Bend, Oregon’s Deschutes Brewing was one of the last large independent craft breweries without Florida distribution. As of July 2024, cans and kegs of Deschutes’ offerings have been spotted at bars, pubs, and bottle shops around the state, but no official word from Deschutes Brewing or any distributor had been issued. Florida Beer News reached out to the brewery for more information.
“I’m happy to share that we have permanent distribution in Florida!” says Lindsay Wiley, Deschutes Brewing Brand Director. We are working with Cavalier Distributing and just started shipping in June.
Which Deschutes Beers are coming to Florida?
According to Lindsay, “Some of our most beloved brands will be available in FL, including Fresh Squeezed IPA (Silver medal winner in the American-Style IPA category at the 2024 NABA International Beer Awards), Black Butte Porter (#1 Porter in the US), Symphonic Chronic Double Dank IPA, and our award-winning non-alcs Fresh Squeezed Non-Alcoholic IPA (Gold medal in the Non-Alc IPA category at the 2024 U.S. Open Beer Championship) and Black Butte Non-Alcoholic (2024 World Beer Cup Gold in the Non-Alc category!)”
Look for more information on Deschutes Beers as they continue to grow in Florida.
About Deschutes Brewing
In 1988, Gary Fish established a small brewpub in downtown Bend, Oregon and named it after the Deschutes River. He wanted to build a home for the public. A spot where friends, family, and neighbors would come together over a house-brewed pint of beer. After Gary opened The Deschutes Brewery and Public House, people started to arrive, hang out, taste our beer and food, and spread the word. In that first year, we sold 310 barrels of beer.
Today, things are a little different. The brewery sells more than 225,000 barrels per year and our beer can be found in 32 states (and even a few other countries.) We’ve set up more locations and have a brewery and tasting room less than a mile across town in Bend and a second pub in downtown Portland, Oregon.
We might have gotten bigger, but our mission has stayed the same: Creating community over damn tasty beer.