Deschutes County celebrates a century this year

This year Deschutes County celebrates its centennial! The County was formed back in 1916 (the same year the two big sawmills opened on the river and statewide prohibition took effect) out of the western part of Crook County, the last of Oregon’s counties to be established. So all year long … 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

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

The Sisters Fresh Hop Festival returns this weekend, Sept. 26

It’s that time of year again, a favorite for beer lovers, when the most fleeting of beer styles appear for a very narrow window: fresh hop beer season! “Fresh hop” beers are those brewed with hops that were picked that very day, that have not yet been dried, which exhibit … Continue reading

Three Creeks’ 4th annual Chile Fest – this weekend!

Hotheads and capsaicin lovers take note—over in Sisters this weekend, Three Creeks Brewing is holding their 4th annual Chile Fest, a benefit for the American Cancer Society which is celebrating spicy food and beer. Chile Fest started last night (Friday) with a chili cookoff and the release of a special … Continue reading

The Little Woody is this weekend – are you ready?

Have you recovered from last month’s Bend Brewfest yet? I hope so, because this weekend comes Bend’s next big beer festival, The Little Woody Barrel Aged Beer, Cider & Whiskey Fest, taking place Friday and Saturday at the Des Chutes Historical Museum as it does every year! This year is … Continue reading

Mt. Bachelor’s first Volcanic Bike and Brew Festival

Coming up this weekend is an event that combines two of the region’s great attractions—biking and beer—for the inaugural Volcanic Bike and Brew Festival being held by Mt. Bachelor. It seems a natural extension to Mt. Bachelor’s summer bike park program: In our second full summer of Bike Park operations, we felt … Continue reading

The Bend Brewfest returns this week for 4 days

The annual Bend Brewfest returns to the Les Schwab Amphitheater this week, adding a fourth day to the schedule for the first time: it starts Thursday, August 13th, and runs through Sunday, the 16th. The first three days the hours are noon to 11pm, and Sunday is from noon to … Continue reading