Deschutes Brewery

BEND, OR — Deschutes Brewery, North Coast Brewing Company and Rogue Ales have teamed up to create a traditional barley wine as the first in Deschutes Brewery’s Class of ’88 collaboration series. The series will include a number of commemorative beers to celebrate the 25th anniversary of craft breweries around the country that were founded… Read more »

It’s a great time to be selling craft beer in Illinois. Deschutes Brewery reported today that since launching in the state on Jan. 7, it has sold more than 18,000 case equivalents to 1,800 customer accounts. “We are thrilled by the volume results from our launch month,” Stacy Denbow, the company’s Market Expansion Manager said… Read more »

BEND, Ore. — Deschutes Brewery has hired Craig Marshall as its new South Central zone sales manager and Gavin Stoub as its new Illinois market sales manager. Marshall, who is based in Phoenix, AZ, will oversee sales activities and team members in Arizona, Colorado, Texas, Utah and New Mexico. Stoub, who is based in the Chicago area, will manage distributor and account relationships within the state of Illinois.

BEND, Ore. — Deschutes Brewery brings its Base Camp For Beer Fanatics campaign to Flagstaff, Arizona for an amazing series of specialty beer tastings, beer and food pairings, and appearances by Woody, the giant beer barrel on wheels. Deschutes brewers, ambassadors and fanatics will be on hand to provide some in-the-trenches insight into our courageously crafted brews.

Bend, Ore.-based Deschutes Brewery, the fifth largest craft brewery in the U.S., based on 2011 sales figures supplied by the Brewers Association, has hired Kris Scholl as Technical Director, a new position created to oversee brewing, cellaring, packaging, maintenance and quality control. Scholl was previously the Director of Global Brewing and Quality for Asia and Latin America for AB-InBev.

BEND, OR – Deschutes Brewery is happy to announce that has expanded distribution in South Dakota to the western portion of the state, encompassing areas such as Rapid City and Chamberlain. The brewery will be working with local distributors, Eagle Sales in Chamberlain and Eagle Sales of the Black Hills, Inc., to bring its beers… Read more »

CHICAGO, IL — Demonstrating its commitment to and investment in the craft beer business, Wirtz Beverage Illinois (WBI) announced today the appointment of three craft beer specialists as well as a dedicated Craft Beer team. WBI, the state’s oldest and most established alcohol beverage distributor, enters the craft beer market January 2013 through a partnership… Read more »

BEND, OR — Twenty-five years ago marked a seminal time for the budding craft brewing industry in the United States. Deschutes Brewery is working with four other craft breweries founded in 1988 (North Coast Brewing Co., Rogue Brewery, Goose Island Beer Co. and Great Lakes Brewing Co.) to create a selection of commemorative beers to… Read more »

BEND, OR – Deschutes Brewery has promoted Adam Birdwell to the newly formed position of account sales specialist in the San Francisco Bay Area. An employee at the brewery’s flagship pub in downtown Bend, Oregon for the last year, Birdwell will relocate to the Bay Area to help establish and manage relationships with distributors and… Read more »

PORTLAND, OR – Last night, Deschutes Brewery founder and owner Gary Fish was awarded The Al and Pat Reser Civic Leadership Award at the 2012 Governors’ Gold Awards ceremony at the Oregon Convention Center. The award recognizes one individual each year who has shown a commitment to promoting quality of life in his or her… Read more »

BEND, OR — Deschutes Brewery has promoted Stacy Denbow, who has served as a zone sales manager for the brewery since 2005, to expansion manager. This newly formed position will be responsible for identifying and opening new retail markets for the brewery, creating market launch plans and working on distributor partnerships. Denbow will continue to… Read more »

BEND, OR – Recently named the “World’s Best Beer” at the World Beer Awards, Deschutes Brewery’s Red Chair Northwest Pale Ale is just one of the beers that Wirtz Beverage will be bringing to craft beer fans in the state of Illinois early next year. Deschutes Brewery has partnered with the state’s leading distributor, which… Read more »

BEND, OR – Deschutes Brewery has hired three new people in sales positions: Steve Sierra as market manager for Arizona and Utah; Chelsea Taglang as account sales specialist for greater Los Angeles County; and Timothy Belusko as account sales specialist for Orange County. All three will contribute significantly to the brewery’s long-term business goals.

BEND, OR – Deschutes Brewery is happy to announce that it will begin selling Black Butte Porter and Mirror Pond Pale Ale in Kansas, starting July 16th. The brewery, which grew its distribution network into Missouri earlier this year, recently expanded its brewing capacity by nearly 50% to enable this and future growth. Deschutes will… Read more »