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Oregon Beer Facts!
Posted on July 22, 2010
The Oregon Brewer's Festival is happening this weekend on the waterfront. The fun starts today and goes until Sunday. Even if you're not a beer drinker, you're probably aware that Oregon has it's own national beer identity and that it plays a role in Oregon's economy. In honor of the Festival this weekend I've found some fun Oregon Beer Facts:
- Oregon Breweries directly employ more than 5,200 people, many at family wage jobs.
- Total economic impact from the beer industry on Oregon's economy is $2.25 billion.
- Over the last 5 years Oregon Breweries created 2300 jobs.
- Over the last 5 years Oregon Brewed beer consumed in Oregon rose from 9.9% to 12%.
- Over the last 5 years for every 1,000 barrels Oregon Brewed beer consumed in Oregon, more than 30 jobs were created.
- Oregon is the second largest producer of craft beer in the US.
- Oregon is the 4th largest craft beer market in the US in supermarket sales.
- 37% Percent of all draft beer consumed in Oregon is brewed in Oregon.
- Oregon has the 4th highest percentage of beer draft sales in the US.
- 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.
- 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.
- There are currently 81 brewing companies, operating 106 brewing facilities in Oregon.
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