When the world stopped in March 2020, so stopped Oregon's craft beer sector.
Or so, given the overall production numbers revealed this week by the Portland Business Journal, it would seem. As Data Editor Brandon Sawyer revealed in this week's print edition, the top 50 breweries on our 2021 Top Breweries List produced a whopping 28% more ale than in 2020.
The jump is at least partly attributable to the pandemic, as well as the increased demand as several small to mid-sized brewers — think: Fort…
