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old mill brew werks Old Mill Brew Wërks is not your average brewpub, “We’re doing more hand-crafted food as well as handcrafted beer which means smaller, specialty batches; we’re trying to be more of a quality brewpub with quality food,” explains Owner/Operator Courtney Stevens. And the brewpub’s food tops the list, “Everything is made from scratch using fresh, local ingredients. We call it Pub Fusion because we’re not a nachos and burger joint, though we have ½-pound burgers that are almost six inches tall. For dinner, we serve dishes like Rib-eye steak, Chicken Marsala, Fresh Salmon, a Portobello mushroom tower, Sea Scallops, and nightly specials.” Though the brewpub has a full-liquor bar, beer is the main pull, 803 SW Industrial Way ◆ Bend, Oregon 97702 541-633-7670 oldmillbrewwerks.com Hours: Friday – Saturday at 11:00 a.m. 10:00 p.m. and Monday-Thursday at 11:00 a.m.-9:00 p.m. “We have seven brews on tap, and we now offer an Imperial Sour IPA that is bourbon- barrel aged with cherries for six- to- eight months,” explains Stevens. Their top sellers include Imperial IPA, Rabble Rouser Imperial Red, Irreverence IPA, and Neurotic Blonde Ale; and virtually all varieties have a higher alcohol-byvolume percentage than average beer. RIVER DRIFTERS Oregon rafting company River Drifters, located out of Maupin Oregon and White Salmon, Washington as well, enters its 35th season this year, proving to be one of Oregon’s longest standing white water rafting companies with a bounty of experience and river knowledge. River Drifters offers white water raft trips as well as calm water float trips and inflatable kayaking excursions. Operating mainly on the Deschutes, White Salmon and Clackamas Rivers, River Drifters provides unsurpassed river guide experience with half-day and full day trips throughout the season, as well as once in a lifetime, unforgettable multiple day trips through the vast Deschutes and Owyhee river-ways that last up to a week. – all in the beautiful surroundings of Oregon’s remote desert canyons - abundant with wildlife from osprey to bighorn sheep. Operating from March to October, River Drifters highly recommends advanced reservations for larger parties. River Drifters can accommodate children as young as four years of age on specific rafting trips, and has a wide range of river excursions for you to choose from, guaranteeing the right trip for you and your family. Able to accommodate groups up to 150 persons, River Drifters is a premier river excursion company in Oregon, providing professional, water safety certified, fully trained guides with an average of three to six years of river guiding experience – assuring that your trip will be the most memorable and enjoyable experience you can have – whether it be shooting class IV rapids or taking a multiple day scenic float trip through the spectacular canyons of the Eastern Oregon high mountain desert on the Owyhee River. River Drifters offers all inclusive river trips, providing all equipment and instruction. Multiple day scenic and white water river excursions include river side camping and daily cooked meals 22 columbia river gorge Travel and Recreation Guide