests under the age of 21 must leave the venue. Also make note that pets are not allowed into the Bend Brewfest.
A variety of food is available from outstanding local vendors. Food cart vendors coming soon! Cash is required for food purchase. There is an ATM on site.
For those that will be in Bend tonight, Wednesday, August 17, 10 Barrel Brewing will once again host its annual Beer Wars IPA Fest. From 4:00 to 9:00pm at 10 Barrel Brewpub located at 1135 NW Galveston Ave., there will be 30 different IPA’s from 5 different states. This year 10 Barrel has invited some of the best breweries from Oregon, California, Washington, Colorado and Idaho to compete for the best IPA award. With a blind-tasting format, event attendees will select the winning state by vote. Entry is free but a to sample the hoppy beers a tasting glass is required at $5.00 each along with drink tokens at $1.00 each.
Here is the lineup of beers pouring throughout the three days from Thursday, August 18 through Saturday, August 20.
10 Barrel Brewing Co.
Strawberry Crush
Category 57
2 Towns Ciderhouse
The Bad Apples
Made Marion
Alameda Brewing Co.
Alameda Admiration IPA
Barn Owl Imperial Brown Ale
Anderson Valley Brewing
Briney Melon Gose
Summer Solstice
Ashtown Brewing Company
Dark May CDA
Toutle-Loo Pale Ale
Belgian Dark Strong
ATLAS Cider Co
Apricot Cider
Blackberry Cider
Dragonfruit Cider
Backwoods Brewing Company
Blueberry Wheat
Logyard IPA
Ballast Point Brewing & Spirits
Pineapple Sculpin
Longfin
Mango Even Keel
Base Camp Brewing Company
Nomadic Blood Orange Brett DIPA
Lost Meridian Wit
Owyhee Canyonlands Wild Ale
Bend Brewing Company
Volkssekt Berliner Weisse
Black Diamond Dark Lager
Plum Provisional
Boneyard Beer
Skin N Bones
Bone-A-Fide
Incredible Pulp Blood Orange Extra Pale Ale
Breakside Brewing
Wanderlust IPA
Passionfruit Sour Ale
Brew Dr. Kombucha
Citrus Hops
Clear Mind
Burnside Brewing
Sweet Heat
Sunsplash
Cascade Lakes Brewing Company
Mosaic IPA
Paddleboard Porter
Righteous Rye Pale Ale
Deschutes Brewery
The Cyclist
Hopzeit
Deschutes Brewery Smoked Gose
Doc Fields Cider
Strawberry Kiwi
Banana Mango
Guanabana Cyser
Double Mountain Brewery & Taproom LLC
Project IP
Pilsner
Pêche Mode – Sour Belgian Ale Aged With Peaches
Ecliptic Brewing
Orbiter IPA
Carina Peach Sour Ale
Elysian Brewing Company
Space Dust IPA
Night Owl Pumpkin Ale
Ex Novo Brewing Co.
Eliot IPA
Cactus Wins The Lottery!
Fat Heads
Sunshine Daydream
Grapefruit Goggle Fogger
Feckin Brewery
Feckin Lite
Reckon IPA
Firestone Walker Brewing Co.
Double Jack
Luponic Distortion
Fort George Brewery & Public House
Three Way IPA
Quick Wit
Anni, Are You Oak Aged?
Fremont Brewing
Summer Ale
Interurban IPA
Bourbon Barrel Aged Dark Star
Georgetown Brewing Co.
Johnny Utah Pale Ale
Bodhizafa IPA
Gigantic Brewing Company
Scrilla
Ginormous Imperial IPA
Gilgamesh Brewing
DJ Jazzy Heff
Hoot Attack ISA
GoodLife Brewing Co.
Road To Helles
Comatose Imperial IPA
Bourbon Barrel Strong Ale
Green Flash Brewing Company
Passion Fruit Kicker
Soul Style IPA
Ground Breaker Brewing
IPA No. 5
Olallie Ale
Citrus Pale Ale
Hop Valley Brewing Co
Hop Valley Hefeweizen
Sir Orange A Lot Pale Ale
The Fruit Man 2016
Hopworks Urban Brewery
Gear UP IPA
Hopworks Lager
Juniper Brewing Co
Pat-Kat Porter
Central Oregon Citra Summer Ale
Klamath Basin Brewing Company
River Days Wheat IPA
Vanilla Pumpkin Porter
Kobold Brewing
Kobalos Imperial Black IPA (Aka CDA)
Screeching Blonde Summer Ale
Lawful Evil Bourbon Barrel Aged Stout
Lagunitas Brewing Company
Aunt Sally
Born Again Yesterday
Rumble
Laughing Dog Brewing
Huckleberry Cream Ale
Alpha Dog Imperial IPA
Anniversary Beer
Laurelwood Brewing Co
Portlandia Pils
Gose
Lost Coast Brewery
Tangerine Wheat
Sharkinator
Mazama Brewing Company
Double Eruption DIPA
Mango Hefeweizen
McMenamins Old St. Francis School
Kaleidoscope IPA
Hop Stash IPL
Natian Brewery
50 Shades Of (Earl) Grey
Cease & Desist
Irish Water
New Belgium Brewing
Heavy Melon
NBB Love
Ninkasi
Hop Cooler
Helles Belles
No. 6 Cider Company
Dry 99
Pomegranate Cider
North Rim Brewing
Twin Citra
PPW (Peach Pepper Wheat)
Ochoco Brewing Company
Last Day IPA
Hopless Black Ale
Barrel Aged Sour Blackberry Brown Ale
Old 99 Brewing Co.
Session IPA
Infrared Northwest Red Ale
Truckie IIPA
Pelican Brewing
Pelicano Extra
Umbrella IPA
Beak Breaker Double IPA
pFriem Family Brewers
IPA
Pilsner
Oude Kriek
Plank Town Brewing Co.
Blue Pool Pilsner
Alpine Trail Pale
Barrel-Aged Blue Pool Pilsner
Portland Brewing Co
SMASH Pale Ale
Noble Scot
Sander’s Wit
Portland Cider Company
Kinda Dry
Strawperry
Bruce Lychee
Red Tank Cider Company
Roughneck
Hawaii 5-0
Reverend Nat’s Hard Cider
Revival Hard Apple
The Passion
Rimrock Cider Company
Fudacious
Rimrock Cranberry
Riverbend Brewing Company
Oregonized Love
Hydrostatic
Whiskey Barrel Aged Catatonic
Rogue Ales & Spirits
Honey Kolsch
6 Hop IPA
Santiam Brewing
Pirate Stout – Rum Barrel Aged Stout With Coconut
BLOODY HELL!
Daibolus
Seven Brides Brewing
Danger Hill
Strawberry Blonde
Monki Love
Shade Tree Brewing
India Pale Freestyle 720
Ferrari Red
Corvette
Sierra Nevada Brewing Co
Oktoberfest
Otra Vez
Ovila Brown Ale
Silver Moon Brewing
IPA 97
Mango Daze
Slanted Rock Brewing Company, LLC
DNT Scotch Ale
Vanilla Imperial IPA
Jalapeno Peach Wheat Ale
Sunriver Brewing Company
Rippin Northwest Ale
Cocoa Cow Milk Stout
Sweet Mosquito On Fire!
Three Creeks Brewing Co.
Crowdpleaser IPA
Stonefly Session Ale
Gin Barrel Juniper Rye Saison
Three Mugs Brewing Company
Zesty Lass Grapefruit IPA
Damsel’s Desire White Chocolate Ale
Double India Pink Ale
Two Kilts Brewing Co.
Pilsner
Two Kilts Smash IPA
Mosaic Me Crazy
Walking Man Brewing
Black Cherry Stout
Homo Erectus
Wandering Aengus Ciderworks
Bloom
Cherry
Anthem Barrel Aged Cider
Whiskey Barrel Cider Company
Dam Hard Cider
Triple Play Hard Cider
Fubarb Cider
Wild Ride Brewing
Whoopty Whoop Wheat
Electri-Fly IPA
Whiskey Barrel Aged Red Ryeno
Worthy Brewing Company
Easy Day Kolsch
Kama Citrus IPA
Phuket Gose
As with the past few years, Bend Brewfest will once again feature its Brewtality Tent and its XTap. Here’s the schedule for the 2016 Bend Brewfest.
Thursday, August 18
- Gluten Free Citrus Pale Ale – Groundbreaker @ 1:00
- Whiskey Barrel Aged Red Ryeno – Wild Ride @ 1:30
- Phuket Gose – Worthy Ride @ 2:00
- Gin Barrel Juniper Rye Saison – Three Creeks2 Ride @:30
- Belgian Dark Strong – Ashtown Brewing Ride @ 3:00
- Smoked Gose – Deschutes Brewing Ride @ 3:30
- Monks Love – Seven Brides Ride @ 4:00
- Jalapeno Peach Wheat Ale – Slanted Rock Ride @ 4:30
- Anniversary Beer – Laughing Dog Ride @ 5:00
- Fubarb Cider – Whiskey Barrel Cider Ride @ 5:30
- Double India Pink Ale – Three Mugs Ride @ 6:00
- Rumble – Lagunitas Ride @ 6:30
- Righteous Rye Pale Ale – Cascade Lakes Ride @ 7:00
Friday, August 19
- Fruit Man – Hop Valley Ride @ 1:00
- Breakfast in Bruges – Deschutes Ride @ 1:00
- Mango Even Keel – Ballast Point Ride @ 1:30
- Whiskey Barrel Aged Katatonic Imperial IPA – Riverbend Ride @ 2:00
- Sander’s Wit – Portland Brewing Ride @ 2:30
- Bourban Barrel Strong Ale – Goodlife Ride @ 3:00
- Irish Water Natian Ride @ 3:30
- Beak Breaker IPA – Pelican Ride @ 4:00
- Peche Mode Double Mountain Ride @ 4:00
- Incredible Pulp Blood Orange Extra Pale Ale – Boneyard Ride @ 4:30
- Barrel Aged Sour Blackberry Brown Ale – Ochoco Brewing Ride @ 5:00
- CorvetteShade – Tree Ride @ 5:30
- Bourbon Barrel Aged Dark Star – Fremont Ride @ 6:00
- Guanabana Cyser – Doc Fields Cider Ride @ 6:30
Saturday, August 20
- Oude Kriek – pFriem1 Ride @:00
- Plum Provisional – Bend Brewing Ride @ 1:30
- Annie Are You Oak Aged – Fort George Ride @ 2:00
- Sweet Mosquito on Fire! – Sunriver Brewing Ride @ 2:30
- Mosaic Me Crazy – Two Kilts Ride @ 2:30
- Pinot Suave Reserve – Deschutes Brewing Ride @ 2:30
- Dragonfruit Cider – Atlas Ride @ 3:00
- Barrel Aged Blue Pool Pilsner – Plank Town Brewing Ride @ 3:30
- Ovial Brown Ale – Sierra Nevada Ride @ 4:00
- Anthem Barrel Aged Cider – Wandering Angus @ 4:30
- Daibolous – Santiam Brewing Ride @ 5:00
- Lawful Evil Bourbon Barrel Aged Stout – Kobold Ride @ 5:30
- Bruce Lychee – Portland Cider Co. Ride @ 6:00
- Owyhee Canyonlands Wild Ale – Base Camp Brewing Ride @ 6:30
- Truckie IIPA – Old 99 Brewing @ 7:00
Les Schwab Amphitheater
322 SW Shevlin Hixon Dr.
Bend, Oregon 97702
About The Author
DJ
D.J. is a Portland, Oregon based writer that spent his formative years in the Midwest. With over 25 years under his belt of drinking beer at festivals across America and the world, he has developed a strong appreciation and understanding of craft beer and the industry that surrounds it. He can be found in any of the great breweries or beer bars that make Portland the best beer city in the world. His writing can also be found in the archives of Northwest Brewing News and can be followed on Twitter and Instagram at @hopapalooza.