Oregon craft beer production up 5.5 percent in 2011: 1.168 million barrels

Oregon craft beer production up 5.5 percent in 2011: 1.168 million barrels: The Oregon Brewers Guild announced Tuesday that Oregon's breweries crafted 1,168,000 barrels of beer (or roughly 290 million pints) during 2011, a 7.5 percent increase from the previous year.