30 editor picks across United States.
30 breweries worth the trip across United States, editor-ranked by TableJourney. All United States guides.
Shaun Hill founded the brewery in 2010 on family land in Greensboro Bend; the seventh-generation Hill descendant on a Northeast Kingdom plot held since 1788.
TipDownload directions ahead; service is patchy past Hardwick. Retail allocations rotate.
La Cumbre Brewing on Girard Boulevard in Albuquerque since 2010 anchors the city's craft scene, with Project Dank IPA poured in the taproom until late.
Burial Beer Co opened on Collier Avenue in 2013 and is now one of Asheville's defining South Slope breweries, with Forestry Camp as its sister project.
TipThe Forestry Camp restaurant on Shelburne Road is the Burial sister project; ride share between South Slope and the Forestry Camp barrel cellar.
Aeronaut on Tyler Street in Union Square Somerville has run a science-themed craft brewery in Boston since 2014. Saturday Aeronaut food market runs in-house.
TipSaturday food market 12:00-17:00 has 12 vendors; pair with the day's Aeronaut taproom pour. The barrel-aged saison is the under-ordered beer.
John and Jen Kimmich founded The Alchemist in 2003; the Heady Topper IPA from this Stowe brewery (35 miles from Burlington) sparked the entire haze-IPA.
TipSame-day Heady-Topper four-packs sell out by midday on weekends; arrive at open.
Half Acre Beer Co. in Chicago is the Bowmanville brewery on Balmoral since the 2021 consolidation, with the Daisy Cutter pale ale at its core.
TipDaisy Cutter cans are everywhere, but at the taproom you can order it on cask, which is the way the brewers themselves drink it.
Wolf's Ridge Brewing on North Fourth Street in Columbus downtown has run a family-owned brewery and dining room since 2013, the reference brewery.
Crooked Stave Artisan Beer Project in Denver is Chad Yakobson's RiNo wild-ale brewery, a Brettanomyces specialist and a national craft benchmark.
Odell Brewing has anchored Fort Collins beer since 1989; 90 Shilling and Lagerado pour at the Lincoln Avenue taproom with live music every Wednesday.
TipThe OBC Wine Project shares a patio at 824 East Lincoln; run club meets there Tuesdays before discounted pints.
Sun King Brewery on North College in Indianapolis is the city's biggest local. The downtown taproom runs the full lineup with rotating food trucks outside.
Monkish Brewing in Torrance, Los Angeles County brews some of the most-sought-after hazy IPAs in California. Bottle releases sell out in minutes online.
Lincoln's Beard Brewing in Miami is the 2016 Westchester taproom at 7360 SW 41st Street in the Bird Road Art District, with Tacos & Tattoos on the back patio.
TipWednesday karaoke is a local rite. The IPA flight is the order; food trucks rotate weekly on the back patio.
Surly Brewing on Malcolm Avenue has run a destination brewery and beer hall in Minneapolis since 2014. The Furious IPA and Bender brown ale.
Bearded Iris Brewing's Germantown flagship in Nashville pulled out of the East Nashville origin site and now anchors Van Buren Street with hop-forward IPAs.
TipThe Homestyle IPA is the constant on tap; the Greenway from this side of the canal is a 15-minute walk to downtown.
Urban South Brewery in New Orleans is the Lower Garden District craft brewery on Tchoupitoulas Street near the Convention Center, with a family-friendly.
TipThe Urban Smash burger window inside the taproom runs solid burgers; happy hour is 15:00-18:00 weekdays.
Drake's Dealership opened in a converted Dodge dealership on Broadway Auto Row in 2015. The grand beer garden has fire pits, 32 taps and wood-fired pizza.
Tired Hands Fermentaria in Philadelphia is the Ardmore flagship taproom on Cricket Terrace from Jean Broillet, the city's defining saison and hazy IPA.
Cinderlands Warehouse in the Strip District is the brewery's big taproom in Pittsburgh. Hazy IPAs, saisons and a serious kitchen in a brick warehouse.
TipThe Warehouse has the full kitchen; Long Story Short on Butler is the smaller taproom.
Breakside's flagship NE Dekum pub in Portland, the 2010 brewery that grew into one of the Pacific Northwest's most decorated craft houses with IPA-led lineup.
TipWood-fired pizzas from the kitchen pair to the IPA. Free street parking is easier than the Slabtown brewery.
Allagash Brewing on Industrial Way, since 1995 from Rob Tod, is Portland's flagship Belgian-style brewery, with free ticketed tours via the operator site.
TipTours are free but ticketed via allagash.com. The taproom serves Bite Into Maine food in the same building.
Hardywood was founded by Eric McKay and Patrick Murtaugh in 2011 in Scott's Addition. Belgian-leaning beers, Gingerbread Stout, with a pizza kitchen.
Squatters Pub Brewery on West Broadway is Salt Lake's first post-Prohibition brewpub since 1989, anchoring Utah craft brewing downtown with pilsners and IPAs.
Cellarmaker House of Pizza on Mission Street pours the SF craft brewery's tap list alongside Detroit-style pies with caramelized cheese crust.
Fremont Brewing in Seattle's Fremont is the 2009 craft brewery anchor: a beer garden under the Aurora Bridge, Interurban IPA on draft and the Dark Star stout.
Dragoon Brewing on West Grant in Tucson is the industrial-park brewery (since 2012) known for the Dragoon IPA, German lagers and a long taproom bar.
Right Proper Brewing Brookland Production House in Washington DC is the larger Brookland Girard Street brewery from Leah and Thor Cheston, with saison.
TipRaised By Wolves saison is the brewery's flagship; the Northern Brewer fest releases run Saturday afternoons.
La Cumbre Westside Taproom on Coors Boulevard in Albuquerque's Westside is the suburban outpost of La Cumbre Brewing, open from midday seven days a week.
Bow and Arrow Brewing on McKnight Avenue in Albuquerque is the Indigenous owned brewery since 2016, founded by Shyla Sheppard and Missy Begay.
Founder Gabe Fletcher's brewery focuses on barrel-aged Belgian quads, double IPAs and the Clear Headed barrel-aged Belgian quad at 17.26 ABV, very respected.
Green Man Brewery opened on Buxton Avenue in 1997 as the first brewery on what became the South Slope. British-style ales out of two adjacent rooms: Dirty.
TipDirty Jack's at 23 Buxton runs the British pub format with darts and football. The Mansion's third-floor patio takes the views.
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