Un(der)appreciated Breweries

Destihl, Destihl, Destihl.

 

Those four guys totally look alike to me.

 

I loooooooove Hades (and Titan and Yeti, obvs). I was disappointed by Heyday (witbier) and Hoss (rye lager/oktoberfest), however.

 

Some in Michigan are.
Wolverine - craft lagers, some are hopped up interpretations. Jacks Abbey of the Midwest?
Redwood Lodge - award winning Brewpub.
Grizzly Peak - they have changed some things with yeast and dry hopping technique, the beers are tasty
Corner Brewery - the new beers like Ypsi Gypsi, Buzzsaw and Green Giant are tasty.
Witches Hat gets some buzz on the Great Lakes forum, they are small but make some really good beer.

 

Schells brewery from Minnesota they make great brews @ an affordable price and are innovative on new releases

 

Cockeyed Cooper is amazing !!!!
We just started getting Uinta here and it is a good thing !!

 

Troegs to a certain extent
Smuttynose and Shipyard also

 

For AZ I'd have to go with Nimbus. Some of their beers are kinda meh, but overall I think they're great (especially Old Monkeyshine), and the artwork for their labels is awesome.

Also Four Peaks, they have some amazing beers in their lineup, but it seems like most people just pay attention to Kiltlifter.

 

The Leviathan series is awesome. Some of the single-barrel series are pretty great as well. As far as their standard line-up, it just seems like they have too much variety, none of which they've mastered. I drink my fair share of their IPA when out sometimes, because often it is the only IPA a bar will offer. I can't recall ever actually buying a 6-pack though.

 

Narragansett: Their Bock and their Imperial Pilsner are awesome, but get very little attention.

 

You have the power to change Oersoep's situation on BA...

 

Indeed - it seems like I need to review 20 beers before I can add one.

Luckily these guys are planing to open their own brewery soon & produce their best recipes in larger quantities. Be sure to pick them when this happens.

 

Sebago

 

Hop Rod Rye and its not even close.

End Thread.

 

Hades is no more from what I've read.
I'll agree that GDBC is under sppreciated on this site, but not in CO. I'm gonna go with trinity. A lot of their beers get low ratings here and I have no clue why. They push the envelope, and put out beers that are on point with some of the hype giants (read: hill farmstead). Juicy is my favorite beer, redswingline is right there with it.

 

I gotta go with Evolution. They make some of the finest beers in their respective categories (Rise Up, Lot No6, Lot No3, Menagerie, Migration Series). They are growing rapidly, but I rarely hear much about them, even with my relatively close proximity to the brewery.

 

I could not agree more with you. I haven't had anything from them that I haven't liked. Their barrel aged beers have been fantastic and 12 Dogs is my favorite Christmas Ale. If you haven't had Rail Dog yet, you will not be disappointed, it's excellent and the price is great for a 6 pack of smoked beer. I wish I could Irish Setter Red a little more easily though, I have a friend that really likes Irish reds and I think he'd like this one.

 

I recently had the chance to taste some their beers here in AZ at our annual craft can beer fest. Really enjoyed the 8-bit. I sure wish they had been around when I was stationed at Ft. Riley during the mid 90's so I could have had it a lot more.

 

Agree....bitter valentine is awesome!

 

Living in Nashville when I turned 21, this was one of my "gateway breweries." Nice pick!