Visiting Eugene/Springfield OR 2019-2020 edition

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  1. jbakajust1

    jbakajust1 Pooh-Bah (2,552) Aug 25, 2009 Oregon
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    (Almost) Universally Recommended “must-Visit” breweries and brewpubs
    Oakshire
    Ninkasi
    ColdFire (Crowler fills)
    Alesong
    Claim 52 Kitchen

    Other Highly recommended Breweries and Brewpubs
    Falling Sky (multiple locations)
    Viking
    Claim 52 Brewery
    Planktown Brewing
    Sunriver Brew Pub

    New Comers
    Mancave
    Elk Horn
    Wheel Apizza Brewery
    Freehands Brewing

    Highly Recommended Bars/Growler Stations
    Bier Stein
    16 tons café and tap house
    Tap and Growler
    Growler Guys (Crowler Fills)

    Other recommended Bars/Growler Stations
    First National Tap house
    The Filling Station
    Steel Pail
    Beer Garden
    Hayden Bridge Tap House

    Highly Recommended Bottle Shops
    Bier Stein
    16 tons Tap house
    Market of Choice (the Willakenzie St. and Williamette St. locations)
    Bi-Mart (Royal Avenue store)

    Beer centric restaurants
    Electric Station
    Café 440
    Hot Mama Wings
    Falling Sky Brewhouse
    Falling Sky Deli
    Falling Sky Pizza at EMU
    Planktown brewpub
    Cornucopia Bar & Burger
    North West Burgers 5th Street Market
    Sunriver Brewpub

    Extra
    You can always try out the Eugene Ale Trail as well.

    Prominent Eugene festivals
    McKenzie Cider and Craft Beer Festival - November 8-9th
    Oakshire Single Batch Fall Bierfest - (Early December)
    KLCC Microbrew Festival (President's Day Weekend)
    Hellshire release and barrel-aged beer fest (Early May)
    Eugene Beer Week (Usually held in early June, and culminating with the annual Tower of Sour at Bier Stein)

    The Eugene area is pretty centrally located, making short day trips and combination beer-centric vacations feasible. The City is just a couple hours from downtown Portland and the Bend/Sunriver area, and is roughly a 45 minute drive over to Block 15/Les Caves via hiway 99, and roughly the same distance over to Oakridge and Brewer’s Union 180 via Highway 58. So it's very easy to add the Eugene/Springfield area into your beercation plans, no matter what your ultimate destination is in Oregon.

    ** Disclaimer: This post is not intended to be a catch-all for Eugene beer establishments. There are many well-regarded beer institutions throughout the area, many of which are not listed in this post. This thread is an attempt to present the most frequently recommended and highest-regarded spots. Exploration and experimentation are certainly encouraged!

    Changes Since Last Edition
    Alesong, Coldfire, and Claim 52 moved up to must visit. Sam Bonds and Agrarian removed as they have closed. Hop Valley remains unlisted due to ownership by MillerCoors. Added Crowler Fills for those on the look out. A few Newcomers added. Sunriver Brewing satellite pub added.
     
  2. NWer

    NWer Pooh-Bah (2,145) Mar 10, 2009 Washington
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    Just a casual non-scientific observation but the prices in bottle shops in the area are rather expensive so if price is an issue bring your own. YMMV
     
  3. shelby415

    shelby415 Pooh-Bah (2,098) Oct 10, 2011 Oregon
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    Man Cave brewing closed a while back. I feel like Manifest Brewing is them with a new name but I might be imagining that.
     
  4. jbakajust1

    jbakajust1 Pooh-Bah (2,552) Aug 25, 2009 Oregon
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    Yes, you are correct.
     
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