It’s that time of year already, and this year’s first harvesting of fresh hops felt earlier than usual (but maybe that’s just because it felt like the summer flew by). As I’ve done the past several years, here is my ongoing attempt to track the various Central Oregon fresh hop … Continue reading
Here is the official press release for the January 5 Bend Resilience Fest that I wrote about this past weekend (note the name change from “Central Oregon” as I originally had it): Breweries across Central and Eastern Oregon are coming together for a single beer and a single cause. The … Continue reading
On Saturday, January 5, Central Oregon breweries are banding together to put on the Central Oregon Resilience IPA Brewfest. This event, as you might imagine, will be a fundraiser for the Camp Fire Relief Fund set up by Sierra Nevada Brewing in response to the deadly Camp Fire that tore … Continue reading
You may have seen in recent news posts that Deschutes Brewery has been adding some extra Community Pints days to raise funds for one of its employees, Colby Nightingale, who was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer. Now the beer community of Central Oregon as a whole has rallied to help raise … Continue reading
It’s been awhile since Central Oregon has seen new breweries, but 2018 seems to be the year for them. In fact, three or maybe four on this list are already open, making this year the most active since 2013. And I’ll admit, until recently, many of these snuck in under … Continue reading
Here is this year’s attempt to keep track of the various fresh hop beers coming from Central Oregon breweries, as well as a roundup of events. Right out of the gate there are already a ton of beers announced, and this list will grow as September progresses. (Last year’s watch … Continue reading
It’s been awhile since I’ve attempted to keep track of the fresh hops beers that are coming out, especially with so many breweries in Oregon these days brewing fresh hop beers. Keeping up to date on the Central Oregon is a bit more manageable, so keep watching this post as … Continue reading
Just as the title says: Beers for the eclipse! The week’s issue of the Bulletin’s GO! Magazine is eclipse themed so I compiled a list of all the eclipse-inspired beers that were brewed by Central Oregon’s breweries. Not everyone brewed an eclipse beer, and two share a name (Crux and … Continue reading
Oregon Beer News for Thursday, August 17, 2017. News in beer and brewing from all around Oregon, including events, tastings, festivals, and more. If you have news to share, let me know!
It’s been a little while since I’ve done a news roundup for my local breweries, so here’s the latest—some of which I’ve covered in my Oregon beer news posts or elsewhere. And some is new! Deschutes Brewery is progressing on multiple fronts as usual—one of the largest craft breweries in the … Continue reading