Tag Archives: Bend Oregon

Dec200926

Jon Abernathy

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The Bend Beer Scene, Part 3

I hope everyone had a fantastic and beery Christmas! Today we’re continuing our coverage of Bend’s beer scene with two of Bend’s more recent breweries: five-year-old McMenamins Old St. Francis School, and three-year-old 10 Barrel Brewing.
McMenamins Old St. Francis School
By now everyone in the Pacific Northwest knows the McMenamins story, but for those of you [...]

Dec200912

Jon Abernathy

1

The Bend Beer Scene, Part 2

Last week I began this series as guide to the overall beer scene in Bend, Oregon, and started with two of Bend’s oldest and best-known breweries: Deschutes Brewery and Bend Brewing Company. Today we continue on with two more.
Cascade Lakes Brewing Company
Cascade Lakes is based in Redmond, but has a strong presence in Bend—and I [...]

Dec200905

Jon Abernathy

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The Bend Beer Scene, Part 1

If you’ve taken a peek at my about page you know that I live in Bend, Oregon: right smack in the middle of the state, the largest city in Oregon east of the Cascade Mountains. Bend is unusual in a number of ways; first, it’s relatively geographically isolated: the nearest Interstate is two hours away, [...]