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The 225+ Breweries and Brewpubs I have visited

In December 1995, my wife and I met a guy at the Great Dane Pub in Madison, Wisconsin who claimed to have been to a hundred different brewpubs. I believed him because he was able to describe several brewpubs that I'd visited before, that were nowhere near Wisconsin. I began the quest to hit the magic 100 myself and finally reached it more than three years later on January 17, 1999 at Brewer's Alley in Frederick, Maryland (and have gone on to more than double that too). It hasn't been easy but it's sure been fun. We've even planned entire vacations around brewpub visits.

I use a rather subjective method for counting visits. A brewery or brewpub with a single location automatically counts as one. Chain brewpubs such as Rock Bottom or Capitol City count as one no matter how many locations I visit because of their similarity of beer, food and decor. Sometimes I'll count a chain more than once when I perceive sufficient differentiation, such as with Rock Bottom's District Chophouse, or with any of the McMenamins locations. I've visited several large breweries but they generally count as zero (except for Castlemaine Perkins Ltd. because it's all the way in Australia). For the most part it's a pretty restrictive definition.

You can also see these locations plotted on a map at my Brewery Map page. It was designed using Firefox but it should also work for Internet Explorer. Or feel free to return to my Brewing Arts page. Yet another option is to try the Coaster Collection page or the Glassware Collection page.

List also Available on a Large Interactive Map sorted by State

21st Amendment Brewery Cafe (San Francisco, CA). [Google Maps Street View, coaster] 75th Street Brewery (Kansas City, MO). [pint glass] Abita Brewing Company (Abita Springs, LA). [coaster, pint glass, mardi gras beads] Acadian Brewing Company (New Orleans, LA, apparently closed). Alaskan Brewery (Juneau, AK). [Google Maps Street View, 2 coasters, 2 pint glass, 3 shirts, 2 photographs] Alcatraz Brewing Co. (Indianapolis, IN location). [coaster, pint glass] America's Brewing Company (Aurora, IL). [coaster] Anchor Brewing Co. (San Francisco, CA). [Google Maps Street View, 3 coasters, pint glass, sweat shirt] Angelic Brewing Co. (Madison, WI, apparently no longer brewing). [2 coasters, pint glass] Appalachian Brewing Co. (Harrisburg, PA). [pint glass] Assets Grille & Brewing Company (Albuquerque, NM). [pint glass] Atlanta Beer Garten Brewery Restaurant (Atlanta, GA, apparently closed). [2 coasters] Babe's Bar-B-Que Grill & Brewhouse (Rancho Mirage, CA). Bacchus Brewing Company (St. Louis, MO, brewpub now closed). Back Bay Brewing Company (Boston, MA, apparently closed). [2 coasters; pint glass] Baltimore Brewing Company / DeGroen's Grill (Baltimore, MD, brewpub closed). [2 coasters, pint glass] Bank Brewing Company (Coos Bay, OR, apparently closed). [coaster, 2 photographs] Bardo Rodeo (Arlington, VA, brewpub now closed). [coaster, growler, 3 T-shirts] Barley and Hops Grill & Microbrewery (Frederick, MD). Barrel House Brewing Co. (Cincinnati, OH). Bellows Brew Pub (Watertown, WI). [pint glass, photograph] Big House Brewing Company (Albany, NY, apparently closed). [pint glass] Big River Brewing Company (Orlando, FL, and Nashville, TN locations). [coaster] Bighorn Brewing Company (Tacoma, WA location). [2 coasters, imperial pint glass] Bitter End Bistro & Brewery (Austin, TX). [pint glass] Blue-N-Gold (Arlington, VA, brewpub now closed). [coaster, pint glass, matchbox] Blue Ridge Brewing Co. (Charlottesville, VA, brewpub now closed). [coaster] Blue Star Brewing Company (San Antonio, TX). [pint glass, T-shirt] Borinquen Grill & Brewing Co. (San Juan, PR, apparently closed). [pint glass] Boscos (Nashville, TN). Brandywine Brewing Co. (Wilmington, DE, apparently closed). [coaster] Breckenridge Brewery (Omaha, NE, location apparently closed). [sampler mug] Brew Moon (Boston, MA, location apparently closed). Brewer's Alley Restaurant and Brewery (Frederick, MD). [coaster, tumbler glass, pint glass] Brewer's Art (Baltimore, MD). Brewery Creek Brewing (Mineral Point, WI). [pint glass] Brewzzi (Boca Raton, FL). [pint glass] Bridge of Allan Brewery (Bridge of Allan, Scotland, UK). Bullfrog Brewery (Williamsport, PA). Cantillon Brasserie - Brouwerij (Brussels, Belgium). [several photographs] Capital Brewery (Middleton, WI). [tulip glass] Capitol City Brewing Company (NY Ave. Washington, DC, Mass. Ave. Washington, DC, Arlington/Shirlington, VA and Baltimore, MD locations). [coaster, pint glass, 2 sampler glasses, growler] Carolina Brewery (Chapel Hill, NC). [coaster, pint glass, growler, T-shirt] Castlebay Irish Pub (Annapolis, MD). Castlemaine Perkins Ltd. (Brisbane, QLD, Australia). [coaster, pilsner glass] Central Waters BrewPub (Marshfield, WI). [coaster, t-shirt, 3 photographs] Chelsea Brewery (New York, NY). Cherokee Brewing Company (Atlanta, GA, brewpub now closed). Clevelander Brewing Company (Miami Beach, FL, apparently closed). [pint glass] Coast Brewing Company (Biloxi, MS). Commonwealth Brewing Company (Boston, MA, location apparently closed). Copper Tank Brewing Co. (Dallas, TX, location apparently closed). Coronado Brewing Company (Coronado, CA). [pint glass] Court Avenue Brewing Co. (Des Moines, IA). [coaster] Crane River Brewpub & Café (Lincoln, NE, apparently closed). [coaster, pint glass] Creek Brewery / Granville Island Hotel (Vancouver, BC, Canada). [logo graphic] Crescent City Brewhouse (New Orleans, LA). [3 photographs, coaster, glass mug] De Brouwers van of Grote Markt / Les Brasseurs de la Grand-Place (Brussels, Belgium). [coaster] De Halve Maan ("the Half Moon") (Bruges, Belgium). [two photographs] Delafield Brewhaus (Delafield, WI). [coaster, sampler mug] Diamondback Brewery (Cleveland, OH, apparently closed). [pint glass] District Chophouse & Brewery (Washington, DC); Denver Chophouse & Brewery (Denver, CO). [coaster] Dock Street Brewing Co. (Washington, DC location, now closed). [2 coasters, pint glass] Dogfish Head Brewings & Eats (Rehoboth Beach, DE brewpub, Milton, DE brewery). [2 photos, bottle, T-shirt] E & O Trading Company (San Francisco, CA location). Edgefield Brewery / McMenamins (Troutdale, OR). [coaster, pint glass, photograph] Ellicott Mills Brewing Company (Ellicott City, MD). Ellis Island Casino & Brewery (Las Vegas, NV). [photograph] Engine House 9 (Tacoma, WA). Estes Park Brewery (Estes Park, CO). [pint glass] Eugene City Brewery (Eugene, OR). [sticker] Fish Brewing Co. / Fishbowl Pub (Olympia, WA). [coaster, pint glass, photograph] Fitger's Brewhouse (Duluth, MN). [coaster, 2 photographs] Flat Branch Pub & Brewing (Columbia, MO). [pint glass, T-shirt] Flying Dog Brewery (Denver, CO). [coaster, bottle cap, bottle label] Founder's Restaurant & Brewing (Alexandria, VA, closed). Founders Hill Brewing Company (Downers Grove, IL, apparently closed). [pint glass] Fox River Brewing Company / Fratello's (Appleton and Oshkosh, WI locations). [sampler glass, T-shirt, 2 photographs] Frederick Brewing Co. (Frederick, MD). [2 photos, coaster, 2 pint glasses] Fredericksburg Brewing Company (Fredericksburg, TX). [coaster] Full Sail Brewing Co. (Hood River, OR & Portland, OR locations). [2 coasters, pint glass, denim shirt, photograph] Gem State Brewing (Caldwell, ID, apparently closed). Gettysbrew Pub & Brewery (Gettysburg, PA). [pint glass] Gettysburg Brewing Co. (Gettysburg, PA, apparently closed). Glacier Brewhouse (Anchorage, AK). [shirt] Glen Ellyn Brewing Co. (Glen Ellyn, IL, apparently closed). [pint glass] Globe Brewing Co. (Baltimore, MD, now closed). Goose Island Beer Company (Chicago, IL). [pint glass] Gordon Biersch Brewing Company (San Francisco, CA; Honolulu, HI; New Orleans, LA; and Washington, DC locations). [3 coasters, glass mug] Gottberg Brew Pub (Columbus, NE). [coaster] Granite City Food & Brewery (Fargo, ND, and Madison, WI locations). [2 photographs] Granville Island Brewing Co. (Vancouver, BC, Canada). [sampler glass, photograph] Great Dane Pub & Brewing Co. (Madison, WI). [coaster] Growlers (Gaithersburg, MD). [logo, 2 photographs, growler] Grumpy Troll Brew Pub (Mt. Horeb, WI). [coaster] Harmon Brewery & Restaurant (Tacoma, WA). [coaster] Harrison Hollow Brewhouse (Boise, ID, apparently closed). Heartland Brewery (Union Square location, New York, NY). [2 coasters] Hereford & Hops (Escanaba, MI). [pint glass] High Street Brewery Café (Eugene, OR). [T-shirt] Hofbräuhaus Brewery & Biergarten / Station Casino (Kansas City, MO). [coaster] Hofbrau Steaks Brewery (Dallas, TX, apparently closed). Holy Cow! Brewing Company (Las Vegas, NV, apparently closed). [coaster, T-shirt] Hops Restaurant-Bar-Brewery (Alexandria, VA location). Independence Restaurant & Brewery (Ft. Lauderdale, FL, location apparently closed). [2 coasters] Iron Hill Brewery & Restaurant (Newark, DE). [coaster] Ithaca Beer Co. (Ithaca, NY). [2 photographs] JT Schmid's Restaurant & Brewery (Anaheim, CA location). [Google Maps Street View, 2 photographs] J. T. Whitney's Pub & Brewery (Madison, WI). [pint glass] Jaxson's Restaurant and Brewing Co. (El Paso, TX). Jaipur Brewing Company (Omaha, NE). [2 coasters, pilsner glass] John Harvard's Brew House (Atlanta/Buckhead, GA (location apparently closed) and Washington, DC (location closed)). [coaster, pint glass, matchbook] Jones St. Brewery (Omaha, NE, brewpub now closed). Karl Strauss Brewing Company (Downtown Location, San Diego, CA). [2 coasters] Kelly's (Brisbane, QLD, Australia, apparently closed). La Conner Brewing Company (La Conner, WA). [pilsner glass; 2 photographs] Laboratory Brewing Co. (San Antonio, TX, apparently closed). Lancaster Brewing Company (Lancaster, PA). [shot glass, photograph] Lazlo's Brewery & Grill (Lincoln, NE). [pilsner glass] Lazy Magnolia Brewing Company (Kiln, MS). [coaster, pint glass, promotional items, label, 3 photographs] Legend Brewing (Richmond, VA). [Google Maps Street View, sticker, 2 ceramic mugs] Lompoc Café and Brewpub (Bar Harbor, ME). Lord Nelson Brewery Hotel (Sydney, NSW, Australia). [coaster, rugby shirt, photograph] Lucky Labrador Brewing Company (Portland, OR). [coaster] Lugton Inn & Brewery (Lugton, Scotland, UK). [two photographs] Mainstreet Brewing Co. (Cincinnati, OH, apparently closed). [coaster] Market Street Brewing Co. & Restaurant (Corning, NY). [photograph, T-shirt] Martha's Exchange Restaurant & Brewing Co. (Nashua, NH). [coaster, pint glass] Max Lager's American Grill & Brewery (Atlanta, GA). Maximiliaan Brouwhuis (Amsterdam, Netherlands, apparently closed). [snifter glass, bottle] McGuire's Irish Pub and Brewery (Pensacola, FL). [sampler glass] Mill Creek Restaurant and Brewery (Kansas City, MO, apparently closed). [pint glass] Millrose Brewing Co. (South Barrington, IL). [coaster, pint glass] Milwaukee Ale House (Milwaukee, WI). [2 coasters, pint glass] Minocqua Brewing Company (Minocqua, WI). [logo, t-shirt, photograph] Monte Carlo Pub & Brewery (Las Vegas, NV). Moon River Brewing Company (Savannah, GA). Moose's Tooth Brewing Co. (Anchorage, AK). Moosejaw Pizza & Brewery (Wisconsin Dells, WI). [coaster, sampler glass, T-shirt] Morgan Street Brewery (St. Louis, MO). [pint glass] Moulin Brewery and Hotel (Moulin, Scotland, UK). [2 photographs] Mount Airy Brewing Co. / Firehouse Pub and Grill (Mt. Airy, MD, apparently closed). Murphy's Wagon Wheel (Hastings, NE). Native Brewing Company (Alexandria, VA, now part of Fordham Brewing Co.). New Glarus Brewing Company (New Glarus, WI). [3 photographs, sampler glass] North East Brewing Company (Boston, MA, apparently closed). [coaster, pint glass] North Peak Brewing Company (Traverse City, MI). [coaster, pilsner glass] Northwoods Brewpub Grill (Eau Claire, WI). [coaster, ceramic sampler mug] O'Grady's Brewery & Pub (Arlington Heights, IL, location apparently closed). [pint glass] Oak Creek Brewery (Sedona, AZ). [coaster] Oggi's Pizza & Brewing Co. (Tustin, CA location). [Google Maps Street View, photograph, coaster] Old Dominion Brewing Co. / Dominion Brewpub (Ashburn, VA). [pilsner glass, sampler glass] Olde Towne Tavern & Brewing Co. (Gaithersburg, MD, now closed). [pint glass] Orchard Street Brewing Co. (Bellingham, WA, apparently closed). [coaster] Oregon Fields Brewing Co. (Eugene, OR, apparently closed). [coaster, pint glass] Original Saratoga Springs Brewpub (Saratoga Springs, NY, apparently closed). [coaster, pint glass] Oskar Blues Grill and Brew (Lyons, CO). [coasters] Otto's Pub and Brewery (State College, PA). Pasadena Brewing Company (Pasadena, CA, apparently closed). Pearl Street Grill & Brewery (Buffalo, NY). Pelican Pub & Brewery (Pacific City, OR). [coaster, pint glass, photograph] Pike Brewing Co. (Seattle, WA). [2 coasters, pint glass, 2 photographs] Pints Pub (Denver, CO). [2 coasters] Raccoon River Brewing Co. (Des Moines, IA). Ramshead Tavern / Fordham Brewing Co. (Annapolis, MD). Randy's Fun Hunters Brewery (Whitewater, WI). [pint glass] Richbrau Brewing Company (Richmond, VA). [Google Maps Street View, coaster] River Market Brewing Company (Kansas City, MO). [coaster, weizen glass] River West Brewing Company (Chicago, IL, apparently closed). Rock Bottom Brewery (Arlington/Ballston, VA, Chicago, IL, Cincinnati, OH, Denver, CO, Portland, OR, & Westminster, CO locations). [3 coasters, ceramic mug, 2 pint glasses] Rock Wood Fired Pizza & Brewery (Auburn, WA, location) Rogue Ale Public House (Newport, OR). [post card; 2 coasters; 2 stickers, weizen glass] Rooster Fish Brewing / Wildflower Café (Watkins Glen, NY). [2 photographs] Route 66 Brewery & Restaurant (St. Louis, MO, apparently closed). [coaster, sampler glass] Routh Street Brewery (Dallas, TX, apparently no longer brewing). Rowland's Calumet Brewing Co. (Chilton, WI). [coaster, sampler glass] Saint's Brewing Company (Urbandale, IA, apparently closed). [coaster, pint glass, shirt] San Francisco Brewing Company (San Francisco, CA). [coaster, pint glass] Scuttlebutt Brewing Co. (Everett, WA). [coaster] Selin's Grove Brewing Co. (Selinsgrove, PA). [photograph; pint glass, growler] Sharky's Brewery (Omaha, NE, brewpub now closed). [T-shirt] Shenandoah Brewing Company (Alexandria, VA). [glass mug] Shipwrecked Brew Pub (Egg Harbor, WI). [pint glass, T-shirt] Shipyard Brewery & Brew Pub (Orlando Airport, FL, location now closed) Sisson's / South Baltimore Brewing Co. (Baltimore, MD, apparently closed). [coaster, pint glass, matchbook] South Shore Brewery (Ashland, WI). [growler, 3 photographs] South Street Brewery (Charlottesville, VA). Southend Brewery & Smokehouse (Raleigh, NC location). [pint glass] Spilker Ales (Cortland, NE). [coaster, pint glass] Spoetzl Brewery (Shiner, TX). [2 photographs, 3 coasters, pint glass] Sprecher Brewing Company (Glendale, WI). [4 photographs, pint glass, growler] Star Garnet Brewing (Boise, ID, apparently closed). [coaster] Starr Hill Restaurant & Brewery (Charlottesville, VA). [sticker] Steelhead Brewery & Café (Eugene, OR location). [coaster, pint glass] Steve & Clark's Brew Pub and Sausage Co. (Durham, NC, now closed). [pint glass] Stewart's Brewing Co. (Bear, DE). [ceramic mug] Stone Cellar Brewpub & Restaurant (Appleton, WI). Summit Station (Gaithersburg, MD, now closed). [pint glass] Sweetwater Tavern (Centreville, VA, and Merrifield, VA). [growler] Table Rock Brewpub and Grill (Boise, ID). [coaster] Tampa Bay Brewing Company (Tampa, FL). [coaster] Tap Room / Schlafly Brand Beers (St. Louis, MO). [2 coasters] Taylor Brewing Company (Naperville, IL, apparently relocated to Lombard, IL). [coaster] Tenaya Creek Restaurant & Brewery (Las Vegas, NV). [coaster] Thirsty Bear Brewing Company (San Francisco, CA). [coaster, tumbler glass] Thunder Canyon Brewery (Tucson, AZ). [coaster, pint glass] Times Square Brewery Restaurant (New York, NY, apparently closed). Triple 7 Restaurant & Brewery / Main Street Station Casino (Las Vegas, NV). Tobacco Roadhouse Brewery (Durham, NC, apparently closed). Tommyknocker Brewery (Idaho Springs, CO). [coaster] Top of the Hill (Chapel Hill, NC). Tustin Brewing Company (Tustin, CA). [Google Maps Street View, 2 photographs, coaster] Twenty Tank Brewery (San Francisco, CA, apparently closed). [coaster, imperial pint glass] Tyranena Brewing Company (Lake Mills, WI): [coaster, sampler glass; ceramic mug] Uncle Tucker's Brewhouse (Cumberland, MD). [pint glass, growler] Upstream Brewing Company (Omaha, NE). [2 coasters] Vintage 50 Restaurant & Brew Lounge (Leesburg, VA). [logo, 2 photographs] Virginia Beverage Company (Alexandria, VA, brewpub now closed). Wagner Valley Brewing Company (Lodi, NY). [photograph, pint glass] Water Street Brewery (Milwaukee, WI and Delafield, WI locations). [coaster, pint glass, matchbook] Water Street Brewery & Ale House (Port Townsend, WA) Weinkeller Brewery (Berwyn & Westmont, IL, both apparently closed). Wet Dog Café / Pacific Rim Brewing Co. (Astoria, OR). Wharf Rat (Baltimore, MD). [pint glass] Wild Duck Brewery (Eugene, OR, apparently closed). [photograph, coaster, pint glass] Williamsburg AleWerks (Williamsburg, VA). [Google Maps Street View, coaster] Williamsville Brewery (Richmond, VA). [5 coasters] Wynkoop Brewing Company (Denver, CO). [coaster, pint glass]