Best Unknown Breweries in Each State

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  1. 5thOhio

    5thOhio Pooh-Bah (1,571) May 13, 2007 South Carolina
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    Considering that Deschutes is distributed to over half the states in the Continental US, I'd say this list is pretty much a clickbait joke.
     
    #41 5thOhio, Oct 5, 2015
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  2. emount91

    emount91 Initiate (0) Aug 28, 2015 Connecticut

    Thimble Island in CT
    Firefly Hollow in CT
    Beer'd Brewing in CT
     
    #42 emount91, Oct 5, 2015
  3. Beef_Curtains

    Beef_Curtains Initiate (0) Oct 14, 2013 Ohio

    I didn't realize there was a controversy
     
    #43 Beef_Curtains, Oct 5, 2015
  4. BanditoJunkie

    BanditoJunkie Initiate (0) Nov 10, 2012 New Jersey

    Cape May Brewing in Cape May, NJ
    Usually have 12 beers on tap..
    great IPAs, honey porter, and cape may stout.
     
    #44 BanditoJunkie, Oct 5, 2015
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  5. Domingo

    Domingo Grand Pooh-Bah (4,252) Apr 23, 2005 Colorado
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    CO is spot on. Casey has a small but fanatical fanbase. Kind of funny that the beer they list is Seasons Past. That's a borderline white whale around here.
     
    #45 Domingo, Oct 5, 2015
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  6. theruckus33

    theruckus33 Initiate (0) Feb 13, 2010 Missouri

    I am not sure if this has been said yet or not but Blind Tiger in Topeka, Kansas. I think they have won at least 3 gold medals at GABF, their Kolsch, Basil and County Seat Wheat, have all won gold, as well as several silver and bronze. They also won the World Beer Cup in 2014 for large brewpub. Yet, because they don't specialize in BA beers, they generally fly under the radar.
     
    #46 theruckus33, Oct 5, 2015
  7. tylerstravis

    tylerstravis Pooh-Bah (2,487) Feb 14, 2014 Colorado
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    Surprised they didn't select this little Golden, CO brewery named Coolers.
     
    #47 tylerstravis, Oct 5, 2015
  8. JStampler

    JStampler Initiate (0) Jan 15, 2013 Pennsylvania

    For PA it's got to be Forest & Main. They make some of the best Saison/Farmhouse beers I've had aside from places like Casey, Hill Farmstead, Side Project, Logsdon, etc.
     
    #48 JStampler, Oct 5, 2015
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  9. cavedave

    cavedave Grand Pooh-Bah (4,157) Mar 12, 2009 New York
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    I can't argue with the New York pick too much, except that Other Half hasn't really proven they are capable of doing a great beer that isn't a hoppy one. Their other beers have ranged from okay to pretty good. Personally I would have picked Rushing Duck, which packages their beer much less than does Other Half, and excels at many styles, including hoppy beers as good as Other Half. Hell, they even made an onion beer recently in which they used real onions, since they are located in black dirt onion country, and it was delicious.
     
    #49 cavedave, Oct 5, 2015
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  10. Wer34truh

    Wer34truh Maven (1,423) Nov 25, 2014 Minnesota

    As far as Minnesota goes, I would say either Lift Bridge or Brau Brothers.
     
    #50 Wer34truh, Oct 5, 2015
  11. Kurmaraja

    Kurmaraja Initiate (0) May 21, 2013 California
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    Barley John's really impressed me last time I was up that way ...

    With Indeed, Bent Paddle, Bauhaus ... it's actually hard to pick the best "unknown" MN brewery.
     
    #51 Kurmaraja, Oct 5, 2015
  12. ecpho

    ecpho Savant (1,183) Mar 28, 2011 New York

    I agree on the Other Half criticism - hoppy only breweries bore me - and I wouldn't call them unknown at this point.
    I really like the few beers I've had from Rushing Duck - just need to find more or finally visit. Of course I would say Barrier is (one of) the best unknown breweries in NY. Also excelling in all styles.
     
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  13. TonyLema1

    TonyLema1 Pooh-Bah (2,890) Nov 19, 2008 South Carolina
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    I love lists...but this one ain't that great, I mean best unknown brewery in Utah is Uinta? That's the only brewery in Utah that I know of. I'm surprised this isn't a "Best Unknown Brewery in your state: thread on this forum. My vote for SC would be Southern Barrel
     
    #53 TonyLema1, Oct 5, 2015
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  14. EyePeeAyBryan

    EyePeeAyBryan Initiate (0) Dec 20, 2011 Arizona
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    Easily the worst "beer list" article I've read.
     
    #54 EyePeeAyBryan, Oct 5, 2015
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  15. jfcook90

    jfcook90 Initiate (0) Jul 8, 2015 Alabama

    Straight to Ale is awesome but here recently I think Blue Pants Brewery has been making the best beer in Alabama( past 6 months)
     
    #55 jfcook90, Oct 5, 2015
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  16. msscott1973

    msscott1973 Pooh-Bah (1,739) Dec 28, 2013 North Carolina
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  17. mudbug

    mudbug Pooh-Bah (1,762) Mar 27, 2009 Oregon
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    Deschutes? HA HA HA.
     
    #57 mudbug, Oct 5, 2015
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  18. Hoolie5

    Hoolie5 Crusader (456) Mar 23, 2011 Wisconsin

    Karben4 Brewing in WI.
     
    #58 Hoolie5, Oct 5, 2015
  19. KingEdward

    KingEdward Initiate (0) Jan 6, 2010 North Carolina

    That whole list was a waste of time.. almost all popular breweries..
     
    #59 KingEdward, Oct 5, 2015
  20. montman

    montman Maven (1,444) Mar 10, 2009 Virginia
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    Silly list.
    Also they didn't even bother to list one of Alewerks actual (popular?) beers.
     
    #60 montman, Oct 5, 2015
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