Bend Brewing Company has announced a new small batch Pub Series of beers and plans to open a brand new taproom next Spring in Bend, Oregon’s Summit West neighborhood called Waypoint.

Bend Brewing’s Pub Series will be a showcase for limited small batch beers that would normally only be available on draft at their taproom, with draft sales down due to the pandemic the 16oz cans are a fantastic way to continue experimenting. The Pub Series will rotate throughout the year and cans and is now available in Portland through Point Blank Distributing and in Central Oregon through Bigfoot Beverages.

The inaugural can release in the Pub Series is Waist Deep Winter Ale, it’s a Northwest winter warmer and features premium UK malts and hops. Full bodied with loads of dark fruit malt character, Waist Deep is the perfect beer to keep you warm until the snow stops falling.

Next up is Killer Stashe NW Pale Ale, a revival of the classic American pale ale that has evolved into a modern NW pale showcasing a single hop variety. Each Killer Stashe release will feature a different hop with the variety printed on the bottom of the can. BBC brewers were early adopters of the increasingly popular, Oregon grown, Strata hops and chose to feature them for the initial Killer Stashe release. Killer Stashe-Strata will be available in the Portland area this week through Point Blank and hit shelves in Central Oregon the following week through Bigfoot Beverages.

Waypoint by Bend Brewing Company is a new concept being developed and details are still under wraps, but owner Packy Deenihan says an expected opening is projected for April 2021 at 921 NW Mt. Washington Dr., Bend, OR 97703.