Fall offers great beer drinking weather.

The colors are changing, the air is crisp and Central Oregon breweries are pumping out amazing seasonals.

Oh, and it’s college football season.

That means for next three months, you may find yourself in the Willamette Valley every other Saturday, screaming at Sean Mannion to move his feet or yelling at De’Anthony Thomas to turn around and for the love of God throw a block! (Sorry, Stanford flashback.)

Thankfully, The Bulletin’s Drinks page has got you covered so you can spend your time in Eugene and Corvallis checking out options above and beyond college staples like the Keystone 30-pack — “It’s six free beers!” — and Busch Light tall boys.

Gang green

Brewers Union Local 180 (www.brewersunion.com): About 45 miles southeast of Eugene, Oakridge’s British public house-style brewpub is one of the best-kept secrets in the state. Open noon to 11 p.m. on Saturdays during football season, the Brewers Union, which only brews cask-aged ales, makes a perfect pre- or postgame stop on the way to or from Eugene.

Oakshire Public House (www.oakbrew .com): We’ve been drinking Oakshire’s Espresso Stout religiously the past few winters, now we can finally pull up a chair at brewery’s first pub. Opened this past May in west Eugene, Oakshire’s Public House pours all the brewery’s most popular beers, as well as its experimental and limited-release brews. Also, it’s less than a half mile away from …

Ninkasi Brewing Company’s tasting room (www.ninkasibrewing.com): Makers of arguably some of the best beer in the country, Ninkasi shares Eugene’s Whiteaker (pronounced whit-uh-ker) neighborhood with Oakshire. It’s a great place to drink beer and lose track of time. While Ninkasi technically is only a tasting room, they do have a food cart stationed on their grounds every day of the week.

Beaver believer

Block 15 Restaurant and Brewery (www.block15 .com): Located downtown in a building originally constructed almost 90 years ago to house the Corvallis Gazette-Times newspaper, Block 15 has spearheaded the craft beer movement in the Mid-Valley. Their Nebula, Naked Oat Stout is not to be missed.

Flat Tail Brewing (www.flattailcorvallis .com): More of a sports bar than Block 15, Flat Tail still makes outstanding brews, a large number of which are potent enough they are only served in tulip glasses. (If you’re into sours, go with the Cucumber Cuvee.) Flat Tail also boasts a killer late-night menu highlighted by $3 pints, fried pickles and a buffalo chicken mac n’ cheese plate.

Sky High Brewing (www.skyhighbrewing .com): Alright, Sky High’s pub is in the works — the owners say it should be open by the end of this month — so the recommendation here is based on their beer alone. Sky High’s Dream On Pale Ale is a solid addition to the Northwest’s thriving pale ale lineup, while their Gose Terra Fluvia (it’s a slightly tart but extremely drinkable wheat ale) showcases the brewery’s creative side. And good news for the football crowd, on Saturday all pints are $3.25 from noon to 6 p.m. during “Hoppy Hour.”