Today in 1859, Oregon became the 33rd state.
Oregon
Oregon Breweries
- Alameda Brewhouse
- Ambacht Brewing
- Amnesia Brewing
- Astoria Brewing Company / Wet Dog Cafe
- Barley Brown’s Brewpub
- Beer Valley Brewing
- Beetje Brewery
- Bend Brewing
- Big Horse Brewing
- Block 15 Restaurant & Brewery
- Boneyard Beer Company
- Breakside Brewery
- Brewers Union Local 180
- BridgePort Brewing
- Buckman Village Brewing
- Burnside Brewing Co.
- Calapooia Brewing
- Caldera Brewing
- Captured By Porches Brewing Company
- Cascade Barrel House
- Cascade Brewing
- Cascade Lakes Brewery
- Clinton Street Brewing
- Coalition Brewing
- Columbia River Brewing Company
- Deschutes Brewery
- Dexter Brewing Company
- Double Mountain Brewery & Taproom
- Dragons Gate Brewery
- Elliot Glacier Public House
- Eugene City Brewing
- Fanno Creek Brew Pub
- Fearless Brewing
- Fire Mountain Brewhouse
- Flat Tail Brewing
- Fort George Brewery
- 4th Street Brewing
- Full Sail Brewing
- Gilgamesh Brewing
- Golden Valley Brewery
- Green Dragon
- Hair of the Dog
- Heater-Allen Brewing
- Hop Valley Brewing Company
- Hopworks Urban Brewery
- Karlsson Brewing
- Klamath Basin Brewing
- Laurelwood Brewing
- Liberator Brewing
- Long Brewing
- Lucky Labrador
- MacTarnahan’s
- Main Street Ale House
- Mash Tun
- McMenamins
- Metolius Brewing Company
- Mia & Pia’s
- Migration Brewing
- Mount Angel Brewing
- Mount Emily Ale House
- Mt. Hood
- Mount Tabor Brewing
- Mutiny Brewing
- Natian Brewery
- New Old Lompoc Brewery
- Ninkasi Brewing
- Noble Brewing
- Oakshire Brewing
- Occidental Brewing
- Off The Rail Brewing Company
- Old Market Pub and Brewery
- Oregon Trail
- Pacific Rim
- Pelican Pub & Brewery
- Philadelphia’s Steaks and Hoagies
- The Prodigal Son Brewery and Pub
- Raccoon Lodge
- RAM/Big Horn Brewery
- Rogue Ales
- Roots Organic Brewing
- Seven Brides Brewing, Inc.
- Siletz
- Silver Moon Brewing
- Siskiyou Micro-Pub
- Solstice Brewing Co.
- Southern Oregon Brewing
- Standing Stone
- Steelhead Brewing
- 10 Barrel Brewing
- Terminal Gravity
- Three Creeks Brewing
- Tuck’s Brewery
- Tugboat Brewing Company
- Two Kilts Brewing
- Upright Brewing
- Vertigo Brewing
- Wakonda Brewing
- Widmer Brothers Brewing
- Wild River Brewing
- Willamette
Oregon Brewery Guides
Guild: Oregon Brewers Guild
State Agency: Oregon Liquor Control Commission (OLCC)
- Capital: Salem
- Largest Cities: Portland, Eugene, Salem, Gresham, Hillsboro
- Population: 3,421,399; 28th
- Area: 98386 sq.mi., 9th
- Nickname: Beaver State
- Statehood: 33rd, February 14, 1859
- Alcohol Legalized: December 5, 1933
- Number of Breweries: 105
- Rank: 4th
- Beer Production: 2,824,072
- Production Rank: 26th
- Beer Per Capita: 23.1 Gallons
Package Mix:
- Bottles: 34.9%
- Cans: 49.7%
- Kegs: 15.3%
Beer Taxes:
- Per Gallon: $0.08
- Per Case: $0.19
- Tax Per Barrel (24/12 Case): $2.60
- Draught Tax Per Barrel (in Kegs): $2.60
Economic Impact (2010):
- From Brewing: $295,945,708
- Direct Impact: $1,019,694,095
- Supplier Impact: $763,029,556
- Induced Economic Impact: $535,686,085
- Total Impact: $2,318,409,736
Legal Restrictions:
- Control State: No
- Sale Hours: On Premises: 7 a.m. to 2:30 a.m.
Off Premises: 7 a.m. to 2:30 a.m. - Grocery Store Sales: Yes
- Notes: Liquor, all of which is state-owned prior to sale to consumers, is sold in private liquor stores. These stores are approved by Oregon’s Liquor Commissioners to act as sales agents on the state’s behalf.
Data complied, in part, from the Beer Institute’s Brewer’s Almanac 2010, Beer Serves America, the Brewers Association, Wikipedia and my World Factbook. If you see I’m missing a brewery link, please be so kind as to drop me a note or simply comment on this post. Thanks.
For the remaining states, see Brewing Links: United States.