Oregon Brewers Break Record (Portland Business Journal)

The Oregon Brewers Guild said Thursday the state's craft brewing production grew 8.1 percent in 2007. Total beer production for the state was approximately 860,000 barrels, or 285 million bottles of beer. That's an increase of more than 64,000 barrels, up from 796,000 barrels in 2006.

Oregonians don't just love to make beer, they love to drink it, too. Of the beer brewed in-state, more than 11.4 percent, or 308,000 barrels, were purchased and consumed in Oregon. For draft beer, that percentage is even higher, with Oregon breweries producing 42 percent of all draft beer consumed in the state. This is the highest percentage of local craft draft beer consumption in the country, according to the organization, which also said 2007 marks the first year Oregon brewers sold more than 300,000 barrels in state. A barrel is equal to 31 gallons or 13.77 cases or 331 bottles of beer.

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