USA, PA: Deschutes Brewery starts distribution in Pennsylvania

Deschutes Brewery has been a staple of the craft beer industry for some time. Established in 1988 in Bend, Oregon, Deschutes Brewery is the number five craft brewer in the country, known best for beers like Black Butte Porter, the top-selling craft porter, and Mirror Pond Pale Ale, which is second in its style only to Sierra Nevada’s Pale Ale, Pennlive.com reported on March 25.

Now distributed in nearly 30 states -- including, as of this week, Pennsylvania -- Deschutes’ clout will no question make an impact in the state’s local market.

An “official” launch week is planned for mid-April with half a dozen brewery representatives helping share the Deschutes brand in Pennsylvania. They’ve planned a number of events for that week.

The brewery will be launching four flagship beers -- the aforementioned best-selling Black Butte Porter and Mirror Pond Pale Ale -- as well as their current seasonal, Red Chair Northwest Pale Ale, which won honors as the World’s Best Beer two of the last four years. Finally, they’ll also launch their new Chainbreaker White IPA, a new style “smash IPA-wheat,” which is made with a Belgian yeast strain and has a great hop profile along with flavors of orange and coriander. It was named best-selling new beer of 2012.

Meanwhile, there will be Deschutes-themed events all over the area, starting now.

28 March, 2014