Bucket list breweries

A pint of what?

 

I'll add Dieu du Ciel to this list, too. Could see spending at least a couple days chilling there.

If I do ever make it to Russian River, whaddaya think, go for that massive flight or not? Generally I don't, but that seems hard to pass up.

 

No particular order...

Cigar City
Firestone Walker
Three Floyds
Bissell Brothers
Wicked Weed
Russian River
Toppling Goliath
New England Brewing
Aslin
Tired Hands
Other Half

Let's start there.

 

Went to Cantillon and it was awesome. They were not brewing at the time but the self guided tour was well designed. The samples were great, then we split a bottle of Fou' Foune which was stellar!

 

No particular order on these....

Founders
Bells
Cantillon
Firestone Walker
Cigar City
Russian River
Crux
Ayinger
St. Bernardus (sorry too lazy to get the official name)
Ballast Point

Been to some big ones already but plenty to go.

 

I was in Vermont last week.

Foam was great right on the lake. Lots of great beers. Place is nice.

HF was truly the pinnacle of beer mecca/nerds coming together from far reaching places to a remote farm not close to anything. Everyone needs to experience a visit to the promised land.

Von Trapp - New brewery is really nice venue and location. Lagers are great as well and a must visit if in Stowe area.

Lost Nation - Amazing beers, super nice owners/brew masters and nice outdoor beer garden venue. But really go for the food. Their food was better than Pro Pig, and nearly everywhere else we ate.

Alchemist - It's only for beer pickups. The new facility is actually like entering the lobby of a museum or nice movie theater.

Wasn't impressed with Rock Art much. Seemed like a Cracker Barrel gift lobby.

 

Aecht Schlenkerla
Zehendner Brauerei (Moenchsambacher)
Plzeňský Prazdroj
Marhs Brau
Närke Kulturbryggeri
Pelican Pub and Brewery
Russian River
Rodenbach
3 Fonteinen

 

This list would be exactly mine except that I'd replace Boneyard with Dogfish Head (I've been to Boneyard).

Without any specific brewery names in mind yet (until I start planning) I'd like to take 2-3 weeks to do a driving (and boat) tour of Scotland, Ireland, England, France, Germany and Belgium.

 

It's funny, I was just looking over this list yesterday because last week I knocked out 3 of the breweries of that list. I was at Hill Farmstead, Tree House (2nd time there) and Trillium (both locations). Add Bissell Brothers (Portland, Maine) to your list as well. Very cool place and great beer. As for Europe, I've only visited one brewery: Cantillon. Worth a trip to Brussels for sure.

 

Breweries that should be on your bucket lists:
-Stone
-Surly
-Oxbow (the one in the middle of nowhere, not the one in Portland)
-Tree House (for the beer only. Will be a more awesome visit when the new facility opens up)
-Hill Farmstead
-Side Project
-The Bruery
-Jolly Pumpkin Pizzeria & Brewery
-New Glarus
-Dogfish Head

Bucket list breweries I'm visiting within the next 8 months:
-Cantillon
-Russian River
-Cellarmaker
-Rare Barrel
-Crooked Stave
-Boneyard
-Creature Comforts
-Jester King
-Avery
-Casey
-de Garde
-Holy Mountain
-Fremont
-Block 15
-Wicked Weed
-Sierra Nevada
-Guinness
-De Garre
-Uerige Obergarige Hausbrauerei

My bucket list (breweries I'm not getting to any time soon.. my real bucket list):
-Westbrook
-J. Wakefield
-Firestone Walker/Barrelworks
-The Veil
-The Answer
-RAR
-Ommegang
-Olde Hickory
-Kuhnhenn
-Bottle Logic
-The Lone Pint
-SARA
-Aslin
-Funky Buddha
-Ozark
-Prairie

 

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Not enough time.

 

I've been to most of the big guns on the east coast. Trilllium, Treehouse - all the VT brewerys - pretty much every NJ brewery including Kane, Magnify, Conclave etc. But ones I haven't made it to yet include Tired Hands, Industrial Arts and The Alchemist.

 

Aslin Brewing! Is close to the top for me on my list.

 

Toppling Goliath (Thought I'd be able to go for MD day, but oh well...)
New Glarus
Mikerphone
Stone
Hill Farmstead
Tree House
Trillium
Alchemist
Modern Times
Monkish
Russian River
I can go on...

I do recommend Arizona Wilderness, had an awesome time when I went down in AZ in June.

 

Ohhh how quickly things change. I've checked off my 'top 5 breweries to visit' list twice during this past year.

My new Top 5 breweries to visit:

1. Side Project
2. Maine Beer Co.
3. Boneyard
4. Firestone Walker
5. Bruery

In queue:

• deGarde
• Hoof Hearted
• Other Half
• Bottle Logic
• Funky Buddha

 

Cantillon
Westvleteren
De Molen
Dieu du Ciel
Cigar City
Avery
Trillium
Fremont
Founders