Since we got a WA one started might as well get an Oregon one. 1. Breakside 2. PFriem 3 . Sunriver 4. Block 15 So so many more.
Throw it at the wall and see what sticks.... pFriem Barley Browns Breakside Block 15 And honestly those are more like 1a, 1b 1c, 1d
I could fill it with just CO breweries but I’ll spread it around the state: Breakside pFriem Fort George Sunriver
Disclaimer: I like WCIPAs and hoppy pales Barley Brown's Breakside Ex Novo pFriem Honorable mentions: Boneyard Sunriver Fort George Baerlic Pelican Buoy Ruse
Block 15 Breakside (Can I just say Bend? As in every brewery there? Haha.) (I can’t? Ok. Fine…) Sunriver Ft George
That's the problem. There are so many outstanding breweries in Oregon, it's extremely difficult to just pick 4 favorites.
I was gonna ask why you were gonna list a bunch of Denver breweries in an Oregon tournament. Then, well, the brain gears finally kicked in.......
I had never heard the term “Central Oregon” until I moved here, but it’s used and abbreviated a lot here. Easy to forget the bubbles you’re in sometimes.
Much like the term "Fourth Corner" up here. Or, Tri-Cities in, well, any of the dozens of Tri-Cities areas of 'Murka!
Decided to look back on the year and count all my scores to get a "real " feeling for my favs. 1. pFriem 4.01 2. Ex-Novo 3.98 3. Block 15 3.94 4. Sunriver 3.91 5. Pelican 3.89 6. Fort George 3.87 7. Breakside 3.86 8. Foreland 3.71 These are all with over 6 beers this year all full pints at least.
I thought it was common knowledge. Central Oregon is the are east of the Cascade Passes until you hit the real high desert around about John Day. Then it is Sovereign Citizen Oregon
pFriem Upright Breakside Wayfinder ---- This would probably be a different list 10 minutes from now, but I'd still stand by it.
I'm going to think about this two ways. First, which 4 breweries make the best offerings in multiple categories? These 4 have all very good-to-excellent IPAs, lagers, dark beers, and sours: Block 15 Breakside Coldfire Pfriem Next 2 on my list of utility players are probably Ft George and Pelican. ****** But if I'm stocking out my beer fridge with the "best" in each category... Hops: Barley Browns Lagers: Wayfinder (at least until Chuckanut opens in Portland) Dark beers: Ft George Saisons/sours: Upright With either grouping, a beer drinker should be pretty happy!
