Weekend beer happenings

Here’s a roundup of the beer happenings going on this weekend for July 19-21. Deschutes Brewery is hosting its annual Barrel-Aged Beer Tasting at the Mountain Room Friday night starting at 6pm. “Beer is great and all, but barrel-aged beer — now, that’s an entirely different story. At our annual … Continue reading

Zwickelmania returns Saturday, February 25

The ninth annual Zwickelmania, the statewide “brewery open house” that has turned into an Oregon beer holiday, returns to Central Oregon this Saturday, February 25. It used to take place during President’s Day weekend but this year the popularity grew to the point where the Oregon Brewers Guild split it … Continue reading

Weekend Beer News, Feb. 3

A couple of anniversaries and more going on in beer in Bend this weekend. Worthy Brewing is celebrating their fourth anniversary—their Golden Birthday since they turn four on the 4th! They’ll be partying Saturday and Sunday with food specials, special beers, and even a commemorative glass you can buy for $6 … Continue reading

Weekend breakfast at the Brickhouse

Did you know the Brickhouse restaurant in downtown Bend is serving breakfast on the weekends these days? Saturday and Sunday from 9am to 1pm they are open for breakfast/brunch service, and have a pretty tasty-looking menu. We decided to try it out and this weekend met friends for breakfast. The … Continue reading

Some Weekend Beer Happenings

Some beery things going on today and this weekend that might be of interest to you: Bridge 99 Brewery: Today they are celebrating the one-year anniversary of the opening of their tasting room on Layton and Empire (just behind Wubba’s BBQ). From 4 to 7:30pm tonight (Friday) they are offering … Continue reading

Redmond Craft Brewing Supply’s Grand Re-opening Halloween Bash

Redmond’s homebrew shop, Redmond Craft Brewing Supply, changed locations recently, moving three doors down from their old location into a much larger space, and tonight, Saturday the 24th from 6 to 10pm, they are celebrating with a Grand Re-opening Halloween Bash! There will be beer (of course), food, live music, and … Continue reading

Bend Fall Festival, First Friday, and more

This Friday is a busy one—not only is the seasonal Bend Fall Festival starting off Friday at 5pm for the weekend, it’s also First Friday Art Walk downtown, and of course other First Friday-esque events help to kick off the rest of the weekend. The Fall Festival of course takes over downtown … Continue reading

Three Creeks Brewing’s 7th anniversary this weekend

This weekend, Three Creeks Brewing over in Sisters is celebrating their 7th anniversary, starting Friday (tomorrow, they 17th) and running through Sunday the 19th. Special Brews on tap all weekend long, including Rudolph Imperial Red, Belgian Trippel, and Vanilla Night Ski Stout. (all pair perfect with birthday cake.) Around the … Continue reading

Kicking off July and the holiday weekend

Happy July! We’ve got an eventful week ahead of us, with one of my favorite Bend holidays this weekend as well as First Friday and more. Not to mention as of today, the first, recreational marijuana is legal in Oregon, and the new westside zipcode of 97703 goes into effect. … Continue reading

Beer anniversaries this Saturday (June 27)

This Saturday, June 27, two of Bend’s breweries (the oldest, and one of the newest) are celebrating anniversaries! Deschutes Brewery is celebrating their 27th anniversary (their “golden birthday”) at their Bend Pub downtown starting at 4:30pm and running through the evening. Among the festivities they’ve posted: Tunes from B-side Brass … Continue reading