Nominations for Best Mid-West Craft Brewery!
As we wrap up our poll for Best Down-South Craft Brewery, we are starting to plan out our Best Mid-West Craft Brewery. With that said, please use the comment feature of this posting to suggest breweries we didn’t think of for the upcoming Best Mid-West Craft Brewery Poll. Being headquartered out of Southern California, we can only conduct so much research on a region we don’t get to visit often. According to Wikipedia, these are the Mid-West States: Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio, South Dakota, and Wisconsin.
Here is our short list that we plan to include in on the poll. The poll will be launched March 28, 2009.
Arcadia Ales
Backroad Brewing
Bell’s
Boulevard Brewing
Dark Horse Brewing Co.
Flying Monkey Brewing Co.
Founders
Goose Island
Great Lakes
New Glarus
Oaken Barrel
Three Floyds
Two Brothers Brewing Co.
June 9, 2009 @ 8:54 pm
If you think midwest Surly is the only choice possible..
March 31, 2009 @ 8:47 pm
Free State! (Lawrence, KS)
March 31, 2009 @ 10:09 am
Old Boys Brewhouse
New Holland Brewing
March 30, 2009 @ 1:45 pm
I’d add Schlafly and O’fallon.
March 26, 2009 @ 5:14 pm
New Holland
Michigan Brewing Company
Schlafly
Kuhnhenn Brewing Co.
Shorts
March 26, 2009 @ 4:54 pm
Did Texas move to the Midwest and nobody notified us?
How about Thunderhead Brewing Company in Kearney, Nebraska? http://www.thunderheadbrewing.com/
March 26, 2009 @ 7:35 am
You can’t beat the offerings by RAHR Brewers in Fort Worth, TX. They have ales with so much sparkle you have to wear shades! Great people too. Drop in and see them, they’ll pour you a cold one.
March 26, 2009 @ 5:53 am
Good to have more than one brewery from each state in the poll – all of these have won medals in the past:
Free State Brewing Co. – KS
Brugge Brasserie – IN
Schlafly – MO
Kuhnhenn Brewing Co- MI
The Livery – MI
New Holland Brewing Co. – MI
August Schell- MN
Fitgers – MN
Summits – MN
HoppinG Frog- OH
Capital Brewery – WI
Sprecher Brewery – WI
Central Waters Brewing Co. WI
South Shore Brewery – WI
March 26, 2009 @ 4:28 am
I think you should add “The St. Louis Brewery (Schlafly).”
March 25, 2009 @ 10:15 pm
Hoppin Frog
March 25, 2009 @ 10:13 pm
Tyranena, Flossmoor Station
March 25, 2009 @ 5:29 pm
How about Spilker Brewery in Cortland NE. They make several great beers including a very hoppy beer called…Hopallulia…most appropriately
March 25, 2009 @ 9:03 am
Surly has got to be on that list!
March 25, 2009 @ 8:40 am
I nominate Weston Brewing Company, Weston, MO. We visited them last Fourth of July on a visit to my so’s sister and we had a great time with some great beer.
March 25, 2009 @ 3:41 am
Weston Brewing Company, Weston MO
March 24, 2009 @ 5:31 am
Waterstreet Brewery!!
March 24, 2009 @ 4:42 am
I mean Lakefront Brewery – must learn to spell/type one of these days 🙂
March 24, 2009 @ 4:41 am
How about Lake Front Brewery in Milwaukee?
Thanks.
March 23, 2009 @ 7:00 pm
I can’t believe I forgot Jolly Pumpkin and Surly.
Keep em coming.
Dan
March 23, 2009 @ 6:17 pm
New Albanian Brewery. New Albany, IN
http://www.newalbanian.com/
March 23, 2009 @ 6:04 pm
The Livery in Benton Harbor MI
http://www.liverybrew.com
March 23, 2009 @ 5:17 pm
Surly Brewing
surlybrewing.com
March 23, 2009 @ 5:16 pm
And how about zee Jolly Pumpkin? In the spirit of Tomme!
March 23, 2009 @ 4:51 pm
Shorts Brewing
http://www.shortsbrewing.com/
March 23, 2009 @ 3:45 pm
Schlafly Brewery!
March 23, 2009 @ 3:35 pm
Columbus Brewing Company (Ohio) should be in that list. Always known for their fine beers, it’s a shame their name doesn’t pop up more often. And let me tell you…their IPA is…well, it’s nectar! I’ve tasted a lot of IPAs, and even though it sounds biased – me being from Columbus and all, I’d have to say that Columbus IPA is one of the best kept secrets in the world of hop heads. An incredible beer! And now available in bottles. Word is they can’t keep up with the demand. Whole Foods in Dublin can’t keep enough of it. The Andersons, Giant Eagle, Hill’s Market, etc. Funny thing is, many folks purchasing Columbus IPA are also buying the “new” 60’s Schlitz as their session beer. Go figure.
March 23, 2009 @ 2:52 pm
Don’t forget about the Firehouse Brewing Co. in Rapid City, S.D. Great brew and great food!
http://www.firehousebrewing.com/
Thanks!