NEW Deschutes Brew Pub Menu

Deschutes Brewery's New Menu

I know you're as excited as I am that the Deschutes Brew Pub unveiled their new menu today. Aside from the new flashier look there are some new menu items. Personally I could go without the "hand drawn" arrows and "hand written" notes of "Options and Extras" as it reminds me too much of the Red Robins (oh lordy) menu but I am excited to try some of the new dishes.

New items on the menu include Crab fritters, Mexican Tuna Tartare, and Cascade Ale & Toasted Chile Cheese dip on the appetizer menu; Oregon Bay Shrimp Salad, and Brewery Falafel Salad for the salad section.

For burgers they brought back the Cajun Burger and added an Elk Burger.

Brewery Specialties have added four Spent Grain Pizzas; Roasted Oregon Chicken Breast, Sweet Plum Tomatoes, Oregon Bay Shrimp, and a House-made Italian Sausage.

New to the Specialty Sandwiches are the Roast Beef wif Creamy Blue Cheese & Horseradish, Grilled Curry Chicken Sandwich, and the Roasted Jalapeno Chicken Sandwich. I know a friend of mine used to love getting the jerk chicken but i don’t see that on the menu anymore...not sure if it's been gone or if this is a new thing.

On the dessert menu, I don't know if it's new or not but I don't remember ever seeing a Black Butte Porter Chocolate Cheesecake with a chocolate cookie crust.

My french dip is still there so I'm happy. I want to try that Elk Burger, Roast Beef sammy, Sausage pizza...ah hell, I'm going to end up trying it all.

I'll have to swing by tomorrow night to say goodbye to Marcus. Heard it's your last day...could have told me, bro. Got's to slap that rock one last time!

Deschutes Beer Pub
1044 NW Bond Street, between Franklin and Greenwood
Bend, OR 97701
541-382-9242

Deschutes Beer Pub, Bend Oregon

Deschutes Brew Pub

Still in my quest to find the Best Hot Wings in Bend Oregon, I had a chance to snap a photo with my cell phone while eating at the Deschutes brew pub in Downtown Bend.

It was just a half order of wings as an appetizer. I like the flavor and the size of the mini drumsticks or drums. I still would prefer the other part which I'll now call Flats thanks to Wiki. I like the flats much better as the meat is tender and comes clean off the bone vs the drum which has that mess at the thick end when you're done. What is that, tendon? MMM that's some good cartilage.

The wings at Deschutes are good...they are what wings should be. I'm happy with them and will get them when I'm in the mood for wings and happen to be at Deschutes for some eats.

Deschutes Beer Pub
1044 NW Bond Street, between Franklin and Greenwood
Bend, OR 97701
541-382-9242
http://www.deschutesbrewery.com/BrewPub/default.aspx

Deschutes Brewery Mountain Room - Spring Beer Dinner

Deschutes Brewery Mountain Room

Delectable Six Course Beer Pairing Dinner
Featuring Sous Chefs Tiffany Baker & Charlie Bartosekand
Brewer Pat Shea

The wife and I made it to the Deschutes Beer Dinner on Saturday, March 10, 2007. If you enjoy beer and delicious food, this dinner is well worth the $55 a head. I felt like I was part of high society being served a six course meal but then since ever course was paired with beer instead of wine, I felt fine in my jeans. I love "Bend casual".

Pairing food with beer is such a great idea and just as difficult as pairing wine to different dishes (so we were told). I'm not a huge fan of wine and I don't drink enough to know what goes well with which. But I do drink beer and it was amazing to taste the similarities among the ingredients used in the food and it's paired up beer.

When we arrived we got a glass of the UR Alt Bier which was pared up with the Passed Appetizers as well as with the Plated Appetizer.

Passed Appetizers
Spring Leeks and Prawns with Lemongrass and Ginger Aioli Bruschetta with Arugula Pesto, Prosciutto, and Truffle Honey

I was able to snag a couple prawns and one Bruschetta before we sat down. Both were great and I wish I was more aggressive in trying to get more of each. The funny thing about Prosciutto is that it's difficult to bite through especially when perched atop crunchy Bruschetta. It can be a bit awkward having to eat the entire thing in one bite or look silly all hunched over with a beer in one hand, the little cocktail napkin in the other trying to figure out what to do with half a slice of Prosciutto sticking out of your mouth. Unless you're me and just chow the entire appetizer in one bite.

Plated Appetizer
Asparagus Cilantro Gazpacho Paired with Alt Bier

UGH...definitely not my cup of tea. I'm glad that we didn't get a photo of this one. Green, cold, asparagus soup. Nothing right about this. I took a few bites and by some miracle, it actually tasted better with every sip of UR Alt that quickly followed.

I didn't finish my Gazpacho. Other people seemed to like it.

Salad
Baby Bitter Greens with Dungeness Crab, Avocado, and Cucumber Vinaigrette Paired with East Lake Extra Pale Ale

How much can you say about a salad like this, it's pretty simple. This course was really light and refreshing. I could barely taste the Cucumber Vinaigrette but I love crab. Crab = good. For a little salad, this was nice and just like the rest of the dishes, it went well with the beer. Extra Pale is not a favorite of mine, but they serve in half pints so it was over fast.

Entrée #1
Grilled Ahi Tuna with Ramps (Spring Onions), Anasazi Beans, and Charred Tomato Vinaigrette Paired with Far Rock Strong Ale

I apologize for the photo, I couldn't help but to dive right into this dish. I LOVE Ahi Tuna. They prepared it just right, it practically melted in my mouth. Soooo gooood!

Entrée #2
Porcini and Herb Crusted Rack of Lamb with Celery Root Puree, served alongside Roasted Baby Carrots and Fennel Paired with Buzzsaw Brown

Now we're cookin with Crisco! My lamb was just a touch over cooked cause I like it pretty rare. The wife's was just like I wanted so we traded a shank. The Celery Root Puree was a bit different than I'm used to. I was sort of hoping it would magically turn into some garlic mashed potatoes but then it might not have paired with the Buzzsaw as well.

By this time I was feeling pretty...pretty...pretty good. The portions were just right. After all these courses I felt just right, not stuffed but not hungry by any means.

A Trio of Bite-Sized Desserts
Bourbon Pecan Tart, Vanilla Stout Ice Cream Profiterole, Triple Chocolate Cake Paired with Imperial Stout

The wife's favorite part of the meal by far! Normally I would simply just slide my plate over to her so she can take whatever she likes. But this time I destroyed the cake and ice cream along with the 11% Stout....whooooo doggy.

Fantastic meal, beers, and experience all around. I loved it and would recommend the dinner to anyone.

Next up is the Barrel Tasting (I think you get to taste what's INSIDE the barrels). I hope there is more food at the Barrel Tasting then there was last year. I might go, might not. Dinner - yes, barrel tasting where you don't get to sit down and enjoy some food - maybe.

Deschutes Brewery Mountain Room

http://www.deschutesbrewery.com/Banquets/Upcoming+Events/default.aspx

Deschutes Brew Pub - French Dip

Deschutes Brew Pub

Next time you're at the Deschutes brew pub, indulge in one of the least expensive lunch items on the menu, the French Dip. Trust me. Add some cheese like Mozzarella and get your choice of fries, chips, or a salad. I added cheese and had a beer (don't tell the boss) so I thought I'd better go with a salad.

Deschutes is such a great place to hang out with friends and family over a pint of some of the best beer in Bend. Their food is pretty damn good and the prices are acceptable. The pricing is much better ever since they stopped charging an extra dollar for fries and two bucks extra for a salad. Who ever did that anyhow? A salad for two bucks more? HA! Suckers.

Deschutes makes their own bread too man. Oh, the bun on the french dip and on their burgers are so soft its almost wrong. Remember, Fridays, they have chowder as the soup of the day.

You know, I don't know why I tell you these things. I like going there on Fridays. When all you chumps go there (especially you the tourists) it makes the wait for a table almost unbearable. I say almost since I can get a pint as my appetizer and hang out in the bar with fellow locals and watch whatever they have on ESPN behind the bar.

Enjoy!

Deschutes Brew Pub

1044 NW Bond Street, between Franklin and Greenwood
Bend, OR 97701
541-382-9242

http://www.deschutesbrewery.com/BrewPub/default.aspx

Deschutes Brew Pub - ESB

Deschutes Brew Pub

There is nothing better on a snowy Friday like today than a bowl of clam chowder (served as the special soup every Friday...at least as far as I know), a pint of Inversion, and a ESB (Extra Special Burger). Oh and adding up the calories is pretty fun too.

Below is an older photo of my lunch about a month ago. Back then they were not making their own fries like they normally do because of a shortage of potatoes. They are making their own fries now though so maybe I'll be able to get a new photo today.

If you get fries with your meal, make sure you try their mustard. It's like dipping your fries in a pool of heaven. Shoot, even if you don't get fries, try the mustard. Try it on your salad...sure, why not, it's what Sorority girls do. Don't they? They also have tickle fights and practice kissing with each other.

The home made fries are scrumptious. Get them.

Deschutes serves up some delicious food. They make their own buns, use local beef for their burgers, brew their own beers (at least some of the beers), make their own mustard, and have some hot waitresses. I mean, a friendly wait staff ready to serve.

I mean the list of great food, beers, and service goes on and on. Go there today and tell your friendly waiter (they're good lookin too...what up Marcus) or waitress that I sent ya...maybe they'll comp me a pint or something.

Deschutes Beer Pub

1044 NW Bond Street, between Franklin and Greenwood
Bend, OR 97701
541-382-9242
http://www.deschutesbrewery.com/BrewPub/default.aspx