Favorite "Next-Door" Brew State

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  1. JG-90

    JG-90 Initiate (0) Nov 29, 2012 New Jersey

    There have been several threads about what is the best brewery state (surprise! everyone likes their home turf).

    Here you have to pick a state that you are touching with some of your favorite breweries, name the state and some of your favorite breweries there.

    I live in NJ, NY is my favorite "next-door" brew state. Ithaca, Southern Tier, Sixpoint, yummm.
     
    #1 JG-90, May 22, 2014
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  2. HeislerGold

    HeislerGold Zealot (577) Oct 19, 2013 Michigan

    Ohio. They've got Great Lakes, Thirsty Dog, and Fat Heads.
     
    #2 HeislerGold, May 22, 2014
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  3. Mshea805

    Mshea805 Initiate (0) Apr 12, 2014 California

    Oregon, Deschutes and Ninkasi make tasty stuff!
     
    #3 Mshea805, May 22, 2014
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  4. dennis3951

    dennis3951 Initiate (0) Mar 6, 2008 New Jersey

    That's tough in NJ , it's a toss up NY or PA a winner with either hand.
     
    #4 dennis3951, May 22, 2014
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  5. TongoRad

    TongoRad Grand Pooh-Bah (3,884) Jun 3, 2004 New Jersey
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    You make a good case for NY, but I'm going to have to go with PA. Between Victory, Troegs, Sly Fox, Weyerbacher, etc there is a great variety of quality beers- from IPAs, various lagers, saisons, BA beers, sours, stouts, and so on...
     
    #5 TongoRad, May 22, 2014
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  6. whiterabbit

    whiterabbit Initiate (0) Jan 24, 2010 Ohio

    We have it great in Ohio, with beer neighbors of Pennsylvania and Michigan, and oh yeah, seems to me there is a popular brewer in Indiana as well.......

    Favorite? Man, that's tough, but am going Pennsylvania. Victory, Troegs, Weyerbacher...........love them all.

    And we here in Ohio are some kick ass neighbors to be had!
     
    #6 whiterabbit, May 22, 2014
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  7. maDUECEgunner

    maDUECEgunner Initiate (0) May 23, 2013 Minnesota

    Wisconsin because New Glarus...duh

    and central waters too
     
    #7 maDUECEgunner, May 23, 2014
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  8. JrGtr

    JrGtr Pooh-Bah (1,775) Apr 13, 2006 Massachusetts
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    I'm in Massachusetts, so.... Vermont?
     
    #8 JrGtr, May 23, 2014
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  9. dutesanch

    dutesanch Initiate (0) Apr 22, 2014 California

    I live in CA and my next favorite beers would have to be from Colorado. Like Oskar Blues, Telluride, and New Belgium.
     
    #9 dutesanch, May 23, 2014
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  10. brewlover517

    brewlover517 Crusader (465) Jan 23, 2014 Michigan

    I'll second this.
     
    #10 brewlover517, May 23, 2014
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  11. ONovoMexicano

    ONovoMexicano Initiate (0) Jun 14, 2012 New Mexico

    Well, Arizona is a sleeper and I love Texas beers, but it's hard to top Colorado.
     
    #11 ONovoMexicano, May 23, 2014
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  12. jefffalcone

    jefffalcone Initiate (0) Nov 9, 2013 Massachusetts

    hmmm MA borders VT and a few other states...

    tough call, but I think I'm going with VT, but honestly CT isn't as far behind as you might think.
     
    #12 jefffalcone, May 23, 2014
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  13. jj139

    jj139 Initiate (0) Nov 25, 2013 California

    Oregon - Deschutes
     
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  14. utopiajane

    utopiajane Grand Pooh-Bah (3,982) Jun 11, 2013 New York
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    Came to say exactly this. PA. Sly fox, troegs, victory, weyerbacher. Can't go wrong with any of those.
     
    #14 utopiajane, May 23, 2014
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  15. Averwo

    Averwo Initiate (0) Jul 4, 2013 Iowa

    I've never had Three Floyds or New Glarus so I'm going to have to go with Minnesota for Surly.
     
    #15 Averwo, May 23, 2014
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  16. JG-90

    JG-90 Initiate (0) Nov 29, 2012 New Jersey

    Good points there, for my tastes, PA brewers have more options (and spectacular beers, prima pils, storm king, hop devil, perpetual, dead reckoning, doubke simcoe etc.), but NY has more of my favorites ( ST XXIPA, Flower Power, Resin).

    As "subpar" as NJ is (therr are plenty of locals i love but not big recognition), i got a few great neighbors
     
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  17. BeerBucks

    BeerBucks Pooh-Bah (1,674) Feb 18, 2012 New York
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    VT~Many
     
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  18. TongoRad

    TongoRad Grand Pooh-Bah (3,884) Jun 3, 2004 New Jersey
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    Yeah- we are definitely nestled in between some really great choices, and I think Southern Tier has produced my most pleasant surprises lately with 2XOne and Grand Arbor, but to me those PA lagers (very well made Pils, Doppelbock, Helles, O'fest) put it over the top. There's also Weyerbacher Insanity, which I don't think any NY brewer can match.
     
    #18 TongoRad, May 23, 2014
  19. 2ellas

    2ellas Maven (1,302) Feb 20, 2014 New Hampshire
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    MA has clown shoes, Trillium, wormtown, sam adams, harpoon, jack's abby, pretty things, spencer trappist etc. They get my vote!
     
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  20. mjstacker

    mjstacker Initiate (0) Jul 3, 2013 New Hampshire

    Living in NH you'd think I'd say VT but I'm going with Maine all day.

    Maine Beer Co.
    Bissell Brothers
    Oxbow
    Allagash
    Rising Tide
    Funky Bow
    Infiniti
    SoMe
     
    #20 mjstacker, May 23, 2014
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