Only 3?
Hard question to answer. In my town we now have 2 breweries, in the next town, home of Deschutes Brewery there have got to be 10 or 12 breweries. If I was to recommend a stop it may not even be one of the breweries. There are a few pubs that have beers from many of the local breweries as well as other breweries and you could get a much broader sample.
Personally I would stay away from that larger breweries as some of them have given up quality for quantity. They also brew easy beers for the most part. Smaller breweries will brew a few best sellers and then experiment with styles you may never see at the big boys. So it is a hard choice to say what 3 stops from California to Oregon as you may drive by 100 to 200 breweries to get to the 3.
Hard question to answer. In my town we now have 2 breweries, in the next town, home of Deschutes Brewery there have got to be 10 or 12 breweries. If I was to recommend a stop it may not even be one of the breweries. There are a few pubs that have beers from many of the local breweries as well as other breweries and you could get a much broader sample.
Personally I would stay away from that larger breweries as some of them have given up quality for quantity. They also brew easy beers for the most part. Smaller breweries will brew a few best sellers and then experiment with styles you may never see at the big boys. So it is a hard choice to say what 3 stops from California to Oregon as you may drive by 100 to 200 breweries to get to the 3.
