Most Interesting Breweries

I've been trying to come up with something for this thread, but I'm really having a hard time, given the OPs parameters. We have a malt house: https://www.skagitvalleymalting.com/#intro that's using new techniques and equipment, and who works closely with Washington State University developing grains. A lot of local/regional breweries are using SVM malts to make beers where no ingredient comes from more than 40-50 miles away.

We have (a couple of former Jester King folks) Garden Path: https://gardenpathwa.com/ making beers with native yeast. We've got Atwood Ales: https://www.atwoodales.com/ making beers with their local yeast, plus various things grown on their farm.

Probably the one we have that comes the closest to OP is Propolis, over in Port Townsend: https://propolisbrewing.com/ . Wild and funky ales brewed with all sorts of stuff from their own, and other local farm(s).

 

I like Frontier Brewing and Taproom in Casper.

Self pour system...I can now pour a great pint.

They brew solid beers and have good food trucks visiting all the time.

They bring in some very interesting guest beers that are national but also limited. I've added a few beers to the database thanks to them.

The manager, Asia, is a very knowledgeable as well as a very pleasant person to interact with. She is very up to date when it comes to beers to bring in the taproom.

 

Is this self-pour system inter-connected with a payment system? I've read about bars wthat have many taps doing this, but not yet a brewery doing it.

 

Yep. You can register a card or pay cash. When you pour, it gives you the price per ounce and the accumulating total of what you are spending. Accomplice Brewing in Cheyenne Wyoming has the same system, I believe.

 

Think that's wrong brew I meant where like geographically as your profile says CA

 

Plan Bee. Completely 100% locally sourced ingredients, mostly grown on their farm. Even the oak barrels they age their beer in are from local trees. Using ingredients like flowering apple branches, shiso leaves, dandelions, acorn squash, wild violets, potatoes, various heirloom varieties of corn and even patchouli all fermented with their own cultivated yeast strains. Truly a ground to glass brewery.

 

Locally, I’d say Godspeed Brewery. Bim Lafontaine, the original brewer at Dieu De Ciel! is the owner/brewer. He opened this place after having spent several years in Japan. His focus tends to be Central European in terms of beer styles with Styles like Dortmunder, Altbier, and smoked lagers regularly available. The food is 100% Japanese and excellent. He was also part of a trade delegation to the Czech Republic, and spent some time there learning the styles. He keeps bringing out a variety of filtered and unfiltered Czech pilsners that are excellent. Sometimes the German and Japanese come together in a beer, like a Gose with Okinawa Shikuwasa. No haze in sight. Interesting and unique.

https://godspeedbrewery.com/

 

I’m very excited that they will be pouring at a festival local to me next weekend. I’ve been curious to try their beers for a while.

 

In my youth, I had the chance to visit the abbey where Orval is brewed. I got to enjoy a fresh Orval poured into an Orval chalice by a very jolly, slightly rotund brother of the order. That was interesting and delicious!

 

Rogue Brewing for me still, after all these years. Maybe not most tasty, or relevant but definitely in my list for interesting.

 

That is, indeed, interesting. ISO!

 

Is Accomplice brewing yet? I visited there almost 2 years ago and was disappointed to find out they didn't have there brewing equipment installed yet. A staff member stated most of the equipment was currently on some boat in the middle of the Pacific Ocean coming from Asia (?!).

 

Everything they do is good but if they have anything conditioned on fruit def get it. They are on another level.

 

Is this the same brewery family that has a location in South Street in Philly? I hear they get super secret hard to get beer for the Fest season.

 

Not really "interesting" but Suarez Family Brewery has made a name for themselves with their entire beer catalogue being 6% or under. Most of their beers fall in the 4-5% range.

 

I can second Zebulon. Then again, I do have an interest as Mike brews lots of my recipes.

 

It's a lovely little brewery. The beer is outstanding, too.

 

I would have to say Ale Apothecary, every beer they make is very unique and seems to stay true to and expressive of their region. They run their beer through fallen trees on their property and utilize different parts of the tree like fir needles to use as a sort of false bottom in their barrels, and to extract the resins from the needles as well. If you guys have had the Sauvie then there is a greaat example; have exclusivity to the hops and I think grains as well, that are grown on this little island in Oregon named Sauvie Island. So they name a beer after it and it’s an amazing one. If anyone has a chance to give them a try, I would highly recommend it.