Something to be Thankful For

I wish you well from the icy reaches of the Maine woodlands (current temperature: 1° F). On this day of thanks, when you’re possibly descending into pitched political battles over the IPAs and roast beast, I offer you something to really appreciate: new breweries. Brewers Association economist Bart Watson posted a map of all the breweries that opened since last Thanksgiving. There are a thousand of them (!). For the local readers, here’s a list of Beaver State openings, according to Bart’s map:

• Barsideous (Lebanon)
• BDSM (Hillsboro)
• Bine Valley (Salem)
• East Fork (Joseph)
• Ferment (Hood River)
• Geist (Redmond)
• Hopheads (Salem)
• The Horn (Depoe Bay)
• Look Long (Portland - Arbor Lodge)
• Modern Times (Portland - SE Industrial)
• Porter (Redmond)
• Ratchet (Salem)
• Smockville (Sherwood)
• Vice (Grants Pass)
• Von Ebert (Portland, two locations)
• West Coast Grocery (Portland - Buckman)
• What’cha Brewing (Florence)
• The Wheel Apizza (Eugene)
• Xicha (Salem)

Happy Thanksgiving, everyone!