Visiting Eugene/Springfield OR 2019-2020 edition

(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.

 

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