summer fun and road tripping inspired by 10 Barrel Brewing
beer outside with friends
Your Summer Travel adventure can and should finish with 10 Barrel Brewing.
Just to be clear, we’re talking about the beer, here.
Beer always goes better with something fun, preferably outside. While we would love to try and inspire a crazy summer road trip, or at least get you to aspire to one. We reconsidered how realistic this could be.
10 Barrel Brewing has five pubs located in Bend (x2), Boise, Denver, and Portland. The plot was a summer road trip between them, but with two legs of the journey covering 800+ miles (Denver-Boise) and 400+ miles (Boise - Portland), we conceded—it just isn’t realistic… or is it?
It would be an amazing trip, and while the miles up upon miles between Pub stops and outdoor adventures would be epic. But even with a case of Clean Line (for after the day’s drive, of course) a 1,400-mile road trip between 10 Barrel Pubs is probably not in the cards for most of us.
Regardless, all good days, especially the hot summer (activity or road trip) ones, should finish with a 10 Barrel, whether you’re at a 10 Barrel Pub or not. So we’ve devised this Summer guide to the pubs and for the tailgate.
10 Barrel Pub, Denver, CO
2620 Walnut St Denver, CO 80205
Pre-Pub Activity:
Kayak or Sup or just hang out and watch at Confluence Whitewater Park, 2 miles from the Pub. This is a man-made kayak and SUP park that attracts first-time tubers to full-time paddlesport enthusiasts. If you’re just visiting you can rent a boat or Sup at Confluence Kayaks.
At the pub:
Anything on the menu is amazing with one of 10 Barrel's Chef Kiel Ard, who has appeared on Guys Grocery Games twice and won once ! Pair 10 Barrel’s Bison Burger (locally sourced from Rock River Ranch) with a Hippie Dust West Coast IPA, from Brewmaster Kay Witkiewicz.
After paddle, no Pub, tailgate alternative:
You’re river surfing so Profuse Juice Hazy IPA just makes sense.
10 Barrel Pub, Boise, ID
826 W Bannock St Boise, ID 83702
Pre-Pub Activity:
Fly fish on the Boise River Greenbelt, 2 miles from the 10 Barrel Pub in Boise. The Boise River has fish, Idaho Fish and Game stock rainbows, but you’ll find brookies, browns, bulls, bass, and every once and a while a Kokanee, which is an Idaho native.
At the Pub:
Crispy Brussel sprouts, a fried chicken sando, and an Easy Livin’ Summer Ale.
After cast tailgate alt:
It’s gotta be a Reel Good Summer Ale.
10 Barrel Pub, Portland, OR
1411 NW Flanders St Portland, OR 97209
Pre Pub Activity: Wild West Gravel Series with Western Bikeworks (NW Lovejoy& 17th) every Wednesday night, while you’ll meet at Western Bikeworks 7.8 miles away from the Pub, the group ride will take you to Forest Park, which is just a mile and a half away from a beer at the Pub.
At the Pub: Pro tip, sit on the roof and have Pan-seared salmon. We’re getting close to the Mothership, too, so it’s time to get crazy… refreshed. Try the Mezcal Paloma Sour, which was brewed onsite by 10 Barrel brewmaster Whitney Burnside, of recent Drag Brunch beer brewing fame.
After gravel, or groad, tailgate alt: Pilsner or Cucumber Crush Sour.
10 Barrel Brewing Pubs—the homeland—Bend, OR
West - 1135 NW Galveston Ave Bend, OR 97701 or East - 62950 NE 18th Street Bend, OR 97701
Pre Pub Activity:
Ride your mountain bike. Take a CogWild Shuttle (10 Barrel’s West location—the OG Pub—is 3.5 miles away) and get off on one of the three daily shuttle stops (rides ranging from 12-40+ miles) to get greater access to the massive range of trails right at the city’s doorstep.
At the Pub:
You’re in 10 Barrel brewmaster Toyna Cornett’s world now. Try and get your hands on a Money Cat. This is an ultra-exclusive pale lager that just won gold at the Oregon Beer Awards and is surely to soon be of beer lore. To eat? Get a Jaca pie and we guarantee you’ll call it—good.
After mtb tailgate alt: Nature Calls IPA, or the OG 10 Barrel bike beer APOC.
Summer fun road trip inspired by 10 Barrel Brewing’s beer… someone’s gotta do it.
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