What: Deschutes Brewery will once again host the lounge area at Bend WinterFest, keeping visitors warm and happy with some great brews poured out of Woody. One of the brewery’s staple hometown events, Bend WinterFest features the biggest off-mountain rail jam west of the Mississippi plus many more wintertime festivities. Of course, we make it all the merrier by pouring some special brews to keep the thirst of festival goers at bay. And it all takes place just down the hill from our brewery.

When: February 16-19

Where: Old Mill District, Bend, Oregon

Cost: $8 entry button at the gate; $5 in advance – available to purchase at our pubs and tasting room.

Contact: 541-385-8606

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What: Deschutes Brewery will once again host the lounge area at Bend WinterFest, keeping visitors warm and happy with some great brews poured out of Woody. One of the brewery’s staple hometown events, Bend WinterFest features the biggest off-mountain rail jam west of the Mississippi plus many more wintertime festivities. Of course, we make it all the merrier by pouring some special brews to keep the thirst of festival goers at bay. And it all takes place just down the hill from our brewery.

When: February 16-19

Where: Old Mill District, Bend, Oregon

Cost: $8 entry button at the gate; $5 in advance – available to purchase at our pubs and tasting room.

Contact: 541-385-8606

Posted under Oregon beer, beer events, events, places to drink beer

What: Deschutes Brewery will once again host the lounge area at Bend WinterFest, keeping visitors warm and happy with some great brews poured out of Woody. One of the brewery’s staple hometown events, Bend WinterFest features the biggest off-mountain rail jam west of the Mississippi plus many more wintertime festivities. Of course, we make it all the merrier by pouring some special brews to keep the thirst of festival goers at bay. And it all takes place just down the hill from our brewery.

When: February 16-19

Where: Old Mill District, Bend, Oregon

Cost: $8 entry button at the gate; $5 in advance – available to purchase at our pubs and tasting room.

Contact: 541-385-8606

Posted under Oregon beer, beer events, events, places to drink beer

What: Deschutes Brewery will once again host the lounge area at Bend WinterFest, keeping visitors warm and happy with some great brews poured out of Woody. One of the brewery’s staple hometown events, Bend WinterFest features the biggest off-mountain rail jam west of the Mississippi plus many more wintertime festivities. Of course, we make it all the merrier by pouring some special brews to keep the thirst of festival goers at bay. And it all takes place just down the hill from our brewery.

When: February 16-19

Where: Old Mill District, Bend, Oregon

Cost: $8 entry button at the gate; $5 in advance – available to purchase at our pubs and tasting room.

Contact: 541-385-8606

Posted under Oregon beer, beer events, events, places to drink beer

What: Chocolate is often referred to as a gift from the gods. At Deschutes Brewery, it is no different. Each of the five courses for this seated dinner will include…you guessed it…chocolate! Every course will be paired with a specialty hand-crafted brew. Some delectable items from last year’s menu included cocoa dusted lamb shank and a chocolate gnocchi. The menu for 2012 promises to be even more divine!  What a great way to share an evening with the ones you love!

When: Saturday, February 11^th | Starts at 6 pm

Where: Deschutes Brewery Mountain Room, 901 SW Simpson Avenue, Bend, OR

Cost: $65 – all inclusive

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Deschutes Brewery’s pub in downtown Bend, Oregon closed at the beginning of 2012 in order to connect the original Bond Street space with the brand-new building built next door. The expansion includes increased indoor and outdoor customer seating areas, a new larger kitchen, and a small private event room. We look forward to seeing you back down at the pub.

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The weekend before last we found ourselves in Oregon’s largest town east of the Cascades. Here in Bend, we discovered a breadth of exceptional breweries. And, for a city with the same population as Asheville, North Carolina, which has been dubbed “Beer City USA”, Bend has more breweries. In the coming months, at least a handful of new breweries will emerge in Bend pushing it up to around 15 within the city.

In our last post about our most recent excursions in Bend, we mentioned the new on the scene GoodLife Brewing Co., which has been breaking ground into their 22,ooo square foot warehouse with some promising flavors, as well as the bursting at the seems Deschutes Brewery, which is at the top of Oregon’s players when it comes to artisan beer production. Read More…

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How far are brewing style guidelines to be pushed? Brown Porters, Black IPAs, Strong Pale, and now, after a series of tinkering with various recipes, Deschutes Brewery is unleashing their Chainbreaker White IPA in bottles. You may remember their collaborative Conflux 2 release White IPA release done in conjunction with Boulevard Brewing of Kansas City. This beer, though sharing some similar characteristics, is much different. Slated to be released in late March 2012, Chainbreaker is described by the brewery as a “hop-forward, citrus-packed beer with an unmistakably smooth character” with distribution expanded throughout the 19 states where Deschutes send their goods.

“We’re always experimenting with new ingredients and new styles at the brewery,” said Cam O’Connor, brewmaster for Deschutes. “In the case of Chainbreaker our Read More…

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Fort George Meet the Brewer at Brother Jon’s in Bend, OR

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For some time, going to Bend, Oregon in the midst of winter was a tradition of mine. There’s something about being in Oregon’s high desert hub this time of year that feels like a magical winter wonderland escape. Perhaps its the snow falling on Ponderosa pines alongside lava flows near the Deschutes River. Or, perhaps, more realistically, it’s the supply of excellent beer produced locally here in the state’s biggest city east of the Cascade Mountains.

Deschutes Brewery

A no-brainer for any beer lover in Bend has remained the Deschutes Brewery, a staple not just here in Bend, but in our great state as well. Since 1988, Deschutes has been a pioneer of the craft brewing movement, starting with their Black Butte Porter, which at the time of its initial release, was quite a daring undertaking. Today, with more and more craft breweries springing up around the country (more than 1,700 at last count), Deschutes bravely Read More…

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