Lane County’s three leading breweries are all planning expansions in Eugene’s Whiteaker neighborhood.
Lane County’s three leading breweries are all planning expansions in Eugene’s Whiteaker neighborhood.
Ninkasi Brewing Co., Lane County’s biggest brewery and the 32nd-largest craft brewer in the United States, plans to more than double its production capacity to 200,000 barrels, with a $15 million addition on a lot immediately west of its facility at 272 Van Buren St., CEO Nikos Ridge said.
Oakshire Brewing is in the process of buying an 11,000-square-foot building at 225 Madison St., co-founder Jeff Althouse said. The building is listed as valued at $575,000, and Oakshire plans to spend $500,000 remodeling the space for barrel aging, warehouse, offices and a tasting room, with a target of opening for Thanksgiving, he said.
And Hop Valley Brewing Co., which operates a brewery and brew pub in Springfield’s Gateway area, plans to add production space and a tasting room early next year at 990 W. First Ave., which housed Scharph’s building materials, Hop Valley owner/partner Jonas Kungys said.
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