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Top 10 Breweries
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Deschutes Brewing – Bend, Oregon
Gary Fish established the Deschutes Brewery & Public House as small brew pub in
1988 in downtown Bend, Oregon and named it after the wild & scenic Deschutes
River. The brewery expanded in 1993 and now has a brewing facility with two brew
houses so it can brew enough beer to distribute beyond Bend. The brewery is one
of the top breweries in the Northwest and distributes its beer in thirteen
western states. Bend's original brew pub, Deschutes Brewery still brews most of
the beer it pours at the pub on the 12-barrel system where it all began.
Its most popular beers include the Black Butte Porter, Mirror Pond Pale Ale,
Obsidian Stout, Bachelor ESB, The Abyss, and Cascade Ale. Obsidian Stout is
ranked #89 on BeerAdvocate's Top 100 American Beers list. Its beers have won
numerous awards at various beer competitions. One of the more notable awards
came in 2002 when the Deschutes Brewery won two medals at the Brewing Industry
International Awards--a gold for the Mirror Pond Ale and a silver for the Black
Butte Porter.
2. Sprecher Brewing – Glendale, Wisconsin
Sprecher Brewing Company was founded in 1985 by Randel Sprecher, formerly a
brewing supervisor at Pabst Brewing Company. From 1985 to 1994, the brewery was
located at 730 W. Oregon Street in Milwaukee's Walker's Point area. Through the
first ten years the company grew steadily as more and more people found out
about Sprecher's high quality beers and sodas. In 1994, Sprecher purchased its
current building, located at 701 W. Glendale Ave., a former elevator car
factory. The new, larger brewery will allow the company to continue growing, and
allow more people to enjoy all of Sprecher's fine products which include: Abbey
Triple, Black Bavarian, Hefe Weiss, Pub Ale, Special Amber.
3. Boston Beer Company - Boston, Massachuetts
Jim
Koch founded The Boston Beer Company in 1984 because he believed that
Americans deserved better beer. Today, Boston Beer Company has
a team of about 350 people who share a common passion for bringing great
Samuel Adams® beers to beer lovers everywhere. The Boston Beer Company
has been cited as one of the best companies to work for by Boston
Magazine, one of the Best Entry-Level Jobs by The Princeton Review,
and our beers have won more awards than any beer in history. Jim has been
named an "Entrepreneur of the Year" by Inc. Magazine. Products
include: Samuel Adams Lager, Samuel Adams Utopias, Samuel Adams
Chocolate Bock, Sam Adams Boston Ale, Sam Adams Cherry, Sam Adams Cranberry
Lambic,Sam Adams Cream Stout, Sam Adams Double Bock, Sam Adams Gold Pils,
Sam Adams Honey Porter, Sam Adams Scotch Ale, Sam Adams Triple Bock.
4. August Schell Brewing, - New Ulm, Minnesota
There’s an old saying
“Never trust a brewery under 140 years old." Okay, it’s our old saying, but
it’s true, nonetheless. Schell's is the second oldest family-owned brewery
in the country. While microbreweries and beer trends have come and gone,
we’ve been right here, tirelessly brewing fine lagers and ales for the
people who appreciate them. Visit our brewery grounds and you’ll see deer,
roaming peacocks, gnomes, not to mention barrel after barrel of the finest
beers imaginable. That’s just who we are, as it has been for over a century.
Products include: Firebrick, Pilsner, Pale Ale, Caramel Bock, Zomerfest and
Snowstorm.
5. Maui Brewing - Maui, Hawaii
At our Kahana
location, we handcraft our beer in small 7 barrel batches. Our Brewmaster
equates food taste and creativity of accomplished chefs with those of being a
brewmaster. "A brewer or chef must balance the science, mechanics, and most
importantly, the flavor, to achieve the goal of creating fine food or beer."
These inspirations of both Chef and Brewmaster are evident at Maui Brewing Co.
We have recently expanded our production facility with a second location in
Lahainatown where we have installed a 25-barrel STI Brewhouse and Cask Brewing
Systems automatic canning line.
With more than 29 medals at various Regional, National, and International
competitions in just the last two years, Maui Brewing Co. handcrafted local
Hawaiian beers are officially among the best in the world. Our products are
exclusively and locally produced on the island of Maui. We are, and will always
be, "Made in Hawaii". Our packaged product is NOT brewed in the mainland and
shipped to Hawaii by boat. We are a "Fiercely Local" company.
6. Anderson Valley Brewing – Boonville,
California
Located in Boonville, California,
in scenic, Mendocino County, Anderson Valley Brewing Company (AVBC) opened
the doors to its brew pub in late 1987. Since then, Anderson has built a new
facility, and now brews their world-class ales in copper vessels
salvaged from two defunct German breweries. They carefully craft their
world-class ales using only the finest ingredients; premium malted and
roasted grains, hops, yeast, and pristine Boonville water straight from
their own unique aquifer, and never heat pasteurize or sterile filter
our beers. Products include: Boont Amber Ale, Hop Ottin' IPA,
Poleeko Gold Pale Ale, Barney Flats Oatmeal Stout, Belk's ESB, Winter
Solstice Seasonal Ale, Deep Enders Dark Porter, and High Rollers Wheat Beer,
and Summer Solstice Cerveza Crema.
7. Terrapin Beer Company - Athens, Georgia
Terrapin Beer
Company was founded by Brian "Spike" Buckowski and John Cochran. The two men
actually wanted to develop their own brewery, in 1998, before they had their own
beer. After finally developing a beer the two were contemplating names when
Buckowski, a Grateful Dead fan, mentioned Terrapin. The name comes from
"Terrapin Station," which is a Grateful Dead album. After three years of talking
to bankers and investors to no avail, Spike and John realized the only way to
start Terrapin Beer Company was to begin as a contract brewery.
It released its first beer, the Terrapin Rye Pale Ale, in Spring 2002 at the
Classic City Brewfest. Six months later this beer, which was sold only in
Athens, Georgia, was awarded the American Pale Ale Gold Medal at the 2002 Great
American Beer Festival. With demand for Terrapin growing daily, the Rye Pale Ale
was soon made available to beer fans in Atlanta, Georgia as well. Soon after,
Terrapin was chosen by producers of "Blue Ribbon" on Turner South to be featured
on a TV special about breweries in the South. The viewers of this show voted
Terrapin as the Best Brewery in the Southeast by an overwhelming margin of 72%.
8. Tallgrass Brewing - Manhattan, Kansas
The decision to found Tallgrass Brewing Company was made by Jeff Gill and his
wife Tricia on April 8, 2006. Tricia had asked Jeff THAT question: “What do you
want to do with the rest of your life?” Jeff had been thinking about that exact
question quite a bit. “I want to start a microbrewery!” Jeff answered. He had
been an avid homebrewer for six years and loved to brew beer that people
enjoyed. At that point, he and Tricia made a commitment to start a new
microbrewery in Kansas. It would mean moving from where they lived at the time,
Jeff giving up his career as geologist, and Tricia changing jobs.
When the spring of 2007 rolled around, Jeff was ready to speak with friends and
family about investing in their dream to start Tallgrass Brewing Company. With
the money raised and a lot of hard work, the brewery was built just off of Green
Valley Road at the edge of the Flint Hills. A beautiful copper-clad brewhouse
arrived in June 2007 and the first beer was brewed in August 2007. Our beer is
now available on tap and in bottles across Kansas.
9.
Atlanta Brewing - Atlanta, Georgia
Founded in 1993, the award-winning Atlanta Brewing
Company (ABC) is the oldest operational craft brewery in the state of Georgia.
In late 2005 new ownership and management was welcomed to the brewery: Robert
Budd, serving as President, and Dave Weil - Director of Operations, joined
longtime ABC Brewmaster Dave McClure. Sales Director Steve McLendon joined the
ABC staff in July of 2007.
Red Brick Ale was the first beer brewed by ABC and remains its flagship brand;
it is available year round, as are Peachtree Pale Ale and Red Brick Blonde. In
2005, Concentrics Hospitality asked ABC to collaborate with Chef Todd Rushing on
a signature beer for their renowned Atlanta restaurants. The result was Numbers
Ale, which promptly won a Best of Atlanta award from local weekly paper Creative
Loafing. ABC currently offers a traditional, German-style Hefeweizen in the
summer months, and a double-chocolate, Oatmeal Porter in the winter.
10. Sweetwater Brewing - Atlanta, Georgia
Fredrick Bensch and Kevin McNerney founded
Sweetwater in 1997.This 18,000-barrel microbrewery is located in Atlanta, GA
and specializes in producing aggressive West Coast style beers to be enjoyed
in the Southeast US. Having had great success, (2002 Small Brewery of the
Year at the GABF!) Sweetwater's taste has grown throughout Georgia and
beyond by word of mouth. The market of beer lover's has fallen for this
Georgia brew, which has begun spreading throughout the city of Atlanta and
its neighboring states. Brews include:
Sweet Georgia Brown, Sweetwater Blue, SweetWater
Exodus,
SweetWater Festive Ale, Sweetwater IPA, Sweetwater
420, and Sweetwater India Pale Ale.
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Beer Across America
Features month's selected microbrew, newsletter and beer store.
Beer Travelers
State-by-state guide to brewpubs, bars and restaurants.
Brew Your Own
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brewers, from the beginner to the all-grain expert.
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Celebrator Beer News
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Modern Brewery Age
Professional's source for beer brewing industry.
Realbeer.com
Comprehensive resource for the beer drinker and home brewer with over 150,000
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Stephen Beaumont's World of Beer
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