Bike & Brew Weekend

Come enjoy the best that Bend has to offer: mountain biking and beer! Spend your days riding fabulous trails and evenings at three of Bend’s favorite breweries: Deschutes Brewery, Bend Brewing Company and Cascade Lakes Brewing Company. Your accommodations for the weekend are at the Phoenix Inn, stumbling distance from all breweries in downtown Bend. An added bonus: A welcome package will be in your hotel room complements of Deschutes Brewery.

Tour Details

Friday: Our tour starts right after checking into the hotel in Bend. After our initial meet and greet, you will have time to change for our afternoon ride on your guide’s favorite local trails. We will then visit Deschutes Brewery’s brewing location for beer tasting and a special tour. Afterwards you will be returned to the hotel and given gift certificates for dinner at Deschutes Brewery’s infamous brew pub. Try classics like Mirror Pond Ale and Black Butte Porter or the night’s specials in cask condition or on nitro. Mileage: 10-16 miles Alcohol Percentage: 4.5-6.8% Saturday: Today our ride will wind though alpine and sub-alpine forests high in the Cascade Mountains. Lunch will be enjoyed by a beautiful, secluded lake perfect for swimming. You’ll be awed by views of snow capped volcanic mountains as you sweat over challenging climbs and swoop down loamy descents. Beer tasting will follow at Bend Brewing Company, your second introduction to Bend’s diverse microbreweries. Stay and use your gift certificate for dinner or return later in the evening. Bend Brewing Company is known for their Big Eddy Bitter, High Desert Hefeweizen and other seasonal handcrafted selections. Mileage: 18 miles Alcohol Percentage: 4.2-6.7% Sunday: Our ride starts high in the Cascade Mountains and ends 3000 feet lower back in Bend. We will enjoy views of the Three Sisters Wilderness, as we ride downhill through Hemlock and Pine forests, over streams and through alpine meadows on smooth, flowing singletrack. Our tour will conclude at Cascade Lakes Brewing Company where we sample handcrafted brews including Monkey Face Porter, Pine Marten Pale Ale, 20” Brown and Blonde Bombshell. After the tasting we return to the hotel to say our good-byes. Mileage: 19-26 miles Alcohol Percentage: 0-6.3%

Price & What It Includes

$635 Per person based on double occupancy. Includes: All meals from dinner on Friday to lunch on Sunday, 2 nights accommodation, professional guides, local transportation, unlimited water & snacks and a Cog Wild t-shirt.