Comments on: The Top 20 Microbreweries in America

By: starr

starr — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 03:13:20 +0000

long trail would definitely NOT be my pick for vermont. their beers are alright, but uninteresting. how about trout river? or magic hat?

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By: Rick

Rick — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 20:59:16 +0000

OMMEGANG in Cooperstown NY…Cave aged (in Howes Caverns) Belgium Style

and the Old World NYC classic McSorleys…they were there before your Grandfather was born, 7th off of 3rd

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By: Phin

Phin — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 02:27:13 +0000

I’ve had some great beers in several locations, such as the following:
Oregon: Deschutes (regardless of ownership or political affiliation — it’s still good beer) & Full Sail are great, among others (Bridgeport, etc.)
New Hampshire: Smuttynose
New Hampshire & Washington: Red Hook
Massachusetts & Vermont: Harpoon (great IPA)
New Jersey: Flying Fish
New York: Southampton & Bluepoint

Cheers!

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By: prufrock

prufrock — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 00:46:22 +0000

@ Steve–

Exactly!

Are you going to the Summit Brewery tomorrow night for the Historic St Paul baseball thing? Should be fun–

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By: Steve

Steve — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 00:24:40 +0000

Surly Brewing produces great beer. I was really surprised not to see them on this list. They’re easily my favorite brewery, and they can hardly produce fast enough to keep up with the demand. They’re definitely still really small, but they are THE definition of a ‘diamond in the rough.’ I guess not too many people have discovered Minnesota’s microbreweries — more for me!

Oh, and while Bell’s Two Hearted is a great beer, it really doesn’t hold a candle to Surly Furious. There’s just so much more character in the Furious.

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By: Eric

Eric — Thu, 20 Aug 2009 17:41:53 +0000

What about Schlafly Bottle Works- St. Louis Missouri. Up and coming brewer in the Micro-brew market. Just entered the top 50 micorbrewers in the US.

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By: Matt

Matt — Tue, 04 Aug 2009 20:38:10 +0000

Way to go, Kettlehouse!

Now crank up that canning line and get enough brew made that some will get all the way to me in Vermont!

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By: John

John — Mon, 20 Jul 2009 02:05:26 +0000

Please try Ninkasi Brewing Eugene, OR.

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By: Shawn Baker

Shawn Baker — Sat, 18 Jul 2009 21:37:14 +0000

Kettle House? You’ve got to be kidding me.

They use some crappy yeast that makes their beers taste vinegary like it’s gone bad in the fermenter.

Big Sky makes far better quality beers.

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By: Jay

Jay — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 01:25:59 +0000

Definitely some notable ones left out, but to be fair I’ve only tried 2 on this list. I can think of Stone, Bell’s, Rogue, Sierra, Redhook, the Lost Abbey, Magic Hat, Ithaca, Harpoon, River Horse, and Troegs that are some favorites that didn’t make the cut!

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