Send dad to Bend for Father’s Day
Looking for a beer destination for Father’s Day? The Third Annual Open House & Barrel Tasting on June 17 at Deschutes Brewery in Bend, Ore., looks pretty inviting.
OPEN HOUSE (Noon to 4 p.m.)
> Self-guided tour of the brewhouse and bottling facility
> Brewers and tour gGuides on hand to answer questions
> Free beer samples and food
> Spent Grain Pizzas & House-Made Double Chocolate Brownies along with other fun snack foods
BARREL TASTING (6:30 to 9 p.m.)
Try all 8 of Deschutes Brewery’s wood barrel-aged beers in one sitting.
Pre-sold tickets only. Contact Sharon at 385-8606 for reservations.
$35 per person includes all beer samples and passed appetizers.
Eight Barrel-Aged Beers:
Pinot Noir Jubelale - Jubelale aged in 5-year French pinot barrels for 6 weeks, then dry hopped with East Kent Goldings and blended with Bachelor Bitter.
Jack Daniels Obsidian Stout - Obsidian Stout aged for 2 months in an American oak whiskey barrel.
The Enigma - A blend of a pub Extra Pale and Mirror Pond Pale Ale aged in new French and 5-year Pinot barrels for 2.5 months, then dry hopped with Cascade hops.
Blackstrap Molasses Imperial Stout - An imperial stout brewed with blackstrap molasses, aged for 2 months in an American oak Jack Daniels whiskey barrel.
Mirror Mirror - A barley wine aged for 6 months in French oak 5-year Pinot barrels, then dry hopped with Cascades.
Licorice Imperial Stout -An American oak Jim Beam barrel dismantled and placed into a stainless tank with black licorice imperial stout. This beer was aged for 3 months with the barrel in the beer not the beer in the barrel.
French Oak Mirror Pond - Mirror Pond Pale Ale aged for 6 weeks in a new French oak, 2-year French oak, and 5-year French Pinot barrel blended with pub pale and dry hopped with Cascades.
Inversion IPA - I.P.A aged for 6 weeks in a combination of Oregon & Midwest American oak barrels, then dry hopped with Crystal hops.
Six different appetizers.
