Oregon Brewers Guild Fact Sheet

• Oregon Breweries directly employ more than 5,200 people, many at family wage jobs. 1

• Total economic impact from the beer industry on Oregon’s economy is $2.25 billion. 3

• Over the last 5 years Oregon Breweries created 2300 jobs. 1

• Over the last 5 years Oregon Brewed beer consumed in Oregon rose from 9.9% to 12%.1

• Over the last 5 years for every 1,000 barrels Oregon Brewed beer consumed in Oregon, more than 30 jobs were created. 1

• Over the last 10 years per capita consumption of beer is down in Oregon.1,5,7

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

• Oregon is the 4th largest craft beer market in the US in supermarket sales.2

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

• 37% Percent of all draft beer consumed in Oregon is brewed in Oregon. 1

• Oregon has the 4th highest percentage of beer draft sales in the US.2

• Oregonians consumed 2.72 million barrels of beer in 2008, of that more than 327,000 barrels were made in Oregon or about 12 percent of the total beer consumed in Oregon – the highest percentage of local craft beer consumption in the country.1,3

• Oregon is the No. 2 hop growing state in the country with a 2008 crop value of $38,000,000 which ranks 18th in Oregon’s five billion dollar agricultural economy. 4

• There are currently 77 brewing companies, operating 102 brewing facilities in Oregon.1

• There are 31 breweries operating in Portland, more than any other city in the world. 1

• The Portland metro area has 42 breweries, more than any other metro area in the US. 1

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

• The national average for total craft beer consumption by volume is 4.0 percent. 2

Sources 1. Oregon Brewers Guild; 2 Brewers Association, 3 John Dunham and Associates, 2005; 4 Oregon Hop Commission; 5. U.S. Census Bureau 6.Brewers Almanac 7.Oregon Liquor Control Commission

Updated 10/30/2009