What's your most RESPECTED brewery?

In no particular order:
New Glarus

 

I don't know man it just seems like if this were a post for you to list all of your most respected breweries in order I feel like it would have said that. Whereas it says just one right in the OP. Just think its all part of this sites members ability, or dare I say desire, to undermine everything and do as they wish. Maybe if one wanted should start a post for a list of their top ten most respected breweries, and so on and so on...

 

Brauerei Heckel, Waischenfeld. By far.
Tiny family operation, really old historic equipment,tons of dedication,passion.And true,deep passion, passed on through blood.
Only one beer. A pale, unfiltered Lager.
Magic juice of wonder.

 

Firestone Walker

 

Girardin puts out 750ml gueuzes (1,2,3 year oak aged) for under 4$.

Cantillon puts out their standard beers at around 7.5$, and Fou Foune, their cheapest seasonal beer at 9.4$.

 

Defiant Brewery Pearl River NY - not too shabby

 

Jeffreysan,

Cheers to you Brother From Another Mother. Couldn't have said it better. All of it.

I raise my glass of Fremont Sister IIPA to YOU and to all craft beer lovers for embracing this amazing moment in time for great beer.

 

We are truly honored to receive this stream of multiple praise from the hardcore beer enthusiasts. Let's take things to the next level in 2015 and beyond!

cheers

 

From a business ethics standpoint I most respect New Belgium. They treat their employees like gold and sold all of their stock back to them, which is a move most businesses would never make. In addition to that, even for how big they are they don't back down on their "crazy beers." While some of them are hit or miss, you can't deny that a mass produced sour like La Folie or Le Terroir are anything less than incredible. Also their efforts to recirculate their co2 to have less impact on the environment is very admirable.

From a brewing perspective I think I would respect The Bruery and Avery the most. Their offerings are helping to elevate beer to something beyond a sixer of light lager in the consumer's mind.

 

Jack's Abby if i'm staying wicked local but Ballast Point has my heart from the west coast!

 

Short's Brewing without question for me. May not always put out the styles I enjoy but with Short's just wait a few weeks and something new is coming down the pipeline.

 

I was surprised that it took until page 3 for you guys to be mentioned. #1 in my book for Respect. Both online and offline! Best communication hands down. Plus they make some damn good beer too!

 

Russian River, Boneyard, and Logsdon come to mind but it's hard to narrow down when there are so many I've never even tried (e.g. Alchemist).

I used to think I was the only one with a soft spot for Sierra Nevada but based on this list clearly I'm wrong! They deserve a mention, too!

There are some common picks on here that I really *don't* understand, but I'll save that for another board.

 

Goose Island, Cantillon, Cigar City, Three Floyds, 18th Street, and Hill Farmstead

 

Jacks Abby
Maine
Lagunitas.

 

Other Half
Hill Farmstead

 

Household names come from building relationships one-by-one; establishing trust over a long period of time.

You, along with several other people who have spoken up, are leading the charge of the next big movement in craft beer.

@SixpointJMH @CleanFiend @BeerTruth

 

Yeah Hill Farmstead staff knows a hard days work, they don't stop moving on retail days while continuing to be courteous and friendly.

 

Ballast Point and Deschutes

 

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