Microbrews
Fair warning. I like good beer. The kind of beer made in smaller batches and distributed at the place that actually brews it.
Getting your growler filled at a brewery isn’t always possible though. Sometimes you have to buy your microbrews in a can or bottle. Nonetheless, whenever I’m out hiking in new places, I’m always on the lookout for local brewers so I can sample their wares.
Here’s the list of local breweries I’ve visited since I began traveling full-time in June 2018. I wholeheartedly recommend them to parched hikers and outdoor enthusiasts in need of something frothy at the end of an epic adventure.
Don’t forget to scroll down to the bottom of the page and check out my Trails & Ales blog series, pairing some of my favorite hiking locations with nearby microbreweries.
Alabama
- Big Beach Brewing (Gulf Shores, AL)
- Yellowhammer Brewing (Huntsville, AL)
Arizona
- Lumberyard Brewing Co. (Flagstaff, AZ)
- Grand Canyon Brewery (Page, AZ)
- Arizona Wilderness Brewing Co. (Phoenix, AZ)
- SanTan Brewing Co. (Phoenix, AZ)
- THAT Brewery (Pine, AZ)
- Grand Canyon Brewery (Williams, AZ)
- Relic Road Brewing Co. (Winslow, AZ)
Arkansas
- Superior Bathhouse Brewery (Hot Springs, AR)
- Lost Forty Brewing (Little Rock, AR)
- Bricktown Brewery (Ft. Smith, AR)
California
- Mt. Rambler Brewery (Bishop, CA)
- Woody’s Brewing Co. (Redding, CA)
- Ballast Point Brewing Co. (San Diego, CA)
Colorado
- Eddyline Brewing (Buena Vista, CO)
- Cerberus Brewing Co. (Colorado Springs, CO)
- Colorado Mountain Brewery (Colorado Springs, CO)
- Phantom Canyon Brewing Co. (Colorado Springs, CO)
- Elevation Beer Co. (Poncha Springs, CO)
- Bakers’ Brewery (Silverthorne, CO)
Delaware
- Big Oyster Brewery (Rehobeth Beach, DE)
Florida
- Tequesta Brewing Co. (Tequesta, FL)
Hawaii
- Ola Brewing Co. (Hilo, HI)
- Kona Brewing Co. (Kona, HI)
Idaho
- Edge Brewing Co. (Boise, ID)
- Daft Badger Brewing (Coeur d’Alene, ID)
- Paragon Brewing (Coeur d’Alene, ID)
- Snow Eagle Brewing (Idaho Falls, ID)
- Off the Rails Brewing (Pocatello, ID)
- Koto Brewing Co. (Twin Falls, ID)
Iowa
- 7 Hills Brewing Co. (Dubuque, IA)
Kansas
- Free State Brewing Co. (Lawrence, KS)
- Little Apple Brewing Co. (Manhattan, KS)
Louisiana
- Abita Brewery (Covington, LA)
Maine
- Atlantic Brewing Co. (Bar Harbor, ME)
- Sunday River Brewing Co. (Bethel, ME)
- Sebago Brewing Co. (Portland, ME)
- Shipyard Brewing Co. (Portland, ME)
- Atlantic Brewing Co. (Town Hill, ME)
Maryland
- Burley Oak Brewing Co. (Berlin, MD)
- Smoketown Brewing Co. (Brunswick, MD)
- Dig Deep Brewing Co. (Cumberland, MD)
Massachusetts
- Barrington Brewery (Great Barrington, MA)
Minnesota
- Canal Park Brewing Co. (Duluth, MN)
- Fitger’s Brewing Co. (Duluth, MN)
- Castle Danger Brewery (Two Harbors, MN)
Mississippi
- Lazy Magnolia Brewery (Kiln, MS)
MONTANA
- Backslope Brewing (Columbia Falls, MT)
- Red Lodge Ales (Red Lodge, MT)
Nevada
- Great Basin Brewing Co. (Reno, NV)
New Hampshire
- Rek-lis Brewing Co. (Bethlehem, NH)
- Schilling Beer Co. (Littleton, NH)
- Woodstock Inn Brewery (N. Woodstock, NH)
- Lone Wolfe Brewing Co. (Wolfeboro, NH)
New Mexico
- Blue Corn Brewery (Santa Fe, NM)
- Second Street Brewery (Santa Fe, NM)
New York
- Big Slide Brewery (Lake Placid, NY)
North Carolina
- Asheville Brewing Co. (Asheville, NC)
- Highland Brewing (Asheville, NC)
- Hillman Beer Co. (Asheville, NC)
- Thirsty Monk (Asheville, NC)
- Pisgah Brewing Co. (Black Mountain, NC)
OREGON
- Bandon Brewing Co. (Bandon, OR)
- Bandon Rain (Bandon, OR) – 🍎 Hard cider mill
- Bridge 99 Brewery (Bend, OR)
- Deschutes Brewery (Bend, OR)
- Chetco Brewing Co. (Brookings, OR)
- Public Coast Brewing Co. (Cannon Beach, OR)
- Thunder Island Brewing Co. (Cascade Locks, OR)
- 7 Devils Brewing Co. (Coos Bay, OR)
- 2 Towns Ciderhouse (Corvallis, OR) – 🍎 Hard cider mill
- Block 15 Brewing Co. (Corvallis, OR)
- ColdFire Brewing Co. (Eugene, OR)
- Falling Sky Brewing (Eugene, OR)
- Hop Valley Brewing (Eugene, OR)
- McKenzie Brewing (Eugene, OR)
- Oakshire Brewing Co. (Eugene, OR)
- Sun River Brewing Co. (Eugene, OR)
- Homegrown Public House & Brewery (Florence, OR)
- Mt. Hood Brewing Co. (Government Camp, OR)
- Wild River Brewing (Grants Pass, OR)
- Double Mountain Brewery (Hood River, OR)
- Long Timber Brewing Co. (Monroe, OR)
- Newport Brewing Co. (Newport, OR)
- Rogue Ales & Spirits (Newport, OR)
- Wild Ride Brew (Prineville, OR)
- Two Shy Brewing (Roseburg, OR)
- Seaside Brewing Co (Seaside, OR)
- Sisu Brewing Co. (Seaside, OR)
- Beachcrest Brewing Co. (Shalishan, OR)
- Three Creeks Brewing (Sisters, OR)
- Pelican Brewing Co. (Tillamook, OR)
- Yachats Brewing + Farmhouse (Yachats, OR)
Pennsylvania
- Invisible Man Brewing (Greensburg, PA)
- Trailside Brewing Co. (Rockwood, PA)
- Bloom Brew (West Newton, PA)
South Dakota
- Mt. Rushmore Brewing Co. (Custer, SD)
- Firehouse Brewing Co. (Rapid City, SD)
Tennessee
- Smoky Mountain Brewery (Gatlinburg, TN)
- Blackhorse Brewery (Knoxville, TN)
Texas
- Pinthouse Pizza (Austin, TX)
- Redbone Magic Brewing Co. (Texarkana, TX)
Utah
- Red Rock Brewery (Park City, UT)
- Strap Tank Brewery (Springville, UT)
Virginia
- Blue Mountain Brewery (Afton, VA)
- Bull & Bones Brewhaus (Blacksburg, VA)
- Black Narrows Brewing Co. (Chincoteague Island, VA)
- Ballast Point Brewing Co. (Daleville, VA)
- Settle Down Brewing Co. (Falls Church, VA)
- Castle Hill Cider (Keswick, VA) – 🍎 Hard cider mill
- Devil’s Backbone Brewing Co. (Roseland, VA)
- Basic City Beer Co. (Waynesboro, VA)
- Stable Craft Brewing (Waynesboro, VA)
West Virginia
- Mountain State Brewing Co. (Morgantown, WV)
Wisconsin
- Rocky Reef Brewing Co. (Woodruff, WI)
Canada
- La Boite à Malt (Saint-Nicolas, QC)
- 3 Brassieurs Grand Allee (Quebec City, QC)
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