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About East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current | View Entire Issue (March 19, 2016)
Soak in the local suds While Portland and Bend’s microbreweries get most of the attention, Eastern Oregon’s brewing scene has grown steadily over the past few years and has been producing some truly fantastic beer. The Eastern Oregon Beer Festival in La Grande has been a huge success over the past couple years with beers from Eastern Oregon and the rest of the state available to sample. Each year sees new brewpubs in Eastern Oregon offering new and exciting beers to try. Check them out! The Prodigal Son Brewery and Pub While it opened only ¿ve years ago, Prodigal Son has quickly become a Pendleton institution. Located in a former Studebaker dealership, they offer beer crafted with local ingredients. Prodigal Son won the taster’s choice two years in a row at the Paci¿c 1orth- west Brewcup for their Bruce Lee Porter in 2013 and for their Huckleberry Wheat in 2014. In addition to their beers they offer delicious pub fare and a new cocktail list. Beer to try: Beer 1amed Sue Golden $le, Huckleberry Wheat. Ella IP$ Tuesday-Thursday 11 a.m.-10 p.m. Friday-Saturday 11 a.m.-11 p.m. and Barley Brown’s Sunday noon-9 p.m. When you enter Barley Brown’s Brewpub 230 S.E. Court Ave., Pendleton in downtown Baker City it will quickly 541-276-6090 become apparent how renowned their brews www.prodigalsonbrewery.com are. The walls of the pub are covered with gold medals and trophies they have been awarded Terminal Gravity Brewery since they started brewing in 199. $cross the and Pubhouse street from the pub is their tap house where 1estled in the scenic Wallowa 9alley, you can sample 22 rotating varieties of 1orth- Terminal Gravity offers some of the best beer west classics or bold new creations. in Oregon. Relax on the front porch of the Beer to try: Pallet Jack IP$, Coffee Infused bungalow-turned-brewpub and sip a stout or Breakfast Stout. IP$ while looking out over the creek running Restaurant open Monday-Saturday through an $spen grove. The menu features 4-10 p.m. Taphouse open daily at 2 p.m. locally sourced beef or buffalo burgers and 2190 Main St., Baker City veggies grown in nearby Joseph. Tap house located at 2200 Main St. Beer to try: The Terminal Gravity IP$, 541-523-2337 Extra Special Golden ESG, Eagle Cap IP$. www.barleybrownsbeer.com Wednesday-Thursday 2-9 p.m., Friday and Saturday 2-10 p.m. and Sunday 2-9 p.m. Hermiston Brewing Company 803 S.E. School St., Enterprise $ttached to 1ookie’s Sports Bar and 541-426-3000 Restaurant, master brewer Tom Torresdal www.terminalgravitybrewing.com brews beer inÀuenced by his time interning at a microbrewery in 1orway and many 1188 Brewing Company beers feature 9iking-themed titles like Grant County’s ¿rst microbrewery offers Bloodaxe Red or Beast Bode Stout. Their good food, good atmosphere, a family-friendly Tum-$-Lum Lager bears its namesake to the environment and, of course, great beer! Check old Tum-$-Lum Lumber Company sign that out their healthy and hearty selection of sand- adorns the bar. Try any of these as well as one wiches and specialty entrées to pair with one of their other 13 rotating beers and pub-style of their tasty beers. food. Beer to try: Black Oak Instigator Beer to try: Dwarfcraft IPL, One Eyed Imperial Stout, 'esert 0onk IP$. Jack’s Epic $le. Open Monday-Saturday 11 a.m.-9 p.m. Open 11 a.m.-9 p.m. daily 141 E. Main St., John Day 541-575-1188 www.1188brewing.com 26 125 N. First St., Hermiston 542-289-7414 www.hermistonbrewingcompany.com DISCOVER EASTERN OREGON Photo by Maegan Murray Dragon’s Gate Brewery This nano-brewery makes single, 20-gallon batches of Belgian- and 1orth- west-style beers. Owners $dam and Jennifer Gregory use their 10-acre farm to grow hops and ingredients that makes their brew a truly handcrafted experience. They specialize in Belgian-style beers like Triples and Wits that you can take home in 750 milliliter bottles as well as growler ¿lls, or sample in their tasting room. Beer to try: Belgian Triple, Belgian Golden Strong $le. Open Monday-Friday by appointment and Saturday noon-4 p.m. 52288 Sinquist Road, Milton-Freewater 541-215-2622 www.dragonsgatebrewery.com Ordnance Brewing Brewmaster Logan May¿eld Moined the owners of 1eighbor Dudes tap house and opened Eastern Oregon’s newest micro- brewery in June of 2015. The brewery quickly expanded to meet demands and plans to offer six-packs of cans and bottles, as well as 22-ounce bottles this year. Their tap house in Boardman offers 15 of their beers on selection and is open to adults 21 and older. Beer to try: Rye Extra Pale $le, .olsch, Full Metal Jacket IP$. Taproom open Tuesday-Friday 2-9 p.m., Saturday noon-10 p.m. and Sunday noon-6 p.m. 405 N. Olson Road, Boardman 541-481-2231 www.ordnancebrewing.com
