How many breweries have you visited?

No idea. I'd guess somewhere between 500 and 1,000.

 

I don't keep track of no. of breweries visited, mushroom species found, or dead/phish shows I've been to, but lots of people in all three favorite hobbies do. I would have to guess about 200 breweries visited over a long span of time, but I answered I don't keep track.

I have a good friend who I have had the pleasure to accompany to a fair number of breweries. He now is retired from work, and free to visit to his heart's content, @WillieThreebiers . Curious what is his updated total? I think @slander of tiny notebook fame has visited "a few" as well.

 

701 is about right....

 

After my Christmas travels, I'm up to 147 from 20 different states.

My top states:

MO - 46
MN - 28
KS - 21
CO - 9
WI - 8

 

Wow, didn't realize I've been to so many. I don't frequent my local breweries; too much family time at home to go out much. I only hit locals for releases.

Anyway, here are the highlights of my 32 brewery visits:

• The Alementary - this is my local brewery; it's about 2 miles from my house.
• Aslin - no taproom at the time, just cans
• Black Project - the bartender cut up a Palisade Peach for me to try. Best peach I ever had.
• Blue Jacket - I didn't love the beer, but it was a fantastic spot to watch some sports. It's just down the street from Nationals Park.
• Brix City - also close to me, just 5.5 miles away from my house.
• Captain Lawrence - this used to be my local brewery before I moved to NJ. Had a blast at a Cuvee de Castleton release.
• Defiant - just stopped there once when I was in the area
• Evil Twin NYC - went there before their greenhouse taproom opened.
• FiftyFifty - passed through Truckee on my way from Reno to San Francisco a few weeks ago. It is a stunning area, especially in the snow.
• Forest & Main - stopped there on my way home from Philly. It felt like I was stopping for a beer at a friend's house.
• Great Notion - this is my favorite brewery. I make a point to stop at both locations each time I'm in Portland. Always a huge and amazing tap list.
• Hackensack - this is around the corner from The Alementary, so it's also one of my locals.
• Hair of the Dog - hit it my first time in Portland but haven't been back as it's a bit far from downtown Portland and subject to traffic. Cool spot though.
• Hill Farmstead - I used to make a pilgrimage around once a year, but most of their stuff makes it to NYC in kegs these days so I haven't been in several years. Still a bucket-list stop.
• Hudson Valley - Not incredibly far from my house, so I could go there for a release, in theory. Love their beer.
• Interboro - quick subway ride from my office. Cool spot.
• Kane - bit of a trip from my house, so I've only been there once. Would love to go again.
• Keg & Lantern - it's basically just a bar in Brooklyn around the corner from Torst. Decent beer.
• KCBC - went there once for a release. Cool place.
• LIC - right near the Queensboro Bridge. Has a cool old-fashioned feel.
• Magnify - it's about 20 miles from my house. Decent spot.
• Moksa - passed through on my way from Reno to San Francisco. Had an incredible beer on tap.
• Monday Night Garage - stopped there on my last trip to Atlanta. Huge, awesome place.
• New England - I used to stop there on my way back from Hill Farmstead. Great beer, but the brewery experience is only decent.
• Ocelot - I had occasion to be in the area for Passover, so that was my first stop after 8 days of no beer.
• OEC - I would LOVE to go back there; it's in the middle of nowhere Connecticut. Awesome beer and awesome place.
• Other Half - I'm there at least once every few weeks. Too crowded to really enjoy, but the beer is outstanding.
• Sand City - They really embrace the shipping theme, which is cool. It's a real hidden gem.
• The Alchemist - ahh... remember the days of chasing trucks around Vermont for a few cans of Heady? The new brewery is fabulous and flowing with abundant goodness.
• The Brewer's Art - this place was really a surprise. It's fancy enough to go there with co-workers, and the food looked really good. Beer is pretty good too.
• Threes - also has that old-timey feel to it. Good beer, and they stock plenty of other locals in their coolers.
• Tired Hands - I mean... pick your location. I went to the Fermentaria, which was gigantic. Awesome place.
• Tree House - Also used to stop there on the way back from Hill Farmstead. I remember waiting outside on line for the Good Morning release and tasting Julius while on line. Haven't been to the new one yet.

Thanks for letting me reminisce.

Cheers!

 

Great post, as it made me think how few I've been to (only 20!)
NJ: Death of the Fox, Kelly Green, Eight & Sand, Westville
PA: Victory, Yards, Sterling Pig, 2nd Story, Braeloch, Goose Island
DE: Iron Hill, Argilla, Stitchhouse
NY: Big Ditch, Thin Man, Pearl Street
WV: Morgantown BC
NC: Weeping Radish, Lost Colony
SC: Edmund's Oast

Living just outside Philly, there are so many great ones to visit. I need to get going!

 

Funny, I've never actually sat down and tried to figure this out because I figured it'd be well over 100. But now that I've actually taken the time to count, I think I've only been to ~70 breweries (I know. Only? Haha)

 

I just had to know the precise number and my approximation was just about dead on with 78. I have to be forgetting a few but this is pretty close:

Colorado

Great Divide
Our Mutual Friend
Ratio Beer Works
Bierstadt Lagerhaus
New Terrain
Trve
Odell
Hogshead

Delaware

Dogfish Head
Revelation
Fins
Old Dominion

Florida

Cigar City
Due South
Tequesta
Florida Beer Co
Titanic Brewpub
Kelly's Caribbean Bar, Grill & Brewery (now First Flight)
Sarasota Brewing
Darwin Brewing Co.
Funky Buddha

Georgia

Creature Comforts
Wrecking Bar

Illinois

Half Acre
Revolution
Cruz Blanca
Haymarket

Louisiana

NOLA
Crescent City Brewpub

Maine

Sebago
Allagash (if you count being there on a Sunday when they were closed and peeking into the open fermentation room)

Maryland

Evolution
Fordham

North Carolina

Burial
Wicked Weed
Sierra Nevada
New Belgium
Oskar Blues
Twin Leaf
Zillicoah
Hi-Wire
Cursus Keme
Blue Mountain Pizza
Zebulon
Raleigh Beer Co
Crank Arm
Trophy
NoDa
Free Range
Resident Culture
Eurisko
One World
Oysterhouse
Upcountry
Archetype
Bhramari
Innovation
French Broad
Asheville Brewing Co
The Wedge
Triskelion
Thirsty Monk
Beech Mountain
Flat Top (now Kettel)
Appalachian Mountain Brewing
Booneshine
Lost Province

Pennsylvania

Triumph
Barley Creek

South Carolina

Edmund's Oast
Revelry
Charles Towne Fermentery
Velo Fellow

Tennessee

Johnson City Brewing Co
Pretentious Brewing

Virginia

The Veil
The Answer

Washington D.C.

Bluejacket

 

I have no idea but I’ve brought my 8 month old kid to 20+ already in 6 different states.

 

Only 26. We don't go out of way to visit breweries. Most of the visits that happened were incidental to where we happened to be. The only exception was a pilgrimage to New Glarus, WI.

 

I never really thought about keeping up with the number.
In 2019 somewhere around 20+ breweries.
In 2020 five breweries so far as of 1/5/2020 All in NC.
Aviator with tour.
Raleigh Brewing with tour.
Carolina Brewing
Bombshell Brewing
Local Oaks Brewing
This is part of my twofold plan.
To visit and tour breweries in 2020
To drink beer every single day in protest of Dry January.
Eat local. Drink local.
"Beer is proof that God loves us." Attributed to Benjamin Franklin

 

Visiting breweries gets pretty boring after a few, unless you guys are talking about going to a brewery's local taproom. I'd much rather go to a great beer bar where I can sample beers from multiple breweries. Of course living where even one brewery in a particular town is considered great makes it hard for me to comprehend having multiple breweries nearby.

 

About a hundred


Mountain State Brewing Co

The Church Brew Works

Hofbräuhaus Pittsburgh

Southerleigh Fine Food and Brewery

Craft Pride

Chestnut Brew Works, LLC

East End Brewing Company

NoDa Brewing Company

Wheeling Brewing Company

Charleston Brewing Company

Blue Lab Brewing Company, LLC

Devils Backbone Brewing Company

New Smyrna Beach Brewing Company

Spoonwood Brewing Company

Marietta Brewing Company

Morgantown Brewing Co

Home Republic Brewpub

Starr Hill Brewery

Blue Mountain Brewery

Rock Bottom Restaurant & Brewery

Half Acre Beer Company

Heartland Brewery

Jackie O's Public House & BrewPub

Sixth Sense Brewing

Stumptown Ales

Blackwater Brewing Company

Big Timber Brewing Company

Southern Tier Brewing Co. - Pittsburgh, PA

Rockmill Brewery

Screech Owl Brewing

Brewstel Brew Shop and Hostel

Short Story Brewing

Fury Brewing Company

Full Pint Brewing

Brew Gentlemen

Voodoo Brewery Homestead

Dancing Gnome Beer

Hitchhiker Brewing - Brewery & Tap Room

Roundabout Brewery

Little Fish Brewing Co.

Devil's Kettle Brewing

Parkersburg Brewing Co.

Helicon Brewing

Insurrection AleWorks

Grist House Craft Brewery

Mindful Brewing Company

Pittsburgh Bottleshop Cafe

The Peddler

Capitol City Brewing Company

Brewdog Franklinton

Land-Grant Brewing Company

Hoof Hearted Brewery and Kitchen

Tröegs Independent Brewing

Ever Grain Brewing Co.

Al's of Hampden/Pizza Boy Brewing co.

Dovetail Brewery

Begyle Brewing Company

Enix Brewing Company

The Answer Brewpub

The Veil Brewing Co.

Castleburg Brewery and Taproom

Hardywood Park Craft Brewery - Richmond

Triple Crossing Beer - Fulton

Final Gravity Brewing Co.

Three Notch'd Brewing Company - RVA Collab House

Yee-Haw Brewing Company

State Street Brewing

Bristol Station Brewery & Pub

Wicked Weed Brewing Pub

Sierra Nevada Brewing Co.

Green Man Brewery

The Funkatorium

Burial Beer Co.

Catawba Brewing Company South Slope Asheville

Bhramari Brewing Company

Thirsty Monk

Cinderlands 3705

Eleventh Hour Brewing

The Chamber by Wooden Robot

Canton Brewing Company

Hoppin' Frog Brewery

HiHO Brewing Co.

Magic City Brewing Company

Missing Falls Brewery

Thirsty Dog Brewing Co. Tap House

Against the Grain Brewery and Smokehouse

Red Oak Brewery

Burlington Beer Works

Lickinghole Creek Craft Brewery - Shockoe Bottom

Väsen Brewing Company

Ardent Craft Ales

Ocelot Brewing Company

Aslin Beer Company

Adroit Theory Brewing Company

Marco Island Brewery

3 Sons Brewing Co

Funky Buddha Brewery

Islamorada Brewery & Distillery

Florida Keys Brewing Co

The Waterfront Brewery

 

Time for another trip to PA - a lot has changed since Nodding Head (btw it lives on through its sort-of progeny, Second District Brewing).

 

It is different when there are multiple breweries near by.
Two breweries within three miles of me.
About 20 within a 20 mile radius.
Several towns I've been to have three or four breweries within walking distance.
That's where I'd like to live!

"rocdoc1, post: 6757885, member: 59627"]Visiting breweries gets pretty boring after a few, unless you guys are talking about going to a brewery's local taproom. I'd much rather go to a great beer bar where I can sample beers from multiple breweries. Of course living where even one brewery in a particular town is considered great makes it hard for me to comprehend having multiple breweries nearby.[/QUOTE]

 

Tried to complete a list of my visits in the US. Missing a bunch and didn't include those that have closed down. Outside of US I have gone to breweries in Ireland, France, Belgium, Caribbean, Italy, Spain, Canada, Germany, Austria

NH:
Great Rhythm
Stoneface
Kettlehead
Polyculture
Northwoods
1766 Brewing
Portsmouth Brewing
Earth Eagle
Moat Mountain
Woodstock Inn Brewery
Schilling Beer Co.
Flying Goose
Deciduous
Backyard
One Love
Concord Craft
Rek-Lis
Canterbury AleWorks
Copper Pig

Maine:
Allagash
Maine Beer Co
Bissell
Foundation
Gritty McDuff's (Portland and Freeport)
Austin St. (Ind Way and Yeast End)
Sebago
Rising Tide
Liquid Riot
Oxbow (Portland)
Tributary
Sea Dog
Battery Steele
Barreled Souls
Lone Pine
SoMe
The Run of the Mill
Bray's
Sunday River Brewing Co.
Goodfire
Bunker
Atlantic
Mast Landing
Fore River
Foulmouthed
Extrava
Nonesuch River Brewing
D.L. Geary
York Beach Beer Co.

Vermont:
Brocklebank
Burlington Beer Co.
Fiddlehead
Foam
Four Quarters
Frost
Harpoon
Hill Farmstead
Idletyme
Jasper Murdock's
Lawson's Finest
Long Trail
Lost Nation
Madison
Magic Hat
McNeill's
Prohibition Pig
River Roost
Rock Art
The Alchemist
Big Tree
Vermont Pub and Brewery
Trout River
von Trap
Zero Gravity

CT:
NEBCO
Steady Habit
Stony Creek
Thimble Island

NY:
Other Half
Suarez
Sloop
Threes
Druther's
Adirondack
Peekskill
Captain Lawrence
Southanptom
Blue Point

MA:
Tree House
Night Shift
Cambridge
Harpoon
Boston Beer Works
Trillium
Boston Beer Co.
Aeronaut
Lamplighter
Somerville
Idle Hands
Hopsters
Bone Up
Abandoned Building
Castle Island
Remnant
Backlash

FLA:
Cigar City
Funky Buddha
Cycle
Angry Chair
Green Bench
Ellipsis
Sideward
Ten 10

MN:
Town Hall
Surly
Indeed
Fulton
Fair State
Modist
Dabgerous Man
Able Seedhouse

IL:
Half Acre
Revolution
Dovetail
Haymarket
Cruz Blanca
Goose Island
Pilot Project
Begyle
Middle Brow

NM:
La Cumbre
Marble
Tractor
Canteen
Bow & Arrow
Alien Brew Pub
Sidetrack
Il Vicino

IN:
Deviate
The Bier Brewery
Sun King
Upland

NC:
Wicked Weed
Burial
Green Man
Highland
Wedge
Hi-Wirte
Asheville Pizza
Asheville Brewing Co
Twin Leaf
Sierra Nevada
Catawba
Twin Leaf

TX:
Jester King
Pinthouse Pizza
Hops & Grain
Austin Beerworks
Last Stand
Lazarus
Blue Owl
Austin Beer Garden
Zilker
Oskar Blues
Black Star
Friends & Allies
Hi Sign
4th Tap

Creature Comforts

 

137 in 8 states thanks to 4 beercations in Grand Rapids, Traverse City, Cleveland & Cincinnati:

Illinois (2)
Half Acre Beer Company
Lagunitas Brewing Company

Indiana (20)
18th Street Brewery
2 Toms Brewing Co.
3 Floyds Brewing Company
Auburn Brewing Company
Back Alley Brewery
Bare Hands Brewery
BJ's Restaurant & Brewhouse (Ft. Wayne)
Chapman's Brewing Company
Evil Czech Brewery
Goshen Brewing Company
Hop River Brewing Company
Hoppy Gnome
Junk Ditch Brewing Company
LaOtto Brewing
Mad Anthony Lakeview Ale House (Angola)
Mad Anthony Taproom (Auburn)
Shoreline Brewery and Restaurant
Summit City Brewerks
Trubble Brewing
Upland Brewing Company

Kentucky (2)
Against the Grain Brewery & Smokehouse
Braxton Labs

Michigan (44)
127 Brewing
Albion Malleable Brewing Co.
Arcadia Brewing Company
Atwater Brewery
Bell's Brewery, Inc.
Boatyard Brewing Company
Brewery Vivant
Cotton Brewing Company
Crankers Restaurant & Brewery
Creston Brewery
Dark Horse Brewing Company
Detroit Beer Company
Elk Brewing
Ellison Brewery & Spirits
Final Gravity Brewing
Founders Brewing Company
Frankenmuth Brewery
Grand Rapids Brewing Company
Grand River Brewery (Jackson)
Grand River Brewery (Marshall)
Harmony Brewing Company
Hillsdale Brewing Company
HopCat (Grand Rapids)
HopCat (Kalamazoo)
Ironbark Brewing Company
Jaden James Brewery
Jolly Pumpkin Artisan Ales
Kayla Rae Cellars
Kelsey Block Brewing Company
Latitude 42 Brewing Company
Mountain Town Brewing Company
New Holland Brewing Company
Old Nation Brewing Co.
Open Road Brewery
Perrin Brwery
Poison Frog Brewery
Presidential Brewing Company
Rare Bird Brewpub
Right Brain Brewery
Short's Brewing Company
Tecumseh Brewing Company
The Filling Station Microbrewery
The Mitten Brewing Co.
The Workshop Brewing Company

New York (1)
Other Half Brewing Company

Ohio (66)
4KD Crick Brewery
Bad Tom Smith Brewing (Cleveland)
Bait House Brewery
Black Cloister Brewing Company
Black Frog Brewery
Bookhouse Brewing
Bowling Green Beer Works
BrewDog - DogTap Columbus
Brewery 33
Butcher and the Brewer
Carrillon Brewing Co.
Catawba Island Brewing Company
Christian Moerlein Brewing Co.
Drop Tine Brewery & Winery
Earnest Brew Works
Elevator Brewery Taproom
Fat Head's Brewery & Saloon (North Olmsted)
Fat Head's Brewery & Tap House (Middleburg Heights)
Father John's Brewing Company
Fifty West Brewing Company
Findlay Brewing Company
Flatrock Brewing Company
Granite City Food & Brewery (Maumee)
Great Black Swamp Brewing Co.
Great Lakes Brewing Co.
Hairless Hare Brewery
Hoof Hearted Brewery and Kitchen
Hoof Hearted Brewing
Inside the Five Brewing Company
Kelleys Island Brewery
Listermann Brewing Company
Lucky Star Brewery
MadTree Brewing Company
Market Garden Brewery
Masthead Brewing Company
Maumee Bay Brewing Company
Moeller Brew Barn
Moerlain Lager House
Nano Brew Cleveland
Noble Beast Brewing Company
North River Brewing Company
Patron Saints Brewery
Platform Beer Co. (Cleveland)
Pretentious Barrel House
Put-In-Bay Brewing Company
Rhinegeist Brewery
Rivertown Brewery and Barrel House
Rock Bottom Restaurant & Brewery (Cincinnati)
Saucy Brew Works
Seventh Son Brewing Company
Southern Tier Brewing Company
Star City Brewing Compnay
Streetside Brewery
Sugar Ridge Brewery
Tafts Ale House
Tailspin Brewing Co.
The Brew Kettle Taproom & Smokehouse
The Woodburn Brewery and Taproom
Thirsty Dog East Bank
Twin Oast Brewing
Two Bandits Brewing Co.
Upside Brewing
Urban Artifact
Warped Wing Brewing Company
Wild Side Brewing Company
Wolf's Ridge Brewing

Pennsylvania (1)
Iron Hill Brewery & Restaurant

South Carolina (1)
Liberty Brewery & Grill

 

This thread prompted me to make a list, but I feel like I might be missing a few. Current number of breweries I've been to is at roughly 130, instead of listing them all I'll just do a quick breakdown.

69 breweries in CA
27 breweries in OR
13 breweries in WA
17 breweries combined in AZ, CO, FL, HI, NV, NY, and SD
4 breweries combined in Bahamas, Bermuda, and Mexico

 

87 .....

Top 5 breweries visited (NOT based strictly on beer but venue, quality, vibe atmosphere, etc)
1. Hill Farmstead.
2. Brasserie Cantillon
3. Side Project The Cellar
4. 3Floyds
5. Tree House

 

I've visited many breweries.
So far in 2020
Raleigh Brewing Company Raleigh NC
White Street Brewery Wake Forest NC
Norse Brewing Wake Forest NC
Local Oak Winterville NC
Mother Earth Brewery Kinston NC
I have at least two beers on tap at every Brewery I visit.
Hoping to visit many more.
Eat local. Drink Local.