McMenamins 3rd Annual High Gravity Extravaganza

Coming up this Saturday, January 16, is my favorite January beer event: the annual High Gravity Extravaganza hosted by McMenamins Old St. Francis School. It’s essentially a festival for strong beers, the perfect type for winter, and even better, it features more than 20 breweries and cideries, roughly half of which … Continue reading

Garcia Family Fundraiser at Cascade Lakes Lodge

Tonight, Wednesday, January 6, Cascade Lakes Brewing Lodge on Bend’s westside is holding a fundraiser from 4 to 9pm for the Garcia family, who recently lost their father; details here: A Go Fund Me page has been set up to raise money for the Garcia family, who recently lost their father … Continue reading

Gift Guide 2015: Hydro Flask True Pints

More gift ideas for Christmas which is approaching fast: Hydro Flask True Pints! This being Bend, what with our love of beer and the outdoors, everyone likely has a Hydro Flask bottle and/or growler already, but do you have the True Pint yet? Well for this season they have released … Continue reading

Gift Guide 2015: McMenamins Holiday Gift Packs

It’s been awhile since I’ve ran any sort of holiday gift guide here, so I figured why not make this the year? We’ve only got 10 more days until Christmas so if you are struggling to find just the right gifts, or have yet to begin your shopping, perhaps these … Continue reading

3rd Annual Central Oregon Winter Beer Festival

This Saturday, December 12, the third annual Central Oregon Winter Beer Festival is taking place in the Biergarten at GoodLife Brewing from 1 to 9pm. We are happy to announce Bigfoot Beverages as our Title Sponsor for 2015. COWBF is a showcase for seasonal and specialty beers brewed in celebration … Continue reading

Winter Beer Week at Cascade West Alehouse

All next week, from Monday the 16th through Friday the 20th, Cascade West Grub & Alehouse will be holding their “Winter Beer Week” featuring a killer lineup of winter seasonal beers for a price you just cannot beat—$3 per pint all day and night long for the featured beers! Just … Continue reading

Deschutes Brewery’s Chocolate Beer Dinner – this Friday

Deschutes Brewery’s epic Chocolate Beer Dinner event is back and taking place this Friday, November 13 at their Mountain Room on Colorado Avenue. They pair some amazing food courses, all infused or prepared with chocolate in some way, with some of their great barrel-aged beers and the results are pretty … Continue reading

Tonight: McMenamins O’Kanes Garage Series beer release

McMenamins Old St. Francis School has a quarterly beer series dubbed the O’Kanes Garage Series where they recreate classic, iconic beers from the overall McMenamins portfolio—and that’s landing once again tonight, Friday the 30th, starting at 5pm. The beer they’ve brewed is Rhino Stout, originally brewed in the early 90s. … Continue reading