With spirited Oregonians flying their cartop flags in a universal reminder of the kickoff of tailgating season, we challenged ourselves to put together a little parking lot party of our own, but using only Oregon products. Local beer? No problem. We were surprised to find how many other essentials there were for the keeping-it-local tailgater.
Hard Wear
Beaver Coach | 40-foot dream home on wheels
Bend | beavercoachsales.com
Traeger Grills | Pellet Grill
Wilsonville | traegergrills.com
Made in Oregon | Oregon Love T-shirt
NW Alpine | Spider Hoody
Portland | nwalpine.com
Oregon State University
Athletic T-Shirts | oregonstate.edu
The Fixin’s
Oregon Natural Meats | Lean Ground Beef
Eugene | naturalbrewbeef.com
Tillamook | Medium Cheddar Cheese
Tillamook | tillamook.com
Inglehoffer | Stone Ground Mustard
Beaverton | beavertonfoods.com
Eugene City Bakery | Buns
Eugene | eugenecitybakery.com
Barcelona’s | Sauces
Bend | barcelonasauces.com
Kettle Chips
Salem | kettlebrand.com
The Sauce
Crux Fermentation Project On The Fence NWPA
Bend | cruxfermentation.com
Ninkasi Total Domination IPA
Eugene | ninkasibrewing.com
Deschutes Brewery Mirror Pond Pale Ale
Bend | deschutesbrewery.com
Terminal Gravity IPA
Enterprise | terminalgravitybrewing.com
BridgePort Kingpin Amber Ale
Portland | bridgeportbrew.com
Cascade Lakes Blonde Bombshell
Bend | cascadelakes.com
Hot Lips Soda | Marionberry
Portland | hotlipssoda.com
The Recipes
Try these tailgate-ready recipes from 1859 and bring some culinary flare to your next tailgate event.
Northwest Food & Drink Pairings
Char-grilled Poblano Peppers Corn Salad
