Best Micro City

Discussion in 'Beer Talk' started by GRbruR, Jan 25, 2013.

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  1. Roudy

    Roudy Initiate (0) Aug 20, 2009 Georgia

    I'm with you on San Diego. I usually stay in the Rancho Bernardo/Scripps Ranch area where it's a short drive to many you've listed above.
     
  2. 5thOhio

    5thOhio Initiate (0) May 13, 2007 South Carolina

    ...Waiting for the inevitable post that names a city and then says "end thread."
     
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  3. jimmyr78

    jimmyr78 Initiate (0) Jan 26, 2013 Missouri

    The Denver/Boulder/Colorado Springs area has to be my favorite. I spent a week there last summer touring breweries, and didn't make it to half of them. So many quality options. Avery alone (though the brewery is nothing to look at) makes the region tops, and you add on Left Hand, Great Divide, Oskar Blues, Twisted Pine, Southern Sun, Boulder Brewing, Upslope...I need to return for another week to hit up the many that I had to skip.
     
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  4. manutdfan

    manutdfan Initiate (0) May 25, 2012 Florida

    Tampa for me, so good that i may be moving there for work in the next 6 months
     
  5. VitoFerrante

    VitoFerrante Initiate (0) Sep 11, 2012 Pennsylvania

    I can't believe this. The answe is simple. Munster Indiana. The home of 3 Floyd's. end of story.
     
  6. RichardMNixon

    RichardMNixon Initiate (0) Jun 24, 2012 Pennsylvania

    Is this just for Flying Dog or is there a bar there I should know about?
     
  7. RBlaszak

    RBlaszak Devotee (343) Jul 6, 2009 Michigan

    Born and live in Grand Rapids, but I've spent most of the last few years traveling to LA for work. (need a good reason to get to Colorado though!)
    San Diego is great. Brewery tours are good, Ballast Point has good beer and Stone is worth checking out. Best time my wife and I had was walking from our hotel to Pizza Port in Newport Beach. Great day, good atmosphere, awesome brews.
    Check out Hodads for maybe the best classic burger we've ever had.

    Rent the car, you'll be glad.
     
  8. patto1ro

    patto1ro Pooh-Bah (1,998) Apr 26, 2004 Netherlands
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    Bamberg
    Salzburg
    Sheffield
    Copenhagen
    Brussels
    Amsterdam
     
  9. Bitterbill

    Bitterbill Grand High Pooh-Bah (6,772) Sep 14, 2002 Wyoming
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    Salzburg?
     
  10. patto1ro

    patto1ro Pooh-Bah (1,998) Apr 26, 2004 Netherlands
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    Augustiner in Salzburg is the closest place to heaven on earth.
     
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  11. nc41

    nc41 Initiate (0) Sep 25, 2008 North Carolina
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    Hell yes it does, both Lawsons and Hill Farmstead are local, even though HF is a little bit of a drive. HF probably has half a dozen beers in the top 100. Some really cool bars there as well that have some of the best tap offering you can get whether you like IPA's or Sours or Porters.
     
  12. robboyd

    robboyd Initiate (0) Aug 7, 2011 Indiana

    Interesting to see Chicago hasn't gotten a nod yet. Good things happening there and it's getting better every day.

    I love Grand Rapids and go there several times a year to drink beer and for releases. Look at my avatar if there is any doubt of my love for their beer. As a whole, I just don't see it as being the best. The southwest Michigan region as a whole would be a no brainer and it wouldn't be close but alas, that's an unfair advantage.

    I'd rather drink beer in Indianapolis 4 times out of 5, compared to any other city in the country. You can find as fine of beer in this city than any other in the country, along with an extremely wide array of options in brewery, that will cover nearly every style at any time.

    Flat 12
    Bier Brewery
    Sun King
    Brugge
    Black Acre
    Fountain Square
    Oaken Barrel
    Upland (tasting room)
    Union Brewing Company
    Triton
    Thr3e Wisemen
    Broad Ripple Brewpub
    Black Swan Brewpub
    Ram x2
    Rock Bottom x2

    I still do a lot of beer tourism but I'm a homer at heart. Maybe my opinion will change after my trip to VT this spring.
     
  13. Barrelsnbeer

    Barrelsnbeer Initiate (0) Oct 6, 2012 North Carolina

    hood river oregon, about 1.5hr outside of portland,
    in town: Full sail, Double Mountain, Big horse
    just outside of town: Everybody's brewing, Solera, Logsdon
    little bit further(about 30min): Walking man
    great bars with awesome tap selections: Wacouma Club, Volcanic Bottle Shop, The Euro Pub, 6th st bistro. you almost cant find macro in this town, unless you count Old German as macro
    then like i said its not to far from portland
     
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  14. spry

    spry Initiate (0) Oct 8, 2009 Michigan

    Can you elaborate a little?
     
  15. Orca

    Orca Grand Pooh-Bah (4,441) Sep 18, 2010 Washington
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    I can't believe this either.
     
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  16. robboyd

    robboyd Initiate (0) Aug 7, 2011 Indiana

    Munster isn't even the best school district for beer in Indiana. Keep following the hype.
     
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  17. ESeab

    ESeab Initiate (0) Jan 3, 2013 New Jersey



    I was going to say this. A great craft beer SCENE city
     
  18. herrburgess

    herrburgess Grand Pooh-Bah (3,053) Nov 4, 2009 South Carolina
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  19. beercanman

    beercanman Initiate (0) Dec 17, 2012 Ohio

    Avery was my favorite as well.
     
  20. Schmuck82

    Schmuck82 Initiate (0) Nov 13, 2008 Texas

    I generally think of a "micro brewery" as a very small place that only sells beer at its own very small brewery/ pub. I think of all these places mentioned as "craft breweries". Maybe I am an idiot though...
     
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