Best Local Beers....
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We have 26 breweries in Colorado Springs at last count. At about 4-5 different taps each, it takes me all week just to have one of each 
I swear there's a microbrewery on every corner here.One of the first,Lefthand Brewing,made one called motherlode their first few years in business.It was fantastic,but difficult to brew consistently,so he dropped it [emoji22]
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I live about 45 minutes away from this one and they make some great brews!
North, South or West?
jeffsmith
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Oh there are a Few (& more to come)
Motorworks Brewing
Big Top Brewing Company
Darwin Brewing Company
Cigar City Brewing
And those are the ones i can remember offhand
& have had their Products
Motorworks Brewing
Big Top Brewing Company
Darwin Brewing Company
Cigar City Brewing
And those are the ones i can remember offhand
& have had their Products
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Grip_Maker's_Wife
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Loomis Basin has my thumbs up
In the bay area there were several local ones, but two that I liked. I remember going to Gordon Biersch after soccer practices when it was small and quaint, now look at them! Loved their Hefeweizen. The beer was better at the Brewery than the bottles you buy in the store. There was also the Tied House which had a great selection that changed all the time. Close to us now there are two really good breweries, Loomis Basin Brewing Co. that has some hoppy beers that I like in the hot summer and Dragas which opened last year. There are some others too that we haven't tried. I really like the character and beers at Loomis Basin and when I find something I like I am less motivated to try other places.
In the bay area there were several local ones, but two that I liked. I remember going to Gordon Biersch after soccer practices when it was small and quaint, now look at them! Loved their Hefeweizen. The beer was better at the Brewery than the bottles you buy in the store. There was also the Tied House which had a great selection that changed all the time. Close to us now there are two really good breweries, Loomis Basin Brewing Co. that has some hoppy beers that I like in the hot summer and Dragas which opened last year. There are some others too that we haven't tried. I really like the character and beers at Loomis Basin and when I find something I like I am less motivated to try other places.
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chaparrito
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I am pretty ambivalent about most of Sierra Nevada's offerings. They're OK, certainly better than fizzy yellow Frankenbeer from the Mini-mart. Having said that, I adore Sierra Nevada Porter. Lip smacking malty-roasty goodness. I have only ever seen it in 18 oz. bombers and then almost never around here. My go to store got 5 cases of this loveliness a while back and I bought them all. I don't know why it's so hard to come by, but it's probably best that it is.
Man, where do I start? There are over 200 breweries in this state.
Probably the most notable are;
Redhook
Mack and Jacks
If you count Oregon as local, we have the Deschutes Brewery in Bend. Excellent beer.
There are over 200 breweries in this state.Probably the most notable are;
Redhook
Mack and Jacks
If you count Oregon as local, we have the Deschutes Brewery in Bend. Excellent beer.
I live about 45 minutes away from this one and they make some great brews!
I like there black and tan offering. Not bad, and the price is right!
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Even though I live in Ohio, I too like the Yuengling brewery outta PA. Very good beers, for semi mass produced product.
When I want a true local brew, I head to Ohio City (just west across the Cuyahoga river from downtown Cleveland) and have a Great Lakes Brewery draft from the garden or visit a couple of the mom & pop micro breweries near West Side Market. They make some good beers on West 25th st.
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When I want a true local brew, I head to Ohio City (just west across the Cuyahoga river from downtown Cleveland) and have a Great Lakes Brewery draft from the garden or visit a couple of the mom & pop micro breweries near West Side Market. They make some good beers on West 25th st.
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Remember
When Samuel Adams first started selling "Boston Lager"
They brewed most of it in Pittsburgh's Iron City Brewery
When Samuel Adams first started selling "Boston Lager"
They brewed most of it in Pittsburgh's Iron City Brewery
We have 22 breweries here.
One of them is Samuel Adams.
One of them is Samuel Adams.
Summit Extra Pale Ale, brewed in Saint Paul, MN.crisp, slightly hoppy, but not overwhelmingly so.
I have taken this beer on the road and put it up against some pretty stiff competition. For example, a bunch of Colorado beer snobs armed with an impressive array of microbrews and home brews,p. almost to a man, the preferred Summit.
On another occasion, I went trail riding near Big Sky with an expatriate Minnesota buddy, his best friend from Livingston, and another guy from Arizona. After the ride, my pal asked me what was in my cooler. It was Summit and Sam Adams.
"Let's drink the Summit, those guys can drink that other ****."
My favorite change of pace is Bell's Two-Hearted, from Kalamazoo. Similar, but different.
I have taken this beer on the road and put it up against some pretty stiff competition. For example, a bunch of Colorado beer snobs armed with an impressive array of microbrews and home brews,p. almost to a man, the preferred Summit.
On another occasion, I went trail riding near Big Sky with an expatriate Minnesota buddy, his best friend from Livingston, and another guy from Arizona. After the ride, my pal asked me what was in my cooler. It was Summit and Sam Adams.
"Let's drink the Summit, those guys can drink that other ****."
My favorite change of pace is Bell's Two-Hearted, from Kalamazoo. Similar, but different.
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