Which top 3 local beers are a must-try where you live?

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Cruitire@reddit

None, I hate beer LOL.

But Angry Orchard cider is killer stuff.

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redvinebitty@reddit

Boneyard RPM is an interesting IPA. Deschutes Mirror Pond is a nice malt. Bale Breaker has punched out a nice pils recently

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TheBimpo@reddit

Bell's Two Hearted, Founder's Kentucky Breakfast Stout, Short's Local's Light is a damn solid trio.

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oarmash@reddit

I almost feel bad listing the local TN beers, bc i still order MI beers here.

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JackYoMeme@reddit

Somewhere in-between bells and founders is the absolute center of the best beer in the world. There are also breweries in Munster Indiana and Winter Park Colorado I really like.

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Low_Attention9891@reddit

Old nation M43 is pretty good too if you like citrusy hazy IPAs.

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littlemiss198548912@reddit

I like to add Bell's Oberon for seasonal.

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TheBimpo@reddit

Yeah I could have gone Oberon over Short's, wanted to represent a 3rd brewery and style...too many choices. Michigan is heaven for beer.

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littlemiss198548912@reddit

I know, it's hard. It's like should I choose what's the best easily available in the state or what's the best depending on where you are in the state.

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glitterwitch8@reddit

Virginia: Hardywood Singel, Triple Crossing Falcon Smash, anything by the Veil

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tlollz52@reddit

In Minnesota. 3 essential breweries are Surly, Junkyard, and Schells

The 2 mass produced beers are Grainbelt and Hamms

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midwestisbestwest@reddit

Sadly Hamm's has not been made in Minnesota for decades.

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midwestisbestwest@reddit

Pretty sure it's Milwaukee now, since at least 1997 when the Saint Paul brewery closed.

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midwestisbestwest@reddit

I'm from MN so my choices would be

Summit, I love the EPA, Oktoberfest, and the Twins Pils
Castle Danger, their Creme Ale is great.
Bad Weather, great brewery and beer.

P.S. Avoid Surly's, their default is to just throw as much hops as possible into their beers so they all taste like an over the top IPA, and the owner's are union busters.

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digawina@reddit

Trillium - Vicinity Tree House - Julius Long Live - The All Seeing Eye

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midwestisbestwest@reddit

I like this reply because New Glarus legally cannot be sold outside of Wisconsin.

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Relevant_Elevator190@reddit

I'll just say Polygamy Porter. It's good and you will have no trouble figuring out where I live.

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chileheadd@reddit

Had it in Park City decades ago, my favorite from them.

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CPolland12@reddit

Dallas Blonde

Deep Ellum IPA

Bishop Cider Crackberry

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biggestchips@reddit

You should check out Vector Brewing and Odd Muse Brewing if you haven’t already. Both make some great beers.

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Silly-Resist8306@reddit

Cleveland. Any three beers from Great Lakes Brewery. My favorites are Dortmunder Gold, Eliot Ness Amber, 73 Kolsh.

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gb187@reddit

Old Nation M-43 Hazy IPA Three Floyd's Zombie Dust IPA Bells Kalamazoo Stout

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Rhubarb_and_bouys@reddit

A couple from Trillium

and a couple from Treehouse Brewery

Too many good ones to choose from.

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pixel-beast@reddit

I’m a firm believer that Boston is one of the best beer cities in the country

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Extension-Scarcity41@reddit

....which explains why Budweiser is the top selling brand in Boston.

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gb187@reddit

Marketing and the ability to buy shelf space. It doesn't make it the best beer though, taste wise.

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SimonArgent@reddit

Highland Oatmeal Porter and Highland Gaelic Ale.

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Ultimate_Driving@reddit

Denver Beer Company's Princess Yum Yum and Graham Cracker Porter

Copper Kettle Mexican Chocolate Stout

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moraviancookiemonstr@reddit

Anything you can get from de Garde in Oregon.

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atlienk@reddit

Creature Comforts - Tropicalia

Sweetwater - 420 (the beer that started the micro-brew trend around here)

Monday Night - Slap Fight

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1is3mmA@reddit

Going off this, I’d recommend the breweries that have won major beer industry awards, such as from the World Beer Cup, the US Open Beer Championship or the Great American Beer festival.

Some breweries that have won in the past 5 years:

Bold Monk Brewing Cherry Street Brewing Rock Solid Brewing New Realm Brewing Drowned Valley Brewing Monday Night Brewing Creature Comforts

Overall, Ga has an amazing beer scene!

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atlienk@reddit

Sweetwater was among the initial flagships for micro breweries here in GA. They won awards before most of us knew what it was all about 😜

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1is3mmA@reddit

Oh, I know! I’m just proud of our state’s brewers! Wanted to share the love!

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rachel_higs@reddit

abita amber and parish ghost in the machine are both popular enough in new orleans that i’d consider them to be a must-try

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TsundereLoliDragon@reddit

Local as in like in my immediate local vicinity would probably be Victory and Levante.

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thehoagieboy@reddit

I'm going to expand your vicinity a tad and add: Troegs and Yards

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pixel-beast@reddit

Ommegang Rare Vos is my all-time favorite beer. The fact that it’s brewed 10 minutes from my childhood home is just pure coincidence

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Aeon1508@reddit

Bell brewery Oberon

Bell two hearted

Founders all day IPA

Founders also has Kentucky breakfast stout

Those are the premier breweries.

Atwater dirty blonde is good to

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seatownquilt-N-plant@reddit

the last great brewery experience I had was at Dirty Couch brewing in Seattle.

https://dirtycouchbrewing.com/#welcome

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PremeTeamTX@reddit

I haven't really drink local craft beer in a while, but when I was, I would've suggested:

Peticolas Velvet Hammer

Lakewood Temptress (particularly the Thin Mint version)

Martin House Imperial Salty Lady

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SoCalBoomer1@reddit

Liquid Candy, Tarantula Hill Brewing.

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DaisyCutter312@reddit

Really anything from Off Color is outstanding, but my personal favorites are Yuzu Fierce and Apex Predator

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Bionic_Ninjas@reddit

Any three beers made by New Belgium, but if I had to choose I'd say Fat Tire, Honey Orange Tripel and 1554.

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Fappy_as_a_Clam@reddit

Fat Tire had legend status when I was in college in the mid 2000's.

Anytime anyone went west of the Mississippi they brought some back!

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angrysquirrel777@reddit

Replace Fat Tire with Dominga Mimosa Sour since Fat Tire is national now.

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littlemiss198548912@reddit

Do they still make Sunshine? I know when New Belgium first went national you could only get Sunshine in Colorado.

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Fat tire’s a classic but also pretty widely available - I’d put it on the list for international travellers but you can find it in pretty much every state plus Ontario (and maybe other parts of Canada too)

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Fappy_as_a_Clam@reddit

Two Hearted Ale, Oberon, All Day IPA

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MainelyKahnt@reddit

"Local" as in my state: Allagash white, Lunch by Maine beer co., scruggsy by bellflower brewing, Barn Burner by two feet, Scottish strong ale by airline brewing.

"Local" as in my immediate area: tubular by Orono brewing, pinky and the grain by black bear brewing, green growth by Marsh Island brewing, smiling Irish bastard by geaghans, hipster apocalypse by Mason's, wicked Maine blueberry ale by Orono brewing.

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cmcrich@reddit

Allagash is my go-to, but there are so many more here.

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MaineMaineMaineMaine@reddit

Hello Mainer! Bangor area hits above its weight!

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MainelyKahnt@reddit

Indeed! I was just trying to keep it to flagship brews as there is SO MUCH to choose from here and it's all fantastic!

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Inside-Run785@reddit

I’m in Wisconsin, so Spotted Cow, Serendipity and Founder’s KBS.

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MarcusAurelius0@reddit

Genesee Ruby Red Kolsch Genny Cream Ale Regular Genny

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JJR1971@reddit

Galveston Bay Blueberry Blonde
Shiner Bock
Fulbrook Blueberry Cream Ale (only avail. on tap at the brewery, sorry---they used to can it but no more).

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gratusin@reddit

Little town of Durango has some damn good beers but I’ll just pick three unique ones from three different breweries. Not necessarily my favorite, but different enough that you wouldn’t find the style at every other brewery and all good.

Ska - Rue B. SOHO (grapefruit lager) Carvers - Flux Incapacitator (Belgian Trippel X US IPA) Steamworks - Prescribed Burn (lager brewed with Habañero, Poblano and Hatch green chiles)

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notonrexmanningday@reddit

Maplewood Son of Juice

Revolution Fist City

Goose Island Hazy Beer Hug

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NecessaryPopular1@reddit

Delirium, Chimay, Allagash

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eyetracker@reddit

Portland, Belgium?

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DeathByBamboo@reddit

Black Tuesday - The Bruery in Placentia

I could pick two more beers from The Bruery pretty easily, but I'll add:

Seafarer - Three Weavers Brewery in Inglewood

Angel City IPA (if you like IPAs) - Angel City Brewery in downtown Los Angeles

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one-off-one@reddit

For Cincinnati

Urban Artifact: Gadget (Sour)

Rhinegeist: Truth (IPA)

West Side: Barleywine (American Barleywine)

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Drew707@reddit

There are so many breweries, but Russian River Brewing Company is usually the place most would call the "best" and if you use awards as an objective measure I guess they would be right. They have two beers that have topped Beer Advocates global best list in the past and are currently still ranked very high. Pliny the Elder (#24) is an Imperial IPA available all the time, and Pliny the Younger (#8) is also an Imperial IPA but limited release that has people standing in line for literal hours, sometimes just to kind out the place ran out. Personally, I did the line thing a few times when I was younger, but they aren't my favorites. I think Russian River's best beers are their sours, specifically Supplication (#89). It's available all the time, but at \~$15/bottle I treat it like a treat.

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waka_flocculonodular@reddit

I'm a big fan of Russian River brewing, in particular Mind Circus and STA pils. Alpha Acid is a small brewery near me that I love, and Barebottle is excellent too. Other California regional beers I like are Sierra Nevada, Fruition and Corralitos Brewing companies.

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Retskcaj19@reddit

There are a ton here in North Carolina but I'll never miss an opportunity to promote Red Oak. All of their stuff is great but I'm partial to Hummin'bird.

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SnapHackelPop@reddit

New Glarus - Two Women (yeah Spotted Cow is the big dog, but they have better)

Lakefront - Riverwest Stein

Tyranena - Rocky’s Revenge

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ayebrade69@reddit

Not necessarily local to me but Pearl, Lonestar and Shiner Bock

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ChanclasConHuevos@reddit

Daruma Strange Cattle Summit Dog

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newhappyrainbow@reddit

New Belgium brewery is solid and popular. 1554, Fat Tire, and Sunshine Wheat offers a full spectrum (though I haven’t found sunshine is a while. It might be discontinued).

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Arleare13@reddit

Entirely depends what types of beers you like. I wouldn't recommend beers from the top IPA-centric brewery in the city for someone who doesn't like IPAs, for instance.

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HarveyMushman72@reddit

Ben Light

Speed Goat

Snake River Pale Ale

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JimBones31@reddit

Orono Brewing Company's Tubular

Norumbega Cider

Allagash Lager

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MaineMaineMaineMaine@reddit

Hello Mainer

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JimBones31@reddit

🪓 🦞 🌲

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MaineMaineMaineMaine@reddit

🫎

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PrimaryInjurious@reddit

Most anything from Bier Brewery, Tax Man, or Guggman House.

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Scrappy_The_Crow@reddit

In Georgia:

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60sStratLover@reddit

I love Karbach’s Hella Chella and their Crawford Bock

St Arnold’s Amber Ale is also one of my favorites

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Roboticpoultry@reddit

I’m a fan of most of what Revolution Brewing does

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DD-de-AA@reddit

Flower Power IPA from Ithaca brewery. Founders All Day IPA, 2XIPA from Southern Tier brewing when I'm in New York. Here in Baja it's HaHaha Session Ale from Baja brewing Company, Minerva Pale Ale, and Allende IPA From San Miguel

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MaineMaineMaineMaine@reddit

Allagash, Maine Beer Co, Oxbow, Bissel, Austin Street (I can’t do just three :() Just covering portland metro, noy all of Maine!

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Objective_Bar_5420@reddit

There are so many good ones in Alaska, but the brewers here are famous for heavy barley-wines, Belgian styles and specialty IPA's. But there are so many I can't pick three. Past favorites have been Bitter Monk, Oosic Amber, Termination Dust. So many though, and my tastes are always shifting.

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Plenty-Daikon1121@reddit

I LOVE the Midnight Sun "Panty Peeler". Always stock up every time I'm up there visiting.

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BC-K2@reddit

Anything from Tarantula Hill and 805.

Not sure I'd call them must try, but probably the most popular from my area.

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msstatelp@reddit

Gotta Get Up To Get Down - Wiseacre Brewery

Damn Near Kilt Her - Grind City Brewery

Goldcrest 51 - Souls & Spirits Brewery

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TheFacetiousDeist@reddit

Miller High-Life, PBR, and Budlight. Honerable mention to Busch Lite.

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LteCam@reddit

This coming from a Mainer is hilarious

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TheFacetiousDeist@reddit

🤷🏼‍♂️🍻

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tsukiii@reddit

That’s really hard to say. My favorite San Diego breweries at the moment are Pure Project, Harland, and I think Burgeon.

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Amockdfw89@reddit

Rahr and Sons, Franconia and even though it’s kind of a national mainstream beer I still like Shiner

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OldBat001@reddit

Hangar 24 is the only one I can think of.

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merp_mcderp9459@reddit

Not my state but Brown Chicken Brown Cow is an excellent brew that I’ve only been able to find in Florida. I’m a fan of 7 Locks, which is a Maryland brewery. Their Potomac Fog (NEIPA) and Grubby Thicket (brown ale) are both solid

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Rich-Contribution-84@reddit

What styles of beer do you like? Hard to boil it down to 3 if I don’t know that you love stouts but not high ABV stouts or that you love west coast IPAs but hate haze or that you only drink Belgian Ales, etc.

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rawbface@reddit

Cape May Brewery has something for everyone, and every brew is fantastic.

My more local favorites include Double Nickel and Bonesaw breweries. My most local breweries are Spellbound and Bout The Hops, but they are both full of strong and dark IPAs with high IBU.

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trinite0@reddit

We've got several good local breweries here in Columbia, Missouri. These are not my personal top three favorites, but three distinctive ones worth trying:

Logboat Brewing's Snapper American IPA

Broadway Brewery's Rise & Fall Octoberfest

Burr Oak Brewing's MoMo Dark Ale

Honorable mention goes to Flat Branch Pub & Brewing's Green Chili Ale, which is a distinctive experience whether you like it or not!

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Devious_Bastard@reddit

If you are ever in north central Illinois check out Wishful Acres Brewing. Pick any 3 beers there.

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HorseFeathersFur@reddit

YeeHaw has several really good varieties. And Smoky Mountain Brewery also makes some tasty beers.

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DrGerbal@reddit

Depends on what beers you like. But brewery wise in Birmingham top 3 no real order is Birmingham district, cahaba and ferus

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Slight_Commission805@reddit

Cahaba!

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etayn@reddit

Milwaukee, WI: 1840 Brewing Company, Component Brewing and Torzala Brewing Co.

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02K30C1@reddit

St Louis has a lot of excellent local breweries. If you’re really into good beers,

Abraxas from Perennial Brewing. It’s a Mexican chocolate imperial stout, tons of flavor.

Voltron IPA from 4 Hands Brewery. Technically this is a series of beers, made in collaboration with other breweries across the country. They’re up to number 8 now. Each one is an excellent IPA

Green Chili Ale from Main and Mill Brewery. A light ale with lots of fresh pepper aroma and a nice after burn.

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Spam_Tempura@reddit

Honestly there’s a lot of great microbrews in the state, but if I had to pick 3 I’d go with: -Lost 40 love honey bock -Flyway Bluewing -Ozark beer Co. American Pale Ale.