# What is your favorite locally brewed beer? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Tags:** beer\ **Created:** [April 6, 2016, 4:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-favorite-locally-brewed-beer/751362 "2016-04-06T16:53:52Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Czarcasm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/czarcasm/32/4050_2.png) [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Post date:** [April 6, 2016, 4:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-favorite-locally-brewed-beer/751362/1 "2016-04-06T16:53:52Z")
What hometown suds tickles your tastebuds the most, folks? Living in Beervania(Portland), I have so freakin’ many to choose from, but my current favorite is Gigantic Brewing Company’s _Most Most Premium Russian Imperial Stout_. The stuff is Evilgood. ---
**Author:** ![TroutMan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/troutman/32/6721_2.png) [@TroutMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TroutMan)\ **Post date:** [April 6, 2016, 5:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-favorite-locally-brewed-beer/751362/2 "2016-04-06T17:30:57Z")
How far does local extend? I’m also in Portland, and right now I’m partial to [Sticky Hands](http://block15.com/sticky-hands/#sticky-hands-hop-experience-ale) from Block 15 in Corvallis, and [Notorious](http://boneyardbeer.com/menu/notorious/) triple IPA from Boneyard in Bend (when I can find it). For truly local, Breakside’s [Feel Good Flagship IPA](http://www.breakside.com/beer/breakside-ipa2/) is my favorite every-day beer. Their limited-release Fitzcarraldo is my current favorite sipping beer: a blend of their amber, barrel-aged stout, and Belgian Quad aged 18 months in bourbon barrels. ---
**Author:** ![madmonk28](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/madmonk28/32/20811_2.png) [@madmonk28](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/madmonk28)\ **Post date:** [April 6, 2016, 5:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-favorite-locally-brewed-beer/751362/3 "2016-04-06T17:37:25Z")
I’m in DC and right now my favorite is Heavy Seas, brewed in Baltimore. I particularly like their IPA. ---
**Author:** ![Czarcasm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/czarcasm/32/4050_2.png) [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Post date:** [April 6, 2016, 5:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-favorite-locally-brewed-beer/751362/4 "2016-04-06T17:38:11Z")
> [@TroutMan](#): > > How far does local extend? I’m also in Portland, and right now I’m partial to [Sticky Hands](http://block15.com/sticky-hands/#sticky-hands-hop-experience-ale) from Block 15 in Corvallis, and [Notorious](http://boneyardbeer.com/menu/notorious/) triple IPA from Boneyard in Bend (when I can find it). > > For truly local, Breakside’s [Feel Good Flagship IPA](http://www.breakside.com/beer/breakside-ipa2/) is my favorite every-day beer. Their limited-release Fitzcarraldo is my current favorite sipping beer: a blend of their amber, barrel-aged stout, and Belgian Quad aged 18 months in bourbon barrels. We _are_ spoiled, aren’t we? 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Happy\_Lendervedder](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/happy_lendervedder/32/8488_2.png) [@Happy\_Lendervedder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Happy_Lendervedder)\ **Post date:** [April 6, 2016, 5:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-favorite-locally-brewed-beer/751362/5 "2016-04-06T17:39:12Z")
Living in west Michigan, I have a lot of options, but I really enjoy [New Holland’s Mad Hatter.](http://newhollandbrew.com/our-beer/mad-hatter/) ---
**Author:** ![Gatopescado](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gatopescado/32/5711_2.png) [@Gatopescado](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gatopescado)\ **Post date:** [April 6, 2016, 5:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-favorite-locally-brewed-beer/751362/6 "2016-04-06T17:44:02Z")
Great Basin Brewing “Icky” IPA. [http://www.greatbasinbrewingco.com/site/](http://www.greatbasinbrewingco.com/site/) ---
**Author:** ![Intergalactic\_Gladiator](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/intergalactic_gladiator/32/112_2.png) [@Intergalactic\_Gladiator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Intergalactic_Gladiator)\ **Post date:** [April 6, 2016, 5:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-favorite-locally-brewed-beer/751362/7 "2016-04-06T17:46:54Z")
I’ve been a fan of Goose Island’s [312](http://www.beeradvocate.com/beer/profile/1146/17141/) since they introduced it. Unfortunately, it’s [not a locally brewed beer](http://www.chicagotribune.com/dining/drink/ct-food-0324-goose-island-beer-20160328-story.html) anymore. I still like 312 but I haven’t found a local beer that’s my favorite yet. I may have to work harder on this. ---
**Author:** ![Casey1505](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/dc4da7/32.png) [@Casey1505](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Casey1505)\ **Post date:** [April 6, 2016, 5:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-favorite-locally-brewed-beer/751362/8 "2016-04-06T17:47:36Z")
[De-Icer by 3 Guys and a Beer’d](https://untappd.com/b/3-guys-a-beer-d-brewing-company-de-icer/860391) is brewed mere miles away; [Yuengling Lager](https://untappd.com/b/yuengling-brewery-traditional-lager/16649) is in heavy rotation, but they’re more regional than local. ---
**Author:** ![Cyros](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/a698b9/32.png) [@Cyros](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cyros)\ **Post date:** [April 6, 2016, 5:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-favorite-locally-brewed-beer/751362/9 "2016-04-06T17:48:14Z")
Living in Moncton, New Brunswick, my current favourite is Dark Passage (an oatmeal stout) by Celtic Knot Brewing. He is a small garage brewer whose brews can be found in 7 bars throughout the region and nowhere else. If you are ever passing through New Brunswick and have a chance, I highly recommend trying a pint. ---
**Author:** ![Czarcasm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/czarcasm/32/4050_2.png) [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Post date:** [April 6, 2016, 5:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-favorite-locally-brewed-beer/751362/10 "2016-04-06T17:52:32Z")
> [@Cyros](#): > > Living in Moncton, New Brunswick, my current favourite is Dark Passage (an oatmeal stout) by Celtic Knot Brewing. He is a small garage brewer whose brews can be found in 7 bars throughout the region and nowhere else. If you are ever passing through New Brunswick and have a chance, I highly recommend trying a pint. I’m afraid that’s just not possible. Perhaps you’d better just ship me a growler or two. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![swampspruce](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/swampspruce/32/261_2.png) [@swampspruce](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/swampspruce)\ **Post date:** [April 6, 2016, 5:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-favorite-locally-brewed-beer/751362/11 "2016-04-06T17:52:41Z")
About as local as I can get, Alley Kat Brewing [Scona Gold](http://www.alleykatbeer.com/beer/scona-gold/). The Aprikat is really good as a summer beer. ---
**Author:** ![BeeGee](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/b5a626/32.png) [@BeeGee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BeeGee)\ **Post date:** [April 6, 2016, 5:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-favorite-locally-brewed-beer/751362/12 "2016-04-06T17:53:15Z")
Shiner Prickly Pear. [http://www.shiner.com/beer/prickly-pear](http://www.shiner.com/beer/prickly-pear) I like citrusy beers ---
**Author:** ![Doyle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/doyle/32/439_2.png) [@Doyle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Doyle)\ **Post date:** [April 6, 2016, 5:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-favorite-locally-brewed-beer/751362/13 "2016-04-06T17:57:23Z")
New Orleans - Abita Purple Haze ---
**Author:** ![Telemark](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/telemark/32/372_2.png) [@Telemark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Telemark)\ **Post date:** [April 6, 2016, 6:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-favorite-locally-brewed-beer/751362/14 "2016-04-06T18:03:45Z")
> [@Czarcasm](#): > > but my current favorite is Gigantic Brewing Company’s _Most Most Premium Russian Imperial Stout_. The stuff is Evilgood. I was in Portland in February and we randomly ended up at Gigantic while waiting for someone at Reed. I can attest to the Evilgoodness of the Stout. I bought the t-shirt, spent more on merchandise than on the beer. Local to me is right down the street, and I’m currently drinking Saison of the Westerm Ghats at [Aeronaut Brewing Co.](http://www.aeronautbrewing.com/) ---
**Author:** ![Eonwe](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/eonwe/32/240_2.png) [@Eonwe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eonwe)\ **Post date:** [April 6, 2016, 6:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-favorite-locally-brewed-beer/751362/15 "2016-04-06T18:10:10Z")
[Lawson’s Sip of Sunshine](http://www.lawsonsfinest.com/beers/sip-sunshine/). (These days Lawson’s brews this down at Two Roads in CT in order to meet capacity). I’m not always an IPA lover, but I _love_ this IPA. If you took the sun, warmth, and green of summer and packaged it into beer form, it would be this. ---
**Author:** ![yanceylebeef](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/yanceylebeef/32/12290_2.png) [@yanceylebeef](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/yanceylebeef)\ **Post date:** [April 6, 2016, 6:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-favorite-locally-brewed-beer/751362/16 "2016-04-06T18:24:54Z")
So many in Denver. Hogshead cask porters are delicious. There is a nano brewery here called Wits End that has a delicious coffee stout. Cerebral Brewing’s Known Entities is an English Brown ale that might be the best thing I’ve ever put in my mouth. Comrade Brewery has a Velvet 'Murican Stout that is delish, and Diebolt’s Sunnyside Wheat is a great afternoon patio beer. So many breweries, so little time. ---
**Author:** ![ThisSpaceForRent](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thisspaceforrent/32/345_2.png) [@ThisSpaceForRent](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThisSpaceForRent)\ **Post date:** [April 6, 2016, 7:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-favorite-locally-brewed-beer/751362/17 "2016-04-06T19:02:14Z")
St Louis … \*\*Barrel Aged Abraxas \*\* for a special occasion. > **[Abraxas - Barrel-Aged | Perennial Artisan Ales](https://www.beeradvocate.com/beer/profile/25888/87246/)** > > Abraxas - Barrel-Aged is a American Imperial Stout style beer brewed by Perennial Artisan Ales in Saint Louis, MO. Score: 100 with 1,664 ratings and reviews. Last update: 05-01-2023. and **Shlafly Tasmanian IPA** or **Four Hands Contact High** for daily drinker… > **[Tasmanian IPA (TIPA) | The Schlafly Tap Room](https://www.beeradvocate.com/beer/profile/583/86106/)** > > Tasmanian IPA (TIPA) is a American IPA style beer brewed by The Schlafly Tap Room in Saint Louis, MO. Score: 94 with 1,754 ratings and reviews. Last update: 05-01-2023. > **[Contact High | 4 Hands Brewing Co.](https://www.beeradvocate.com/beer/profile/27870/82803/)** > > Contact High is a American Pale Wheat Beer style beer brewed by 4 Hands Brewing Co. in Saint Louis, MO. Score: 85 with 518 ratings and reviews. Last update: 05-01-2023. Least favorite…anything by AB/InBev ---
**Author:** ![P-man](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/p-man/32/3606_2.png) [@P-man](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/P-man)\ **Post date:** [April 6, 2016, 8:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-favorite-locally-brewed-beer/751362/18 "2016-04-06T20:45:56Z")
> [@madmonk28](#): > > I’m in DC and right now my favorite is Heavy Seas, brewed in Baltimore. I particularly like their IPA. Their Loose Cannon is probably what I’d pick if I could only drink one beer the rest of my life. For really local, my favorite is 3 Stars Ebony and Ivory. If you haven’t checked it out, madmonk, shame on you. You could probably walk there. ---
**Author:** ![Cyros](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/a698b9/32.png) [@Cyros](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cyros)\ **Post date:** [April 6, 2016, 8:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-favorite-locally-brewed-beer/751362/19 "2016-04-06T20:46:33Z")
> [@Czarcasm](#): > > I’m afraid that’s just not possible. Perhaps you’d better just ship me a growler or two. 😃 Sorry, I honestly don’t think it would last from the pub to the post office. You’ll just have to find a way up. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Ethilrist](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ethilrist/32/4604_2.png) [@Ethilrist](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ethilrist)\ **Post date:** [April 6, 2016, 8:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-favorite-locally-brewed-beer/751362/20 "2016-04-06T20:51:18Z")
Saint Paul – Summit Great Northern Porter. A few years ago, I would have said “mine,” but all my gear’s in storage in Berkeley. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-favorite-locally-brewed-beer/751362.md?page=2)