2015 Bend Oregon BMBW





Taste the High Desert: Beers Made By Walking Tapping in Bend on September 16
Bend Beers Made By Walking Tapping Event
September 16th, 6-9pm
Broken Top Bottle Shop, 1740 NW Pence Lane, Bend, OR 97701
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Early this summer, Beers Made By Walking invited local brewers to go on nature hikes in Oregon's high desert and create new beers inspired by the plants identified on the trails. We collaborated with the Oregon Natural Desert Association to host three public hikes. ONDA experts led brewers from Crux Fermentation Project, Deschutes Brewery, and Worthy Brewing Co. through current and proposed wilderness areas including the Oregon Badlands Wilderness, Scout Camp at the confluence of the Deschutes River and Whychus Creek, and Black Canyon at Sutton Mountain. The beers that come out of this collaboration are inspired by the surrounding high-desert.
For the event Worthy Brewing brewed “Walk on the Wild Side,” which was inspired by the Badlands, just east of the brewery. Their beer is with buckwheat, sage, local honey, and yarrow. After a hike at Scout Camp, Crux Fermentation Project brewed “Redbarn Farm,” a red Saison ale with rye, rosehips, and fermented with Brettanomyces, a wild yeast strain. Fresh off the hike at Black Canyon, Deschutes brewer, and BMBW veteran, Veronica Vega was leaning toward making an IPA with yarrow and black currant and is putting finishing touches on the recipe.


Entrance is free; beers may be purchased in sample or pint sizes. All proceeds benefit the Oregon Natural Desert Association.
Contributing Breweries:
Crux Fermentation Project
Deschutes Brewery
Worthy Brewing