Oregon Brewers Guild Fact Sheet-Rev.03/06/2012
• There are currently 106 brewing companies, operating 136 brewing facilities in 55 cities in Oregon. 1,5
• There are 47 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 with the most number of breweries at 61. 1,7
•Want to know where Oregon ranks in breweries per capita? 2010 Per capita breweries 2
• Oregon’s brewing companies employ more than 4900 full and part-time employees. 1
• Oregon’s breweries donated an estimated $1,230,000 in product or money to non-profits in 2010. 1
• Total economic impact from the beer industry on Oregon’s economy is $2.44 billion. 3
• Oregonians consumed 2.711 million barrels of beer in 2011 – numbers for Oregon made beer consumed in Oregon, coming soon for 2011. 1,5
• US craft beer consumption is 4.9 percent by volume. 2
• Oregon’s brewers made 1.08 million barrels of beer in ‘10 or less than 0.5% 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 third largest craft beer market in the US 7
• The Oregon market is the largest market for every craft brewer in Oregon. 1
• It’s estimated that 40% 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 2010 crop value of $31,200,000 4
0regon is top 5 in the United States
Number of Breweries
Breweries per capita
Craft Beer Production
Craft Beer Consumption
% of Draft Beer Consumed
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 7. SymphonyIRI Group
