Skip to main content210 NW 11th Ave., 296-4906, deschutesbrewery.com. 11 am-10 pm Sunday-Tuesday, 11 am-11 pm Wednesday-Thursday, 11 am-midnight Friday-Saturday.
This mammoth brewpub opened in 2008,
just as the Great Recession was wiping out jobs and squashing incomes.
People lined up to experience the place anyway. There's a strong yuppie
vibe at this outpost of the Bend-based company, just as you'd expect in
the bustling Pearl. Sit at the bar and you might overhear a guy
educating a gal he just met on the finer points of a threesome. Nearby,
there's a guy from Toronto talking about the beer culture there—try
finding that on the eastside. Food choices are on the spendy side and
the beer list features Deschutes standards everyone knows and loves,
along with specialty and seasonal brews. Some of the small-batch beers
are brewed right here while others are shipped across the pass. All are
appropriately marked. Earth is 8,000 miles around at the equator, and
Deschutes distributes across 5,000 of those miles, from Hawaii to
Pennsylvania. The best thing about this perpetually packed pub is
finding something you'll never find outside these walls.
Happy hour: 4-6 pm daily. Rotating $3.50 drafts and food specials.
Entertainment: TVs, tourists.
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