FAQs

Deschutes Brewery has always been family owned and operated. An Employee Stock Ownership Program (ESOP) was set up in 2013 so employees now own a percentage of the company. Every employee is a co-owner!

It’s a size thing. Though both pour premium ingredients, passion and experimentation into the work, micros typically serve local audiences only and produce less than 15,000 US beer barrels per year. Craft Brewers take that same commitment to a wider audience.

In some areas, YES! We currently are only able to ship beer to customers in OREGON, VA and DC. If you're in those areas, click to shop above!

Keep an eye out for open positions in all Deschutes locations on our careers page. https://deschutesbrewery.applicantpro.com/jobs/

Deschutes Brewery has a long-standing commitment to the health and future of our planet. Our efforts in sustainability are in line with our deeply rooted values to preserve and protect our environment, focusing on conserving water, waterways, and energy; recycling waste; buying local; building smarter; and building healthier communities. We are constantly working to lessen our environmental impact by using fewer resources and returning what we can to nature. Check out some of the things Deschutes co-owners are proud to do every day here.

We currently distribute in all 50 states, Washington D.C., British Columbia, and Alberta. Use our Beer Finder to locate our Damn Tasty Beer near you. Our Beer Finder is fed from an inventory system we do not control of the results. It’s not always perfect and we apologize in advance for that. If Deschutes is new in your area our Beer Finder may not be up to date yet as we work on adding new stores across those states. While we are doing so, we suggest chatting with the manager at your local store and let them know you’d love to see Deschutes! If you are having trouble finding your favorites or if you are noticing expired beer on the shelves near you, please let us know using the Support button on this page and we will pass your message along to our team in your area who will look into this. We appreciate you looking out for us and we want you to have the freshest Deschutes possible!

If you are interested in reserving a keg for your private event or kegerator, please check out our online portal for flavor availability, sizes and cost - click Shop > Kegs at the top of the page

Looking for some Deschutes apparel, drinkware, and sweet gear? Look no further than our online store here​: https://merch.deschutesbrewery.com/

Putting a “Packaged On Date” on our beer cartons and labels is intended to be more consumer-friendly than a “Best By Date”. A “Packaged On Date” gives you a clear view as to how fresh the beer is, and we put a “Freshest Within 4 Months” notification on the labels of our hop-forward beers like Fresh Squeezed IPA and Mirror Pond Pale Ale.

If you pick up a bottle in your local retailer and you see the beer was packaged over 4 months ago (in the case of a hop-forward beer) ask your local retailer if they have a fresher package.

The sediment you are seeing in the bottle is yeast that has fallen out of solution (liquid). Since we bottle-condition our beers, a small amount of yeast is added to the beer once it’s finished to ensure the flavors our brewers intend last throughout the beer’s shelf life. This yeast will usually become more apparent the older the beer gets, so please check the Packaged On Date to make sure you’re enjoying this beer within its recommended freshness period. Consuming this yeast is not harmful, and is actually full of b-vitamins but if you’d like to avoid consuming it, wait until all the yeast has fallen to the bottom of the bottle (you can hold it up to the light to check) and then slowly pour the beer into a glass, leaving the last 1/2 inch or so of liquid and sediment in the bottle.

Please reach out to our PR manager at pr@deschutesbrewery.com for all media and PR related questions.

We have a ton of fun tours going on in Bend! Click Visit Us at the top of the page to see the options and book a tour!

We love to hear and see your Deschutes brewery love! <3 Please continue to share with us on our social media channels. Tag us using #DeschutesBrewery and @deschutesbrewery

Our packaged products are made using hops, water, yeast, malted barley and sometimes wheat. The only preservatives we use are hops, and any additional ingredients we use are natural including sweet orange peel, coriander, cocoa nibs, figs, dates, molasses, fruit purees, etc. We do our best to always source the highest quality non-GMO ingredients whenever possible, but a few of our beers are brewed with dextrose (derived from corn). Dextrose is commonly used by craft breweries to help increase ABV without increasing the thickness of the beer, hence creating a slightly drier flavor profile because the dextrose ferments almost completely. At this point the dextrose we use is not certified non-GMO.

We do not use animal products in the cellaring or brewing process. The clarifying agent we use in our brewhouse is made from Irish Moss, a red algae. However, experimental beers brewed at our pubs sometime use lactose, isinglass, honey or other specialty ingredients, but we call it out in the description listed on the menu.

We do brew some of our nationally distributed beers with wheat. Because of this, all of our beers may contain wheat. We do not use soy, eggs, peanuts, milk, shellfish, tree nuts, sesame, or fish in any of our nationally distributed beers. This may vary for limited release offerings, pub brews, or other smaller batch offerings.

If you have a question about food sensitivities please contact us.