One of the many reasons we live in Bend, OR is the presence of Mt. Bachelor. Snowboarding/Skiing is a great way to spend the looooong Winters here, and nothing beats a morning workout at the hill. Three years ago I had an accident on the mountain where I fell into a powder covered tree. I was just going to say that I sure wish I had one of these beers that day! Cheers!
Style: American Pale Ale
Specs:
- 5.5% ABV
- 40 IBU
- Malts: NW Two Row, Melanoidin, Crystal 60, Carafoam
- Hops: Centennial, Cascade, Pacific Jade
Further Reading
Mountain Rescue @ GoodLife
Also Bone-a-fide soaps available!
We had our first chance to try the Bone-A-Fide Pale Ale from Boneyard Beer at the World Beard Championship in Bend last May and we were more than pleased. We have since tried this beer a few additional times and are big fans. If you haven’t been to their tasting room, we highly recommend that you do. You can also find their beers at several local restaurants in town such as Brother Jon’s and Jacksons Corner. It’s more than likely they will be serving this brew or the RPM IPA.
On a mission to help Boneyard break another record of growlers sold each Wednesday we headed on over to pick up a growler of Bone-a-fide. It was business as usual on Wednesday for Boneyard as they had a tent and grill set up for serving fish tacos and the ever present line to fill ‘er up! We were quickly greeted by the gang who is always friendly and ready to share their tasty treats. After a quick chat and news that a new shipment of apparel would be arriving next Wednesday we headed out knowing we would be back next week. On the way to the car one of the brewers let us know he was still working on the recipe for Bone-a-fide and hadn’t quite achieved what he was looking for. I wasted no time in letting him know that not much change was necessary. Bone-a-fide is already on it’s way to being a classic Pale Ale from Bend, Oregon.
There are many great things about living in Central Oregon. From the lakes, rivers, and mountains there are lots of opportunities to experience the outdoors. One of our favorite hobbies here in Central Oregon is snowboarding at Mt. Bachelor. Every year we look forward to making turns down his beautiful slopes, and every year we look forward to riding up the Red Chair lift together. This year we have started a tradition that involves drinking a Red Chair beer from Deschutes Brewery on our first run. Really there is no better way to celebrate another year on the hill.
Deschutes has made a delicious batch once more and we will definitely be putting a dent in the supply!
Check out the specs:
Style: American Pale Ale
Ingredients:
Malts: Seven varieties of malt including British crystals, German pilsner, and domestic versions of cara-pils and Munich.
Specs:
- 6.4% ABV
- 60 IBU
- Available: January to April
We picked up this beer at our local Whole Foods. Caldera Brewing located in Ashland, Oregon brews this pretty tasty American IPA. We can’t help but love the label on this one!
Style: IPA
Ingredients:
Malts: ???
Hops: ???
Yeast & Water: ???
Specs:
- 6.8% ABV
- ??? IBU
- Preferred Glass: Pint Glass (or Becker, Nonic, Tumbler), Mug (or Seidel, Stein)
- Food Pairing: Cuisine (Curried, Thai) Cheese (peppery; Monterey / Pepper Jack, sharp; Blue, Cheddar, pungent; Gorgonzola, Limburger) Meat (Poultry, Fish, Shellfish, Salmon)
“An imperial IPA brewed in the northwest tradition with American 2 row and crystal malts balanced with Five different northwest varietal hops. Fruity flowery and BIG!” – Silver Moon Brewing
I wonder what the correct spelling for this brew is… Hoptygon (as written on their website) or Hop-tagon (as written on the bottle)?? hmmmm.
Style: IPA
Ingredients:
Malts: 2 Row and Crystal
Hops: Five different northwest varietal hops
Yeast & Water: ???
Specs:
- 9% ABV
- 7.2% ABW
- 99 IBU
- Preferred Glass: Pint
- Copper (English pale ale) (10 SRM)
