Hill Farmstead Brewery 
| Micro Brewery 403 Hill Road Greensboro Bend, Vermont 802-533-7450 | The brewery is the revival and continuation of 220 years of Hill heritage and hand crafted history in North Greensboro, Vermont. |
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Allagash Brewing Company
| Micro Brewery 50 Industrial Way Portland, Maine 800-330-5385 | Allagash Brewing Company is an American brewery located in Portland, Maine.Founded in 1994 by Rob Tod, Allagash sold its first batch of beer in the summer of 1995. Tod had been working in breweries around the U.S. and recognized a void in the craft brewing movement. While both German and British styles were available throughout the country, Belgian-style beers were very difficult to find. He established a small 15-barrel brewery and began brewing Allagash White, modeled after Belgian Wit beer. His beer gets its flavor from the use of wheat in place of barley as well as the addition of Curaçao orange peel, coriander and other spices. All of the beers Allagash produces are bottle conditioned. The technique calls for two fermentations, the first in the fermenting tanks and the second in the bottle itself (a process known as the methode champenoise). |
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Brewery Ommegang
| Production Facility 656 County Highway 33 Cooperstown, New York 607-544-1800 | Since its opening, Ommegang has grown rapidly – in early 2005, its owner said they had been unable to meet demand for their ales and as a result would add 40 percent to their production capacity over the next year.By 2003, the Belgian breweries had all been absorbed into large corporations. Feinberg and Littlefield sold their share of Ommegang in 2003 to Belgian brewer Brouwerij Duvel Moortgat, brewers of the world-renowned Duvel Golden Ale. Duvel Moortgat brewed limited amounts of beer for Brewery Ommegang in 2006 to help meet demand, but has not brewed any since then. Brewery Ommegang currently distributes its beers in 43 states and Washington, D.C., including Alaska and Hawaii but excluding Montana, Idaho, North Dakota, South Dakota, Wyoming, West Virginia, and Mississippi. Ommegang has also begun exporting to Canada and the US Virgin Islands. |
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Brooklyn Brewery
| Micro Brewery 79 North Eleventh Street Brooklyn, New York 718-486-7422 | Brooklyn Brewery is a microbrewery based in Brooklyn in New York City. It was started in 1987 by Steve Hindy and Tom Potter. The pair hired graphic designer Milton Glaser, best known as the creator of the logo for the I Love New York campaign, to create the company logo and identity. Glaser received a share in the company in return.Originally all their beer was brewed by contract by Matt Brewing Company, and the pair started their own distribution company and personally transported and marketed their beer to bars and retailers around New York City. In 1996, they acquired a former matzo factory in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, and converted it into a functional brewery. |
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Sixpoint Brewery
| Micro Brewery 40 Van Dyke St Brooklyn, New York 917-696-0438 | Sixpoint Craft Ales was founded in 2004 by Shane Welch, a former homebrewer that originally grew up in Milwaukee. The microbrewery is located in a 7,000-square-foot (650 m2) factory in in Red Hook, Brooklyn that formerly manufactured filing cabinets. Sixpoint began business by only distributing kegs to local bars and restaurants; instead of bottling its beer, filling growlers at bars were the only way for customers to drink the beer at their homes.In 2011 Sixpoint launched initial canned offerings of 16 oz, year-round styles Sweet Action, Bengali Tiger, Righteous Ale and The Crisp. Further releases have included the 12 oz Resin and 3Beans, as well as 16oz seasonal offerings such as Apollo and Autumnation. |
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northeast
The founding fathers were passionate homebrewers. George Washington and Thomas Jefferson (and their wives, of course) brewed beer regularly. Fast forward to the 1980s and Boston Beer starts a strong craft beer culture in the Northeast with their iconic Samuel Adams brand and especially their Boston Lager. Now the entire area, highlighted by New York and Vermont, are producing some of the best beers in the country.Beers To Try
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| The Alchemist Heady Hopper | Ommegang Three Philosophers | Allagash White |
Elysian Brewing Company
| Micro Brewery 1221 East Pike Street Seattle, Washington 206-860-3977 | Elysian operates three pubs in Seattle and was founded in 1995 by Dave Buhler, Joe Bisacca, and Dick Cantwell. Cantwell had been a homebrewer who gained a reputation at the Duwamps Cafe, the Pike Place Brewery, and Big Time Brewing. Buhler is a former spirits wholesaler and Bisacca was a vice president at Seafirst Bank. The original location was opened in 1996 in the Capitol Hill neighborhood. Its capacity is 20 barrels.The company operated a brewpub at the local GameWorks arcade between 1997 and 2002. In 2003, their pub and bistro, Tangletown, was opened near Green Lake. The largest location, Elysian Fields, was opened in 2006. It is a brewpub near CenturyLink Field that is often busy on gameday. In 2011, Elysian expanded its operations with a 35,000-square-foot production-only facility in the Georgetown neighborhood. |
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Bridgeport Brewing Company
| Micro Brewery 1313 NW Marshall Street Portland, Oregon 503-241-7179 | BridgePort produces a variety of international style ales, including IPA. BridgePort's ales are naturally conditioned in the bottle, keg, or cask from which they are served – they're never force carbonated. The natural conditioning creates ale that is smooth, naturally carbonated, and full of flavor.Today, BridgePort Brewing Company is one of the top specialty brewers in the state of Oregon. As BridgePort Brewing grew in popularity, it also grew in its brewing capacity from its 600-barrel beginnings to over 100,000 barrels per year. Distribution has grown from Portland to 18 states, and the brewery's emphasis on producing quality. |
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Full Sail
Brewing Company
| Micro Brewery 506 Columbia Street Hood River, Oregon 541-386-2281 | Full Sail Brewing Company is a craft brewery in Hood River, Oregon. Founded in 1987, Full Sail was the first commercially successful craft brewery to bottle beer in the Pacific Northwest for retail sale, and one of Oregon's early microbreweries. The first beer packaged was Full Sail Golden Ale, followed in 1988 by Full Sail Imperial Porter, Full Sail Amber Ale, and Wassail Winter Ale.Based upon beer sales volume, Full Sail is the ninth largest craft brewery in the United States, the second largest craft brewer in Oregon, and the seventeenth largest brewery in the United States. Full Sail became employee-owned in July 1999 through an employee stock ownership plan with the 47 employees. |
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Ninkasi
Brewing Company
| Micro Brewery 272 Van Buren St Eugene, Oregon 877-7-NINKASI | Ninkasi Brewing Company is a microbrewery based in Eugene, Oregon. Named after the Sumerian goddess of beer, Ninkasi was founded in 2006 by Jamie Floyd and Nikos Ridge. The first beer they produced was Total Domination IPA. Other beer varieties include Tricerahops Double IPA, Believer Double Red, and Oatis Oatmeal Stout. In 2010, Ninkasi produced over 32,000 barrels of beer. Production reached 56,000 barrels in 2011. The company's headquarters are in Eugene's Whiteaker neighborhood, which is also home to several other local breweries. |
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Deschutes Brewing Company
| Micro Brewery 901 SW Simpson Avenue Bend, Oregon 1-541-385-8606 | Founded in 1988, Deschutes Brewery began as a brew pub in downtown Bend, Oregon and is known for such brands as Black Butte Porter, its flagship brew and the nation’s number one selling craft porter, and the popular Mirror Pond Pale Ale. In addition to its original Bend pub, this family and employee-owned brewery opened a second pub in Portland’s Pearl District in 2008. The company’s main brewing facility is located on the banks of the Deschutes River and is the nation's 5th largest craft brewery, distributing in just 21 states and two provinces. Deschutes Brewery was named one of America’s Best Places to Work in 2013 by Outside Magazine. |
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Pacific Northwest
The U.S.'s largest hop growing region is located in the Pacific Northwest. The Yakima Valley in Washington contains 75% of U.S. hop acreage and produces well-known varieties like Cascade, Willamette, and Columbus, as well as newer experimental varieties. Portland, Oregon is a craft beer mecca and is even nicknamed “Beervana.” Portland has more breweries than any other city in the world.Beers To Try
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| Hair of the Dog Adam | Deschutes Red Chair NWPA | Alaskan Smoked Porter |
Tenaya Creek Brewing
| Micro Brewery 3101 North Tenaya Way Las Vegas, Nevada 702-362-7335 | Tenaya Creek was established in 1999 by Tim Etter and his brothers and sisters. Tim's background in brewing started in his college days at the University of Utah in Salt Lake City. In early 1993, his roommate at the time introduced him to the art of making beer. This smalltime hobby of making beer in a tiny apartment blossomed into a fulltime career, brewing commercially. Towards the end of 1993, Tim attended UC Davis in Northern California to study Fermentation Science. Upon returning to Salt Lake, he aligned himself with a startup brewery called Uinta Brewing Company. The concept for this startup was to brew the freshest beer available in the State of Utah while limiting the alcohol percentage to 3.2 by weight (4% by volume). It was wildly successful, providing locally made beer for the ski areas and the many tourists that visited Utah. |
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SanTan Brewing
| 8 S. San Marcos Place Chandler, Arizona 85225 US | Founded in 2007 in the historic Valley National Bank in downtown Chandler. Brewmaster Anthony Canecchia releases specialty seasonal beers, small batch specialty beers, as well as guest beers from local and national brewers. |
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Santa Fe Brewing Company
| 35 Fire Place Santa Fe, New Mexico 87508 US | Santa Fe Brewing Company is a brewery located in Santa Fe, New Mexico. It was established in 1988 as New Mexico's first craft brewery and has since become the largest brewery in the state. Its beers are distributed throughout the Southwestern United States. In 2010, Santa Fe Brewing became the first brewery in New Mexico to produce canned beer. |
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Jester King Craft Brewery
| Micro Brewery 13005 Fitzhugh Rd Bld. B Austin, Texas512-537-5100 | Located in the beautiful Texas Hill Country, Jester King Craft Brewery is an authentic farmhouse brewery committed to brewing artisan ales of great depth and character. At times drawing influences from the world beyond traditional brewers’ yeast, Jester King’s beer is not rushed to market but allowed to mature – often in oak barrels. An additional layer of complexity is added to Jester King’s bottled beers by allowing a second fermentation to take place in the bottle. As part of its commitment to sustainability, the slow food movement and Texas, Jester King beer uses as many organic and local ingredients as possible and will soon be brewed with harvested rainwater. |
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Saint Arnold Brewing Company
| 2000 Lyons Avenue Houston, Texas 77020 US | The Saint Arnold Brewing Company is a craft brewery located in Houston, Texas, named for a patron saint of brewing, Saint Arnulf of Metz. It was founded in 1994 by Brock Wagner and Kevin Bartol, graduates of Rice University. The brewery offers tours every weekday & Saturday afternoons which have attracted a large following. Saint Arnold has won numerous national and international awards. |
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Southwest
Spoetzl Brewery (aka Shiner) is the oldest independent brewery in Texas and for a long time was the only game in town. Archaic beer laws have held back growth in the Lone Star state, but those are slowly being replaced by more lenient laws. Now the entire state, and especially Austin, is becoming a craft beer hotspot. Even Las Vegas is transforming their image to one more inclusive of artisanal food and drinks, including craft beer.Beers To Try
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| Four Peaks Hop Knot | Jester King Das Wunderkind! Saison | Live Oak Hefeweizen |
Founder's Brewing Company
| Micro Brewery 235 Grandville Avenue SW Grand Rapids, Michigan 616-776-1195 | Canal Street Brewing Co. was founded in Grand Rapids in 1997 by Mike Stevens and Dave Engbers, homebrewing enthusiasts who had recently graduated from college. The company was named after a Grand Rapids area where in 1800s several breweries were located on Canal Street, now Monroe Avenue. The beer bottle's labels originally included an old black and white photo of the original Canal Street breweries with the word “Founders” above it. Thus the company became known as Founders Brewing Company.Since the mid-2000s, it has become one of the most prominent breweries in Michigan, expanding its market to 25 states and its production capacity to 340,000 barrels per year. Founders was the 30th largest US craft brewery by sales volume in 2012 and 41st largest US brewery by sales volume in 2012. The brewery expects to produce 130,000 bbl of beer in 2013. As of 2013, two of its beers, Kentucky Breakfast Stout (KBS) and Canadian Breakfast Stout (CBS), were ranked among BeerAdvocate's top 10 beers, with CBS ranked as the 4th best beer in the world by user reviews. Ratebeer.com listed Founders as the overall 3rd best brewery in the world in its 2013 poll; Founders was 2nd place in 2011 and 2012. In April 2010, Founders won four medals at the World Beer Cup in Chicago, Illinois, and the brewery went on to win two more medals at Denver's Great American Beer Festival in September. The brewery also won one award at the 2012 World Beer Cup in San Diego. |
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New Glarus Brewing Company
| Micro Brewery 2400 State Highway 69 New Glarus, Wisconsin 608-527-5850 | The New Glarus Brewing Company is an American brewery founded in 1993. Located in New Glarus, Wisconsin, it is a small independently-owned craft brewery. New Glarus Brewing Company is the 21st largest craft brewer and 32nd largest overall brewing company in the country.The company's best selling brand is Spotted Cow, a cask-conditioned farm house ale, sweetened with corn. The Wisconsin Belgian Red, a fruity Belgian lambic-style ale brewed with Montmorency cherries from Door County, Wisconsin, has won awards in beer competitions around the world, and has ranked in the 100th percentile (highest possible average rating) among the critical beer drinkers at RateBeer.com. |
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Three Floyds Brewing Company
| Micro Brewery 9750 Indiana Parkway Munster, Indiana 1-219-922-3565 | Three Floyds Brewing is an American microbrewery founded in 1996 by Nick, Simon and Mike Floyd in Hammond, Indiana. Since 2000, the brewery has been located in Munster, Indiana. Three Floyds is known for a variety of beers, and are perhaps best known for their once-a-year brew, Dark Lord, a Russian Imperial Stout that is issued every year at a brewery-based festival known as “Dark Lord Day”.Three Floyds produce eight year-round beers and several seasonal beers. Production of these seasonal beers is 4,800 barrels a year. |
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Boulevard Brewing Company
| Micro Brewery 2501 Southwest Boulevard Kansas City, Missouri 1-816-474-7095 | Boulevard Brewing Company is a regional brewery located in Kansas City, Missouri. The Brewers Association currently ranks Boulevard as the 12th largest craft brewery, and the 19th largest active brewery in the United States based on 2012 sales volume. The sale of Anheuser-Busch to InBev made Boulevard the largest independent American brewery in the state of Missouri until its acquisition by Duvel Moortgat Brewery on October 18, 2013. Boulevard's beers are available in select markets across the country. |
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Perennial Artisan Ales
| Micro Brewery 8125 Michigan Ave Saint Louis, Missouri, 63111-3500 | Perennial Artisan Ales is a small batch craft brewery dedicated to the production of farmhouse ales, seasonal styles, and cellaring varieties. |
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Midwest
The Midwest can be thought of as the birthplace of beer in America. As German immigrants in the 1800s traveled up the Mississippi, many of them settled in St. Louis, including Adolphus Busch, one of the founders of Anheuser-Busch. While the Midwest was mainly a lager producing region, now some of the best and most sought-after ales are found there. There is even “Dark Lord Day” which marks the release of one of the most coveted big beers – Dark Lord imperial stout from Three Floyds Brewing.Beers To Try
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| New Glarus Wisconsin Belgian Red | Bells Expedition Stout | Three Floyd's Zombie Dust |
Russian River
| Micro Brewery 724 4th Street Santa Rosa, California 707-545-2337 | In 1997, Russian River Brewing Company (RRBC) was founded by Korbel Champagne Cellars in Guerneville, California. Vinnie Cilurzo was hired as the Brewmaster. At the Great American Beer Festival in 1999, RRBC and Vinnie were awarded “Small Brewing Company of the Year” and “Small Brewing Company Brewmaster of the Year.” In 2002, Korbel decided to leave the beer business and sold the brewery to Vinnie and his wife, Natalie. The brewery is now located in Santa Rosa, California.Russian River Brewing Company focuses on traditional aggressively hopped California style ales, Belgian style ales, and barrel aged beers. They brew a full line up of ales and lagers for their pub and for limited distribution. |
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Anchor Brewery
| Micro Brewery 1705 Mariposa St San Francisco, California 415-863-8350 | Anchor Brewing Company is an American alcoholic beverage producer, operating a brewery and distillery on Potrero Hill in San Francisco, California. The brewery was founded in 1896 and was purchased by Frederick Louis Maytag III, in 1965, saving it from closure. It moved to its current location in 1979. It is one of the last remaining breweries to produce California common beer, also known as Steam Beer, a trademark owned by the company. |
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The Lost Abbey
| Micro Brewery 155 Mata Way Suite 104 San Marcos, California 800-918-6816 | Founded in 2006, Port Brewing Company produces a line of award-winning American ales and the groundbreaking Lost Abbey family of Belgian-inspired beers. Craft brewed under the direction of co-founder and World Champion brewer Tomme Arthur, five beers are issued under the Lost Abbey label year-round: Avant Garde, Lost and Found, Red Barn, Devotion and Judgment Day. Additionally, a number of seasonal and specialty releases are offered at various times throughout the year. As many of these are blended and aged for up to 18 months in French Oak, Brandy and Bourbon barrels, Lost Abbey beers are universally recognized for their complexity, unique flavors, and bold, boundary-pushing styles.Since opening its doors, Port Brewing and The Lost Abbey beers have won nearly 100 medals in regional, national and international competitions. Rate Beer ranks the brewery number three in the world, and six of its beers are among the 100 best beers. |
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AleSmith
| Micro Brewery 9368 Cabot Drive San Diego, California 858-549-9888 | AleSmith Brewing Company is an American craft brewery founded in 1995 by Skip Virgilio and Ted Newcomb in San Diego, California. In 2002 the brewery was purchased by the company's brewmaster, Peter Zien. Zien is a BJCP “Grand Master level 1” beer judge, the only one in San Diego County.AleSmith produces a variety of beers, many of which have high alcohol content and are strongly hopped beers. The beers have acquired a positive reputation among microbrew enthusiasts and hopheads. The brewery was the most popular on the RateBeer.com website in 2004 and 2005 and is consistently rated among the best brewers in the world. In 2008, AleSmith was awarded “Small Brewing Company and Small Brewing Company Brewer of the Year” at the Great American Beer Festival. |
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Stone Brewery
| Micro Brewery 1999 Citracado Parkway Escondido, California 760-471-4999 | Stone Brewing Co. is a craft brewery headquartered in Escondido, California. It was founded in 1996 in San Marcos, California.Stone Brewing is known for the aggressive Arrogant Bastard Ale, although the brewery considers Stone Pale Ale and Stone IPA to be its flagship beers. Most of their beers are characteristic of west-coast craft brews; that is to say, most beers have a traditionally ‘hoppy' flavor. Stone beers are bottled in 22 ounce bottles, 12oz six packs, and occasionally 3 litre bottles. |
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California
After prohibition, the only breweries that remained were the larger breweries that were able to weather the storm. That changed in 1976 when Jack McAuliffe founded New Albion Brewery, the first post-prohibition craft brewery. Now with close to 300 breweries and growing quickly, California has more breweries than any other state. Its IPAs made in the signature “west coast” style (i.e. big hop flavor) are a must-try.Beers To Try
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| Russian River Pliny the Elder | 21st Amendment Bitter American | The Bruery Hottenroth |
Big Sky Brewing Company
| Micro Brewery 5417 Trumpeter Way Missoula, Montana 1-800-559-2774 | Big Sky Brewing Company is a brewery located in Missoula, Montana. It brews six different styles of beer: Moose Drool (a brown ale), Scape Goat (Pale Ale), Big Sky (India Pale ale), Powder Hound (Winter Ale), Summer Honey (Seasonal Ale), and Trout Slayer Ale.Big Sky Brewing Company is by far the largest brewery in Montana and has the farthest reach nationally of any brew made in Montana. Big Sky products are distributed in 23 states (covering the west coast and working itself east). The brewery made national news in 2000 when it was sued by Moosehead Breweries in Canada for using the word “moose” in its most popular beer “Moose Drool.” The case was eventually settled with Big Sky agreeing to not sell Moose Drool directly to certain areas in eastern United States. |
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New Belgium Brewing
| Micro Brewery 500 Linden Street Fort Collins, Colorado 1-888-622-4044 | New Belgium Brewing Company is a regional brewery located in Fort Collins, Colorado. It opened in 1991 after Jeff Lebesch, the brewery's founder, took his homebrewing passion commercial. In 2011, it produced 712,800 barrels of its various labels. As of 2010, it was the third-largest craft brewery and seventh-largest overall brewery in the United States.Fat Tire, an amber ale, is the company's flagship beer. |
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Oskar Blues Brewery
| Micro Brewery 1800 Pike Rd Unit B Longmont, Colorado 303-823-6685 | Oskar Blues Brewery is part of the Oskar Blues Grill and Brew restaurant and was located in Lyons, Colorado, near the city of Boulder. The brewery is now in Longmont, CO – a much larger town just east of Lyons. Oskar Blues is unique in that it serves craft-brewed beer in cans, contrary to the normal practice of bottling micro brews. The brewery is owned by Dale Katechis, a native of Florence, Alabama who brought canned beer and southern fried foods together for an interesting twist on the micro-brew pub. |
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Great Divide Brewing Company
| Micro Brewery 2201 Arapahoe Street Denver, Colorado 303-296-9460 | Great Divide Brewing Company was founded by Brian Dunn in 1994 in Denver, Colorado, USA. Three months after brewing its first batch of beer, it won the first of the brewery's twelve Great American Beer Festival and four World Beer Cup awards. By 2007, Great Divide was ranked by RateBeer.com as the 23rd best brewery in the world with three of the world's top 100 beers. In December 2008, Beer Advocate magazine ranked them as the seventh best brewery on the planet. |
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Avery Brewing Company
| Micro Brewery 5763 Arapahoe Avenue Boulder, Colorado 877-844-5679 | Avery Brewing Company is a small to medium sized brewery that has produced craft beers since 1993. The brewery is located in Boulder, Colorado. The brewery produces year round beers as well as seasonal ones, some of which have received praise from brewing competitions and festivals such as The Kaiser Imperial Oktoberfest at the 2009 Great American Beer Festival. |
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Rocky Mountain
Denver, Colorado plays host to the annual Great American Beer fest where guests can choose from over 3,000 beers to sample. In 2013, 616 breweries and 49,000 attendees visited the festival. With its skiing, backpacking, and overall outdoor adventurer lifestyle, the Rocky Mountain region has particularly taken to canned craft beer. Oskar Blues Brewery pioneered craft beer in cans when it released its now famous Dale’s Pale Ale in 2002.Beers To Try
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| Odell Cutthroat Porter | Avery Maharaja | Funkwerks Saison |
Tröegs Brewing Company
| Micro Brewery 200 E Hersheypark Dr Hershey, Pennsylvania 717-232-1297 | Tröegs Brewery was founded in 1996 in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, by brothers John and Chris Trogner. The name Tröegs is a combination of a nickname derived from the surname Trogner and the Dutch word kroeg (“pub”). The brewery was originally located at 800 Paxton Street in Harrisburg. Their first keg was sold to a Harrisburg restaurant in July, 1997.Tröegs currently has twelve beers in regular production. These are split between year-round offerings and others produced on a regular seasonal rotation. Tröegs also produces its Scratch Beer Series, an experimental series focusing on new techniques and non-traditional ingredients. These are available on a very limited basis and have included weizenbocks, lagers, and barleywines, as well as barrel-aged beers. As of July 2013 over one hundred beers have been offered as part of the Scratch Beer Series. Several later entered regular production. |
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Victory Brewing Company
| Micro Brewery 420 Acorn Lane Downingtown, Pennsylvania 1-610-873-0881 | Founded in 1996 by Ron Barchet and Bill Covaleski in an old Pepperidge Farm bakery, Victory has grown considerably and evolved well outside the traditional small market of a beer-brewing restaurant. The brewery's first three beers were Victory Festbier, Brandywine Valley Lager (now Victory Lager), and HopDevil Ale. |
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Flying Dog Brewery
| Micro Brewery 4607 Wedgewood Blvd Frederick, Maryland 301-694-7899 | Flying Dog Brewery is a beer brewery now located in Frederick, Maryland. Originally opening in Aspen, Colorado in 1990 as a brewpub, it became the first brewery to open in Aspen in over 100 years, and one of the first brewpubs in the Rocky Mountain region. In 1991, Flying Dog’s “Doggie Style” was bottled and won the “The Best Pale Ale in America” award at the Great American Beer Festival.The reputation of Flying Dog beers grew quickly, and demand soon exceeded the brewpub’s capacity. So, in 1994 Flying Dog opened a 50-barrel brewery in Denver, Colorado from which its ales were distributed to more than 45 states of the United States. In May 2006, Flying Dog acquired the Wild Goose brand when they purchased the Frederick Brewing Company located in Frederick, Maryland, and in January 2008 the last bottles rolled off the Denver line and all production was moved to the Maryland facility. |
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Dogfish Head Craft Brewery
| Micro Brewery 6 Cannery Village Center Milton, Delaware 302-684-1000 | Dogfish Head Brewery is a brewing company based in Milton, Delaware founded by Sam Calagione. It opened in 1995 and produces 75,000 barrels of beer annually. Dogfish Head has been a rapidly growing brewery – it grew nearly 400% between 2003 and 2006. The brewery was featured prominently in the documentary Beer Wars and is the subject of the Discovery Channel series Brew Masters, which premiered Sunday, November 21, 2010. The brewery takes its name from Dogfish Head, Maine where Calagione spent summers as a child.Select brews (including many of the brewery's seasonal and one-off selections) can be found in 27 U.S. states. Dogfish Head also licenses “Dogfish Head Alehouse” with three locations in Gaithersburg, Maryland, Falls Church, Virginia, and Fairfax, Virginia. Beer-paired food and vintage bottles of Dogfish's seasonal beers are available at their alehouses, as well as kegged offerings of their staple beers. |
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Devils Backbone Brewing Company
| Micro Brewery 50 Northwind Lane Lexington, Virginia 540.462.6200 | Established in 2008, Devils Backbone Brewing Company is a brewpub located in Roseland, Virginia, close to the Wintergreen Resort. In 2012, a 15,000 sq. ft. production facility and tap room, referred to as the Outpost Brewery, was established near Lexington, Virginia.The brewery has won several awards at both the Great American Beer Festival and the World Beer Cup. |
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Mid Atlantic
Located in Milton, Delaware, Dogfish Head has one of the largest followings of any craft brewery. Fans travel from all over the country for a taste of their beloved 60 Minute IPA at its source. Philadelphia is one of the oldest beer brewing cities in the country and Yuengling in Potsville, Pennsylvania is the oldest brewery in the country. Washington D.C. and Virginia are quickly becoming popular beer destinations.Beers To Try
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| Dogfish Head India Brown Ale | Blue Mountain Kölsch 151 | Victory Prima Pils |
Foothills Brewing Company
| Brewpub 638 W. 4th Street Winston-Salem, North Carolina 336-777-3348 | Award winning brewery featuring some of the best hand-crafted beers in the Southeast. Now available in six-packs and 22-oz. bombers wherever fine craft beers are sold. |
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Highland Brewing Company
| Micro Brewery 12 Old Charlotte Highway Suite H Asheville, North Carolina 828-299-7223 | Highland Brewing Company began in the basement of Barley's Taproom in downtown Asheville, North Carolina in 1994. Through the years the company has grown from a three person operation to a staff of 17, from about 4,000 to 35,000 square feet, and from a capacity to brew 2,000 barrels annually to almost 20,000 (that’s 620,000 gallons). |
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Westbrook Brewing Company
| Micro Brewery 510 Ridge Road Mt. Pleasant, South Carolina 843-708-2964 | Westbrook Brewing Co. is a production craft brewery (not a brewpub/restaurant) in Mt. Pleasant, South Carolina. |
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Cigar City Brewing
| Micro Brewery 3924 West Spruce Street Suite A Tampa, Florida 813-348-6363 ext 206 | Cigar City Brewing was rated the “#3 Best Brewery in the World” by RateBeer.com in 2010's Ratebeer's Best Awards; and then the “#4 Best Brewery in the World” in 2011's polling's of 10,000+ breweries. Their most award-winning beer in the U.S. is their Humidor Series IPA which won back-to-back medals at the Great American Beer Festival: Gold in 2009 and Silver in 2010 for the “Wood Aged” beer category.The first commercial batches of Cigar City beer were released into the Tampa Bay marketplace in March 2009. The total year-end production was around 1,000 barrels of beer in 2009. 2010 production was 3,500 barrels, and 2011 projections are thought to be in excess of 8,500 barrels. |
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Southeast
The Southeast isn't as far ahead as the rest of the country when it comes to beer, but it's catching up. Asheville, NC is the one of the best beer cities in the country. It boasts more breweries per capita than any other city in the United States and was named “Beer City, USA” four years in a row. Florida is developing its own craft beer culture, led by top-notch brewer Cigar City.Beers To Try
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| Cigar City Maduro Oatmeal Brown Ale | The Duck Rabbit Baltic Porter | Foothills Sexual Chocolate |
Aaron
NM is actually becoming a nice craft beer destination, with 36 local breweries – see: http://nmbeer.org
Lew
Mid Atlantic folks should also check put Flying Dog, and visitors need tp have a Yuengling before they leave
Andrew
We mentioned both both of them. 🙂
strickland5
Georgia has several of craft beer makers such as Monday Night Brewing, Jailhouse Brewing, SweetWater, Terripin to name a few
Jamie
I’m surprised that Terrapin or Monday Night didn’t get a mention. Hopsicutioner is the perfect IPA
JJ
I’m a big fan of Big Hoppy Monster by Terrapin.
Sam
I am completely amazed that GA is off this list. The Atlanta metro area has close to 20 breweries in the metro area.
Max
How do you just skip right over Chicago… Half Acre, Revolution
Andrew
We didn’t skip over anything – it’s just a small selection of some good ones based on Billy’s suggestions and beer ratings. There are tons and tons of great beers that aren’t on the map.
Lynn
There are some great Minnesotan Breweries to look out for as well, Surly, Summit, and Schell’s are the headliners.
Sean
Schell’s can do no wrong
Sam
Primer,you can do better than this. I am going to have to bust some chops here. This is list barely touches the surface and is in no way nearly comprehensive. It’s also inaccurate. According to the Brewers Association, Vermont has the most breweries per capita. As for beer capitals, Asheville? You can’t be serious. Portland, OR has the most breweries of any city in the world. I’d even say Boulder, CO is above Asheville. You missed great craft beers from GA (Sweetwaters, Monday Night), VT (Magic Hat, Switchback, Lawson’s-which sells out by Thursday), New England (Harpoon, Narragansett, White Birch-some of the most award winning beers lately, Shipyard, Smuttynose), MI (New Holland Brewing).
Andrew
I appreciate the comment. The intent wasn’t to be exhaustive or comprehensive. There are entire websites like beeradvocate that take on a task like that. This was just supposed to be a fun tool to find some new brews by region that are considered good by the community. We picked 3 beers per region, and then 5 or so breweries. Thanks for reading!
Sam
No worries! I’m busting chops in a fun way. If you get your hand on Alchemist, you won’t regret it. I used to work in VT and the brewery would sell out by Friday morning. You were limited to buying a 3 cases ($172), not cheap, with people driving as far from NY. Lawson’s was the same.
John
Andrew don’t listen to this guy. This is a great post.
I knew right away there’d be some “beer guy” saying you missed all these breweries blah blah blah. Clearly this was meant to just be a simple post. If you wanted something exhaustive you’d go to beer advocate.
billybroas
You’re right about Vermont having the most breweries per capita for a state, but you’re comparing Vermont (a state) to Asheville (a city). Asheville and Portland seem to go back and forth for the ‘most breweries per capita’ title. It’s hard to keep track of with so many new breweries opening. At the end of the day both are great beer towns.
anónimo
Good job mentioning Jester King in Austin. A great brewery with really good beer. I think the Das Wunderkind is good, but not the best they brew, by far.
I understand this wasn’t meant to be comprehensive, but anyone else in the Austin area should know about (512) Brewing Co, Austin Beerworks, Black-Star Co-Op to name a few (VERY few).
If you travel down 35, hit up Guadalupe Brewing Co in New Braunfels and try the Honey Ale; it’s AWESOME.
Finally, in San Antonio, try out Freetail Brewing Co and Branchline Brewing Co.
Clinton Chad Heath
Forgot several breweries in Montana especially around Flathead Lake.
Luke
No GA Love 🙁
davis
Nice work. In the Southeast I would also recommend Abita out of Louisiana, Lazy Magnolia (Mississippi), and Good People Brewing Company out of Alabama.
My home state of MS passed legislation last year that has helped the craft beer industry in our state. Home brewing is now legal, and it’s easier to start a brewery. As a result we’ve had several new ones spring up recently. Lucky Town, Crooked Letter, and Southern Prohibition have some good beers out.
Just sharing in case someone is traveling down this way and wants to check out some local brews.
Good list, Billy.
TJ
Lazy Magnolia is great. Thanks for the shout out to my hometown of Birmingham with Good People.
Alabama just passed the same type of legislation with home brewing and breweries as well. We just got high gravity beers a couple of years ago. Their behind but definitely catching up fast.
Eric
Birmingham is doing pretty well, also.
TJ
Yeah Good People and Avondale to name a few. Never had Beer Engineers or Cahaba. Lived there most of my life and left back in March. Just when the downtown is getting revived.
davis
Beer engineers had one or two that I liked. A stout, maybe? Been a while but I remember having at least one that I really liked.
Andrew Mitchell
I was just about to post this. Good People Snake handler is about as good as they come.
Tuscaloosa has a couple that have shot up in the recent past.
Additionally, even Huntsville also has a few breweries of repute.
Jake
Skip out on Oskar Blues if you’re ever in Longmont and head to Left Hand instead. Just over a mile away, but their beers are so much better. I can’t stand Dale’s cult-like following in Colorado. So many better pale ales out there.
TJ
I’ve heard nothing but amazing things about Heady Hopper but it’s impossible to get.
billybroas
Glad you enjoyed the post folks! Sorry if your favorite beer was left out. Please don’t take it personally. There are 2,500 breweries in the United States and we only had space for 24 beers, so many great ones were not mentioned. That’s why the comment section is great though. Give them love here. Cheers.
Josh
Never been to Nebraska, I’m guessing. Well, in terms of beer, I consider this incomplete.
JJ
After living and having visited every brewery in Asheville, I can’t recommend Hi-Wire Brewing enough. They just opened this past summer and are making waves in “Beer City USA”. If you ever visit AVL, stop by their tasting room and don’t miss out on their Hi-Pitch IPA or the Coffee Milk Stout. Afterwards, take a stroll over down the street to Wicked Weed Brewery. They by far have the most creative brews in town. Last night I tried a tea infused ale, and my girlfriend had a tamarind, orange, lime sour saison.
Owen Lakes
Don’t sleep on Georgia: Terrapin, Laughing Skull, Hoplanta and others
Toby
I realize OK is sort of flyover country for the beer scene. However, how could you leave Prairie Artisan Ales off the list in OK? They have been killing it lately. Not to get too hung up on Beer Advocate ratings, but Bomb! is rated a 99 on BA.
Richard Shara
Gotta give a shout out to Great Lakes Brewing Co. in (buck buck) Cleveland, Ohio. Home of the epic Christmas Ale. Sorry, it’s probably already sold out in the Cleveland Area. Damn do I miss that stuff.
http://www.greatlakesbrewing.com/homepages/age_verification
neo
how do you leave off St. Louis? arguably the most storied brewing city in America…
KevinC
Seriously! Beer is the reason we have a public water system in St. Louis. Stop in and check out Ferguson (yes, THAT Ferguson), Civil Life, Schlafly, Urban Chestnut, O’Fallon, Square One, Trailhead, etc.
John
What no Natty Ice? It’s so complex !
Hunter
Love the post! Great to see Cigar City in the mix.