Cheers to the Land returns with 18 beers and ciders to protect Oregon farmland

Thanks to sponsors, the campaign features 15 breweries and three cideries. Seven of these will debut in limited-edition 16 ounce cans with unique Cheers to the Land artwork in select bottle shops and grocery stores.

All Cheers to the Land brews will be available on tap at participants’ respective taprooms beginning Oct. 10. 

Oregon Agricultural Trust’s goals are to permanently protect Oregon farmland from development and to keep farmers farming. The average age of Oregon farmers and ranchers is 60, and less than 20% of landowners have a succession plan. Between 2017-2022, Oregon lost 5.5% of its farms and 4% of its farmland. In response to this crisis, OAT has protected more than 29,000 acres of farm and ranch land so far, and has 64 projects in the hopper that would protect another 215,000 acres. OAT also educates 1,000 farmers each year and consults with 40 farms each year on succession planning.

Beer and Cider List:

1. Alesong Brewing & Blending - Wild Ale crafted entirely from a single source - Goschie Farm’s barley and hops are joined by Goschie Riesling then fermented spontaneously using the microflora on the grapes.
2. Baerlic Brewing - IPA with Goschie malt and Crosby hops.
3. Bauman's Cider - Strawberry Cider featuring Mary's Peak Strawberries, a hybrid that came out of OSU in 2018 and is prized for its wonderful flavor.
4. Breakside Brewery - Seasonal Pale Ale brewed with two types of culinary lavender from Eagle Creek Lavender Farm — a varietal called Melissa which is mellow and peppery, and one named Royal Velvet, which is honey-like and rich.
5. Claim 52 Brewing - Oat Pale Ale brewed with Oregon barley malted at Admiral Maltings, Camas Country Mills oats, Cascade hops grown at Crosby Hops, and the new WCHB-102 hop from West Coast Hop Breeding.
6. de Garde Brewing - Wild Ale with 100% Oregon grown and Salmon-Safe ingredients: Oregon Promise barley malt grown at Goschie Farms, Simcoe hops from Coleman Farms, and Strata CGX and Strata hops from Indie Hops.
7. Falling Sky Brewing - Cascadian Dark Ale brewed with Oregon spruce tips, Oregon-grown Salmon-Safe malt from Admiral Maltings, and Salmon-Safe hops from Crosby Hops in Woodburn.
8. Ferment Brewing - West Coast IPA with all Oregon Salmon-Safe ingredients including Mosaic and Strata hops and Admiral Malting's pale malt from Oregon.
9. Freebridge Brewing - West Coast IPA brewed with Great Western Malting’s Pure Oregon base malt and Salmon-Safe hops from Crosby Hop Farm in Woodburn, Oregon.
10. Funky Fauna Artisan Ales - Wild Saison brewed with 100% Oregon grown malted barley & hops. Fermented in oak with native wild yeast and conditioned on Oregon marionberries and Oregon Coast wasabi Root.
11. Level Beer - Bitter Ale made entirely with ingredients from Goschie Farms, including Goshie hops and their Oregon Promise malt.
12. Little Hop Brewing - Ella O'Brien’s Cheers to the Land is a hop-forward Pale Ale brewed with Oregon-grown McKenzie and C120 hops. Named after Oregon’s first female hop grower and grandmother to the hop breeder responsible for McKenzie hops.
13. Portland Cider - Tart, locally-grown marionberries paired with Mosaic hops from Crosby Hops out of Woodburn, OR.
14. Rogue Ales - American West Pale Ale brewed with Pure Oregon malt, Oregon grown Strata hops, and Oregon desert sage, creating an ode to our high plains and high deserts.
15. Son of Man Cider - TBA
16. The Wheel Apizza Pub - Farm To Table Beer with Oregon-grown Admiral Malt, black barley from Oregon Bean & Grain, Camas Country Mill oat and white wheat, Mecca Grade rye malt, Audacia hops from Goschie Farms, and WCHB-102 hops from Oregon Hophouse.
17. Wolves & People Farmhouse Brewery - TBA
18. Xicha Brewing - Brazilian Strong Ale brewed with Pilsner Malt, Cara Cara Orange, Cane Sugar, Piloncillo Sugar, and local El Dorado hops.

More information about Cheers to the Land and events can be found at www.cheerstotheland.com.

About Oregon Agricultural Trust

Oregon Agricultural Trust (OAT) is a statewide, nonprofit land trust designed to address the interrelated challenges of ag land loss, farm and ranch succession, and access to land for the next generation. OAT partners with farmers and ranchers to protect agricultural lands for the benefit of Oregon’s economy, communities, and landscapes.