FUN IN & AROUND REDMOND
Michael Hart with Gompers Distillery helps visitors enter a “secret” room through a bookcase at the Redmond tasting room.
house, with ever-changing seasonal and experimental
brews coming online all the time. koboldbrewing.com
General Duffy’s Waterhole
General Duffy’s brings beer from dozens of local
breweries and offers food from a number of local, on-site
food trucks. Customers on site often are serenaded by
live music and events at their outdoor concert space. Big
name bands occasionally stop by, and specialty nights are
not uncommon. Not only are there 20 taps to choose from,
it is also host to regular concerts, comedy shows, markets
and private events. www.generalduffys.com
Initiative Brewing
While the east-side industrial areas are drawing small-
scale producers with taprooms, midtown Redmond has
a full brewpub with Initiative Brewing. The new brewery
opened in a former bank building at 424 NW Fifth St
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and is known for its excellent cuisine along with beers
that range from IPAS to lager and ales. The brewing is
planning an expansion to nearby Madras in 2023.
www.initiativebrew.com
Gompers Distillery
The industrial building at 611 NE Jackpine Court is also
home to the Gompers Distillery, maker of Gompers Gin.
Redmond’s business-friendly policies attracted Gompers
Distillery owners Jessica and Michael Hart right off the
bat. “I love the vibe and the feel of Redmond,” Jessica
Hart said. The couple had been making their signature
gin on another distiller’s equipment in Bend for five
years. Since leasing space on Jackpine Court, they plan
to import their own still from Holland and begin hand
production of a variety of spirits. The Prohibition-era style
tasting room even has a “hidden room.”
www.gompersdistillery.com.