Best American Belgian-Style Breweries

Allagash.. That place does amazing things.

 

I get the idea and agree they are a great brewery but aren't they in Canada?

 

The Commons and Unibroue (if you mean America the continent, not US)

 

Weyerbacher is pretty nice, and drastically better since Chria took over brewing a few years ago.

Schlafly makes the best Quad I've had from an American Brewery and are starting to become a "go to" brewery for me.

Ommegang is ok, something about thier beer, the yeast maybe, makes it too bready for me.

 

Ommegang, and Wicked Weed in Asheville, North Carolina. Unibroue if you include North America.

I also love Victory Golden Monkey and Weyerbacher Merry Monks. Those are two excellent American made tripels of how a classic tripel should taste.

 

The Bruery for Tradewinds Tripel, Saison Rue, Mischief and Saison de Lente
Saint Somewhere for everything they make
Ommegang for Rare Vos, Hennepin, Three Philosophers and Gnomegang
Allagash for everything they make
Goose Island for Sofie, Matilda and Pepe Nero
Stillwater for everything they make
I used to say Green Flash really shined with their Belgians, particularly their Trippel, Le Freak and Rayon Vert but now I just say they shine across the board (except for Saison Diego which was a letdown)
Someone had said Weyerbacher and yes, Verboten is one of my favorite Belgian pales, but their beers obviously aren't predominantly Belgian
Stone makes a couple of my favorite Belgian-style beers, Cali-Belgique and Tiger Cub Saison but, once again, Belgians aren't their specialty
Unibroue is fantastic. Gran Reserve 17 is one of the best Belgian-style beers I've ever had but they're Canadian so they don't count. If I counted them, I'd have to count Dieu du Ciel.

 

Draai Laag (the beers are better with a little age on them)
Brugge Brasserie
Saint Somewhere

 

The Brewer's Art - Baltimore, MD

 

They're still little guys, but River North in Denver is doing a solid take on a full lineup of Belgian-style brews.

 

Funkwerks

Wish Colorado got Allagash, so I could try some of their stuff.

 

Jester King

 

Came here to say funkwerks. I've had a few from allagash and haven't been too impressed. Recently had saison and tropic king, these were some of the truest American- Belgian Saisons I have had. Looking forward to trying more

Also a fan of brewery vivant.

 

Allagash!

 

Came to say funkwerks, staying to say trinity. Their saison is on point, and their sours are awesome.

 

going with PNW , Ale Apothecary, The Commons, Upright and in BC Four Winds

 

I was impressed by their saison.

 

A nascent operation and I'm not gonna suggest they're the best, but Duel Brewing in Santa Fe is producing some incredible brews. Sours, imperial stouts, orange wits, flanders browns. Damn good.

 

Tired Hands

 

I have to disagree with Golden Monkey. Allagash Tripel is a good example of what a tripel suppose to taste like. Ommgang Abbey Ale is my favorite dubbel out there.

 

SARA. They put their own unique twist on what they do, but most of their beers are belgian at the core.