Bend craft breweries trying to meet demand


Boneyard Beer will become the fourth Bend beer maker since January to expand production.

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Boneyard Beer will become the fourth Bend beer maker since January to expand production.

Last year, the brewery had to pull out of Southern Oregon because it couldn’t keep up with demand, said Tony Lawrence, partner and brewmaster for the nearly 4-year-old brewery.

Crux Fermentation Project, leased a 5,500-square-foot industrial warehouse earlier this month to expand capacity for future growth, according to a news release from Compass Commercial Real Estate Services.

And in January, Deschutes Brewery founder Gary Fish announced plans to double capacity, although he didn’t specify when.

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