Deschutes Brewery’s 2021 Release Calendar Deschutes Brewery is thrilled to announce their 2021 beer calendar featuring exciting new brands and pack types, exclusive barrel aged beers and new collaborative partnerships. 

Deschutes Brewery and Bendistillery’s Crater Lake Spirits are happy to announce the release of their limited Black Butte Whiskey collaboration this Saturday, December 19th, just in time for the holidays. 2020 marks the first release of the much anticipated 5-year aged Black Butte.

Deschutes Brewery, family and employee owned since 1988, announced today the release of this year’s The Abyss. First released in 2006, The Abyss 2020 will release in 4 pack, 12-ounce bottles for the first time.

Deschutes Brewery announces the release of Forged Together Oregon, a fundraiser in collaboration with 14 local breweries to raise funds for Wildfire Relief in Oregon.

Breakthru Beverage is getting out of the beer business in Wisconsin. “We are in the process of exiting the beer category in Wisconsin as part of Breakthru’s larger efforts to better manage our portfolio strategy,” Kevin Roberts, Breakthru EVP of supplier relations, said in a statement.

Jubelale, the first beer ever bottled at Deschutes Brewery, was originally packaged by hand off the taps at the Bend pub in 1988.

Deschutes founder Gary Fish was up-front with wholesalers during the Bend, Oregon-headquartered craft brewery’s virtual distributor summit held earlier this week.

Several West Coast breweries are closing for outdoor service and some have been evacuated due to several wildfires and the impact on air quality in California, Oregon and Washington.

Fresh Squeezed IPA and Fresh Haze IPA, side-by-side on the shelf. Deschutes VP of sales and marketing Neal Stewart made the ask no fewer than 22 times on Wednesday during the Bend, Oregon-headquartered craft brewery’s distributor summit.

Deschutes, a family and employee owned brewery since 1988, is launching a new Imperial IPA in the Fresh Family line up. Joining Fresh Squeezed IPA, Fresh Haze IPA and Lil’ Squeezy Juicy Ale, this offering takes a fresh approach to an Imperial IPA with Royal Fresh. 

Bubble NBA basketball is finally here — and two craft breweries are creating beers branded for their respective home teams. Deschutes Brewery will launch Rip City Lager in partnership with the Portland Trail Blazers. Also today, Framingham, Massachusetts-based Jack’s Abby Craft Lagers announced a four-year partnership with the Boston Celtics.

Back by popular demand, Chainbreaker, a favorite among Deschutes drinkers for many years, will release again this Fall for a limited time.

Last month, Deschutes celebrated 32 years as a trusted craft brewery. Black Butte Porter, the beer that put the small town brewery on the map in the 80’s, remains the #1 selling porter in the US, even though it only resides in two thirds of the country.

Deschutes Brewery, Bend’s original craft brewery born in 1988, celebrates 32 years of family and employee owned independent craft beer on Saturday, June 27th with the release of their anniversary Black Butte Imperial Porter.