Deschutes Brewery
Gary Fish opened the Deschutes Brewery & Public House in downtown Bend, Oregon, in 1988, naming it after the river. It sold 310 barrels in its first year and 3,954 by 1992. The BJCP uses three of its beers as examples: Black Butte Porter for American porter, Mirror Pond Pale Ale for American pale ale and Obsidian Stout for American stout. The Abyss is its imperial stout. Deschutes is the tenth-largest US craft brewer. It brewed Costco’s Kirkland Signature beers for a time, a deal its chief executive said in July 2026 was ending.
Styles brewed by Deschutes Brewery
Imperial Stout
AleImperial stout: a strong, black, roasty stout with dark fruit and a warming finish, born as an export to the Russian court. Strength, glass and classic examples.
American Pale Ale
AleAmerican pale ale: a pale, hop-forward ale with citrus, pine or tropical American hops over clean malt, made famous by Sierra Nevada in 1980. Strength, bitterness, glass and classic examples.
American Porter
AleAmerican porter: a roasty, chocolatey, bitter dark ale, stronger and hoppier than an English porter; craft brewers revived it from 1974. Strength, taste, serving.
American Stout
AleAmerican stout: a strong, heavily roasted black stout with the bitterness and citrus or resin hops of American craft brewing. Strength, taste and serving.
At a glance
- Country
- USA
- Brews in
- Bend, Oregon
- Founded
- 1988
- Owner
- Privately held (founder Gary Fish)
- Best-known beers
- Black Butte Porter, Mirror Pond Pale Ale, The Abyss
- Address
- 901 SW Simpson Ave, Bend, OR 97702
- Website
- deschutesbrewery.com
Sources
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- Deschutes Brewery - Wikipedia — Wikipedia
- Costco and Deschutes Bring Their Acclaimed Craft Beer Partnership to a Close – American Craft Beer — American Craft Beer
- In Bend, Oregon 6 Breweries for sale, lease, or relocating — New School Beer + Cider — New School Beer + Cider
- A Year of Correction for Craft Beer, With Early Signals of Recovery - Brewers Association — Brewers Association
- Beer in the United States - Wikipedia — Wikipedia