Hidden Gem breweries

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  1. GregSemenza

    GregSemenza Pundit (951) Dec 20, 2014 Connecticut

    Fox Farm is Salem, CT. Fantastic ipas, sours, and even a world-class barleywine in a bucolic New England environment.
     
    #21 GregSemenza, Jan 29, 2020
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  2. sjjn

    sjjn Pundit (852) Jun 4, 2004 California

    Finback and Barrier in New York. MacLeod and Yorkshire Square in Los Angeles.
     
    #22 sjjn, Jan 29, 2020
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  3. Minipork

    Minipork Zealot (628) Dec 11, 2010 Illinois
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    On Tour Brewing- Chicago, Il
    Gnarly Barley- Hammond, La
    Parrish Brewing- Broussard, La
    2nd Shift brewing- St Louis, Mo
     
    #23 Minipork, Jan 29, 2020
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  4. BBThunderbolt

    BBThunderbolt Grand High Pooh-Bah (7,846) Sep 24, 2007 Kiribati
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    Did not.
     
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  5. reannalynne

    reannalynne Initiate (0) Feb 25, 2018 Pennsylvania

    Wow .. I have a lot of traveling. A few were on my list already
     
    #25 reannalynne, Jan 29, 2020
  6. nc41

    nc41 Initiate (0) Sep 25, 2008 North Carolina
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    Red Oak from Whittsett NC, definitely not the volume on a bigger brewery like Old Mecklenburg. First rate German beers from a classically trained brewer. It’s all they do.
     
    #26 nc41, Jan 29, 2020
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  7. honkey

    honkey Maven (1,350) Aug 28, 2010 Arizona
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    Pedal Haus in Phoenix.
     
    #27 honkey, Jan 29, 2020
  8. BeastOfTheNortheast

    BeastOfTheNortheast Pooh-Bah (2,153) Dec 26, 2009 Pennsylvania
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    New Trail in Williamsport, PA.
     
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  9. MistaRyte

    MistaRyte Pooh-Bah (2,681) Jan 14, 2008 Virginia
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    Final Gravity flies under the radar when everyone talks about Answer/Veil/Triple Crossing in RVA. Granted the last 3 are great, but Final Gravity is up there too.
     
    #29 MistaRyte, Jan 29, 2020
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  10. dennis3951

    dennis3951 Initiate (0) Mar 6, 2008 New Jersey

    Most breweries in NJ aren't well known outside of the state. The 3 best local to me are, Twin Elephant, Magnify and Conclave.
     
    #30 dennis3951, Jan 29, 2020
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  11. shadyside

    shadyside Maven (1,270) Feb 27, 2011 Georgia

    Aardwolf in Jacksonville, FL.
     
    #31 shadyside, Jan 29, 2020
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  12. SMH_NWI

    SMH_NWI Maven (1,468) Jan 8, 2015 Texas
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    Parish distro comes to Houston now, which makes me happy
     
    #32 SMH_NWI, Jan 29, 2020
  13. BruChef

    BruChef Maven (1,277) Nov 8, 2009 New York
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    They cover all the bases. Last time I was there, German, British and Belgian beer styles were all represented and executed well. That would normally be enough to please but in addition, they had wild ales, ciders, meads, braggots, and American hops. Quite a few barrel aged versions of the above mentioned.

    https://www.bottlehouse.co/cleveland-heights
     
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  14. nick_perry

    nick_perry Pundit (927) Mar 11, 2017 North Carolina

    I thought of physically hidden ones - way back in a business park, everything else by it close at 5 pm, hardly any foot traffic, the Uber driver doesn't believe that's where they're supposed to pick you up. Perhaps that describes a lot of them, though. I was thinking of Thirsty Nomad in Charlotte and Brice's in Garner, NC (which just closed unfortunately, and I think being tucked away and nobody knowing where it was was part of it).
     
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  15. nick_perry

    nick_perry Pundit (927) Mar 11, 2017 North Carolina

    Agree with El Segundo (I'm from Torrance originally so I checked them out on a recent family visit)
     
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  16. rudiecantfail

    rudiecantfail Pooh-Bah (1,927) Aug 9, 2011 Pennsylvania
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    I'm from the Philly suburbs and there are several hidden gems around here. I'll just point out:

    Round Guys in Lansdale
    Free Will In Perkasie
    Track Three in Dresher
     
    #36 rudiecantfail, Jan 29, 2020
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  17. Donco

    Donco Pooh-Bah (1,639) Aug 12, 2013 Pennsylvania
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    Wyndridge Farm Brewing west of Philly. They make several excellent beers. My favorite is their incredible BA Imperial Stout...certainly a contender with BCBS, Parabola, etc.
     
    #37 Donco, Jan 29, 2020
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  18. GOBLIN

    GOBLIN Pooh-Bah (2,676) Mar 3, 2013 Ohio
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    Sounds great
     
    #38 GOBLIN, Jan 29, 2020
  19. rgordon

    rgordon Pooh-Bah (2,701) Apr 26, 2012 North Carolina
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    Little Brother Brewing and Oden Brewing in Greensboro are both very good new spots.
     
    #39 rgordon, Jan 29, 2020
  20. TrouserSneeze

    TrouserSneeze Devotee (365) Sep 11, 2005 New York

    Straub in St Marys, PA. Since 1872!
     
    #40 TrouserSneeze, Jan 29, 2020
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