We plan to visit at least 2 breweries in every state, and want your input! What are your favorite breweries? Where are they? Do you have contact info for them that you could send our way? Once we take in all of your suggestions, we will edit our map/ calendar and post it for all to see. That way you can join us at a brewery or two if you want!
Brews Travelers 365
365 Breweries. 365 days.
Make sure you visit the mountains! I guess I would recommend Aspen Brewing Company (http://aspenbrewingcompany.com/) at 7,822ft and Mammoth Brewing Company (http://www.mammothbrewingco.com/) at around 8,000ft.
Yes, Mammoth is great!
Solid! We just added those to our list. Thanks Luke!
Mountain State Brewing Co. in Thomas, WV! Send me a note for details..
Thanks Steve! We just sent an email to ‘contact us’ on the website. If you don’t get it, shoot us an email at brewstravelers365@dallasbrewscene.com
Midnight Sun Brewing Company in Anchorage, AK (Barb, Lee, or Davey)
Broken Tooth Brewing in Anchorage, AK (Tyler or Sean)
Alaskan Brewing in Juneau, but you’ll have to fly there… (Michael King)
Denali Brewing in Talkeetna (Beau)
Kassik’s Brewing in Kenai (Frank)
Kenai Brewing in Soldotna (Joe)
If you make it all the way to Alaska, call me or let me know when you are headed there. I’ll show you around. 🙂
Thanks Meredith! IF we do make it out to Alaska it will be at the very end of 2014 or maybe even early 2015. Hopefully we do make it though; it would be great to see you again.
I’m a big fan of Prost Brewing and Dry Dock in Denver. But you’ll find no shortage in Co, obv.
Val- we’re definitely going to Dry Dock and will put Prost Brewing on the list if we can fit it in. Thanks!
The Bruery, Lost Abbey in CA are must visits!
Dana- We are going to both of those. For sure. Heck yes.
Good People Brewery in Birmingham, Al. Right across from the Birmngham Barons baseball stadium. But call me when you are here
Becky- did not realize who you were until Rachel just told me! We will be in Birmingham in early May, so hopefully you’ll be available…
I’ll second this nomination. And would also like to come down to share a pint of Fatso or Snakehandler.
If you make it to Alaska, hit up America’s Northern Most Brewery: Silver Gulch in Fairbanks. My cousin, Glen Brady, owns it. (I’m Bill Conrad’s other Plano reporter).
Brittany- Alaska and Hawaii are both tentative as of now, but if we end up making it out there, we will definitely be reaching out! LOVED the article, by the way. Bill is awesome.
Looks like your map might be set but if you have time, Madison WI has 8 great breweries, with Karben4 Brewing at the top of the list. Good luck!
DEFINITELY Karben 4! My favorite brewery in Madison!
We just added Karben4 to the list; thanks for the suggestion!
Are you stopping at DC on your travels? Or just Virginia/Maryland? If so, make sure it’s on a Saturday so that you can get to DC Brau. If you come on another day, Bluejacket and Right Proper are your only spots.
We are going to DC and DC Brau is already on our list, however Bluejacket and Right Proper are not. Do you suggest that we should go to all 3 if possible?
When you are in Seattle you should try Urban Family Brewing Company — best belgians in the city
Just added it to our list; thanks for the suggestion!
This may be too late, but I work for a brewery in Hattiesburg, MS and would love for you to come by when you’re in Mississippi. Southern Prohibition Brewing. It would be great to spend time with you and hear about your adventure. Going to be keeping up with the journey. Email me at Emily@soprobrewing.com if you are interested or want to know anything else about craft beer in MS.
Cheers!
Thanks Emily! Southern Prohibition is actually #36 on our list, so we’ll be by in early February. We will definitely reach out to you in the next week or two to solidify the details, so thank you so much!
Victory Brewing. Downingtown PA
Weyerbacher, in Easton, Pa.
Captain Lawrence Brewing Company, elmsford, ny
I think I can help you quite a bit through the Indiana portion of your tour. Assuming you’re either going to or coming from Chicago, Three Floyds in Munster, Indiana is an absolute must. The Indianapolis area has at least a dozen brewerys. If you’re going to pick only one, I’d go for Sun King, but Flat 12, Triton, and a few others should not be missed if you have the time. Good luck!
Thanks Matt! Looks like we don’t have Flat 12 or Triton on our list, but we are definitely going to Three Floyds and Sun King. Would you suggest that we swap any of the IN breweries below out for Flat 12 or Triton? If so, why?
Brugge Brasserie
Four Horsemen Brewing
Sun King Brewing
Three Floyds Brewing Company
Upland Brewing Company
If you’re going from Chicago to Indy, you’re going right through Lafayette on I-65, which has a couple you should check out. Lafayette Brewing Company and People’s Brewing Company.
Also, in the Phoenix area, Gilbert specifically, there is a new one that is only a few months old Arizona Wilderness Brewery. They are making a fantastic variety. I hope you can stop in there, I’m a big fan. Also of course, don’t miss 4 Peaks in Tempe and San Tan in Chandler. Both are great.
Lafayette Brewing Company – http://goo.gl/YJ3O2s
People’s Brewing Company – http://goo.gl/6fmlN3
Arizona Wilderness – http://goo.gl/ljaItJ
San Tan Brewing Company – http://goo.gl/2IDqZe
4 Peaks Brewery – http://goo.gl/yySDOl
What about revelution brewing?
Or 18th street?
Deschutes in Portland
Alpine near San Diego
Alesmith in San Diego
Stone in San Diego is a must, they have beautiful grounds in any of their locations. They have a farm which has it’s own specially brewed beers, their Liberty Station location is gorgeous and has it’s own specially brewed stuff. And their main location in Escondido is amazing, so much so that I’m getting married there
Oh wow, congratulations! We actually have all 4 of those on our list already and can’t wait to get out to the west coast to visit them.
I would highly recommend you stop by Pensacola Bay Brewing if you will be coming down I-10 and passing Pensacola! We brew some great beer and have a very cool brewery.
Thanks Curtis! We just added it to our list and should be able to swing through in early to mid-February. Would you be able to shoot us an email so we can work out the details?
BrewsTravelers365@DallasBrewScene.com
Good morning, I saw this site linked on /r/beer and wanted to reach out to you regarding a Frederick, MD brewery and brewpub you should plan to visit.
Monocacy Brewing Company (http://www.monocacybrewing.com) is the offsite expansion/packaging facility for Brewer’s Alley, Frederick County’s Original Brewpub (http://www.brewers-alley.com)
We’d love to have you guys swing through for a tour and a taste. Please reach out directly via email if you’d like to schedule something. Have a safe trip and enjoy the best beer that America has to offer! Cheers.
Some CA breweries to recommend-
Craftsman in Pasadena
Societe in San Diego (good to see you have Alpine on the list already)
Drakes in San Leandro
I’m assuming you already have Russian River on your list (Santa Rosa)
Moonlight in Fulton
Sante Adarious in Capitola
Almanac and Anchor, both in San Francisco
North Coast in Ft Bragg
Three breweries that I frequent often – Northampton Brewery in Northampton, Massachusetts – head brewer is Donald “Boog” Pacher, owner is Janet Egleston – oldest continuously operated brew pub in the Northeast. Janet’s brother, Peter Egleston, owns the Portsmouth Brewery (Tyler Jones, head brewer) and Smuttynose in Portsmouth, New Hampshire. Baxter Brewing in Lewiston, Maine – has grown something like 400% in the last two years. Operates in refurbished textile mill – Luke Livingston is owner, Ben Low is head brewer. Great pieces of northeast beer history and phenomenal beer to boot! Happy and safe travels!
Just added all of those to our tentative list; thanks for the suggestions!
What about Michigan? There are at least 15 breweries in the Grand Rapids area!
As of right now, the MI breweries we have on our tentative list are as follows:
Arbor Brewing
Bastone Brewing
Bell’s Brewery, Inc.
Dark Horse
Founders Brewing Company
Jolly Pumpkin Artisan Ales (Northern United Brewing Company)
Livery, The
New Holland Brewing Company
Short’s Brewing Company
Tri City Brewing
I hope you are coming through Montana! Lots of delicious brews in this state. If you come through Missoula, definitely come by the Kettlehouse Brewery.(http://kettlehouse.com/) Best beer in Montana, in my humble opinion. Also, I work in a hotel and can hook up a free room if need be.
Awesome! We just added Kettlehouse to our tentative list and would definitely like to take you up on your offer while we are there, which should be around August/ September. Would you mind sending us an email so we can add you to our contacts?
BrewsTravelers365@DallasBrewScene.com
If you add one to your list, make it Angry Hanks in Billings, MT. There are also 5 other microbreweries within walking distance. Lumberyard Brewery in Flagstaff, AZ. Crescent City in New Orleans, Night Shift Brewing in Boston, MA (Everett, MA), Firehouse Brewing in Rapid City, SD, Table Rock Brewing in Boise, ID
Ha, walking distance; nice. Night Shift and Firehouse were already on our tentative list, but we added the other 4 just now. Thanks for the suggestions!
Hardywood Park Craft Brewery in Richmond, Va is a can’t miss. If you come through the RVA then Legend Brewery, Isley Brewing Company and Midnight Brewery are great spots to visit.
Hardywood Park is already on our tentative list, but not the other 3 so we went ahead and added them. Thanks for the suggestions!
Hey guys, just read about your trip – awesome! I would recommend Urban Chestnut, Perennial, and Four Hands in St. Louis.
Urban Chestnut and Perennial Ales were both already on our list, but we went ahead and added Four Hands. Thanks for the suggestions!
Once you are in New York, it will be easy to get bogged down in the city! If you head about an hour or so north of NYC, there are a few great choices. Also, the Hudson Valley is a great route to Vermont, about 3 hours to the southern end of the brewery trail there.
My two top choices in the Hudson Valley would be Newburgh Brewing Company in Newburgh (great people an beer!) and Keegan Ales in Kingston.
Some others to consider would be Defiant Brewery in Pearl River and Crossroads in Athens.
I would be happy to meet you at any in the region! Safe travels!
– @eddiepro on twitter and instagram
Thanks Eddie! We just added all 4 of these breweries to our tentative list, so keep an eye out for us while we’re there!
My husband owns Twain’s Brewpub & Billiards in Decatur GA and we’d love to have you visit us! We are also just down the road from Three Taverns Brewery which is a must see.
Thanks Heather! We will definitely swing by Twain’s when we are in GA which will be in early to mid February. Is there a good way to contact you when that date is getting closer? If you don’t mind, please shoot us an email at:
BrewsTravelers365@DallasBrewScene.com
Yalobusha Brewing Company, Water Valley, Mississippi
https://www.facebook.com/YalobushaBrewing
Ghost River Brewing, Memphis
http://www.ghostriverbrewing.com/
Yards Brewing Company in Philadelphia. They’ve been brewing for 20 years and do historically accurate beer from the founding fathers!
http://www.yardsbrewing.com