Wild Ride Brew

Twenty years after Redmond’s first brewery, local Brian Mitchell comes in hot to stake a claim on the Central Oregon brewery scene with Kona Brewing alumn Paul Bergeman. Together they made a great impact within the community and played their part in revitalizing the downtown Redmond scene. The focus was simple, make great beer. A purpose built brewery and tap room right downtown for the people. Food? Does beer count? Actually, in Oregon no, ya kinda need food. But they knew, and the lot out front was perfect for that.

While the original head brewer stepped away in 2019, great beer was still to be had. Mike “Curly” White, who kick started the McMenamin’s expansion to Bend in 2004, put the pedal to the metal Wild Ride style. With Redmond well situated, in 2022 the team pointed the wheels to a much underserved town and planted roots in Prineville, where other breweries had made the same attempt. With a long list of accolades, delicious – yummy beers like “Nut Crusher Peanut Butter Porter” and a team that is driven with a passion for community, beer, and yeah, classic cars, it’s no wonder Wild Ride is a Central Oregon favorite.