page_title: Alcoholic beverages in Oregon
section_title: Beer consumption
hierarchical_section_title: Alcoholic beverages in Oregon / Consumption / Beer consumption
caption_attribution_description: English: Salem Brewery Association trademark (#860), 1904. (see https://sos.oregon.gov/archives/exhibits/trademarks/Pages/liquor-gallery.aspx )
context_page_description: The U.S. state of Oregon has an extensive history of laws regulating the sale and consumption of alcoholic beverages, dating back to 1844. It has been an alcoholic beverage control state, with the Oregon Liquor Control Commission holding a monopoly over the sale of all distilled beverages, since Prohibition. Today, there are thriving industries producing beer, wine, and liquor in the state. Alcohol may be purchased between 7 a.m. and 2:30 a.m. As of 2007, consumption of spirits is on the rise, while beer consumption is holding steady. Also, 11% of beer sold in Oregon was brewed in-state, the highest figure in the United States.
  Oregon wine production began in the mid-19th century, before it was a state. By 1919, the industry had collapsed due to prohibition, and after prohibition ended fruit wines dominated the industry. The modern era of Oregon wine began in 1961, and the industry cemented its reputation in 1975 by winning a French award. In 2007, wine making was a $207.8 million business. Beer production began in 1852 with Henry Saxer's liberty brewing in Portland. In 1862 Henry Weinhard's bought the Liberty brewery.
context_section_description: The following table lists the amount of beer consumed in Oregon for the years 1997–2004 as reported in the 2005 Beer Handbook.  The scale is in 1,000s of cases of beer.  A case of beer is 24 12-ounce beers, for a total of 2.25 gallons per case.
caption: Salem Beer label from 1904.
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