Alfred Haunold influenced modern and popular hop varieties through his work with food studies. Oregon State University began planting and experimenting with hops as early as 1893. Hop production later saw some decline due to mildew and mechanical picking technology however, Oregon remains the second largest hop producing state in the US. This grew throughout the 20th century, when Oregon was dubbed the 'Hop Center of the World' for its production around Independence, Oregon, in Polk County. Hop production in Oregon began in 1867 when William Wells planted his first crop in Buena Vista, Oregon. Many breweries have won nationwide and international acclaim.Īlongside brewing, hops have a historical presence in Oregon. There are also many nanobreweries in Oregon. As of July 2015, Oregon was home to 234 brewing facilities operated by 194 brewing companies. Īccording to a 2014 report by the Beer Institute, Oregon had 208 breweries, a number exceeded by only three states – California (with 509 breweries), Washington (251), and Colorado (217).

1985 – Oregon Legislature legalized brewpubs.

1933 – Oregon and the nation ratified the 21st Amendment.1914 – Five years before national prohibition was established, the voters of Oregon approved a statewide ban on the manufacture, sale or advertisement of intoxicating liquor.1862 – After working at and later owning several smaller breweries, Henry Weinhard purchased and expanded Liberty Brewery which was later renamed City Brewery.Many sources credit Swiss-born Henry Saxer and his Liberty Brewery as being Oregon’s first commercial brewery (supposedly opening in 1852) however, the first verifiable record of a brewery in Oregon is an advertisement in the Augissue of The Weekly Oregonian for Charles Barrett's Portland Brewery and General Grocery Establishment. state of Oregon is home to more than 200 breweries and brew pubs that produce a large variety of beer.

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