Oregon: Beer Lovers Promised Land

Oregon is home to more microbreweries per person than just about anyplace on earth. This site provides a glimpse of what the Northwest beer scene is all about. Come visit us and explore Beervana.

Oregon has been blessed with beautiful scenery, wonderful local brewing ingredients and innovative recipes and brewers who love their craft. Hops, grain and fresh water are all plentiful here.

The Oregon Brewers Guild was founded in 1992, making it one of the nation’s oldest craft brewers associations. Our mission centers around promoting great beer and beer styles, providing a vehicle for networking between our brewers and their suppliers and retailers and with beer enthusiasts worldwide. We are also advocates for more progressive beer laws. Quality products made with integrity is our goal.

So what makes craft beers taste different than those mass produced beers?

Ingredients, recipes and intent.

Craft brewers use all malted grains (and lots of them) to produce the brewing liquid. Mass produced beers often use inexpensive filler grains to create a product with little taste or imagination.

Craft beers are made to taste great using a blend of Old World traditions and Northwest interpretations of classic recipes.

And lastly, you have to want to create a full-bodied flavorful beer. For Oregon's craft brewers, creating great beer is not just a job but a personal work of art.

We hope you enjoy your visit to the beer lovers promised land.