Hops
Visited Brewpubs
A highly subjective review of what's what. This is a very partial listing.
- Abita Brewing Co.
72011 Holly St.
Abita Springs, Louisiana 70420
Phone: (504) 892-5837
Great tiny town with park next door. Always a dozen or so brews on tap, including Turbodog, Purple Haze, and a barleywine. Tasty BBQ crab claws and other vittles.
- Boundary Bay Brewery
1107 Railroad Ave
Bellingham, Washington 98225
Phone: (360) 647-5593
Fax: (360) 647-5626
- Bull & Bush Brewery
4700 Cherry Creek Drive S.
Denver (Glendale), Colorado 80246
Phone: (303) 759-0333
Fax: (303) 759-0333
Super neighborhood pub outside Cherry Creek district of Denver. Carrying an award winning brown, some English and often some Belgian or experimental brews (e.g. Imperial Brown). Great atmosphere and live Dixieland jazz
Sunday nights.
- Cottonwood Brewery & Howard Street Grille
179 Howard St.
Boone, North Carolina 28607
Phone: (828) 266-1004; Fax: (828) 265-2647
- Crescent City Brewhouse
527 Decatur St.
New Orleans, Louisiana 70130
Phone: (504) 522-0571
Fax: (504) 522-0577
In 6-03 they had a nice, though expensive, steam brew. They've been around for years and specialize in German styles with casual N.O. dining.
- Crooked River Brewing Co. [closed]
1101 Center St.
Cleveland, Ohio 44113
Phone: (216) 771-2337
Fax: (216) 771-7990
Was a great place.
- Eddie McStiff's Restaurant And Brewpub
57 S. Main
Moab, Utah 84532
Phone: (435) 259-4282; Fax: (435) 259-3022
Been around for year, always grungy, but generally a great oasis after hearty desert activities. Some unusual brews (e.g. lime, chili).
Elysian Brewing Co.
1221 E. Pike St.
Seattle, Washington 98122
Phone: (206) 860-1920;Fax: (206) 860-0437
On my second visit (10-02) they had a wonderful Saison and Dubbel, and an interesting Nightowl Pumpkin Ale.
- Fitger's Brewhouse
600 E. Superior St.
Duluth, Minnesota 55802
Phone: (218) 726-1392
- Fordham Brewing Co.
33 West Street
Annapolis, Maryland 21401
Phone: (410) 268-4545
Fax: (410) 626-1044
Hours: every day from 11am till 2am
System: BERAPLAN HARTER
- Fredericksburg Brewing
245 W. Main St.,
Fredericksburg, Texas 78624
Phone: (830) 997-1646; Fax: (830) 997-8026; www.Yourbrewery.com; Oldest brewery in Texas - - Very nice German brews
- Free State Brewing Co.
636 Massachusetts St.
Lawrence, Kansas 66044
Phone: (785) 843-4555; Fax: (785) 843-2543
- Great Basin Brewing Company
846 Victorian Ave., Sparks, Nevada 89431
Phone: (775) 355-7711, Fax: (775) 355-7832 - the best beer cheese soup.
- Kennebunkport Brewing Co./Federal Jack's
8 Western Avenue, Unit 6
Kennebunk, Maine 04043
Phone: (207) 967-4311; Fax: (207) 663-2244
System: Peter Austin system
Capacity: 7bbl
Brewer: Alan Pugsley
- The Leavenworth Brewery
PO Box 477, 636 Front St.
Leavenworth, Washington 98826
Phone: (509) 548-4545; Fax: (509) 548-4830
- Magnolia Pub & Brewery
1398 Haight St.
San Francisco, California 94117
Phone: (415) 864-7468; Fax: (415) 752-3842
http://www.magnoliapub.com
- Marietta Brewing Company / Circa 1900
167 Front Street
Marietta, Ohio 45750
Phone: (740) 373-2739
Brewer: Terry Hawbaker
- Nail City Brewing Co
1400 Main St
Wheeling, West Virginia 26003
Phone: (304) 233-1965
- North Coast Brewing Co.
455 N Main
Fort Bragg, California 95437
Phone: (707) 964-2739; Fax: (707) 964-8768
http://ncoast-brewing.com
- O'Hooley's Pub & Brewery
24 West Union Street
Athens, Ohio 45701
Phone: (740) 594-2739; Fax: (740) 594-2358
System: DME 7-barrel Brewery;
Brewer: Brian Hoyle
- Phantom Canyon Brewing Co.
2 E. Pikes Peak Ave.
Colorado Springs, Colorado 80910
Phone: (719) 635-2800; Fax: (719) 635-9930
- Excellent meals, including a spectacular gouda cheese soup and a heavenly hefe-weizen
- Redfish New Orleans Brewhouse
2027 13th Street
Boulder, Colorado 80302
Phone: (303) 440-5858; Fax: (303) 402-6939
Hours: Mon.-Fri. 11 a.m.-2 a.m., Sat.-Sun 10 a.m.-2 a.m. - often has Belgian styles.
- Very nice food and Belgian style brews
- Rogue Ales
2320 O.S.U. Dr.
Newport, Oregon 97365
Phone: (541) 867-3660; Fax: (541) 867-3260
http://www.rogueales.com
- Santa Rosa Bay Brewery
54 Miracle Strip Parkway
Fort Walton Beach FL 32548
Phone: +1 850-664-2739; Fax: +1 850-678-8272
- Smoky Mountain Brewing Company
1004 Parway
Gatlinburg, Tennessee 37738
Phone: (423) 436-4200; Fax: (423) 539-0649
- Steam Works Brewing Co.
375 Water Street
Vancouver, British Columbia V6B 5C6 Canada
Phone: (604) 689-2739
Fax: (604) 669-2329
Hours: Weekdays: 11:30 am - midnight Weekends: 11:30am - 1:00am
Brewer: Conrad Gmoser
See Vancouver Photos
- Swan's Pub/Buckerfield Brewery
506 Pandora Street
Victoria, British Columbia V8W 1N6 Canada
Phone: (250) 361-3310; Fax: (250) 361-3491
- Fun place with a beautiful architectural design on the outside, good food, lively atmosphere, with live music some nights; centrally located just off the water
See Victoria Photos
- Wynkoop Brewing Co.
1634 18th St. At Wynkoop
Denver, Colorado 80202
Phone: (303) 297-2700; Fax: (303) 297-2958
http://www.wynkoop.com
Hours: Mon.-Sat. 11 a.m.-2 a.m., Sun. 10 a.m.-midnight.
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