Bucket list breweries

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  1. craft_shannie

    craft_shannie Savant (1,119) Nov 9, 2012 Indiana

    i've been pretty fortunate to visit some greats already. some favorites include allagash, oxbow, fonta flora, peg's (not cycle), burial, anchor, sierra nevada, russian river. still on my list:
    de garde
    SARA
    cascade
    jester king
    crooked stave

    and then there's belgium....

    cheers!
     
    #41 craft_shannie, Apr 24, 2016
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  2. Franziskaner

    Franziskaner Grand Pooh-Bah (5,662) May 27, 2005 Missouri
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    Side Project is a bit different. You don't visit the brewery. You visit their Cellar which is 99% onsite consumption. They rarely have bottles to go. They do have amazing stuff on draft, cask, and in bottles. There's no food and you can't bring any in. You have to go to random bottle releases at Perennial's brewery, which is nowhere nearby. I'm usually at work when they do releases. This is why I haven't had much of their stuff and I'm in St. Louis. They make it work.
     
    #42 Franziskaner, Apr 24, 2016
  3. BrewsingBuffalo

    BrewsingBuffalo Initiate (0) Jul 6, 2015 New York

    Sierra Nevada
    Founders
    Ommegang
    Stone
    Firestone Walker
    Bells
     
    #43 BrewsingBuffalo, Apr 24, 2016
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  4. Chcshammonde

    Chcshammonde Initiate (0) Sep 20, 2014 California

    For sure, the cellar is what I would have been targeting. Their beer is 100% inaccessible to me, so a visit to the cellar to sit down and drink their beer would be awesome.
     
    #44 Chcshammonde, Apr 24, 2016
  5. Oktoberfist

    Oktoberfist Initiate (0) Nov 26, 2014 Pennsylvania

    Call me crazy, but Sam Adams. Would love to visit Massachusetts.
     
    #45 Oktoberfist, Apr 25, 2016
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  6. hophugger

    hophugger Grand Pooh-Bah (3,434) Mar 5, 2014 Virginia
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    Russian River, The Alchemist, New Glarus, DFH, Cigar City.......
     
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  7. HorseheadsHophead

    HorseheadsHophead Grand Pooh-Bah (3,732) Sep 15, 2014 Colorado
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    1) Tree House
    2) Trillium
    3) Hill Farmstead
    4) Lawson's Finest Liquids
    5) Bissell Brothers
    6) Hoof Hearted
    7) Tired Hands
    8) Creature Comforts
    9) Toppling Goliath
    10) Cigar City
    11) Modern Times
    12) New Glaurus
     
    #47 HorseheadsHophead, Apr 25, 2016
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  8. Groenebeor

    Groenebeor Initiate (0) Feb 14, 2009 California

    How'd I forget to add Live Oak to this list?
     
    #48 Groenebeor, Apr 25, 2016
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  9. Blueribbon666

    Blueribbon666 Pooh-Bah (1,669) Jul 4, 2008 Ohio
    Pooh-Bah

    Bell's
    Founder's
    TRVE
    Maine Beer Company
    Hoofhearted
    Rockmill
    FFF
    Russian River
     
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  10. Groenebeor

    Groenebeor Initiate (0) Feb 14, 2009 California

    I'm sorry.
     
    #50 Groenebeor, Apr 25, 2016
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  11. DaltonCastle

    DaltonCastle Devotee (353) Apr 24, 2016 California

    1. Any Trappist brewery in Belgium
    2. Boulevard Brewery
    3. Ommegang
    4. Toppling Goliath
    5. Avery (cross that off in July)
    6. Three Floyds
    7. Founders
    8. New Belgium- cross that off in July as well)
    9. Surly
    10. Maui Brewing (Come on it's in Maui!!!!)
     
    #51 DaltonCastle, Apr 25, 2016
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  12. hopfenunmaltz

    hopfenunmaltz Pooh-Bah (2,635) Jun 8, 2005 Michigan
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    Live Oak was a fun stop the first week of this month. The Pilz was as good as always, and the Rauchbier was surprisingly good for an American brewery.

    On your original list, been to all but Weihenstephaner. Went to Paulaner, only to find that the brewery Keller had burned a few months before. Does that count? Maybe not.

    My list:
    Pilsner Urquell
    Schönram
    Traunstein
    Rothaus
    Waldhaus

    US
    Balebreaker
    Bierstadt Lagerhaus in Denver when they open
    Ones opened by guys I know around the country.
     
    #52 hopfenunmaltz, Apr 25, 2016
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  13. deford

    deford Pooh-Bah (1,559) Nov 11, 2013 California
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    HPB...Highland Park Brewery...in five years I'll be able to say "told you so"...
     
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  14. MadLatvian

    MadLatvian Initiate (0) Feb 8, 2015 Michigan

    3 Floyds
    New Glarus
    Russian River
    Alesmith
    Avery
     
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  15. captaincoffee

    captaincoffee Pooh-Bah (2,218) Jul 10, 2011 Virginia
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    I didn't major in geography, but MA doesn't seem like such a tough trip from PA. Just go. It's a great place to visit.

    I'm fortunate to be able to tack a lot of brewery visits onto family and work travel. I've hit a lot of the SoCal and NoCal breweries...just missing the central ones (FW, I'm looking at you). However, I did go to the old SLO Brewing Company prior to FW buying and establishing ops there...so maybe that's partial credit.

    Next weekend will be my first Dutch brewery: De Molen. Unfortunately, Kees is a little too far out of the way. I'll probably stop at Cantillon on the way back if they have any new releases.

    In May, I'll hit Aslin in VA, New England Brewing in CT, and Tree House in MA...if all goes according to plan.

    Big ones on my list are the OR, VT, MI, and ME breweries.
     
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  16. Oktoberfist

    Oktoberfist Initiate (0) Nov 26, 2014 Pennsylvania

    I can tell you didn't major in geography. Six hours is a haul to go to a brewery.
     
    #56 Oktoberfist, Apr 26, 2016
  17. Victory_Sabre1973

    Victory_Sabre1973 Grand Pooh-Bah (5,445) Sep 15, 2015 Minnesota
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    New Glarus
    Lazy Monk
    Cigar City
    Surly

    Just to name a few.
     
    #57 Victory_Sabre1973, Apr 26, 2016
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  18. captaincoffee

    captaincoffee Pooh-Bah (2,218) Jul 10, 2011 Virginia
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    When you said "Would love to visit Massachusetts" I assumed you would like to visit Massachusetts. Six hours doesn't seem very far for a short vacation there, and the brewery would just be one stop on the trip.
    Maybe I just travel a lot. I'm driving 7 hours to the Netherlands for the upcoming long weekend.
     
    #58 captaincoffee, Apr 26, 2016
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  19. WesMantooth

    WesMantooth Grand Pooh-Bah (4,844) Jan 8, 2014 Ohio
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    Just recently knocked Founders off my list. As of right now, 3 Floyds, and Hill Farmstead are on there.
     
    #59 WesMantooth, Apr 26, 2016
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  20. fredmugs

    fredmugs Initiate (0) Aug 11, 2012 Indiana

    Firestone Walker
    Russian River
    Belgium
     
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