Topic “Base Camp”

At Oregon’s Deschutes Brewery, they know the time is always right for ladies night. That’s why they’re throwing a party just for women who love beer (and for the men who love women who love beer).

You know you’ve been there: jealously inspecting a friend’s home kegerator while at a birthday party or game day gathering. Why not make your own and become the talk of your neighborhood? Beer drinking, beer pouring and beer making experts from Deschutes Brewery will be on hand to provide some finely balanced discussion of these important issues.

Attention homebrewers…come hone your craft with the gang from Oregon’s Deschutes Brewery and local favorites La Cumbre Brewing. The Deschutes crew, including one of its brewers, David Brendgard, is heading to Albuquerque for Base Camp Week and will be giving away complimentary brewing supplies including clone recipe booklets and bags of hops to use in your next homebrew. Deschutes’ Brendgard and La Cumbre’s Jeff Erway will be available for a formal Q & A session, as well as a Brewers’ Happy Hour from 5 – 6 PM.

To kick off Deschutes Brewery’s Base Camp week in Albuquerque, Seasons Rotisserie and Grill is debuting the brewery’s new Chainbreaker White IPA for its launch in New Mexico. Come down to sip on a bit of this thirst-quenching hopped-up wit beer with enough IBUs to warrant the IPA name. Also available?

Do you work with beer? If you work in a bar or restaurant serving craft beer to your customers, then this is the event for you! Come chat with the folks from Deschutes Brewery and learn more about the types of beer that pass over your bar every day. They’ll have brewer Robin Johnson on hand to give some insight.

The folks from Deschutes Brewery know how to tailgate. What can beat hanging out pre-game with a giant, wooden traveling beer barrel named Woody? He’ll be pouring Deschutes’ beers like Mirror Pond Pale Ale and Black Butte Porter from a couple of his traveling taps to keep you cheering for the home team.

Deschutes Brewery is coming from Oregon to participate in this year’s Montana Beer and Wine Festival, a fundraiser for the Grizzly Scholarship Fund. With hard-to-find Reserve Series Brews, plus the brand-new Chasin’ Freshies and winter seasonal Jubelale, you’ll want to make sure to visit them during the festival. Entry fee to festival is $60 per person; visit www.gogriz.com for more information

Fall brings the colorful leaves, crisp evenings, and…fresh hop beers! Deschutes Brewery is celebrating the hop harvest with not one, but two, fresh hop beers: the brewery’s annual hop harvest celebration, Hop Trip – a Fresh Hop Pale Ale; and a brand-new addition to the lineup, Chasin’ Freshies – a Fresh Hop IPA.

What’s better than an evening full of craft beer from Deschutes Brewery? An evening full of craft beer coupled with adorable dancers from The Cigarette Girls Burlesque, plus some side-splitting comedy acts. Each act will showcase a respective Deschutes Brewery beer equaling a night of excitement, laughter, and unforgettable fun. Show starts at 9 pm, so come in early to enjoy a couple of beers and meet a few folks from the Deschutes crew before the entertainment commences – you don’t want to miss this!