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Making the Rounds
in Bend, Oregon
BY LUCY BURNINGHAM
Perfectly wedged between the volcanic Cascade peaks and scenic high desert, Bend, Ore.,
is just a three-hour drive from Portland. A recent craft beer boom translates to a total of 18
Bend breweries, so come thirsty.
EAT & DRINK
Plan your own brew tour at the Bend Visitor Center,
by picking up a map and a Bend Ale Trail passport,
which you can have stamped at each brewery you
visit. Or download the free Bend Ale Trail app
(visitbend.com). Many of the breweries are within
walking distance of one another, but if you want to
hit the ones on the outskirts, sign up for an organized
tour. Bend Brew Bus (bendbrewbus.com) o ers beer
bus tours, while GETIT Shuttle (getitshuttle.com/
tours/beer) will take you pub to pub in a pedicab.
Deschutes Brewery (deschutesbrewery.com)
started the Bend beer boom when it opened in 1988.
See where it all began at the expanded onsite pub,
which pours famed brews such as Mirror Pond Pale
Ale and Black Butte Porter.
Another early adopter, Bend Brewing Co.
(bendbrewingco.com) continues to craft fine beers
from its downtown pub, where you can gaze at
Mirror Pond itself while sipping the Ching Ching, an
award-winning tart-and-fruity wheat beer.
A neighbourhood pub on the west side, 10 Barrel
Brewing Co. (10barrel.com) has a spacious outdoor
patio with fire pits for chilly evenings. Try a pizza
paired with one of the brewery's hoppy IPAs.
Take a break from the pub scene at Boneyard
Beer (boneyardbeer.com), which has a simple tasting
room o the brewery – which means beer and beer
only. The balanced RPM IPA made the brewer y
famous, and you won't nd it fresher anywhere else.
SEE & DO
Go for a hike along the Deschutes River, which runs
right through town, or drive to the spectacular
Tumalo Falls, which roars at the end of an easy
3.2-kilometre trail. Catch a concert at the outdoor
Les Schwab Amphitheatre (bendconcerts.com), or
rent a bike and cruise around town.
SLEEP
e CAA four-diamond Oxford Hotel (oxfordhotelbend.
com) is a downtown boutique property with tasteful
modern decor, spacious suites and ne amenities,
including cruiser bikes on loan. Two blocks away, the
budget-friendly McMenamins Old St. Francis School
(mcmenamins.com/421-old-st-francis-school-home)
occupies a renovated 1936 schoolhouse. With whim-
sical artwork that pays homage to the past, and an
onsite movie theatre, brewpub and indoor pool, you
may need to invent reasons to leave the property. W
WEST COAST • CITY VIEW
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DESCHUTES
BREWERY,
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A bartender pours a
sample of the good stuff
at Deschutes Brewery.
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