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Best breweries in Salem, Oregon

Within 13 miles of Salem we track 9 breweries. None currently rate Great or better. Parallel 45 Brewing in Independence leads the list at 3.92 (Fine).

The scale

  • Exceptional

    A short list of extraordinary breweries worth planning a trip around.

  • Great

    Consistently produce world-class beer.

  • Fine

    Make genuinely good beer, if not the pint you will still be talking about next year.

  • Poor

    Not bad beer so much as unremarkable beer.

  • Limited

    Most craft beer drinkers pass these by.

Ranked breweries

  1. 1

    Parallel 45 Brewing

    Independence, Oregon, United States

    Rating
    3.92Fine
    Popularity
    Barely rated
  2. 2

    Xicha Brewing Co

    Salem, Oregon, United States

    Xicha Brewing Co produce's fine quality beer and are regularly brewing different ones. They are most well known for "Guava Golden", which is a Golden Ale and "Chela", which is an American Lager. Their primary focus is brewing Pale Ales and IPAs.

    Rating
    3.84Fine
    Popularity
    Lightly rated
  3. 3

    Ratchet Brewery

    Salem, Oregon, United States

    Rating
    3.82Fine
    Popularity
    Lightly rated
  4. 4

    Santiam Brewing

    Salem, Oregon, United States

    We're located in the industrial unit on the corner of McGilchrist and 19th St., Salem 10 barrel brewery and tasting room with fifteen Santiam Brewing craft beers on tap. Featuring a dedicated cask bar (at cellar temperature), with an additional four cask conditioned ales on tap from our beer engines.

    Rating
    3.78Fine
    Popularity
    Modestly rated
  5. 6

    B2 Taphouse & Brewery

    Salem, Oregon, United States

    Rating
    3.72Fine
    Popularity
    Barely rated
  6. 7

    Shades of Brew

    Salem, Oregon, United States

    Rating
    3.52Poor
    Popularity
    Barely rated
  7. 8

    Gilgamesh Brewing

    Salem, Oregon, United States

    Gilgamesh Brewing produce's unproven beer and are usually experimenting brewing new ones. They are most well known for "Mamba", which is a Spiced / Herbed Beer and "Oedipus IPA", which is an American IPA. Their primary focus is brewing IPAs and Spiced Beers.

    Rating
    3.47Poor
    Popularity
    Well rated
  8. 9

    Sparky's Brewing Co

    Salem, Oregon, United States

    Sparky's Brewing Co produce's unproven beer and has a decent variety of ones to choose from. They are most well known for "Kilo Hops", which is an American IPA and "Hazy High-Leg", which is an American IPA. Their primary focus is brewing IPAs and Pale Ales.

    Rating
    3.44Poor
    Popularity
    Barely rated