Thursday 11th of July 2013 04:15:47 PM

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We walked to Silver Moon, a brewery located not far from Boneyard along a highway. Walking in, the place feels like an old sports bar (TV's on the walls, pool table, truck-stop style counter) but with some hop and brewery murals on the walls. I like the reflective tap handles a lot. The beers here were all decent, but not stellar. The best ones they had on this visit were the extremes: the kolsch was spot on; and the bourbon barrel aged strong ale Demolition Man was one of the only barrel aged beers I had in Bend. Most of the hoppy beers in between just didn't stand out enough for me after being to so many breweries on the trip so far. Not a bad place, and probably overlooked by the serious beer traveler.

Monday 25th of October 2010 02:14:01 PM

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I went to the Silver Moon on a trip about a year ago out to Bend (just getting around to catching up). This is a local watering hole and not downtown were the tourists might stumble in. Although an outsider I found both the staff and the patrons accepting. They had about 4-5 beers to choose from mainly in the ale range. I found several quite good. I didn't try the food since I had been at the Bend Brewing Co. earlier, but it looking good and there seemed to be quite a few eating here. If you want something off the beaten path and NOT a tourist crowded place, this is spot on and gives you a local flavor.

Friday 15th of August 2008 12:36:39 PM

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Silver Moon is a tad off the beaten path (across from the “Mid-State Meat Co.” and on a major street/highway but it’s not far from the center of town and is welcoming. When we visited it had a real neighborhood/local/all-walks-of-life feeling and we felt at home. The decor is mostly miscellaneous - painted concrete floors, mix & match stools, tall tables, and regular tables, beige acoustic tile ceiling and a silver mirror disco ball hanging from the ceiling. However, there are several special trompe l’oeil paintings on the walls - a sharp corner just a couple feet in from the real corner in the wall, a window with vines on a window-shaped inset in the wall, and echoing doors on the emergency exit door as well as a great mural of a lake-side beach scene.

The Hop Knob IPA was top quality. Also on tap when we visited were: Hounds Tooth Amber (with a great howling dog logo), BridgeCreek Pilsner, Badlands ESB, Snake Bite Porter, High Plains “Heffeweizen” (sic), and a special seasonal Noble India Pale Lager.

What looked like basic food was available but we didn’t try anything so can’t comment.