Small Town Breweries

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  1. hopfenunmaltz

    hopfenunmaltz Pooh-Bah (2,647) Jun 8, 2005 Michigan
    Pooh-Bah

    Pelican Pub, Pacific City OR pop.1027
    Walking Man, Stevenson WA pop. 1465
    Lake Superior Brewing Co., Grand Marais MI pop. 350
    Red Jacket Brewing, Calumet MI pop. 727
    Keweenaw Brewing Production Brewery, South Range MI, pop. 758
    Brickside Brewery, Copper Harbor MI, pop 190
    Taquamenon Falls, inside Taquamenon Falls State Park. pop 0. Nearby Paradise 10 miles away has 397.
     
    #41 hopfenunmaltz, Mar 12, 2013
  2. BottleCaps80

    BottleCaps80 Initiate (0) Jan 12, 2013 Iowa

    Probably at least 20 in small towns across Iowa I can think of....
     
    #42 BottleCaps80, Mar 12, 2013
  3. SFACRKnight

    SFACRKnight Grand Pooh-Bah (3,348) Jan 20, 2012 Colorado
    Pooh-Bah Trader

    My favorite small beer town has got to be Durango, CO. So far it's got the most brweries per capita in. North America. And ska brewing makes my favorite ipa. Mmmmmm, modus.
    Well, I used to think they had the most breweries per capita anyway.
     
    #43 SFACRKnight, Mar 12, 2013
  4. flexabull

    flexabull Initiate (0) Mar 9, 2006 California

    Etna Brewing in Etna CA. Population : 730.

    Also, it in the middle of nowhere... Worth a stop though if you are ever in Siskiyou County.
     
    #44 flexabull, Mar 12, 2013
  5. herrburgess

    herrburgess Grand Pooh-Bah (3,077) Nov 4, 2009 South Carolina
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    Aufsess, Germany, has a population of 1352, and 4 breweries.
     
    #45 herrburgess, Mar 12, 2013
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  6. PatriotsRule

    PatriotsRule Initiate (0) Sep 25, 2012 Massachusetts

    Jack's Abby, Framingham MA!!! followed by Lagunitas in Petaluma CA ;D
     
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  7. Louis_Toschner

    Louis_Toschner Initiate (0) Dec 30, 2012 South Carolina

    Old Mill Brewpub just opened about 2 blocks from me in Lexington, SC. They have about 32 beers on tap so far, including Founders Breakfast stout. And in June, they will be getting their equipment running to brew their own. I hope it works out for them. (And me!)
     
    #47 Louis_Toschner, Mar 12, 2013
  8. lftwng4

    lftwng4 Zealot (521) Oct 12, 2007 Ohio

    Wooden Shoe in Minster OH, but I'm not sure if they're open or closed or open again or closed again.....
     
    #48 lftwng4, Mar 12, 2013
  9. frazbri

    frazbri Initiate (0) Oct 29, 2003 Ohio

    I kind of forgot about them, partly because I never knew exactly what they were. I remember the name was a revival of a long closed and mostly forgotten brewery, and started as a contract brand, then I kind of lost track.
     
    #49 frazbri, Mar 12, 2013
  10. MontpelierArtie

    MontpelierArtie Devotee (325) Jun 23, 2010 Vermont

    Lawson's Finest Liquids, Warren, VT pop 1705
     
    #50 MontpelierArtie, Mar 12, 2013
  11. beerme411

    beerme411 Initiate (0) Sep 28, 2010 California

    North Coast in Fort Bragg, CA pop 7,273
    Bear Republic in Healdsburg, CA pop 11,353
    Alpine Brewing in Alpine, CA pop 14,236
    Firestone Walker in Paso Robles, CA pop 30,065
    On the bigger side but still in the middle of nowhere Sierra Nevada in Chico, CA 86,187
     
    #51 beerme411, Mar 12, 2013
  12. plutoniumpete

    plutoniumpete Initiate (0) Oct 21, 2008 New Jersey

    Moat Mountain in NH for sure
    Hill Farmstead
    Lawsons Finest
    and look for good things to start coming out of Bentley Brewing in Southbridge MA. (new brewers just took over)
     
    #52 plutoniumpete, Mar 12, 2013
  13. PapaGoose03

    PapaGoose03 Grand High Pooh-Bah (6,057) May 30, 2005 Michigan
    BA4LYFE Society Pooh-Bah

    To add to the Michigan listings above:
    51 North Brewing in Lake Orion (pop. 3,057)

    and in the planning stages are:
    Constantine Brewing in Constantine (2,032)
    Fetch Brewing in Whitehall (3,027)
    Old Hat (soon to re-open) in Lawton (1,685)
    Old Mill in Plainwell (4,057)
    Tapestry Brewing in Bridgemen (2,140)
    Turk Lake in Turk Lake (pop. not given).
     
    #53 PapaGoose03, Mar 12, 2013
  14. CASK1

    CASK1 Pundit (951) Jan 7, 2010 Florida

    Hard to believe Dunedin counts for the OPs definition (pop >35,000 and a 'burb of Tampa), but if it does, my vote goes to 7venth Sun Brewing.
     
    #54 CASK1, Mar 12, 2013
  15. jumboj11

    jumboj11 Initiate (0) May 24, 2009 Georgia

    Kern River Brewing - Kernville, CA population 1,395
     
    #55 jumboj11, Mar 12, 2013
  16. frazbri

    frazbri Initiate (0) Oct 29, 2003 Ohio

    I live in a "city" of 7,000 people. So by my original thought 35,000 is a metropolis! :slight_smile:
     
    #56 frazbri, Mar 12, 2013
  17. Scalzo

    Scalzo Zealot (654) Feb 27, 2012 Illinois
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  18. jesskidden

    jesskidden Grand Pooh-Bah (3,145) Aug 10, 2005 New Jersey
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    Breinigsville, PA, population is 7,595 and is home to BBC's "Samuel Adams Pennsylvania Brewery" which pumps out probably over a million and a half barrels a year.:grinning:

    About the same size town, Baldwinsville, NY (pop. 7375) with a brewery about five times bigger than that, with a capacity 7.5m bbl/yr.
     
    #58 jesskidden, Mar 12, 2013
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  19. LuckyJohn

    LuckyJohn Initiate (0) Feb 6, 2013 Colorado

    Palisade Brewing Co. in Palisade Colorado, population 2,692.
     
    #59 LuckyJohn, Mar 12, 2013
  20. champ103

    champ103 Grand High Pooh-Bah (6,296) Sep 3, 2007 Texas
    Society Pooh-Bah

    The Blind Pig Brewery in Champaign, IL
    Red Lodge Brewery in Red Lodge, MT
    Carters Brewing in Billings, MT
     
    #60 champ103, Mar 12, 2013
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