As you may have heard, I will be moving to the pastures of Oregon. Bend, Oregon, to be exact. I had the opportunity to visit some of the more popular Bend breweries during a recent fall trip. Here are a few of the highlights that may persuade a few of you to come visit me this summer. Enjoy!
-Isaac
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First stop: Boneyard Brewery. Hey look, a mobile bar!
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| Boneyard is creating quite a buzz with their RPM IPA and Hop Venom double IPA. They are very delicious and soon to be my go to IPAs. |
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| Sticker shock |
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| Next stop: 10 Barrel Brewing. Hey look, another mobile bar! |
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| I had an IPA served by a fellow bearded gentleman. Pretty tasty! |
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| They have a few bottles you can purchase. |
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| Next stop: Crux Fermentation Project |
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| I quickly made friends with the server, Matt. I got a full sample tray, super tasty beers. |
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| Larry Sidor, a brewing legend and previous head brewer of Deschutes, gave me a tour of the place |
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| Larry's first grain mill that he still uses today. |
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| Larry's hop garden in front of the brewery. Pretty good growth for 1st year hops! |
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| Crux's brewing equipment, purchased from a brewery in Japan, is on display for the loyal customers. |
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| They had about 10 beers on tap, most of which were variations of pales and IPAs. All were excellent! |
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| This is what Crux customers get to see every evening from the large outdoor patio |
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| I met some interesting people including this gal who does body painting. |
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| A final IPA before bed |
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The last stop was Deschutes Brewery
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| German brewing equipment. Very impressive. |
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| Deschutes Brewery Taproom had some pretty awesome beers including a plum sour. |
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| They had the classics on tap as well as Black Butte XXIV and Dissident, an amazing sour |
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| I met Arthur from San Diego who was doing a pretty epic road trip. A couple days later he was in Colorado Springs, and I was able to hook him up with a place to stay with my friend, Aly. |
[Editor's Note: Isaac, we're going to miss you dearly. We wish you the best in your new home and we can't wait to come visit!]
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