Top 5 Oregon Breweries

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  1. deadwolfbones

    deadwolfbones Pundit (795) Jun 21, 2014 Oregon

    Definitely didn't have that mountain, though.
     
    #41 deadwolfbones, Apr 8, 2020
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  2. SeaAle

    SeaAle Maven (1,381) Jun 24, 2012 Oregon

    Same here.
     
    #42 SeaAle, Apr 8, 2020
  3. BBThunderbolt

    BBThunderbolt Grand High Pooh-Bah (7,846) Sep 24, 2007 Kiribati
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    Emporia, home of Clint Boyer!
     
    #43 BBThunderbolt, Apr 8, 2020
  4. t4h2c0

    t4h2c0 Initiate (0) Jun 5, 2007 Washington

    Great Notion
    Fort George
    de Garde
    Breakside
    Ruse
     
    #44 t4h2c0, Apr 8, 2020
  5. MaximumYuks

    MaximumYuks Savant (1,085) Nov 30, 2013 Oregon

    Leaving Breakside and Ruse off of my list broke my heart, but I suppose it's just a testament to all of the great breweries in Oregon that I could easily list a dozen that deserve to be in my top 5.
     
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  6. jason_nwx

    jason_nwx Pooh-Bah (2,571) Sep 12, 2012 Oregon
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    I hate that I neglected to mention Ferment and Oakshire. Especially Ferment.
     
    #46 jason_nwx, Apr 8, 2020
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  7. A_Drunken_Production

    A_Drunken_Production Initiate (191) Aug 14, 2017 Oregon

    In no order:
    1. Ruse
    2. Upright
    3. Block 15
    4. Great Notion
    5. Fort George
    I'm pretty Portland-centric. There are plenty of other great breweries, for sure, but I haven't had a bad beer from those breweries.
     
    #47 A_Drunken_Production, Apr 12, 2020
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  8. Pstone530

    Pstone530 Crusader (464) Mar 15, 2018 California
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    Input from a Californian who spends about a month in Oregon per year.

    Top 5 no order
    pFriem - Everything i've had across many styles has been excellent.
    Breakside- I've been impressed with many of their offerings as well.
    Great Notion- They nail down the crazy flavor profiles they go for, and make killer juicy ipas
    Ale Apothecary- Some of my favorite sours, their beers are very distinct.
    Claim 52- Thought they were making the best beer in Eugene last time I went.

    On the Cusp
    Fort George
    Block 15
    Crux
    Boneyard

    Need to try more from
    Wayfinder
    Upright
    Barley Brown
    Heater Allen
     
    #48 Pstone530, Apr 13, 2020
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  9. PNW

    PNW Initiate (0) Dec 23, 2019 Washington

    I'm not familiar with Claim 52 and haven't seen them around Washington, but I'll be on the lookout now.
     
    #49 PNW, Apr 14, 2020
  10. John_M

    John_M Grand High Pooh-Bah (6,849) Oct 25, 2003 Washington
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    I'm surprised you haven't seen their stuff up your way. Their beer is pretty much every place out here (in PDX), even in many grocery stores. They make a wide range of stuff, but hazy IPA's really seem to be their bread and butter.
     
    #50 John_M, Apr 14, 2020
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  11. PNW

    PNW Initiate (0) Dec 23, 2019 Washington

    I'm looking at their cans and nothing looks familiar yet. I'll see if my sister in Bend can snag some for me if I can't find it around here.
     
    #51 PNW, Apr 14, 2020
  12. John_M

    John_M Grand High Pooh-Bah (6,849) Oct 25, 2003 Washington
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    I would be surprised if you saw something you recognized. Fluffy is their flagship IPA I would guess; otherwise, it feels like they just keep on churning out new hazies with new names every couple of months.

    I tend to think of them as an Oregon version of Revision Brewing out of Sparks Nevada, except the quality isn't as high and they don't seem to do a lot re-makes of their various hazies. My impression is that they're trying to capitalize on the hazy IPA craze (much like Revision, IMO), and I often see customers buying their cans just because 1) it's a hazy IPA and, 2), the price point is pretty attractive. I don't want to say anything negative about their hazy IPA's (a lot of people think they do a great job with them), but IMHO, the flavor profile is pretty ubiquitous. Not that they all taste the same (though some are pretty similar, IMHO), but after you've tried a couple, you should be able to pick out new versions blind without too much trouble.
     
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  13. dphi

    dphi Zealot (534) Apr 14, 2013 Oregon

    They definitely jumped on the bandwagon but they were also one of the first hazy producers in Oregon - I first had Fluffy in mid-2016. They're also doing adjunct stouts, sours, and excessively fruited goses so I'd think of them more as the Great Notion of Eugene - both in terms of styles and quality (some hits, some misses).
     
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  14. John_M

    John_M Grand High Pooh-Bah (6,849) Oct 25, 2003 Washington
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    That's my recollection as well. Sorry if my post above suggested otherwise.
     
    #54 John_M, Apr 14, 2020
  15. Pstone530

    Pstone530 Crusader (464) Mar 15, 2018 California
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    I went to the Claim 52 taproom twice last summer in Eugene and thought they had a few nice big stouts. A couple hazy beers, there was one in particular that blew me away. I believe it was a DDH fluffy. Am interested to see how they've progressed on my next trip back to Eugene.
     
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  16. t4h2c0

    t4h2c0 Initiate (0) Jun 5, 2007 Washington

    You mostly see Claim 52 on tap around Seattle and i have seen their cans all over town at better bottleshops. I think their beer is good overall but most people dont know who they are so their normal canned beers tend to gather dust on the shelf so i usually steer clear of the packaged stuff but always willing to try on draft.
     
    #56 t4h2c0, Apr 14, 2020
  17. Reidrover

    Reidrover Grand Pooh-Bah (4,886) Jan 14, 2003 Oregon
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    I like Claim 52 and their Hazy's..kinda like Old Town..but I think Coldfire is the best in Eugene right now.
     
    #57 Reidrover, Apr 17, 2020
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  18. Pstone530

    Pstone530 Crusader (464) Mar 15, 2018 California
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    Man...I forgot about coldfire. When I was there last July I thought the beer was really solid. Found a few styles at whole foods I enjoyed. I probably forgot about them due to the atmosphere of the taproom. It was cramped, children were running wild, and the people working there didn't seem too enthused to be on shift.
     
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  19. Reidrover

    Reidrover Grand Pooh-Bah (4,886) Jan 14, 2003 Oregon
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    Their beers were average couple of years back..but the last year they have come on leaps and bounds, good canned beer. Their Minute after Midnight stout is bloody good.Yeah i hate taprooms with kids running rampant.
     
    #59 Reidrover, Apr 17, 2020
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  20. johnniehops

    johnniehops Crusader (497) Mar 25, 2015 Oregon
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    Very difficult to pick five let alone rank them. In no order:

    1. Block 15
    2. Wayfinder
    3. Heater Allen
    4. Fort George
    5. Ruse
     
    #60 johnniehops, Apr 19, 2020
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