# Craft Beer **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Tags:** beer\ **Created:** [July 10, 2018, 4:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/craft-beer/817661 "2018-07-10T16:26:03Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 10\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![kayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kayaker/32/441_2.png) [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\ **Post date:** [July 11, 2018, 12:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/craft-beer/817661/21 "2018-07-11T12:08:27Z")
It’s July, so have a shandy or two. But yes, support your local breweries. For me that’s Conny Creek, Yellow Bridge, Hitchhiker, VooDoo, Cellar Works, and maybe a dozen others. It’s a good time for beer drinkers. ---
**Author:** ![asahi](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/asahi/32/8693_2.png) [@asahi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/asahi)\ **Post date:** [July 11, 2018, 12:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/craft-beer/817661/22 "2018-07-11T12:09:36Z")
Also, get out the stopwatch and count how long it takes before a Portland hipster chimes in and lectures the rest of us about how we don’t know what real beer is. LOL! ---
**Author:** ![kayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kayaker/32/441_2.png) [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\ **Post date:** [July 11, 2018, 12:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/craft-beer/817661/23 "2018-07-11T12:09:55Z")
> [@Bonzi](#): > > Stone IPA I just finished off a case of Stone’s IPA variety pack. Excellent. ETA: “just” as in last night, not for breakfast. ---
**Author:** ![iiandyiiii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/iiandyiiii/32/7924_2.png) [@iiandyiiii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iiandyiiii)\ **Post date:** [July 11, 2018, 12:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/craft-beer/817661/24 "2018-07-11T12:18:25Z")
> [@Bonzi](#): > > We’re not super close to the Great Lakes, but close enough to get a lot of good beers. We are headed to Cincinnati for a few days and looking forward to the beer selection there. I’m specifically talking about the Great Lakes Brewing Company: [https://www.greatlakesbrewing.com/](https://www.greatlakesbrewing.com/) I recommend their beers very highly. ---
**Author:** ![SykoSkotty](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c0e974/32.png) [@SykoSkotty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SykoSkotty)\ **Post date:** [July 11, 2018, 1:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/craft-beer/817661/25 "2018-07-11T13:19:22Z")
On a national level, I am quite the Leinenkugel fan, and some of the seasonal Samuel Adams beers are quite good. Locally, I can’t say enough about Three Floyd’s Gumball Head & Space Station Middle Finger. There’s also a small brewery in the south burbs called Halestorm. Their blonde ale is fantastic. ---
**Author:** ![silenus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/silenus/32/166_2.png) [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Post date:** [July 11, 2018, 3:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/craft-beer/817661/26 "2018-07-11T15:10:34Z")
> [@kayaker](#): > > I just finished off a case of Stone’s IPA variety pack. Excellent. > > ETA: “just” as in last night, not for breakfast. Amateur. ---
**Author:** ![Chefguy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chefguy/32/138_2.png) [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Post date:** [July 11, 2018, 3:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/craft-beer/817661/27 "2018-07-11T15:34:28Z")
> [@asahi](#): > > Also, get out the stopwatch and count how long it takes before a Portland hipster chimes in and lectures the rest of us about how we don’t know what real beer is. LOL! I’m too old to be a hipster, and don’t drink much any more, but I do really like the citrus of Breakside IPA. ---
**Author:** ![SmellMyWort](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea5d25/32.png) [@SmellMyWort](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SmellMyWort)\ **Post date:** [July 11, 2018, 3:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/craft-beer/817661/28 "2018-07-11T15:47:49Z")
> [@Bonzi](#): > > We’re not super close to the Great Lakes, but close enough to get a lot of good beers. We are headed to Cincinnati for a few days and looking forward to the beer selection there. If you are going to be in Cincinnati check out Rivertown Brewery and Moerlein Lager House. ---
**Author:** ![kayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kayaker/32/441_2.png) [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\ **Post date:** [July 11, 2018, 3:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/craft-beer/817661/29 "2018-07-11T15:52:25Z")
> [@SmellMyWort](#): > > If you are going to be in Cincinnati check out Rivertown Brewery Put an “e” on the end (Rivertowne) if you’re in my area. Be sure to try their pineapple beer, Hala Kahiki. ---
**Author:** ![RogueRacer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/7ab992/32.png) [@RogueRacer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RogueRacer)\ **Post date:** [July 11, 2018, 5:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/craft-beer/817661/30 "2018-07-11T17:10:38Z")
> [@Bonzi](#): > > Would be so cool to go to Dublin and visit and have some Guiness straight from the source! I got to do this back in April. While Guinness has a bit of a different taste there than the States, it wasn’t a huge difference. What impressed me the most was the care that is taken with the taps and tap lines. It also helps that most bartenders in Ireland know how to properly pour Guinness. Regarding craft beers, have you had anything from Toppling Goliath yet? It’s a brewery in northeast Iowa. Their beer should be available in the Chicago area. They have some good cloudy/juicy IPAs. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/craft-beer/817661.md?page=1)