I'm Gary Fish. In 1988 I founded Deschutes Brewery. Ask Me Anything!

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  1. jakecattleco

    jakecattleco Grand Pooh-Bah (3,625) Sep 3, 2008 California
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    Almost forgot, thanks for sharing the fresh hop experience broadly through distro with Hop Trip! Especially with a pale ale, where the fresh hops can easily 'take the lead'.
     
  2. GaryatDeschutes

    GaryatDeschutes Crusader (400) Jun 16, 2003 Oregon

    Whereas IPA's are all the rage, I'm with you. Most of the time I just want a beer that doesn't burn my tongue and allows me to have more than one, if I wan to. Whereas IPA's are all the rage, we have several "lighter" Pale Ales like: L'il Squeezy Juicy Ale, Wowza! Hazy Pale Ale, Mirror Pond Pale Ale, and our summer seasonal Twilight Ale.
     
  3. cjgiant

    cjgiant Grand High Pooh-Bah (6,560) Jul 13, 2013 District of Columbia
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    Since someone else brought up Collage - I loved #2 and wondered if more were coming from that series within a series? Enjoy stuff from both breweries involved, but the collaboration was a (sadly) rare huge success, in my opinion.
     
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  4. bauers

    bauers Devotee (346) Feb 6, 2011 California
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    Gary, have you considered doing for Obsidian Stout the equivalent of what you do with Black Butte Porter and turning it into Black Butte Reserve?
     
  5. nc41

    nc41 Initiate (0) Sep 25, 2008 North Carolina
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    Sounds great if I can get it fresh in NC( doubtful), please don’t make it an 11% sweet bomb of a beer.
     
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  6. JackHorzempa

    JackHorzempa Grand Pooh-Bah (3,181) Dec 15, 2005 Pennsylvania
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    Do you think this beer might be more appealing to some customers if you branded it as an English Pale Ale instead? Basically just another way of categorizing a Bitter Ale.

    Cheers!
     
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  7. Beersnake

    Beersnake Grand High Pooh-Bah (6,330) Aug 17, 2013 California
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    Mirror Mirror is definitely my favorite Deschutes beer. Based on the reviews, it is the favorite of many! Please bring it back!
     
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  8. Ebace1

    Ebace1 Initiate (0) Dec 16, 2019

    Where can I find Abyss and Dissident in Europe?
     
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  9. WV_Charles_Homebrew

    WV_Charles_Homebrew Initiate (0) May 17, 2017 West Virginia

    No questions that I can think of, just wanted to thank you for all you and your team do and have done to make craft beer what it is. I enjoy Black Butte quite a bit but when I had my first Obsidian I was completely blown away! I've never had a better basic stout and I've had many! I consider it to be one of the finest stouts in the world. Living in WV there is nowhere for me to purchase your fine brews locally but I definitely make it a point to pick up any Deschutes brew I can find when traveling. I still have one bottle of Obsidian left in my cellar. I can hardly bear the thought of drinking it as that will likely be the last I have in a long time with with Covid nixing all my travel plans for the foreseeable future. Again thanks for all the magnificent brews!
     
  10. nc41

    nc41 Initiate (0) Sep 25, 2008 North Carolina
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    I love that these great brewers and owners take the time to open themselves up. I’m not a brewer, have zero technical knowledge of the art, but I certainly learn a bit from the Q and As. Good on BA terrific idea.
     
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  11. GaryatDeschutes

    GaryatDeschutes Crusader (400) Jun 16, 2003 Oregon

    Dan, not sure about the first one. Maybe a sentimental attachment to Coors Banquet....
    I'm a restaurant guy (47 years), so food is a big part of what I do. Again, I love variety, and experimenting with pairings. Not sure why, but Paella keeps popping into my head......
     
  12. Bitterbill

    Bitterbill Grand High Pooh-Bah (6,772) Sep 14, 2002 Wyoming
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    The Reserve (Club) series sure looks interesting. How wide a distribution will it see?
     
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  13. GaryatDeschutes

    GaryatDeschutes Crusader (400) Jun 16, 2003 Oregon

     
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  14. GaryatDeschutes

    GaryatDeschutes Crusader (400) Jun 16, 2003 Oregon

    Casablanca!
     
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  15. GaryatDeschutes

    GaryatDeschutes Crusader (400) Jun 16, 2003 Oregon

    Thanks! You keep drinking, we'll keep brewing!
     
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  16. GaryatDeschutes

    GaryatDeschutes Crusader (400) Jun 16, 2003 Oregon

    Thanks, currently, we do not distribute in the Northeast. But, we're working on it! When the current crisis has passed, you never know........:-)
     
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  17. GaryatDeschutes

    GaryatDeschutes Crusader (400) Jun 16, 2003 Oregon

    Everyone seems to really be digging pilsners lately. And, Americans are starting to make them with real cred.
     
  18. GaryatDeschutes

    GaryatDeschutes Crusader (400) Jun 16, 2003 Oregon

    Well, we've kind of given up on naming beers for local landmarks. Mirror Pond (wheras there are many around the country) is not very relevant for someone in Texas, or Pennsylvania. We are more in favor of trying to describe the experience of drinking the beer. Although, with 8,500 breweries in the U.S. sometimes you simply have to take what you can get.
     
  19. GaryatDeschutes

    GaryatDeschutes Crusader (400) Jun 16, 2003 Oregon

    I must profess I'm not sure what you can get in Virginia, but look for Bulk Phaze!
     
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  20. GaryatDeschutes

    GaryatDeschutes Crusader (400) Jun 16, 2003 Oregon

    Thank you!!
     
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