Any secretive breweries?

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  1. calir1

    calir1 Initiate (0) Nov 7, 2004 Maryland

    Any breweries out there that just keep a low profile and not much fuss, but produce great beer?

    I'm talking no/almost no tours, just brew beer and call it good.

    Only one that is sort of like this that I know of is Moonlight.
     
    #1 calir1, Sep 14, 2013
  2. BBThunderbolt

    BBThunderbolt Grand High Pooh-Bah (7,846) Sep 24, 2007 Kiribati
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    You just described half the breweries in Washington.
     
    #2 BBThunderbolt, Sep 14, 2013
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  3. Mikecap

    Mikecap Pooh-Bah (2,098) May 18, 2012 Massachusetts
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    And Louisiana and Rhode Island
     
    #3 Mikecap, Sep 14, 2013
  4. hardy008

    hardy008 Pooh-Bah (2,506) Jan 12, 2008 Minnesota
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    Sure there are, but I can't tell you which breweries. It's a secret. :wink:
     
    #4 hardy008, Sep 14, 2013
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  5. Steve_Oldrati

    Steve_Oldrati Initiate (0) Nov 1, 2012 Pennsylvania

    I've heard good things about Forest and Main from a friend, though I've never been there.
     
    #5 Steve_Oldrati, Sep 14, 2013
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  6. Kinsman

    Kinsman Maven (1,457) Aug 26, 2009 Nevada

    I'm guessing there aren't too many like this. Brewing equipment ain't cheap and neither is the labor. Most people will agree that it's quite hard to run a business if no one knows your product exists. Certainly there are some breweries who like to keep a low profile (HF) but the beer speaks for itself... when it's THAT good, people will know about it
     
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  7. fmccormi

    fmccormi Initiate (0) Oct 24, 2010 California

    True. But on the other hand, it wasn't until recently that a lot of people were asking around about Grassroots for the past couple years.
     
    #7 fmccormi, Sep 14, 2013
  8. scm2787

    scm2787 Initiate (0) Oct 4, 2011 Texas
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    north country brewing company
     
    #8 scm2787, Sep 14, 2013
  9. hopsputin

    hopsputin Grand Pooh-Bah (4,403) Apr 1, 2012 New Jersey
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    there's this brewery in NorCal, that starts with an S......
     
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  10. calir1

    calir1 Initiate (0) Nov 7, 2004 Maryland

    I only mention moonlight because they have some great beer. Even on the top beers, or once did, but don't have a bar, and only get at a few pubs.
     
    #10 calir1, Sep 14, 2013
  11. Ljudsignal

    Ljudsignal Initiate (0) Jul 19, 2013 Massachusetts

    I hear there's this brewery called Westvleteren that tries to keep a low profile...
     
    #11 Ljudsignal, Sep 14, 2013
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  12. hopfenunmaltz

    hopfenunmaltz Pooh-Bah (2,635) Jun 8, 2005 Michigan
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    Brian is pretty friendly in my limited experience, but as a 1 to 1.5 person operation, he would have no time for tours.
     
    #12 hopfenunmaltz, Sep 14, 2013
  13. ZachKelly

    ZachKelly Initiate (0) Dec 25, 2012 Virginia

    several of the breweries in VA have a separate sight that they brew their beer and do not do tours. The public locations are pubs with rather tremendous food and a great supply of all of their stuff and merchandise.
     
    #13 ZachKelly, Sep 14, 2013
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  14. shredder83

    shredder83 Initiate (0) Feb 21, 2013 Illinois

    I don't know about intentionally trying to keep a low profile, but I recently had a iipa from spiteful brewing that was kick ass. They're new, but not generating the same buzz as say, pipeworks.

    Edit: creating a buzz amongst Chicago beer drinkers
     
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  15. regularjohn

    regularjohn Initiate (0) Feb 7, 2013 New Jersey

    lawson's finest liquids

     
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  16. VincentFrey

    VincentFrey Initiate (0) Jul 30, 2011 Maryland

    Oliver Ales is fantastic, but since it's basically only MD and NoVa it's hard to find unless you live by the brewpub in Baltimore or Columbia, or go to Meridian Pint or Churchkey a lot.
     
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  17. jakecattleco

    jakecattleco Grand Pooh-Bah (3,749) Sep 3, 2008 California
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    the 1st rule about these places, is u don't talk about them :wink:
     
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  18. Eriktheipaman

    Eriktheipaman Pooh-Bah (2,303) Sep 4, 2010 California
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    Mad Fox in Va, well it's a brew pub. There are a LOT of breweries as you described. Ones that are fine, at least for now, just serving the local market.
     
    #18 Eriktheipaman, Sep 14, 2013
  19. regularjohn

    regularjohn Initiate (0) Feb 7, 2013 New Jersey


    we've already said too much, the illuminati is coming
     
    #19 regularjohn, Sep 14, 2013
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  20. VincentFrey

    VincentFrey Initiate (0) Jul 30, 2011 Maryland

    Eh, rather the brewer get some more fans and the pubs get more business than protecting a few good deals for myself. Community and such.
     
    #20 VincentFrey, Sep 14, 2013
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