22nd Annual Oregon Brewers Festival

Celebrating its 22nd year in 2008, the Oregon Brewers Festival is regarded as one of the finest craft beer festivals in the world.  Over 70 breweries offer handcrafted brews to more than 70,000 beer lovers during the four-day event.  Known as THE beer festival for beer lovers, this is one of the largest and best brew events anywhere!

The Oregon Brewers Festival was founded in 1988 as an opportunity to expose the public to microbrews at a time when the craft brewing industry was just getting off the ground. Today, that industry has succeeded, especially in Oregon, where 60 brewing companies operate 90 brewing facilities. There are 30 breweries operating within the Portland city limits, more than any other city in the world; the Portland metro area boasts 38 breweries, more than any other metro area in the world. In fact, the Portland metro area is the largest craft brewing market in the United States, even though Portland ranks 23rd in population for metro areas in the nation.