2016 Up-and-Coming Breweries

As far as MN area, I'd say toppling Goliath out of Iowa is gonna break out after they convert to cans... Bauhaus always doing the real deal as well...

 

La Cumbre brewing in Albuquerque.

 

Well, appearance is one of the five factors BA ratings judge, no? And I made no mention of Treehouse because I'm neither a New Englander nor a whale chaser. Whatever their beers look like has no relevance to what I'm saying about Hoof Hearted. And you might have noticed that I did note that their beer tastes pretty good. But when your brewery shows no evidence of being able to make anything other than an IPA, your beers look like my first failed homebrew, and your marketing suggests that only the JV team showed up to run a freaking business, then perhaps you have a little bit to prove before you get to be the next up-and-comer.

Meanwhile, JAFB is KILLING IT. And Rhinegeist doesn't distribute to northern Ohio yet (though I hear that's changing soon perhaps). So from the perspective of a northern Ohioan who rarely sees Rhinegeist, yeah, they're poised to blow up soon.

 

I know, super excited!

 

Iron Triangle is opening downtown soon. They've been building hype for a while. If you church it out, let me know if it's worth a visit!

 

I agree 100%, I love DIPA's and Epiphany blew me away. My top 4 were Heady, Second Fiddle, Tesseract and Ninja vs Unicorn. Now I have a top 5 as Epiphany is right there with any of those. I don't know right now what order I'd put them in as all are superb. I haven't had any other offerings from Foundation but I look forward to trying them.

 

EXACTLY my thoughts as well!

 

Karbach in Houston.

 

Thoughts? I've had beer from about half of these listed and have to agree. Never heard of the Brew Gentleman, but it's a little over an hour from me so I'll have to check it out.

https://www.thrillist.com/drink/nation/the-next-big-craft-breweries-craft-brewers-to-watch

 

Not many people outside of Pittsburgh have, but they make some great stuff. Worth the trip.

 

The brew gentlemen are about 5 min from my house they have had a great string of hoppy beers over the past 6 months. Glad to see them get some recognition on a national level.

 

Locally, Karben4 in Madison is already making killer brews, but they are starting to bottle more and more of their offerings. Later this month Silk Scorpion Black IPA is going to be released in 4 packs. Hopefully this trend continues, and they blow up real good this year!

 

Crystal Lake Brewing in IL, just recently released their first barrel aging items and they are quite tasty!

 

for NE:

CT: Kent Falls
VT: Hermit Thrush(also Burlington Beer is doing some awesome stuff!)
NH: Schilling - Man, their beers are just awesome.
MA: Castle Island - hitting the market strong with cans.
ME: Bunker - this year to get out there a bit more. always been a huge fan of their Pils
RI: Proclamation

 

Most people apparently disagree with you seeing their entire Derivative series is rated higher than their saisons and wild ales.

 

Three Notch'd out of Charlottesville, VA. Biggie S'mores is heaven.

 

Odd Side Ales from Michigan is going to explode this year (2015 was a huge build up with all the crazy awesome releases). I'd also like to mention Kuhnhenn, who I know already have a great reputation in the beer community, but need to mention because they're about to open their second facility and thus start brewing for a more statewide/national scale.

 

That's the one I heard! Yes..I will. 6 months pregnant now so by spring I hope they are ready to go

 

In North Cackalacky - we've got two breweries that are set to explode:

Fonta Flora: http://www.beeradvocate.com/beer/profile/33145/

Trophy: http://www.beeradvocate.com/beer/profile/30983/

 

And maybe ... Wolves & People some day ...