Beer me Bend Blog

It’s been just over a year with the new owners of The BBC and changes have been made all around. From the front of the house facelift to the most recent departure of their award winning brewer, Ian Larkin, steps have been taken in order to appeal to a larger market....

Beer lovers are about to have more overnight options in Bend! Locals are invited to the grand opening of the McMenamins Old St. Francis School’s 41 new lodging rooms. The newly constructed Education House is open now and the new Art House will open August 1. [box...

Summer is officially here! And to celebrate the warmer months, Worthy Brewing is releasing two fruit-focused summer seasonals with real fruit purees from Oregon Fruit Products. Coeur de la Peche (or Heart of the Peach) is part of a new seasonal saison series that also...

As I cruised in to the BBC, it was clear that all’s well at this long-time Bend establishment. Even though it was a bit past the typical 12p-1p lunch hours, the place was busy and people were propped up at the bar enjoying pints and pub fare. My visit this time around...

With the summer drawing to a close in Central Oregon, craft beer aficionados are now looking forward to the next round of early Fall festivals which traditionally feature Märzen style and fresh hopped beers. But hey, there’s always room for another Beerfest in Bend –...

Looks like 10 Barrel Brewing has embraced their new found funding and decided to expand their precence in additional markets across our great state of Oregon! We’re still killing it at our pubs in Bend, Portland and Boise, but you may have heard we recently...