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Archive Home > 2004 > December > 12 > Beer boomtown

Beer boomtown

You might wonder if a city of 60,000 could support five brew pubs. But Bend's breweries are not only surviving, they're thriving.

By Cathy Carroll / The Bulletin
December 12, 2004

When McMenamins Old St. Francis School open-ed in Bend last month, microbrew drinkers rejoiced, but some also wondered how five microbrew pubs can survive in a town of about 60,000 people.

Microbrew industry experts last week said no one should fear. Bend's growing craft-beer scene is healthy....

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