Oregon, ah Oregon, the beer lovers favorite state. Yes, I know I'm biased but 97 breweries in 54 cities makes Oregon a true beervana. Oregon has the largest number of breweries in the U.S. and the largest number of breweries per capita. ALSO it has the largest craft brewing production AND craft brewing consumption! Do I have you convinced? Yes? Alright then, let's move on.
I started my trip in Eugene, Oregon. An hour after leaving the airport, I was within the walls of a brewery, Eugene City Brewery. I came with a question "Does anybody care about Eugene City Brewing anymore?" I definitely received an answer from the people of Eugene that night.
The next morning the race around Southern Oregon began: 3 breweries, 2 days, 1 birthday. Interest piqued? Awesome, tell you all about it later, we're trying to do a summary here for goodness sake.
Ok, so now that I've asked questions in Eugene and ran around the bottom of Oregon, it's time to visit Beertown herself, Portland. How many times do I need to go to Portland before I've written everything you need to know? A million. Seriously. First of all, mine and Jonah's family live in Portland so it will be a frequent stop for us. With that aside, Portland has more breweries than any other city in the world and is constantly gaining more so it's definitely a great place to explore. This visit I stayed entirely on the Northside: reapeating some favorites and finding some new ones.
Check back this week and next to hear about each brewery I visited on my 10 day/ 8 brewery (+ 1 beer bar) Oregon tour.
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