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Oregon Brewers Guild Fact Sheet-Rev.8/17/10

• Oregon’s brewing companies employ more than 4700 full and part-time employees.  1

• Oregon’s breweries donated an estimated $1,250,000 in product or money to non-profits in 2009. 1

• Total economic impact from the beer industry on Oregon’s economy is $2.33 billion. 3

• Oregonians consumed 2.89 million barrels of beer in 2009, of that more than 358,000 barrels were made in Oregon or about 12.4 percent of the total beer consumed in Oregon 1,5

• US craft beer consumption is 4.4 percent by volume. 2

• Oregon’s brewers made 1.05 million barrels of beer in ‘09 or less than 0.6% of the beer made in the US.  1,6

• Oregon is the second largest producer of craft beer in the US. 1

• Oregon is the fourth largest craft beer market in the US. 2

• The Oregon market is the largest market for every craft brewer in Oregon. 1

• It’s estimated that 38% Percent of all draft beer consumed in Oregon is brewed in Oregon. 1

• Oregon has the 4th highest percentage of draft beer consumed in the US. 6

• Oregon is the No. 2 hop growing state in the country with a 2009 crop value of $43,185,000 4

• There are currently 78 brewing companies, operating 107 brewing facilities in 47 cities in Oregon. 1,5

• There are 35 breweries operating in Portland, more than any other city in the world. 1

•The Portland metro area is the largest craft brewing market in the US. 2

0regon is top 5 in the United States

  • Number of Breweries
  • Breweries per capita
  • Craft Beer Production
  • Craft Beer Consumption
  • Draft Beer Consumption per capita

Firsts for 2009

  • Oregon tops 100 breweries
  • Oregon’s breweries made more than 1,000,000 barrels of craft beer.
  • June was the largest month ever for craft beer made by Oregon’s brewers.
  • Zwickelmania – The Oregon Brewers Guild Brewery Open House.
  • Oregon’s breweries won 24 medals at the Great American Beer Festival.

Sources: 1. Oregon Brewers Guild 2. Brewers Association.  3. John Dunham and Associates 4. Oregon Hop Commission 5. Oregon Liquor Control Commission 6. Beer Institute