Breweries Block 15 Buoy Beer and Sunriver collaborate to support the Ocean Blue Project with the release of Where Rivers Meet Pale Ale.

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Press Release

On June 14th, Sunriver Brewing, Block 15 Brewing, and Buoy Beer announce their collaboration efforts in celebration of World Ocean Day with a beer release and beach clean up to benefit nonprofit Ocean Blue Project. The beach clean-up will be held in Newport, OR on June 24th from 1 to 4 pm at the Historic Nye Beach (aka “the Turn Around”), with beer release from 5 - 8 pm at the Taphouse at Nye Creek in Nye Beach.

The concept behind the beer was inspired by an effort to broaden awareness of Ocean Blue Project’s mission to our industry. “With all three breweries located by 3 major river waterways, Where Rivers Meet pale ale is a representation of our awareness and impact that our distance from the ocean is still connected by these rivers.” Buoy Beer Marketing Manager Jessyka Dart-Mclean explains. Sunriver Brewery, located by the Deschutes River, and Block 15, by the Willamette River, are significant tributaries to the Columbia River, located by Buoy Beer.

About the Beer

Where Rivers Meet Pale Ale was crafted and brewed by all three breweries on May 26th in Sunriver, OR. Head Brewer Patrick Raasch describes the beer as “a light-colored, clear, West Coast-style Pale Ale with a bright citrus and tropical hop character”. The beer will be available on draft and in cans throughout Oregon and at the three brewery locations after the launch party in Newport.

While developing the beer concept and recipe, the breweries recognized the impact of sourcing ingredients from sustainable suppliers. “We brewed with a selection of Salmon-Safe hops from some of Oregon’s finest hop growers – Crystal from Goschie Farms, Strata from Coleman AG, and Estate Grown Comet and Chinook from Crosby Hop Farm.” Brett Thomas, Sunriver Brewing Director of Brewing Ops, explains.

About the Beach Clean-Up & Beer Release

Join all three breweries for a day in Newport, OR, on June 24th from 1 pm to 4 pm at the Historic Nye Beach area and Nye Creek Tap House from 5 to 8 pm to join in on the efforts and try Where Rivers Meet Pale Ale.

About Ocean Blue Project

Ocean Blue Project is a grassroots, boots-on-the-sand nonprofit founded in Newport, Oregon, by Richard and Fleet Arterbury, father-and-son tribal members of the Choctaw Nation. Their organization is built around one vision: to restore the world’s oceans, beaches, and rivers to pristine, self-sustaining ecosystems where wildlife and human communities can coexist and thrive. 

Because everything flows downstream and the ocean is a mirror reflection of our city streets, Ocean Blue Project educates, empowers, and lends technical expertise to communities and governments around the world to support microplastic recovery, river restoration, and programs that teach kids to be stewards of the earth and wildlife.

“Supporting nonprofits like Ocean Blue Project is crucial for our communities. With their efforts, we can raise awareness for sustainability efforts while getting our fans involved. At Block 15, we believe good stewardship goes hand and hand with producing quality beer, and we are happy to roll our sleeves up.” Block 15 Brewing Marketing & Creative Manager Kelsea De Filippis explains.

About the Breweries

Block 15 Brewing

Established in 2008, Block 15 aims to elevate excellence in the craft beer and beverage experience, measured by endless passion, curiosity, and drive for accessible brilliance. Our family includes our Corvallis Downtown Brewpub, South Corvallis Production Brewery, Winery, and Taproom, Caves Restaurant, and craft distribution through the Pacific NW. 

To learn more about Block 15 Brewing head HERE

Sunriver Brewing Co.

Sunriver Brewing Company’s pub in the Village at Sunriver opened to rave reviews in the summer of 2012.  Recognizing that the original pub would not accommodate demand, a 13,000-square foot building was purchased in the Business Park in 2014. Since that time, Sunriver Brewing Company has garnered many national and international awards for their craft beer.   The year of 2017 included a major national accomplishment with winning Small Brewing Company of the Year at the Great American Beer Festival.  Sunriver Brewing has four pub locations.  Two in Bend, one in Eugene, and the original location in Sunriver. 

To learn more about Sunriver Brewing Co. head HERE

Buoy Beer Co.

Astoria, OR overlooks the meeting of one of the West's most relentless rivers and the wilderness of an entire ocean - and it's here that Buoy Beer Company brews its beer. With balance always a priority, we focus on traditional lagers and NW ales to savor and share with friends after a hard day's work.

To learn more about Buoy Beer Co., head HERE

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Drinking beer and wine this summer could help replant Oregon’s forests

Drinking beer and wine this summer could help replant Oregon’s forests

Good News Notes: “Helping to restore Oregon’s forests after the 2020 wildfire season can be as easy as cracking open a cold one thanks to a new campaign by four beverage makers across the state.  Portland Cider Company, Stoller Wine Group, Sunriver Brewing, and Pelican Brewing have joined together for the “You Buy One, We Plant One campaign.”  Starting this month through August, for any six-pack…

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Bend

Chatting with a friend about how terrifying it is to say goodbye to everything you know, and everything that is comfortable, and everything that is easy, to try something new (Hi, Irissa!). I’ve never been the most adventurous person and my personality actually craves consistency and the dependable. So the first few weeks of this trip (and if I’m honest, every few weeks since we’ve been gone) were (and occasionally continue to be) really hard.

I couldn’t pick up the phone to call my Mom (which I wanted to on several occasions) because just the thought of talking to her made me sob. I remembered a talk I heard one time about how you should never call or write home if all you have are negative things to say because it frames your situation in a way that is impossible to change. I heeded that advice and waited until I had my first really *great* day in Bend to call home. It took a while for that to happen, mainly due to the unreal amount of snow and ice on the ground, causing us to fall down multiple times while walking anywhere and get our car stuck every time we tried to get groceries or go on a hike.

The first *great* day was after I had gone to my first yoga class, something I hadn’t ever done by myself, and Dave and I had gotten drinks at a Brewery afterwards and chatted with some locals. After that evening, I was finally ready to share some of my experiences with the people I care about most. And I think I was ready to embrace the city for all it has to offer. Which is a lot, despite having over 18 inches of snow dump on us the day after we arrived, and it being January. So without further adieu, here’s what we found in Bend after a month.

Hikes: Deschutes National Forest: There are miles of forest available for off-leash hiking with your dog, cross country skiing, snowshoeing, and more. We opted just to do a short hike due to not having any proper equipment. We were not disappointed.

Sahalie Falls/Clear Lake: After googling some sweet hikes, we decided to try and head to Clear Lake, about an hour from Bend. We didn’t realize that the several feet of snow on the ground might have any impact on our hikes. We weren’t discouraged though, especially after landing at Sahalie Falls and finding this view.

Clear Lake was virtually deserted and so Dexter got to have an off-leash experience. We could only hike on paths that had been packed down by other hikers and snowshoers, and Dexter found out the hard way several times what happens if you deviate from the path. You wind up thigh-high in snow.

Tumalo Falls: Our friend Alex made the long trek out West to visit us and we opted to hike Tumalo Falls one day while he was in town. The road to the Falls is closed so you have to hike 2.5 miles on the road to see it. Totally worth it.

Alex explored the area while Dave and I worked (gotta pay for these AirBnB’s!) and mentioned Smith Rock State Park is amazing. We were sad to have missed it.

Pilot Butte: This is an easy 1 mile up, 1 mile down hike right in the center of town. We went on a sunny day and could see for miles. Bring your yaktraks, folks! Dave and I were slippin' and slidin' all over the place. Fun times. Also this picture is awful because we only had my phone and it only takes selfies and is v old. 

LaPine State Park: We hiked to the “Big Tree,” the biggest tree in Oregon. In theory, this was an easy hike. However, we opted to try it on a rainy day where the snow caved beneath our feet constantly. Not so easy.

Shevlin Park: A gorgeous park 5 minutes from the city. We did a 5 miler in the snow with Dexter and he didn’t move the rest of the day. 

Beverages: Bend has no shortage of coffee shops and breweries. Some of our favorite coffee shops included Bluebird, which had a London Calling tea latte that will blow your mind. We frequented Backporch Coffee Roasters as it was a short walk from our apartment, and Spoken Moto, this amazing combination motorcycle garage/coffee shop that also serves beer. Dave was in heaven. I think his heart is still there, smelling that grease and drinking way too many iced coffees.

We attempted the Bend Ale Trail, which involves hitting 10 of the 20 million breweries in Bend. While we didn’t get to them all (our livers thank us), we did stop by 10 Barrel, Silver Moon (Katie’s favorite), Sunriver, Crux (another favorite), McMenimans, and Deschutes.

Both times we went to Silver Moon they had something awesome going on- the first trip was to see Lief Whitaker talk about climbing Mount Everest twice and the second time was to come in last place during Trivia.

We tried to take pictures of McMenimans’, this huge brewery/restaurant/movie theater/hot tub/outdoor complex but they didn’t turn out. We went to a High Gravity brew fest here and enjoyed the fact that many of the bars and restaurants have outdoor fire pits where you can drink and eat outside regardless of the temperature.

We also made sure to try some of the beer from other breweries, including Upworthy, Cascade Lakes, Goodlife, and Boneyard. All delicious. Personal favorite: Silvermoon’s 97 IPA. Tastes like home.

Food: We really tried our best to not spend all of our money on food in Bend. We ate the most amazing brussels sprouts at Crux Brewing Company, had some delicious burgers at Brother John’s Ale House, and the best brunch ever (?) at Chow (thanks for the recommendation and gift card, Mikey and Lauren!).

Other mentions: Thanks to Dave’s Brother Kevin and his wife Steph, we went on this awesome tour called Shoes, Views and Brews on Mt. Bachelor, the big mountain in the area best known for skiing. We snowshoed, stopped and tried different beers from local breweries, and got to catch some amazing views. This was unlike anything we’ve done and so worth it.

I got to attend a free teacher training put on by the National Forest in Bend all about teaching outdoor education in early childhood education. It was an amazing program that allowed me to see how schools out West are incorporating the outdoors into their daily curriculum- nerd moment.

We also tried to go to this K-9 keg pull, a race where a bunch of dogs pull kegs around. We drove out to the race only to find out it was cancelled due to the weather. #bummer.

That’s it and that’s all. ’Til next time, Bend.

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Bend, Oregon is the West Coast’s Secret Outdoor Sports Paradise

Cindy Wright of River Wright Photography/Visit Bend Facebook What if there were a place where you could wake up in the morning and ski, whitewater raft in the afternoon, and enjoy a round of golf or hiking in the early evening? There is. Bend’s location in the high desert — with the Cascade Mountains to the west, open desert to the east, and volcanic monuments to the south —puts this central Oregon city at the perfect confluence of mountain, forest, river, and plain, making it one of the few West Coast locations suitable for nearly every outdoor sport you can imagine. Here are the best outdoor things to do in Bend, as well as the best places to stay, eat, and drink while you’re in this secret sports mecca.

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When it comes to outdoor recreation, Bend is a big hitter. Check out all its many options, from rafting to biking to hiking. White Water Raft the Big Eddy The Deschutes River is a major tributary of the Columbia and is responsible for draining almost all of the Eastern flank of the Cascade Mountains. That means water, and lots of it. In the spring, when snowmelt rushes down from the peaks of the Cascades, the river runs especially high, creating the perfect proving ground for novice and expert whitewater rafters alike. Bend’s Sun Country Tours will pack you up, provide you splash suits, and drive you to the Deschutes’ best rafting sections: the Big Eddy. There, experienced guides will lead you on an three- (or more) mile adventure through still spots bound by beaver dams and ancient lava flows and over rushing, white-knuckle Class III rapids. The water’s cold, the scenery is beautiful, and the trip is a perfect way to spend an afternoon. Ski Down a Volcano

Chase McPeak/The Manual Bend’s closest ski resort is located at the base of Mt. Bachelor, a dormant volcano. Because of the mountain’s steady cone-like topography and elevation over 9,000 feet, Mt. Bachelor is one of the only mountains in the world that you can ski down every single face — and from the summit, no less. Yes, a chairlift will take you within a short hike of the mountain’s peak, where you can head north, south, or east down the slopes. Challenging enough for expert skiers with plenty of lazy green runs for beginners, Mt. Bachelor is the type of place you can take the whole family. And, with over 450 inches of snow a year and a steady mid-winter base of 150 inches, Mt. Bachelor can be skied from fall to late spring. In fact, Bachelor’s 2018 closing date was May 27. Mountain Bike Dense Forests

Next to skiing, there’s no better way to careen down a steep mountainside than on a  bike. Just outside of Bend, Cog Wild tours will take you on a few downhill doozies and cover transportation, bikes, and snacks. Cog Wild leads mountain biking enthusiasts on a full-day run from Mt. Bachelor all the way down to Bend. Trails are mostly composed of packed, Central Oregon dirt and weave through new- and old-growth forest. With plenty of options for every skill level, Cog Wild works with you and your biking companions to create the most appropriate, thrilling, and adventurous trip possible. Not into biking in the heat? They also offer winter fat bike tours. Play a Round of Golf (or Two)

Tetherow It may come as a surprise to some that there are over 30 golf courses in Central Oregon, many of them just outside of Bend proper. One of those is located at Tetherow Resort, a recent addition to Bend’s resort lineup and one that takes its design cues from lodges, cabins, and the high desert.  Open from April to November, the 18-hole championship, semi-private course was designed by David McLay Kidd, the award-winning architect of Bandon Dunes and Castle Course in Scotland. Another great golf option in the area is Sunriver Resort. For all your options, take a look here. Hike on Dragon Glass

Wikimedia Commons It’s easy to think of Jon Snow from Game of Thrones when hiking at Newberry Volcanic Monument, just south of Bend in Deschutes National Forest. From massive, obsidian (dragon glass!) flows that you can walk on (just don’t take the rocks!), to lava tubes (which you can tour with Wanderlust Tours), to standard forest and hill-hikes, the 54,000 acre National Monument is a geology buff’s dream. And, at 12,000 acres (about the size of Rhode Island), the volcano is still very much alive and well. Think about that when hiking up to the caldera.

Eat

After all that hiking, biking, whitewater rafting, and golfing, stomachs will be empty and food will be needed. Luckily, Bend — like Oregon’s best-known city, Portland — is an up-and-coming food town. From steakhouses to breakfast joints, there’s something for every person and palette. Drake

Drake Think Parisian bistro meets local neighborhood diner-cum-steakhouse, and that’s close to the atmosphere, food, and service at Drake. With dishes like citrus- and brown sugar-brined pork chops, grilled beef tenderloin, and buttermilk fried chicken, Dungeness crab cakes, and salt-roasted marrow bones, Drake offers up expertly cooked meats in a quiet, casual atmosphere. Drake is also no stranger to elevated mixology. The proof? A sazerac composed of duck fat-infused rye, absinthe, sugar cube, and Peychaud bitters. The Blacksmith

The Blacksmith/Facebook What happens when an old blacksmith shop (which is reportedly haunted) becomes a modern, from-scratch kitchen and steakhouse? You get Bend’s Blacksmith. Leather booths and banquettes, along with low-lighting and dark walls, make for a very old-boys club feel. The food also adds to this atmosphere in the form of steak and fries, surf and turf, and the Blacksmith Signature Tomahawk, a 24-ounce, bone-in ribeye that is bacon-glazed and topped with foyot and gremalade with preserved lemon, lavender, and minced shallots. Looking for a drink to go with that giant steak? Try the Austin’s Anvil, a take on the Manhattan with Bulleit Rye whiskey, Bordeaux cherry juice, orange bitters and simple syrup over ice with a cherry and orange garnish. McKay Cottage

Chase McPeak/The Manual Before hitting the slopes or the rapids, a full stomach is a requirement. McKay Cottage can easily help with that. The best place for breakfast in Bend, McKay’s morning menu consists of all the favorites done especially well. From the standard American breakfast of eggs, bacon, potatoes, and toast to sweeter fare like lemon ricotta pancakes with fresh summer berries to heartier dishes like salmon hash to any kind of omelette that can be imagined, McKay’s Cottage will not disappoint when 7 a.m. rolls around and there’s a full day of mountain biking ahead. Fun fact: The cottage was moved to its current location in 1973. Spork

Spork In Oregon, it should come as no surprise that some of the best restaurants used to be food carts. Spork is no exception. Beginning life in an Airstream Tradewind, it wasn’t long before Spork’s popularity necessitated a more permanent location. Now, with a brick-and-mortar location and a huge line out the door for every dinner service, Spork is one of Bend’s most in-demand restaurants. A discordant, but altogether pleasant mash-up of Latino, African, and Southeast Asian foods comprise the menu. Think dishes like spicy pork noodles (warm rice noodles, fish sauce, fried pork shoulder, peanuts, cilantro, fried wontons, bean sprouts and more) and pozole rojo (a Mexican stew). In short, head to Spork for wild flavor combinations available nowhere else in the Pacific Northwest. Sparrow Bakery

The Sparrow Bakery Breakfast sandwiches, lunch sandwiches, pastries, and bread. That’s all Sparrow Bakery does and that’s all they ever need to do. A cult favorite of Central Oregon, Sparrow Bakery’s beignets are a miracle and the baguettes could bring a Parisian to tears. We recommend the chouquettes, aka sugar topped pastry puffs.

Drink

What is food without drinks? For the parched, Bend has plenty of breweries, bars, and beer halls to slake your thirst, but the following two destinations are standouts. Crux Fermentation Project

Chase McPeak/The Manual Good beer, good food, and a great location all contribute to Crux Fermentation Project being our pick for the best brewery in Bend. With every type of beer imaginable (sour, saison, IPA, pilsner, imperial IPA, American stouts, lagers, and porters), Crux has a pint for everyone. On top of the badass brews, Crux Fermentation also offers up some of the best pub grub in the area. Do not leave without ordering the charcuterie board and the pretzels. Trust us on this one. 10 Barrel Brewing

10 Barrel Brewing Company/Facebook Since its opening in 2006, 10 Barrel Brewing has expanded to include brewpubs in several other states (Colorado, California, and Idaho) in addition to its flagship brewery in Bend and a few outposts in Portland. Year-round beers include Apocalypse IPA, Joe IPA, and Out of Office (a hoppy pilsner). With a fantastic outdoor patio and pub food (think pizza, burgers, fish and chips, and other sandwiches), 10 Barrel Brewing is the perfect spot to drop in for a little apres ski (or raft or hike or bike). Order the cast iron cookie pie to top it all off. Don’t worry, all those calories can easily be burned off in Bend.

Stay

While there are plenty of great places to stay in Bend’s city center, the best places are found outside city limits, closer to the mountains, rivers, and trails. Tetherow

Tetherow Located between Bend and Mt. Bachelor, Tetherow Resort is a combination hotel, vacation rental, and permanent community. Flanked by the previously mentioned golf course and with pristine views of the Cascade Mountains, Tetherow is the perfect place to lay your head if you’re heading up the mountain for skiing, snowshoeing, or other snow sports. Each resort room offers plenty of storage space for your skis, boots, and other winter gear without spilling into the room’s living space. A clubhouse, three restaurants, fitness center, and outdoor pool and hot tub round out the Tetherow’s amenities. Sunriver Resort

Sunriver/Facebook With 300 days of sunshine a year, Sunriver Resort, just south of Bend, is another great option to rest your weary bones between running rapids and bombing down hills. Much like Tetherow, Sunriver offers hotel rooms, vacation home rentals, and permanent living communities. A fantastic spa with men’s only hot tub, steam room, and sauna provides ample options for relaxation, while the resort’s multiple eateries fill even the emptiest of stomachs. Rooms include fireplaces, balconies, and rustic charm all wrapped in a clean and modern package. Riverhouse on the Deschutes

Riverhouse on the Deschutes Built on either side of the rushing Deschutes River, Riverhouse on the Deschutes is located just five minutes north of downtown Bend and 30 minutes from Mt. Bachelor. Rooms are spacious and many having direct views to the river (which also means the calming sound of water if you open your window); all have fireplaces. Riverhouse’s restaurant, Currents, is a fantastic dinner option with an unbelievable view of the river and local dishes such as stuffed Oregon rabbit loin and Oregon albacore tuna make the most of the state’s bounty of beautiful ingredients. Bunk and Brew Hostel

Bunk + Brew Hostel For a place decidedly less fancy than the above, check out Bunk and Brew Hostel. As one of our writer’s described Bunk and Brew: “This sustainable retreat is a part of the City of Bend’s Registered Historic Society and was remodeled by its new owners (and avid explorers at heart), Frankie and Jota (or “J” in English) to become an affordable lodging option for wanderlust travelers …. Book a room or bunk for as little as $39 a night, plus free breakfast — hello fresh-baked bread — free city maps, and linens and towels included.” For traveling on the cheap, you can’t get much better than this. Take heed, ski bums! Read the full article

Address:     56840 Venture Lane, Sunriver, OR, 97707

Tel Number:   541-306-5188

Email ID:   [email protected]

Office Hours:   Monday - Friday: 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM

Oregon Brewers Festival Toasts 31 Years of Celebrating Independent Craft Beer

March 12, 2018

PORTLAND, Ore. — More than 70,000 beer lovers are expected to travel from around the world to attend the 31st annual Oregon Brewers Festival (OBF) this summer. Considered one of the nation’s longest-running and best-loved craft beer events, the outdoor festival will take place July 26 through July 29 at Tom McCall Waterfront Park on the west bank of the Willamette River. Gates open at 11:30am daily, and taps are open from Noon to 9pm Thursday through Saturday, and Noon to 7pm Sunday.

The OBF will serve 80 craft beers from small, traditional, and independent craft breweries located in 10 different states, as well as The Netherlands, and Baja, California. The northwestern Mexican state of Baja has defined itself as the country’s largest contingent for “cerveza artesanal,” and the festival is excited to present five breweries from that region.

The complete list of participating breweries includes 54-40, Agua Mala, Anderson Valley, Backwoods, Baerlic, Bayern, Belching Beaver, Boneyard, Boulder, Boundary Bay, Breakside, Buoy, Caldera, Cascade, Coin Toss, Crooked Stave, Depoe Bay, Deschutes, Double Mountain, Ecliptic, Everybody’s, Fauna, Fort George, Fortside, Freebridge, Fremont, Gigantic, Golden Valley, GoodLife, Great Divide, Great Northern, Great Notion, Heathen, Heretic, Hopworks, Insurgente, Iron Horse, Kells, Laurelwood, Lompoc, MadTree, Maui, McMenamins, Melvin, Migration, Monkless, Natian, New Holland, Ninkasi, Old Town, Oproer, Oregon City, Pelican, Perennial, pFriem, Portland, RiverBend, Rogue, Royale, Rusty Truck, Sasquatch, Scout, Silver Falls, Silver Moon, StormBreaker, Sunriver, Terminal Gravity, Three Creeks, Three Mugs, Thunder Island, Transpeninsular, Upright, Uptown Market, Vertigo, Von Ebert, Wendlandt, Widmer, Wild Ride, Wolf Tree, and Zoiglhaus.

The festival will present more than two dozen different beer styles ranging from Berliner Weisse to Belgians, IPAs to IPLs, pales to Pilsners, and sours to stouts. For the first time ever, the OBF will also offer two ciders – one from Cider Riot! and the other from Reverend Nat’s – as well as one red and one white wine.

The vibrant festival will also feature live music all four days with no cover charge, six food booths, a number of beer related vendors, souvenir sales, and homebrew demonstrations.

The OBF is not a ticketed event; it is free to enter the festival grounds. In order to taste beer, the purchase of a souvenir tasting mug from the current year is required, which costs $7. Beer is purchased with wooden tokens, which cost $1 apiece. Patrons pay four tokens for a full mug of beer, or one token for a taste. The purchase of mugs and tokens is made on-site. The event is cash-only, with eight ATMs located on-premise.

The festival encourages responsible drinking and urges patrons to take Tri-Met; the MAX Light Rail has a station one block from the main festival entrance. Alternately, attendees who ride their bikes can park them for free in the Hopworks Urban Brewery secure bike corral. For those who bring a designated driver, the Crater Lake Soda Garden provides complimentary handcrafted soda (no mug purchase required). Minors, who are allowed into the event all hours when accompanied by a parent, also receive free Crater Lake Soda.

In celebration of their impact on Oregon brewing history, the McMenamins family has been chosen as this year’s ceremonial Grand Marshals to lead the parade and tap the official opening ceremony first keg. Soon after McMenamins opened Portland’s Barley Mill Pub on S.E. Hawthorne Blvd. 35 years ago, Brian and Mike McMenamin, along with other craft brewing pioneers, successfully lobbied their elected representatives to pass an Oregon bill allowing people to make and sell their beer onsite. The “brewpub” concept was born and McMenamins opened Oregon’s first post-Prohibition brewpub, the Hillsdale Brewery & Public House in S.W. Portland. Today, McMenamins remains a family run company and offers hundreds of varieties of handcrafted beers.

The Oregon Brewers Festival was founded in 1988 as an opportunity to expose the public to microbrews at a time when the craft brewing industry was just getting off the ground. Today, that industry has flourished, with more than 5,300 craft breweries in America, according to the Brewer’s Association. The economic impact of the Oregon Brewers Festival on the local economy is annually more than $20 million. For more information visit OregonBrewFest.com or follow @OregonBrewfest on social media, using hashtag #OBF18.

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Central Oregon Beer Week (2017)

Central Oregon Beer Week is back! This 10 day celebration of all things beer gets underway today, May 19th and truly highlights the fantastic craft beer community of Central Oregon, and beyond. This year’s festivities feature a superb line up of events including daily beer pairings at Broken Top Bottle Shop, special releases at Wild Ride Brewing, Immersion Brewing, including the Official Central Oregon Beer Week IPA brewed by the Bend Brewing Co! Look for brewery events from 10 Barrel Brewing, Deschutes Brewery, Sunriver Brewing, and Three Creeks Brewing. While you’re celebrating, be sure to brace your taste buds for unique craft beers brewed especially for this year’s SMaSH (Single Malt Single Hop) Fest, which takes place at McMenamin’s St. Francis School May 27th - you can get tickets at http://ift.tt/2q1eIsm.

Show your love of Central Oregon’s craft beer by unlocking this year’s special badge. Check-in any beer at one (1) participating venue listed below between May 19th - 28th and the “Central Oregon Beer Week (2017” badge is all yours. Be sure to add the participating location to your check-in for it to count.

To find out more and see all of the great events, visit centraloregonbeerweek.com and follow the fun on Instagram (@cobeerweek), Twitter, and Facebook.

Particpating Venues:

10 Barrel - Galveston 1135 NW Galveston Ave (at NW 12th St), Bend, OR 97701

10 Barrel - Production Brewery 62970 NE 18th St, Bend, OR 97701

Bend Brewing Company 1019 NW Brooks St (at NW Newport Ave), Bend, OR 97701

Boneyard 37 NW Lake Pl (at NW Hill St), Bend, OR 97701

Broken Top Bottle Shop 1740 NW Pence Ln #1 (NW College Wy), Bend, OR 97701

Brother Jons Alehouse 1051 NW Bond St (NW Greenwood Ave), Bend, OR 97701

Brother Jons Public House 1227 NW Galveston Avenue (NW 12th st.), Bend, OR 97701

Cascade Lakes- Bend 1441 SW Chandler Ave, Bend, OR 97702

Cascade Lakes- Redmond 855 SW 7th St, Redmond, OR 97756

Craft Kitchen & Brewery 803 SW Industrial Way #202, Bend, OR 97702

Crow’s Feet Commons 875 NW Brooks St, Bend, OR 97701

Crux Fermentation Project 50 SW Division St, Bend, OR 97701

Deschutes Brewery & Public House 1044 NW Bond St (btwn NW Oregon & NW Greenwood Ave), Bend, OR 97701

Deschutes Brewery Brewhouse 901 SW Simpson Ave (at SW Colorado Ave.), Bend, OR 97702

Drink Tanks 1405 SW Commerce Ave Ste 160 (Century Dr.), Bend, OR 97701

Goodlife Brewing 70 SW Century Dr (Commerce Ave.), Bend, OR 97702

Immersion Brewing 550 SW Industrial Way Ste 185, Bend, OR 97702

McMenamins Old Saint Francis School 700 NW Bond St, Bend, OR 97701

McMenamins Old Saint Francis School 700 NW Bond St, Bend, OR 97701

Mt. Bachelor Jim Egan Rd. (at Cascade Lakes Hwy.), Bend, OR 97701

Platypus Pub 1203 NE 3rd St (at NE Lafayette Ave), Bend, OR 97701

RiverBend Brewing 2650 NE Division St, Bend, OR

SMaSH Fest at McMenamins 700 NW Bond St, Bend, OR 97701

Smith Rock Brewing 546 NW 7th St, Redmond, OR 97756

Sunriver Brewing Company 57100 Beaver Dr (at Sunriver Village), Sunriver, OR 97707

Sunriver Brewing Company 1005 Galveston St, Bend, OR 97701, United States

The Brew Shop 1203 NE 3rd St (NE Lafayette Ave), Bend, OR 97701

Three Creeks Brewing Co 721 Desperado Ct, Sisters, OR 97759

Three CreeksBrewing Co Production Facility 265 East Barclay Drive, Sisters, OR 97759

White Water Taphouse 1043 NW Bond St, Bend, OR 97703

Wild Ride Brewing 332 SW 5th St, Redmond, OR 97756

Had a lot of fun shooting this winter ale "shred head" from Sunriver Brewing Company at Mt. Bachelor. I felt like it was appropriate for the occasion! I've been working hard recently to have everybody able to purchase my work through Etsy, you can take a look here! - https://www.etsy.com/shop/ianlollerphotography (at Mt Bachelor)

Buoy Beer Co. and the Ocean Blue Project collaborate to release the first in a series, Baltic Porter.

Press Release

At the beginning of 2023, Buoy Beer Company launched a new program to contribute 3% of the sales of their rotating 16oz 4pks to Ocean Blue Project. Ocean Blue Project is a grassroots, boots-on-the-sand nonprofit founded in Newport, Oregon by Richard and Fleet Arterbury, father-and-son tribal members of the Choctaw Nation. Their organization is built around one vision: to restore the world’s oceans, beaches, and rivers to pristine, self-sustaining ecosystems where wildlife and human communities can coexist and thrive. 

Because everything flows downstream and the ocean is a mirror reflection of our city streets, Ocean Blue Project educates, empowers, and lends technical expertise to communities and governments around the world to support microplastics recovery, river restoration, and programs that teach kids to be stewards of the earth and wildlife.    

Buoy’s first beer release to benefit this organization is a fan favorite, Buoy Baltic Porter, a crisp, malty lager that yields its light richness to a combination of Munich, Vienna, and Black malts. Born from dark winter nights in the icy northern latitudes, Buoy Baltic Porter crosses the boundaries between rich and crisp, smooth and brisk. Lagering below freezing for thirty days and thirty nights evolves the resonant flavors of coffee, filberts, and bittersweet chocolate into a beer perfect for those all at sea. 

A quick season of Baltic Porter will be followed by a new release, Buoy LAGER. Coming out in April, Buoy LAGER is a tribute to the premium Oregon-brewed lagers that inspired a generation to become production craft brewers. This easy-drinking golden lager is crisp and light, brewed with American Pilsen malt and Cascade hops for flavors of toasted cracker, bright citrus, and a finish of spice. It's the lager you never knew you always needed. 

“When you drink a Buoy LAGER for the first time, you understand exactly why you picked it up,” says Matt Jones, Head Brewer. “This is an easy-drinking throwback to the premium NW lagers that were the go-to weekend beers not so long ago. It’s light and smooth with crispness from Cascade hops and spiciness from Sterling hops.” 

Buoy Beer Company’s partnership with Ocean Blue Project brought them together with Block 15 Brewing and Sunriver Brewing, two breweries that have also supported Ocean Blue Project. Though all three breweries are in different distinct areas of Oregon, they are all impacted by the interconnectivity of our regions; as they say, all rivers lead to the sea. This environmental connection is the inspiration for a collaboration beer between the breweries. All three breweries will also be participating in a beach clean-up in Newport to celebrate World Oceans Day on June 24th. Everyone is encouraged to join. Stay up to date with details on the Ocean Blue Project website and the breweries' social media. 

Baltic Porter and Buoy LAGER are available throughout Oregon, Washington, and Idaho. 

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Astoria, OR overlooks the meeting of one of the West's most relentless rivers and the wilderness of an entire ocean - and it's here that Buoy Beer Company brews its beer. With balance always a priority, we focus on traditional lagers and NW ales to savor and share with friends after a hard day's work.

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Beer of the night: Sunriver Brewing Company "Vicious Mosquito" Solid PNW IPA from the 2017 GABF small brewing company of the year. The last of my cat sitting spoils and respectfully hauled back from the brewery in Oregon.

BEERBENDOR Episode 05: Sunriver Brewing Company's Brewmaster, Brett Thomas

Hosted by Buoy Beer Company, LAGER FEST returns May 12th and 13th in Astoria, Oregon.

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Press Release

LAGER FEST is back at Buoy Beer Co.! Join us on the riverfront Friday and Saturday, May 12th and 13th as we celebrate the wonderful world of lagers with live music, great company, and unbeatable river views. 

This year Buoy has partnered with more than a dozen West Coast breweries including Astoria Brewing, Block 15 Brewing, Fort George Brewery, Figueroa Mountain Brew Co., North Jetty Brewing, Sunriver Brewing, Obelisk Beer Co., pFriem Family Brewers, Reach Break Brewing, Steeplejack Brewing, Sisu Brewing, Mirage Beer Co., and more. 

The festivities will begin Friday, May 12th at our original riverwalk location and will feature live music by Holiday Friends from 3-8pm. Lager Fest event mugs and tokens will be for sale on-site, giving lager lovers and beer lovers a chance to taste variations of the style’s color, fermentation processes, hop profiles, and malt flavors. 

On Saturday, May 13th, we encourage you to start your day with Astoria’s 10th annual Run on the River Half Marathon, 10k, and 5k. Sponsored by Buoy Beer, Run on the River is a fundraiser for Astoria Parks Recreation and Community Foundation which helps individuals and families access health and wellness opportunities through scholarships. Sign up today to participate or volunteer. Volunteers will receive a Lager Fest mug for dedicating their time to this awesome cause! 

The fest continues on Saturday 11am-8pm. Join us for a springtime day full of delicious lagers from our partner breweries, specialty lagers from Buoy, and live music all day from The Hackles and more.

During the festival you can also sign up for our Buoy Beer Club. The annual membership features perks like discounts on draft and packaged beer, discounts on merchandise (both at the brewery and online), invites to brewer social events, and more! Sign up during Lager Fest and your festival mug will be included in the membership price. 

Come on down to Buoy May 12th and 13th and drink some tasty lagers with us. Pre-order your tokens to get your mug FREE here. We look forward to seeing you. RSVP to the Facebook Event for updates! 

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Homebrewers get your entries in by July 26th for the 2024 Central Oregon Pro-Am Brewing Challenge.

image sourced from the Central Oregon Homebrewers Organization Bend, OR … Homebrewers, do you want to take your brewing up a level? How about brewing your own recipe with the pros at one of your favorite Central Oregon commercial breweries? Can you imagine seeing your beer on tap to be enjoyed by Central Oregon beer lovers? Here’s your chance! Central Oregon Homebrewers Organization (COHO) announces the second biennial Central Oregon Pro-Am Brewing Challenge, pairing homebrewers with commercial breweries to craft unique beers and compete for top honors at a people’s choice judging. This competition is open to any Oregon resident homebrewer age 21 or older and is not limited to any particular category or style of beer, within the below guidelines. The beers will not be judged to a specific Beer Judge Certification Program (BJCP) style, but for technical merit and appeal for commercial brewing. Full guidelines can be viewed as the competition website and include: Up to three entries may be submitted. It is possible for one brewer to have multiple winning entries. Any style is acceptable; however, process and ingredients should consider feasibility for commercial brewing. Note: not all breweries can accommodate lagers. A brief description of the beer is required. BJCP style is requested for flighting purposes only, not for judging. A complete printed recipe must be provided. Entrants may designate a charity to receive part of the competition proceeds. Charities should have 501(c)(3) status and a presence in Central Oregon. They must be organized for the public benefit and are subject to approval by the COHO board and the participating brewery. Entries are $15 per entry. Participating breweries include 10 Barrel, Bridge 99, Bevel Craft Brewing, Boneyard Beer, Crux Fermentation Project, Deschutes Brewery, GoodLife Brewing, Bend Brewing Company, Spider City Brewing, Sunriver Brewing, Wild Ride Brewing, and Worthy Brewing. This may be subject to change. The deadline for registration is July 26th, 2024, and beers can be dropped-off (or mailed in) from July 17–26. Drop-off locations are available in Portland, Eugene and Bend (see competition website for locations). Judging will be August 6 with a panel of judges consisting of professional brewers and other beer experts, and participating breweries will choose which homebrewer’s winning beer they will brew. Brewing these winning beers will take place from late August through early October as scheduling allows, to be served at the breweries’ taprooms and a special Pro-Am People’s Choice event held at the Boneyard Pub in Bend on November 9. For full details and rules, please visit the competition website page at https://beerawardsplatform.com/2024-co-pro-am. About COHO Central Oregon Homebrewers Organization was founded in 2005 in Bend as a means for homebrew enthusiasts to educate themselves and others about brewing beer, wine, and other fermented beverages. The goal of the club is to associate ourselves with like minded individuals that have a thirst for knowledge and an appetite for an enjoyable time. The club is open to the public, and anyone with an interest is encouraged to participate. Visit cohomebrewers.org for more information. from Northwest Beer Guide - News - The Northwest Beer Guide https://bit.ly/4bpJH7K

Sunriver Cocoa Cow Milk Stout

Bend, Oregon (April 2017) Sunriver Brewing Company is releasing 500ml reserve series bottles.

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Cocoa Cow is one Sunriver Brewing’s most sought after beers. It has won three People’s Choice Awards at three different brewfests in the last two years, KLCC in Eugene Oregon, McKenzie Brewfest in Springfield Oregon, and most recently at Bend Brewfest in Bend Oregon last summer. It also just received a bronze medal at the Oregon Beer Awards in the combined flavored beer category.

“I’m always humbled when I see our customers demanding Cocoa Cow. We brewed a three barrel batch of this beer on our pilot system back in 2015 and people went nuts for it.” Says Brett Thomas, Head Brewer. “Cow is just this interesting mix of dark malts, cocoa nibs and milk sugar, and is actually an homage to my father. He was a highly respected food scientist in the 1970s, working for years at M&M Mars, and later in his career consulting for Hershey, Nestle and others. There was always something chocolate related going on when I was growing up – it was his passion, much like craft beer is mine.

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about Sunriver Brewing Company -

Sunriver Brewing Company’s pub in the Village at Sunriver opened to rave reviews in the summer of 2012. Recognizing that the original pub would not accommodate demand, a 13,000 square foot building was purchased in the Business Park at Sunriver where in 2014, the company sold 926 barrels of beer. Since then, the brewery has expanded several times and sold almost 5,000 barrels in 2016. Talented head brewer, Brett Thomas, prides himself on making the highest quality beer. Since 2014, Sunriver Brewing Company has garnered 9 national/international awards including three gold, three silver and one bronze at the North American Beer Awards (NABA), a silver medal at the Great American Beer Festival (GABF) and a gold medal at the World Beer Cup. In February of 2016, Sunriver opened its second pub location on Galveston Avenue in Bend Oregon.