From the World Beer Awards, Deschutes Brewery -- Bend's first/oldest brewer -- snagged "World's Best" overall with their "Red Chair Northwest Pale Ale" -- 2nd time in 3 years, as well as winning "best" in other categories of beer.
Is it really best?
Who knows -- no arguing esthetics...and I don't drink anyway, so I don't even have an opinion.
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FWIW: "Red Chair" is one of the old, original chair lifts at Bend ski area Mt. Bachelor. I think they don't use it a lot anymore since the newer ones have so much more capacity. But I don't downhill ski anymore, so I don't know much about the beer's namesake, either anymore.
Is it really best?
Who knows -- no arguing esthetics...and I don't drink anyway, so I don't even have an opinion.
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FWIW: "Red Chair" is one of the old, original chair lifts at Bend ski area Mt. Bachelor. I think they don't use it a lot anymore since the newer ones have so much more capacity. But I don't downhill ski anymore, so I don't know much about the beer's namesake, either anymore.