Tuesday SnapShots is a weekly recurring photo-story that presents photographs of a brewery, tasting room, or other alcohol industry-related location that our team has visited in the past.
Boneyard Beer in Photographs
Name: Boneyard Beer
Location: Bend, Oregon
Date of Visit: Fall 2014
Brief Description: In 2010, Boneyard Beer started in an old auto shop tucked away in the back streets of Bend, Oregon’s historical district. This tiny brewery has since built a small cult following of beer lovers that enjoy balanced, hoppy beers.
Tony Lawrence, Melodee Storey, and Clay Storey co-founded Boneyard. Photograph courtesy of Boneyard Beer.
Owner Tony Lawrence built up a “boneyard” of old equipment he collected from 13 different breweries around the country. This second-hand brewing equipment was pieced together to brew the first batch of Boneyard Beer in May 2010. As Boneyard has grown, the initial fermenters have been replaced with shiny new ones, but the original, refurbished 20-barrel system is still the one Boneyard uses today.
The current brewing system, with it’s capacity of 15,000 barrels per year, allows Boneyard to distribute draft beer in Oregon and Washington.
To date, Boneyard has brewed 17 different beers.
Boneyard Beer’s focus: balanced, hoppy beers.
The brewery and tasting room accentuate Boneyard’s name and history with rusty relics and …
… skeletons galore.
A major expansion activity is underway in response to Boneyard’s popularity. The new facility, not pictured, still uses second-hand equipment but will allow Boneyard to brew upwards of 45,000 barrels per year when at maximum capacity.
