What's your favorite Micro brewery.

[Prickle]

New Glarus, Rogue, Sierra Nevada. I only wish Rogue had more variety among their six-packs.

 

[vtchuck]

because Vermonters have the most breweries per capita!

1. Seven Barrel just over the river in West Lebanon, NH. Tony Lubold (formerly at Catamount) brews a great line-up.

2. Long Trail Brewery. Double Bag & Hefeweizen

3. Harpoon. IPA & Limited Edition Beers

 

[malc]

I throw in a vote for Great Lakes too. IMO the best beer they make doesn't even get bottled and distributed. They make a seasonal pilsner named Prohibition Pilsner. I've only had it when I went to their restaurant and ordered it from the bar but it is awesome. They also make a very, very good Octoberfest.

I am in northeast ohio, and we get prohibition pils in a number of stores near youngstown. Great Lakes is good, their Burning River is a standard in my fridge. Favorite right now has to be Founders, followed by Bells (they may kick me out of Ohio for liking all this beer from Michigan:cross Sierra Nevada and Avery are good too. I guess I am pretty fortunate to have a number of good beer stores local, as I have heard of many of the beers you all are referring to.

Edit: Darn it. I forgot Long Trail. The only one of my favorites I can't get in Ohio. If somebody put a gun to my head and said pick your favorite beer, I would pick their Double Bag, no question.

 

[BrothersBrewing]

Full Sail Brewing Co Hood River, Or

 

[Turrry]

Bluegrass Brewing Company here in Louisville....they make some AMAZING stuff.

 

[VinoD]

Rogue, Stone, and Stoudts (got married there so I have to like them!)

+1 on the Stoudt's.

Also like F.X. Matt's Saranacs..................Golden Pilsner and Adirondack Amber.

 

[Homercidal]

Founders in Grand Rapids, MI

So far anyway. I also like Arcadia, but haven't been to the pub yet.

Right Brain in Traverse City is also pretty good IMO. Unique.

Lots of good beer to be had in this state I think.

 

[user 22118]

Marin Brewing in Larkspur. The brewer makes great beers and even better experimental beers. Their White Knuckle IIPA is out of this world and their San Quentin Breakout Stout is roasty and delicious.

My larger choice is Anderson Valley Brewing. My local choice is Russian River. My house choice is my own.

 

[yellow70cooper]

In the end there can be only one....

Surly brewing!!! Furious, Coffee Bender, Darkness. Need I say more. If you are ever in the Twin City area these are must haves....

 

[ColonelForbin]

Avery
North Coast
mikkeller

 

[Yankeehillbrewer]

Being from the Chico,CA area I would have to go with Sierra Nevada, though I don't consider it a Micro Brewery. I believe his out put is about 600,000 Barrrels/year. So we'll just call it Craft Brew. Stone isn't far behind, then you got Bear Republic, RR, Moylan's on and on. Cali has some pretty sweet breweries.

 

[fifelee]

Bayern. Montana micro made by a German brewer. Good stuff.

 

[Slasher]

One of my old faves... oh about 15+ yrs ago...
Das Bönnsch - das Bonner Brauhaus

Where I really learned about the difference between good ber and great Bier!!! and food!!!


This is a decent one as well

 

[hopvine]

I've got three top notch breweries all within an hour drive (New Holland in my hometown, Founder's about 30 minutes east, and Bell's about an hour south). Of the three, I'm partial to Founder's. Their beers are fantastic, and their taproom has amazing atmosphere, especially in the summer months.

 

[bensyverson]

For a long time I was really unimpressed with Goose Island in Chicago. Their bottled beers can be pretty bland. I mean I get it, they need to appeal to a broad market. However, lately they've been doing some small batches and specialty brews ("Clybourn Heritage Collection" and "Goose Island Reserve") and those are actually amazingly good.

They always have great beers at their brewpub, but it's nice to see those beers making their way into bottles. For that, Goose Island is my favorite micro of the moment.

 

[iddqd]

We don't get a lot of US microbrews to Sweden, mostly because of our alcohol monopoly. I do like the ones I've found from the bigger craft breweries like Stone, Oskar Blues and Flying Dog. As for Swedish microbreweries, Dugges, Oceanbryggeriet and Närke are great.

 

[fivehoursfree]

I thought I chimed in on this already, but here goes. I will drink anything that New Belgium puts out, although not one of their brew would be considered my favorite. Top to bottom, my favorite.

 

[no1likesme]

I would probably have to go with either Shorts or Bells

 

[Llama]

I'd have to go with Ninkasi. All their beers are mind-blowingly delicious.

 

[MeatyPortion]

Locally: New Glarus Brewery

Nationally: Dogfish Head

 

[Homercidal]

I've got three top notch breweries all within an hour drive (New Holland in my hometown, Founder's about 30 minutes east, and Bell's about an hour south). Of the three, I'm partial to Founder's. Their beers are fantastic, and their taproom has amazing atmosphere, especially in the summer months.

+1 on Founders, just to bump them up again. Love their beers!

For a long time I was really unimpressed with Goose Island in Chicago. Their bottled beers can be pretty bland. I mean I get it, they need to appeal to a broad market. However, lately they've been doing some small batches and specialty brews ("Clybourn Heritage Collection" and "Goose Island Reserve") and those are actually amazingly good.

They always have great beers at their brewpub, but it's nice to see those beers making their way into bottles. For that, Goose Island is my favorite micro of the moment.

I've liked some Goose Island. I liked the Nut Brown for a while, and I recently tried the IPA and thought it was very tasty!

 

[mkorpal]

It's New Belgian for me. And it's only because of one brew. Eric's Ale. I get it at a local butcher and deli shop with a Philly about once a week (Choice City if any one is wondering).

 

[medic_35057]

snake river brewing ~ jackson hole, wyoming
zonker stout!!!
snake river pale ale

mmm, the memories...

OMG, was just there on Aug. 14th. Had their Snake River Pale Ale and Guido's Kolnerbrau. Very good especially Guido's. Also add Kettlehouse(Bongwater Pale Ale), Big Sky and Bayern(Dragon's Breath Dark Hefe) in Missoula and Lone Peak(Wit's End Belgian White and Headplant Pale Ale) in Big Sky.

 

[lehr]

Founders !

 

[user 30639]

Going locally (or as local as I can get since my town doesn't have any brewing), I would go with St. Arnold's over in Houston.

Going out of state, I would say that Bell's, Boulevard, Founders, New Belgium and Abita would be my favorites.

 

[whalenutz]

MOOSES TOOTH, Anchorage, AK

 

[humann_brewing]

So it looks like I have to go to the other side of the county to try some Founder brews

 

[Mantis]

FOUNDERS IS THA SHIZZITT!! :rockin: Their Devil Dancer IIIPA is insane

 

[HoppyDaze]

Deschutes!

there is not a beer they make that I wouldn't drink a lot of

 

[romanalex1]

I'm a bit baised seeing as how i used to go there Friday nights on a weekly basis in college, loved the occasional cask that theyed have as well.
However there brown ale is pretty hard to beat.