# 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:** 2
**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Post date:** [April 6, 2016, 8:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-favorite-locally-brewed-beer/751362/21 "2016-04-06T20:58:09Z")
[Mac & Jack’s African Amber](http://www.macandjacks.com/beers.php) [Boundary Bay Brewery](http://www.bbaybrewery.com/) has a seasonally-changing selection. If we happen to go to Round Table Pizza, I’ll usually get a Boundary Bay Scotch Ale or whatever other BB brew they have on tap. ---
**Author:** ![KarlGrenze](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/dbc845/32.png) [@KarlGrenze](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KarlGrenze)\ **Post date:** [April 6, 2016, 9:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-favorite-locally-brewed-beer/751362/22 "2016-04-06T21:02:27Z")
> [@Doyle](#): > > New Orleans - Abita Purple Haze This. Or their strawberry ale when in season. I miss Abita. ☹ ---
**Author:** ![ISiddiqui](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/97f17d/32.png) [@ISiddiqui](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ISiddiqui)\ **Post date:** [April 6, 2016, 9:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-favorite-locally-brewed-beer/751362/23 "2016-04-06T21:12:00Z")
I live in the Atlanta region and my fav is [Wild Heaven White Blackbird](http://wildheavencraftbeers.com/our-beers/) A description from the site: > [@](#): > > Our Belgian Saison is brewed with generous amounts of pink peppercorns to accentuate the herbal, earthy, spicy notes of this amazing yeast. Korean pears marinated in Chardonnay and are added to the fermentation. The result is a host of savory flavors melding together into a wonderful new spin on a well-known style. Finishes dry with woody earthy hints and elegantly well rounded fruit and spice notes. The Korean pears and pink peppercorns make it incredibly delicious, even if it doesn’t seem obvious at first that they would! ---
**Author:** ![Greg\_Charles](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/839c29/32.png) [@Greg\_Charles](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Greg_Charles)\ **Post date:** [April 6, 2016, 9:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-favorite-locally-brewed-beer/751362/24 "2016-04-06T21:13:04Z")
Ballast Point’s Sculpin. Until I moved a few years ago, I was a ten minute walk from the brewery. Now I’m a few miles away. ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Post date:** [April 6, 2016, 9:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-favorite-locally-brewed-beer/751362/25 "2016-04-06T21:14:30Z")
> [@Doyle](#): > > New Orleans - Abita Purple Haze > [@KarlGrenze](#): > > This. Or their strawberry ale when in season. I miss Abita. ☹ This reminds me of when I was in Mississippi last May. My last night there I had a beer. It was from a brewery in Kiln, very near Bay St. Louis where we were filming. I can’t remember the name of it, but it was very good. ---
**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, 9:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-favorite-locally-brewed-beer/751362/26 "2016-04-06T21:36:48Z")
> [@P-man](#): > > 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. 3 Stars is good, they sell it at Nats Park. Have you tried Heavy Seas white IPA? I think it was just a seasonal, haven’t seen it in a while. ---
**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, 9:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-favorite-locally-brewed-beer/751362/27 "2016-04-06T21:49:37Z")
> [@Greg\_Charles](#): > > Ballast Point’s Sculpin. Until I moved a few years ago, I was a ten minute walk from the brewery. Now I’m a few miles away. And the Grapefruit Sculpin is a great twist on it. Pineapple Sculpin, not so much. ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Post date:** [April 6, 2016, 9:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-favorite-locally-brewed-beer/751362/28 "2016-04-06T21:58:29Z")
> [@Johnny\_L.A](#): > > This reminds me of when I was in Mississippi last May. My last night there I had a beer. It was from a brewery in Kiln, very near Bay St. Louis where we were filming. I can’t remember the name of it, but it was very good. [Southern Hops’pitality](http://www.beeradvocate.com/beer/profile/10990/81756/). ---
**Author:** ![pulykamell](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pulykamell/32/3166_2.png) [@pulykamell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pulykamell)\ **Post date:** [April 6, 2016, 10:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-favorite-locally-brewed-beer/751362/29 "2016-04-06T22:18:31Z")
I can’t even keep track of what Chicago has to offer these days. It seems like a new brewery is showing up on the shelves or opening up a brewpub/taproom every couple of weeks here now. For everyday drinkers, I like Half Acre’s Daisy Cutter IPA and Revolution’s Anti-Hero IPA and Three Floyd’s Gumballhead American Wheat (that’s technically Munster, IN, but within the Chicagoland area.) For the big beers, I like Goose Island’s Bourbon County Stout (or whatever it is legally called these days) and even their Imperial IPA. Three Floyd’s Dreadnaught IIPA is also one of my favorites, but it seems to vary quite a lot from year to year. ---
**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, 11:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-favorite-locally-brewed-beer/751362/30 "2016-04-06T23:57:43Z")
> [@pulykamell](#): > > I can’t even keep track of what Chicago has to offer these days. It seems like a new brewery is showing up on the shelves or opening up a brewpub/taproom every couple of weeks here now. For everyday drinkers, I like Half Acre’s Daisy Cutter IPA and Revolution’s Anti-Hero IPA and Three Floyd’s Gumballhead American Wheat (that’s technically Munster, IN, but within the Chicagoland area.) For the big beers, I like Goose Island’s Bourbon County Stout (or whatever it is legally called these days) and even their Imperial IPA. Three Floyd’s Dreadnaught IIPA is also one of my favorites, but it seems to vary quite a lot from year to year. You have Lauganitas now so that opens some pretty good doors… [**Undercover Investigation Shut-Down**](http://www.beeradvocate.com/beer/profile/220/48385/) ---
**Author:** ![pulykamell](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pulykamell/32/3166_2.png) [@pulykamell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pulykamell)\ **Post date:** [April 7, 2016, 12:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-favorite-locally-brewed-beer/751362/31 "2016-04-07T00:11:52Z")
> [@ThisSpaceForRent](#): > > You have Lauganitas now so that opens some pretty good doors… > > [**Undercover Investigation Shut-Down**](http://www.beeradvocate.com/beer/profile/220/48385/) Yeah, went there the first week or two it was opened. Pretty neat place. I like their beers well enough, and Hop Stoopid is in my regular rotation, with the occasional Little Sumpin’ Sumpin’. But I prefer the ones I listed. Lagunitas is an interesting brewer–everything they make seems to be slightly off-style. Their quirks are fun, though. ---
**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 7, 2016, 1:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-favorite-locally-brewed-beer/751362/32 "2016-04-07T01:04:00Z")
> [@madmonk28](#): > > 3 Stars is good, they sell it at Nats Park. Have you tried Heavy Seas white IPA? I think it was just a seasonal, haven’t seen it in a while. I think I saw the white IPA somewhere recently. I’ll probably have something from 3 stars at Nats Park on Saturday if the snow holds off. If we include beer from brewpubs, Franklin’s has produced some great beers over the years. ---
**Author:** ![Shoeless](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/shoeless/32/7099_2.png) [@Shoeless](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shoeless)\ **Post date:** [April 7, 2016, 1:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-favorite-locally-brewed-beer/751362/33 "2016-04-07T01:18:54Z")
Lawrence KS - Free State’s [Copperhead Pale Ale](http://www.freestatebrewing.com/beer/copperhead-pale-ale/) ---
**Author:** ![Snarky\_Kong](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a183cd/32.png) [@Snarky\_Kong](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snarky_Kong)\ **Post date:** [April 7, 2016, 1:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-favorite-locally-brewed-beer/751362/34 "2016-04-07T01:20:51Z")
> [@Intergalactic\_Gladiator](#): > > 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. Try Gumballhead from Three Floyds. ---
**Author:** ![pulykamell](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pulykamell/32/3166_2.png) [@pulykamell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pulykamell)\ **Post date:** [April 7, 2016, 1:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-favorite-locally-brewed-beer/751362/35 "2016-04-07T01:43:37Z")
> [@Snarky\_Kong](#): > > Try Gumballhead from Three Floyds. Definitely. I would also recommend Bell’s Oberon for the same general style, but that’s Kalamazoo, MI, so doesn’t quite fit under “local” for the thread, but worth knowing about if you like the American Wheat style. ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_Bravo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_bravo/32/493_2.png) [@Johnny\_Bravo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_Bravo)\ **Post date:** [April 7, 2016, 2:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-favorite-locally-brewed-beer/751362/36 "2016-04-07T02:09:10Z")
First Magnitude [Drift English Mild Ale](http://fmbrewing.com/drift-english-mild-ale/), though I love pretty much everything they’re putting out right now. ---
**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 7, 2016, 3:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-favorite-locally-brewed-beer/751362/37 "2016-04-07T03:03:33Z")
> [@P-man](#): > > I think I saw the white IPA somewhere recently. I’ll probably have something from 3 stars at Nats Park on Saturday if the snow holds off. If we include beer from brewpubs, Franklin’s has produced some great beers over the years. i have tix to the Nats on Saturday, if the snow holds off, I’ll buy you a beer there. ---
**Author:** ![dracoi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/90db22/32.png) [@dracoi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dracoi)\ **Post date:** [April 7, 2016, 3:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-favorite-locally-brewed-beer/751362/38 "2016-04-07T03:13:09Z")
Red Hook is pretty solid and they’re the closest brewery to me (15 miles, maybe, in Woodinville). Unfortunately, they discontinued their [porter](http://www.beeradvocate.com/beer/profile/18134/54/), so thumbs down on them. But then, I can do their beer tour anytime I like, and that gets you six five-ounce samples of beer for $1, so I’ll cut them a little slack for that. Scuttlebutt is a little bit farther away (20 miles?) in Everett, but I can find their [porter](http://www.beeradvocate.com/beer/profile/1397/13616/) all the time. With so many breweries in this area, anything farther than 20 miles away doesn’t seem local anymore. ---
**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:** [April 7, 2016, 3:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-favorite-locally-brewed-beer/751362/39 "2016-04-07T03:19:02Z")
> [@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. Ditto on the Breakside IPA, and I’m not a fan of IPAs in general. This one has a nice citrus tang to it, though. I also like Full Sail Sessions lager, which is out of Hood River, for a good swigging beer. ---
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Chicago area (Warrenville) [Two Brothers Northwind Imperial Stout](http://www.beeradvocate.com/beer/profile/689/2886/). [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-favorite-locally-brewed-beer/751362.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-favorite-locally-brewed-beer/751362.md?page=3)