Favorite "college town" craft breweries

CC and Terrapin in Athens GA

 

My cousin goes to The Community College of Vermont which is 10 mins from the Alchemist.

 

Proof Brewing Co in Tallahassee, FL is a favorite of mine and other FSU fans/alum alike. We've also got Grasslands, Lake Tribe, and Momo's (a great pizza place that brews a few beers). Soon to come are a few other breweries, which I'm excited to try out.

Although I hate UGA, I'm definitely jealous of their brew scene in Athens, GA.

 

Chapel Hill has....uh idk Steel String makes a few good beers.

 

The Blind Pig in Champaign, IL. Better than the Champagne of beer it's the beer of Champaign Last I was there, they had a truly fantastic Zwickel Pils, and am almost always amazed at something new they have on offer when I visit.

 

I am surprised my college town brewery isn't on here yet, Bells.

Walking distance back down to WMU, and an excellent beer garden. Not the best place to study, but Water Street Roasters is super close for that.

 

Easy one....Free State Brewing, Lawrence, Kansas. Lived there during Law School. I'm told it has kept getting better.

 

Creature Comforts in Athens Georgia. Great place, great beer.

 

Terrapin - Athens, GA
Live Oak - Austin, TX

 

Greensboro, N.C. UNC-Greensboro, Greensboro College, Guilford College, A&T State University, Bennett College, and Guilford Technical Community College. Lots of students year round. Gibbs 100 (my favorite), Preyer Brewing Co. and Natty Greene's for decent beer, good food, and great venue. A couple more are opening soon.

 

Well, what's the definition of a "college town"? Because most of the widely considered "best beer cities" have a college or two: Seattle, PDX, Frisco, Sandy Ego, Philly, Boston, Chicago all have schools. Hell, probably the only top beer city without a college is Bend.

 

Creature Comforts in Athens, GA. GO DAWGS!

 

And right down the street you've got Brothers Craft Brewing in Harrisonburg, home of JMU!

 

Oakshire in Eugene! Ducks!

 

Proof in Tallahassee and Creature Comforts in Athens are the 2 best true college town breweries I've been too...so far

 

How are you gonna claim Eugene with a name like VictorsValiant?

I'm going with Grizzly Peak in Ann Arbor because those are my people. GO BLUE!

 

Fort Collins - home to Colorado State University, is the home of New Belgium, Odells, Fort Collins Brewing Co, Funkwerks, Horse and Dragon, Black Bottle, Coopersmiths, Equinox, Snowbank, Zwei, 1933, and others. Pretty hard to beat that. They also have a couple of the top 50 highest rated tap houses (Tap and Handle, Mayor of Old Town).

But isn't there a college in Asheville, Grand Rapids, Portland, etc? Yes.

 

uhhh... Upland (Bloomington, IN)

 

In my college town, Keweenaw Brewing Company - good beer & one of the first to can here in michigan.

 

River Horse representing TCNJ in Ewing, NJ.