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Cattleman and part-time brewer Ty Kliewer pours a new beer into a glass to inspect its color and taste.

He runs his company, Skyline Brewing, from a shed behind his cattle farm just outside Klamath Falls. It’s a small and unassuming brewery, but it’s also generated a loyal following because of Kliewer’s unusual flavors.

He makes a pink, raspberry wheat beer called “Breast Cancer Sucks” and an orange Creamsicle-flavored pale ale. For the upcoming solar eclipse, Kliewer is planning something he wants to call “Blackout.”

“We haven’t actually made it yet,” he said. “Kind of what’s rattling around in my head is to make something like a German Schwarzbier.”