Year after year, our state’s $3 billion craft beer industry produces the most inventive, authentic, experimental, and tasty beers anywhere. This month, Portland Monthly revels in our backyard beer mecca. We trace the story behind the law that made our craft beer revolution possible. We follow a local expert across the pond for some close encounters with wild yeast. We give you the skinny on beer bellies, Northwest hops, and the country’s only state-funded beer archive (it’s in Oregon, naturally). And, of course, we reveal our picks for the 25 best Oregon beers right now. To misquote a misquote, “Beer is proof that Oregon wants us to be happy!” Cheers.
25 Oregon Beers We’re Crushing on Right Now
From pils to porter, these local brews are calling.
Portland’s Best New Brewpubs, Bottle Shops, and Beer Haunts
These 11 beer halls, restaurants, and retail outlets have once again raised the bar for great drinking destinations.
The Law that Changed Oregon’s Beer Culture Forever
Thirty years ago, a political battle made the craft brew revolution possible.
The Rise of the Grapefruit IPA
Northwest hops can help make an IPA taste like grapefruit, but to pack that extra tropical-bitter pucker brewers turn to actual citrus. Behold five beers that could easily replace lemonade.
Know Your Hops: A Guide for Aspiring Beer Snobs
Mosaic, citra, or warrior hops? Learn the difference and take your beer know-how to the next level.
A Portland Beer Expert Shares Lessons from Belgium
Studying to become a "Certified Cicerone"—the beer equivalent of a sommelier—Lucy Burningham takes notes for local brewers.
Drink in Style: Portland’s New Beer Gear
Beervana is calling. Come prepared with these local drinking tools.
Little Big Beer: Why Bud Wants to Buy Your Local Brewery
10 Barrel Brewing and Elysian were just the beginning, folks.
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