I like beer. A lot. And not just in that frat boy "I'm gonna chug piss beer until I'm hammered and I can't even stand under my own power and I vomit in my friend's sink" way. (Although definitely in that way on occasion.) I also like beer in the "I would like to be a beer connoseur" way. I'd like to think my palette for beer has matured over the years since I started drinking crappy beer in my sophomore year of college. I discovered some fine beers when traveling abroad in Europe and started discovering fine American microbrews when I was old enough to drink in the bars of Philly.
     And, along with my zest for traveling has come a hobby of trying to visit any local breweries and taste their beers. Or at the very least picking up some of the beer to sample in that area or bring home. Beers are best compared to a rainbow spectrum and the better ales all taste a bit different. My favorites have become the hoppy and bitter pale ales, but I drink quite a wide variety of brews. And to demonstrate this, I started collecting bottles. (I'll collect anything. I'm an obsessive compulsive collector. I also collect beer glasses.) Problem is, a few hundred bottles gets to be a bit ridiculous to keep around my tiny rowhome. It's also a bit "college dorm trashy" I'm afraid to admit. I was about to move to a new house and just didn't feel like lugging them around anymore so it was time to recycle my beer-drinking memories! Alas! But in memory of my little collection I decided to start a webpage about all the beers I have drank. And it will also allow me to show which breweries I've had the pleasure of visiting in my travels. (I've just started really . . .) So here, therefore, is Rob's beer list. It is by no means complete. Many beers are tasted without logging or completely forgotten the next day (especially in my European backpacking), but it is a pretty damn fine list if I do say so myself.
     By the way, Wikipedia is an amazing resource for anything, including beer. I used their site extensively in compling this list and they had lots of helpful and interesting information on the various breweries listed here. Enjoy!

Beer could generally be split into three general categories:
     1.) American Microbreweries, better known as "Craft Breweries."
     2.) Foreign or Imported beer.
     3.) Domestic beer, which is more often shitty than not.

And, by the way, I find it important to keep a good mix of beers on hand, generally split into 4 categories:
     1.) Staple beer - In Pennsylvania we've gotten used to having Mr. Yuengling around to soothe us. It's always on hand. Or Lionshead which is a similar flavor, but cheaper!
     2.) Good American beer - Usually a craft brew, often a pale ale.
     3.) Good imported beer - Usually German or Belgian.
     and last, but certainly not least
     4.) Chugging beer - It's always important to have a cheap beer on hand to get you and your friends drunk quickly when needed. Beers like Miller Lite, PBR and even Keystone Lite serve this purpose well. And cheap, crappy beers like this should not have their nosed turned up at as they should be respected for the important purpose they fill! Amen!

In progress: A Google Map of the locations of these breweries! (I probably should split up American/Foriegn breweries . . .)

Craft Breweries

AL, AK, AZ, AR, CA, CO, CT, DE, FL, GA, HI, ID, IL, IN, IA, KS, KY, LA, ME, MD, MA, MI, MN, MS, MO
MT, NE, NV, NH, NJ, NM, NY, NC, ND, OH, OK, OR, PA, RI, SC, SD, TN, TX, UT, VT, VA, WA, WV, WI, WY

• California
• Anchor Brewing, San Francisco
Anchor Steam Beer, Anchor Special Ale (Merry Christmas & Happy New Year) (2006 + 2007), etc.
• Anderson Valley Brewing Co., Boonville
Winter Solstice Seasonal Ale, Boont Extra Special Beer (eh . . .), Barney Flats Oatmeal Stout, etc.
• Ballast Point Brewing Co., Brewery #1 and Brewery #2 in San Diego
Big Eye I.P.A., etc.
• Beach Chalet Brewery & Restaurant, San Francisco (VISITED!)
Presidio IPA, California Kind Ale, etc.
• Bear Republic Brewing Co., Healdsburg (VISITED 8/06!)
Racer 5 IPA, Special XP Pale Ale, Blonde Nouveau, Big Bear Stout Ale, etc.
• Buffalo Bill's Brewery, Hayward
Orange Blossom Cream Ale, etc.
• Green Flash Brewing Co., Vista
West Coast IPA (not very balanced!), etc.
• Lagunitas Brewing Co., Petaluma
Pelican's Own Pale Ale, IPA, Pils (tasty!), Maximus IPA, Censored copper ale (a.k.a. The Chronic), Hop Stoopid I.P.A. (a bit unbalanced for my tastes), Imperial Red Ale (very tasty!), Brown Shugga, Lumpy Gravy [also Pale Ale, Imperial Stout, Hairy Eyeball ale, Gnarly Wine, We're Only In It For The Money, Sirius ale, Lucky 13 red ale, Undercover Ale, Cappucino Stout, etc.]
• Mad River Brewing Co., Blue Lake
Steelhead Extra Pale Ale, Steelhead Double I.P.A. (tasty!), Jamaica brand Red Ale (tasty!), etc.
• North Coast Brewing Co., Fort Bragg (Drove past . . . wasn't open for a tour at that time . . .)
Red Seal Ale (favorite!), Acme I.P.A., Brother Thelonious belgian style abbey ale, etc.
• Port Brewing Co., San Marcos
Wipeout I.P.A., etc.
• San Francisco Brewing Co., San Francisco (VISITED 8/06!)
Shanghai IPA, Emperor Norton Lager, San Andreas Alt, San Francisco Pale Ale, etc.
• Shmaltz Brewing Co., San Francisco (contract brewed by Releta Brewing, Saratoga Springs, NY)
He'Brew (The Chosen Beer) Genesis Ale, etc.
• Sierra Nevada Brewing Co., Chico
Pale Ale (favorite!), I.P.A., Summerfest Lager, Celebration Ale, Wheat, Anniversary Ale (2007) (tasty!), etc.
• Speakeasy Ales & Lagers, San Francisco
Prohibition Ale, Big Daddy I.P.A., etc.
• Stone Brewing Co., Escondido
I.P.A., Ruination I.P.A. (favorite!), Pale Ale, Arrogant Bastard Ale, etc.
• Thirsty Bear Restaurant & Brewery, San Francisco (VISITED 8/06!)
Howard Street IPA, Brown Bear Amber Ale, etc.
• Trader Joe's Brewing Co., San Jose
Bavarian Style Hefeweizen, etc.

• Colorado
• Avery Brewing, Boulder
Old Jubilation Ale (tasty!), New World Porter, I.P.A., Maharaja Imperial I.P.A., etc.
• Boulder Beer Co., Boulder
Mojo I.P.A., Hazed & Infused Dry-Hopped Ale (tasty!), Sweaty Betty Blonde (tasty!), Singletrack Copper Ale (tasty!), Sundance Amber Ale, Planet Porter, etc.
• Flying Dog Brewery, Denver
Snake Dog I.P.A., DOGtoberfest, etc.
• Great Divide Brewing Co., Denver
Titan I.P.A., Yeti Stout (tasty!), Denver Pale Ale, etc.
• Left Hand Brewing Co., Longmont
Haystack Wheat, Oktoberfest, etc.
• New Belgium Brewery, Fort Collins
Fat Tire Amber Ale, Sunshine Wheat Beer, Trippel Belgian Ale, "Skinny Dip," (Smoked) Doppel Bock (tasty!), Major Tom's Pomegranate Wheat (fruit is barely discernable), etc.

• Connecticut
• Thomas Hooker Brewing Company, Hartford
Hop Meadow Hooker I.P.A., etc.

• Delaware
• Dogfish Head Craft Brewery, Milton (TOURED 7/21/07!) (also a brewpub in Rehoboth Beach (VISITED 7/21/07 and 6/20/08!) & an alehouse in Gaithersburg, MD)
60 Minute IPA (favorite!), 90 Minute IPA (prefer the 60), Punkin Ale, 120 Minute IPA (despite high expectations, did not enjoy!), Pangaea, Immort Ale, Festina Peche (I prefer Pyramid's Apricot Hefe), Johnny Rawton Pilsner (tasty!), Indian Brown Ale, Midas Touch Gold Elixer, Raison D'Etre, World Wide Stout (tasty!), Palo Santo Marron brown ale (excellent!), Theobroma (excellent!), Shelter Pale Ale, Lawnmower light [also Chicory Stout, Aprihop, Burton Baton, Olde School Barleywine, Red & White, Black & Blue, Chateau Jiahu, Fort, Golden Era, Anowblower Ale, + Brewpub Exclusives and Beers on hiatus]
• Fordham Brewing Co., Dover (owned by Coastal Brewing Co. a joint venture between Fordham and Anheuser-Busch)
Tavern Ale, Copperhead Ale, etc.
• Stewart's Brewing Co., Bear
I.P.A., Pilsner, Wacky Wheat Ale (apricot), etc.

• Hawaii
• Kona Brewing Co., Kailua-Kona
Longboard Lager, etc.

• Illinois
• Goose Island Beer Co., Chicago (with 2 brewpubs in Wrigleyville and Clybourn) (VISITED Wrigleyville Brewpub 5/18/08!)
Summertime Kolsch Bier, I.P.A. (tasty), 312 Urban Wheat Ale, etc.
• Two Brothers Brewing Co., Warrenville
The Bitter End American Pale Ale, etc.

• Kentucky
• Alltech's Lexington Brewing Co., Lexington
Kentucky Ale [also Kentucky Light, Kentucky Bourbon Barrel Ale]

• Louisiana
• Abita Beer, Abita Springs
Purple Haze, etc.

• Maine
• Allagash Brewing Co., Portland
Allagash White, Four Batch Ale, Tripel, Grand Cru, etc.
• Atlantic Brewing Co., Bar Harbor (VISITED 8/21/07!)
Bar Harbor Blueberry Ale, Bar Harbor Real Ale, Bar Harbor Summer Ale, (not to be confused with Bar Harbor Brewing Co.), Coal Porter, Mount Desert Island Ginger Wheat, Special Old Bitter (S.O.B.), Brother Adamas Bragget Honey Ale Barley Wine (tasty!), etc.
• Bar Harbor Brewing Co., Bar Harbor (TOURED 8/21/07!)
Thunder Hole Ale, Harbor Lighthouse Ale, Cadillac Mountain Stout, etc. (all excellent beers)
• Casco Bay Brewing Co., Portland
Riptide Red Ale, etc.
• D.L. Geary Brewing Co., Portland
Pale Ale, etc.
• Gritty McDuff's Brewing Co., Portland (with brewpubs in Portlanbd, Freeport and Auburn)
Gritty's Bitter, etc.
• Peak Organic Beer, Portland
Nut Brown Ale, etc.
• Sea Dog Brewing Co. (beers by Shipyard, see below), Bangor (VISITED 8/23/07!) and Topsham (VISITED 8/23/07!)
Bluepaw Wild Blueberry Wheat Ale (tasty!), Owls Head Light Ale (yuck), Windjammer Blonde Ale, Old Gollywobbler Brown Ale, Old East I.P.A., Riverdriver Hazelnut Porter (excellent), Cask Conditioned I.P.A. (mediocre), Bangor Pale Ale, Raspberry Wheat Ale (good), Apricot Wheat Ale (good), Summer Ale, Maine Highlander Oatmeal (?) Stout (good), etc. (aside from the fruit beers and the Porter and to some extent the stout the beers were generally disappointing!)
• Sebago Brewing Co., Gorham (with brewpubs in South Portland, Portland and Gorham)
Boathouse Brown Ale, etc.
• Shipyard Brewing Co., Portland (TOURED 8/24/07!)
Export Ale, Pumpkinhead Ale (tasty!) [also tried this as Kennebunkport Brewing Co. Pumpkin Ale from Trader Joe's and it seemed to be a little over carbonated, perhaps on the shelf too long?], Old Thumper Extra Special Ale, I.P.A., Chamberlain Pale Ale, Brown Ale, Longfellow Winter Ale, Summer Ale, etc. (beers were generally good!)
• Whale Tail Brewing Co., Old Orchard Beach (VISITED 8/19/07!)
Pale Ale, Blueberry Ale, etc. (basically bad beers, the Pale Ale didn't even taste like that style, plus the place is an uninteresting dive bar)

• Maryland
• Clipper City Brewing Co., Baltimore
Loose Cannon Hop³ Ale
• Wild Goose Brewery, Frederick (formerly Frederick Brewing Co., now owned by Flying Dog Ales, Denver)
Blue Ridge Amber Lager, Snow Goose Winter Ale, etc.

• Massachusetts
• Berkshire Brewing Co., South Deerfield
Steel Rail Extra Pale Ale, Lost Sailor India Pale Ale, Hefeweizen (I think this is one of the best hefes I've had outside Germany), Oktoberfest Lager, etc.
• Boston Beer Works, Boston at Fenway and Canal Street (VISITED 8/17/07!) and Salem
Back Bay I.P.A., Bay State E.S.B., Boston Red, Boston Garden Golden, Bunker Hill Blueberry Ale, Haymarket Hefe Weizen, Watermelon Ale (interesting), (and one more!), etc.
• Cisco Brewers, Nantucket
Whale's Tale Pale Ale A.P.A., etc.
• Harpoon Brewery, Boston (TOURED 8/19/07!) and Windsor, VT
I.P.A., UFO Hefeweizen, Harpoon Ale, Munich Type Dark, Summer Beer (tasty!), Winter Warmer (excellent!), Brown Session Ale, Pêche (100 BBL series), UFO Raspberry Hefeweizen, Old Rusty's Red Rye Ale (100 BBL series), [Hibernian Ale, Octoberfest, other 100 Barrel series beers]
• Northampton Brewery Bar + Grille, Northampton (VISITED 8/24/07!)
Nonotuck I.P.A., Weizenheimer wheat, Raspberry Brown Dog, etc.
• Opa-Opa Brewing Co., Southampton
Buckwheat I.P.A.?, etc.

• Michigan
• Arcadia Brewing Co., Battle Creek
Arcadia Hopmouth Double IPA, etc.
• Bell's Brewery (formerly Kalamazoo Brewing Co.), Galesburg
Oberon Ale, Two Hearted IPA, Winter White Ale, etc.
• Leopold Bros., Ann Arbor (VISITED Fall '05)
(don't remember which beers I tried)
• New Holland Brewing Co., Holland
Cabin Fever Brown Ale, Lucid Kölsch, etc.

• Minnesota
• Summit Brewing Co., St. Paul
Scandia Ale witbier (tasty!), etc.

• Montana
• Spanish Peaks Brewing Co., Bozeman - folded and now brewed by Glacier Brewing Co., Polson and Flying Dog Ales, Denver, CO (owned by U.S. Beverage, Stamford, CT)
Black Dog Ale, etc.

• New Hampshire
• Red Hook Brewing Co., Portsmouth (see also Woodinville, WA)
E.S.B, Long Hammer I.P.A., Late Harvest Autumn Ale, etc.
• Smuttynose Brewing Co., Portsmouth
Winter Ale, Summer Weizen Ale (good), I.P.A. (excellent!), Robust Porter (good), Pumpkin Ale (I think I like this better than the Shipyard etc. because of the hop character, the pumpkin and spices aren't as distinct, but I like it that way), etc.

• New Jersey
• Flying Fish Brewing Co., Cherry Hill
Extra Pale Ale, Farmhouse Summer Ale, HopFish I.P.A., OktoberFish, ESB Ale, Belgian Style Dubbel, etc.
• River Horse Brewing Co., Lambertville
Hop Hazard Pale Ale, etc.

• New York
• Blue Point Brewing Co., Patchogue, Long Island
Toasted Lager, etc.
• Brewery Ommegang, Cooperstown
Rare Vos Belgian-Style amber ale (tasty!), Hennepin Farmhouse Saison (tasty!), Three Philosophers Quadrupel, Chocolate Indulgence Stout (tasty!), etc.
• Brooklyn Brewery, Greenpoint, Brooklyn
Lager, Pilsner, Brown Ale, Weisse, Black Chocolate Stout, Winter Ale, Pennant Ale '55, Post Road Pumpkin Ale, Summer Ale, etc.
• Cooperstown Brewing Co., Milford (TOURED!)
Nine Man Ale Golden Ale, Back Yard I.P.A., Old Slugger Pale Ale, Pride of Milford Special Ale, Striker Brown Ale, etc.
• Heartland Brewery, 6 locations in Manhattan, New York City including Empire State Building
Indian River Light Ale, Cornhusker Lager, Red Rooster Ale, Indiana Pale Ale (?), Harvest Wheat Beer, Farmer Jon's Oatmeal Stout (not bad), Old Red Nose Ale, etc.
• High Falls Brewing Co. (formerly Genesee Brewing Co.), Rochester
JW Dundee's Honey Brown, etc. [also Genesee, Genny Cream Ale, etc.]
• Ithaca Beer Co., Ithaca
Pale Ale, Nut Brown, etc.
• McSorley's Old Ale House, Greenwich Village, New York City (now contract brewed by Pabst?)
Light (Ale), Dark (Porter) (not bad, and a fun experience!)
• Middle Ages Brewing Co., Syracuse
Wailing Wench strong ale, etc.
• Pete's Brewing Co. (contract brewed by Saranac/F.X. Matt Brewing Co., see below)
Pete's Wicked Ale, etc.
• Saranac/F.X. Matt Brewing Co., Utica
Lager, Adirondack Lager, Pale Ale, Black Forest, Fiddler's Green I.P.A., Oatmeal Stout, Caramel Porter, Chocolate Amber Lager, Winter Wassail, Belgian Ale, Scotch Ale, Summer Ale, Hefeweizen Wheat Ale, Belgian White Ale, Kölsch Ale, Pomegranate Wheat, Golden Pilsener, etc.
• Sixpoint Craft Ales, Red Hook, Brooklyn
I.P.A., etc.
• Southampton Ales & Lagers, Southampton, Long Island
I.P.A., Biere de Garde, etc.
• Southern Tier Brewing Co., Lakewood
Harvest Ale, etc.

• North Carolina
• Carolina Beer Co., Mooresville
Carolina Blonde (Miller Lite-ish . . .), etc.

• Ohio
• Great Lakes Brewing Co., Cleveland
Commodore Perry I.P.A., etc.

• Oregon
• BridgePort Brewing Co., Portland (VISITED 8/06!)
IPA, ESB, Supris Belgian style Ale, Ropewalker Amber Ale, etc.
• Caldera Brewing Co., Ashland
Organic Pale Ale, etc.
• Deschutes Brewery, Bend
Mirror Pond Pale Ale, etc.
• Hair of the Dog Brewing Co., Portland
Blue Dot IPA, etc.
• McMenamins, Various locations in Portland, greater Oregon and Washington State (VISITED Concordia Brewery at Kennedy School 8/06!)
Hammerhead Ale, Ruby Ale, etc.
• Rogue Ales, Newport (VISITED 8/06!)
Dead Guy Ale, American Amber Ale (favorite!), Uberfest Pilsener, Imperial I.P.A., Brutal Bitter, Juniper Pale Ale, Buckwheat, Chipotle, Rogue Red (yuck), Imperial YSB (Younger's Special Bitter), Ten Thousand Brew Ale (excellent!), etc.
• Steelhead Brewing Co., Eugene (VISITED 8/06!) (as well as Burlingame, CA and Irvine, CA)
Hopasaurus Rex, Bombay Bomber IPA, Titanium Wheat, etc.? (seemed promising but was generally disappointing!), etc.
• Widmer Brothers Brewing, Portland
Widmer Hefeweizen, etc.

• Pennsylvania (kindly see Pennsylvania Breweries, 3rd ed. by Lew Bryson)
  • Appalachian Brewing Company, Harrisburg (TOURED!)
  Hoppy Trails I.P.A., Purist Pale Ale, etc.
  • Church Brew Works, Pittsburgh (VISITED 7-13-07!)
  Celestial Gold, Pipe Organ Pale Ale, Pious Monk Dunkel, Blast Furnace Stout, Thunder Hop I.P.A., St. Denis Imperial Pils, Heavenly HefeWeizen, etc.
  • Dock Street Beer, West Philadelphia (VISITED 9/14/07!)
  Rye I.P.A., White Ale, Dark Cherry Ale, Imperial Oatmeal Stout, (all fairly tasty), Bohemian Pilsner (mediocre, still contract brewed?), etc.
  • Iron Hill Brewery & Restaurant, Six locations in PA and DE (Media, PA (VISITED!); North Wales, PA; Phoenixville, PA (new); West Chester, PA; Wilmington, DE; Newark, DE)
  Ironbound Ale, Anvil Ale, Lodestone Lager, Iron Hill Light Lager, Raspberry Wheat, [also Pig Iron Porter + seasonals]
  • John Harvard’s Brew House, Nine locations in PA (VISITED!), CT, MA, NY, RI
  John Harvard's Pale Ale, Old Willy India Pale Ale, All American Light Lager, etc.
  • Lancaster Brewing Co., Lancaster
  Gold Star Pilsner (tasty), Amish Four Grain Pale Ale (not so great), Strawberry Wheat Beer, etc.
  • Legacy Brewing Co., Reading
  Hedonism Red Ale (favorite!), Midnight Wit, Hoptimus Prime, etc.
  • Lion Brewery, Wilkes-Barre
  Lionshead Deluxe Pilsner (not exactly a standard on taste, but excellent for 11-14 bucks a case!)
  • Manayunk Brewery & Restaurant, Manayunk, Philadelphia (VISITED!)
  Krook's Mill American Pale Ale, California Dreamin' Imperial I.P.A, Bohemian Blonde Lager, Manayunk Lager Oktober Festbier, ?? Belgian Brown, Amarillo American Wheat Hefeweizen, Gestaltbier, etc.
  • Nodding Head Brewery And Restaurant, Center City, Philadelphia (VISITED!)
  Bill Payer Ale (BPA) Pale Ale, Grog English-style brown ale (excellent!), Wumpus ESB, 60 Schilling Scotish-style Ale, 700 Level blonde ale, O-Tay golden ale, Sledwrecker Holiday ale, Zephyr altbier, Spring golden Ale, Angelicus ale, etc.
  • Otto's Pub & Brewery, State College (VISITED!)
  Mt. Nittany Pale Ale, etc.
  • Pennsylvania Brewing Co., Pittsburgh (VISITED 7-13-07!)
  Penn Pilsner, Penn Dark, Penn Weizen [also Gold, Marzen, Penndemonium, Oktoberfest, St. Nikolaus Bock] (not outstanding but a nice brewpub with a beer garden, etc.)
  • Philadelphia Brewing Co., Kensington, Philadelphia
  (formerly Yards Brewing Co.)
  Kenzinger ale, Rowhouse Red Philadelphia style ale, Walt Wit unfiltered Belgian style white ale, Newbold I.P.A.
  • Pittsburgh Brewing Co., Pittsburgh (attempted a visit and tour to no avail on 7-13-07)
  Iron City lager [also IC light, etc.]
  • Red Bell Brewery & Pub, CLOSED! (formerly Wachovia Center, South Philadelphia)
  American Pale Ale, Philadelphia Original Lager, Lager Light, Irish Amber [also Ahopalypse Now I.P.A., Lemon Hill Wheat, Hefe-Weizen, Wee Heavy Scottish Ale, Black Cherry Stout]
  • Sly Fox Beer, Royersford (with a brewhouse in Pikeland Village Square, Phoenixville)
  Pikeland Pils, Helles Golden Lager, Oktoberfest, Seamus Irish Red Ale, etc.
  • Stoudt's Brewing Co., Adamstown
  American Pale Ale, Scarlet Lady Ale, Oktoberfest, Blonde Double Mai Bock, Winter Ale, Weizen, etc.
  • Triumph Brewing Co., Union Square, New Hope (VISITED 8/26/07!) and Old City, Philadelphia and Princeton, NJ
  Oktoberfest, Bengal Gold I.P.A., Imperial Stout, Kellerbier (tasty!), etc.
  • Tröegs Craft Brewery, Harrisburg (TOURED!)
  Pale Ale (favorite!), HopBack Amber Ale (favorite!), Bavarian Style Lager, Rugged Trail Nut Brown Ale, Sunshine Pils, Tröegenator Double Bock, Mad Elf Ale, Nugget Nectar [also Dreamweaver Wheat and Oatmeal Stout]
  • Victory Brewing Co., Downingtown (VISITED! 6/30/07)
  HopDevil I.P.A. (favorite!), Victory Lager, Prima Pils, Golden Monkey, Festbier, Hop Wallop, Moonglow Weizenbock, Sunrise Weissbier, Storm King Imperial Stout, Whirlwind Witbier, etc.
  • Weyerbacher , Easton
  Blithering Idiot, Hops Infusion I.P.A., Double Simcoe I.P.A., Raspberry Imperial Stout (yuck!), etc.
  • Yards Brewing Co., Northern Liberties, Philadelphia
  (split from Philadelphia Brewing Co.)
  Philadelphia Pale Ale, E.S.A., I.P.A., Saison Belgian Style Ale, Love Stout (yuck!), Thomas Jefferson Tavern Ale, Poor Richard's Tavern Spruce Ale (hand-pumped!) [also Brawler Pugilist style ale, General Washington Tavern Porter]

• Texas
• Shiner Beers by Spoetzl Brewery, Shiner
Kölsch (underwhelming), etc.

• Vermont
• Long Trail Brewing Co., Bridgewater Corners
Long Trail Ale, Harvest Ale, etc.
• Magic Hat Brewing Co., South Burlington
#9, Hocus Pocus, Circus Boy Hefeweizen (favorite!), Fat Angel, Jinx Ale, Batch 375 Mystery Beer Double IPA (favorite!), Roxy Rolles Amber Ale, Odd Notion (dark wheat ale), etc.
• Otter Creek Brewing, Middlebury
Otter Creek Pale Ale, Otter Creek Copper Ale, Otter Creek Vermont Lager, Wolaver's Pale Ale (organic), etc.

• Virginia
• Capitol City Brewing Co., Arlington (VISITED!) (also Baltimore, D.C. Capitol Hill & Downtown D.C.)
Pale Rider Ale, Amber Waves Ale, Capitol Kolsch, etc.
• Legend Brewing Co., Richmond
Golden IPA, Brown Ale, Lager, etc. (all excellent beers!)
• Old Dominion Brewing Co., Ashburn (now owned by Coastal Brewing Co., see Fordham Brewing Co., Dover, DE)
New River Pale Ale (formerly contract brewed for New River Brewing Co.), Dominion Ale, etc.
• St. George Brewing Co., Hampton
Golden Ale, Lager, Olde Richmond Batch 11 I.P.A., etc.
• Starr Hill Brewery, Crozet
Jomo Lager, etc.
• Williamsburg AleWerks, Williamsburg
Red Marker Ale (excellent!), etc.

• Washington
• Boundary Bay Brewery & Bistro, Bellingham
Bellingham Blonde, etc.
• Georgetown Brewing Co., Seattle
Manny's Pale Ale, etc.
• Lazy Boy Brewing, Everett
Hefeweizen, etc.
• Pyramid Breweries, Seattle and 3 CA locations
Apricot Hefe Weizen, etc.
• Red Hook, Woodinville (see also Portsmouth, NH)
E.S.B, I.P.A., Late Harvest Autumn Ale, Copper Hook Spring Ale, etc.

• Wisconsin
• Huber Brewery, Monroe
Berghoff Genuine Dark Beer, etc.
• Lakefront Brewery, Inc., Milwaukee
Lakefront I.P.A., etc.
• Sprecher Brewing Co., Glendale (Milwaukee)
Mai Bock, etc.

Foreign/Imported

• Australia
  • Cascade Brewery Company, South Hobart, Tasmania (owned by Fosters, see below)
  Cascade Premium Lager, Cascade Premium Light, etc.
  • Coopers Brewery, Leabrook, South Australia
  Original Pale Ale (favorite!), Premium Ale, Sparkling Ale, etc.
  • Fosters Brewing (a.k.a. Carlton & United Brewing), Carlton, Victoria
  Foster's Lager, Carlton Draught (favorite!), Victoria Bitter (VB), etc.
  • Lion Nathan Co., Sydney, New South Wales
  Tooheys New, Old, etc.
  • XXXX, Milton, Brisbane, Queensland (distributed by InBev)

• Belgium
  • Brugse Zot by Huisbrouwerij De Halve Maan, Brugge
  • La Chouffe Golden Ale by Brasserie d' Achouffe, Achouffe
  • Chimay Beers, Baileux
  Blue/Grande Réserve, Red/Première [also Triple/Cinq Cents]
  • Delirium Tremens blond beer by Huyghe Brewery, Melle
  • Duvel Golden Ale, Breendonk
  • Eulogy's Robust Blonde (Busty Blonde) by Brasserie La Binchoise, Binche
  • Gouden Carolus Noël (Christmas) by Brouwerij Het Anker, Mechelen
  • Grimbergen Dubbel by Brouwerij Alken-Maes, originally in Grimbergen but now in Jumet, Charleroi
  • Hoegaarden Witbier, Jupille (owned by InBev)
  • Kasteel Rogue (Kasteel Kriek) by Kasteel Bier/Brouwerij Van Honsebrouck, Ingelmunster
  • La Chouffe Golden Ale by Brasserie d' Achouffe, Achouffe
  • Leffe Blonde (owned by InBev)
  • Lindemans Framboise Lambic, Vlezenbeek
  • Malheur 12, Buggenhout
  • Monk's Cafe Flemish Sour Red Ale by Brouwerij Van Steenberge, Ertvelde
  • Piraat, Ertvelde
  • St. Bernardus Abt 12 Abbey Ale, Watou
  • Stella Artois (owned by InBev)
  • Troubadour Blond by Brouwerij The Musketeers, Ursel
  • Westmalle, Westmalle
  Tripel, Dubbel, etc.
  • Wittekerke witbier by Brouwerij Bavik, Bavikhove

• Brazil
  • Cintra pilsen, headquartered in Rio de Janeiro with breweries in Piraí and Mogi Mirim (owned by InBev?)

• Canada
  • Labatt Blue, London, ON (owned by InBev)
  • Molson (see Molson Coors Brewing Co. under Domestic)
  • Moosehead Breweries, Saint John, NB (largest independent Canadian brewery still 100% Canadian owned)
  Moosehead Lager, etc.
  • Unibroue, Chambly, QC
  La Fin Du Monde triple fermentation, Trois Pistoles, Maudite, etc.

• Costa Rica
  • Florida Ice & Farm Co., Echeverría de Heredia (amazingly they brew all Costa Rican beer!)
  Imperial, Pilsen, Bavaria Gold [also Bavaria Light, Bavaria Dark, Rock Ice, and contract brewing for Heineken]

• Czech Republic
  • Kláster Brewery Winter Lager, Kláster Hradiste nad Jizerou

• Denmark
  • Carlsberg, Copenhagen and now worldwide

• England
  • Bass Pale Ale, (Marston's Brewery) Burton upon Trent, Staffordshire (owned by InBev)
  • Black Sheep Ale by Black Sheep Brewery, Masham, North Yorkshire
  • Boddingtons Bitter Pub Ale, (originally brewed at Strangeways Brewery, Manchester) (owned by InBev)
  • Fuller's (Fuller, Smith & Turner P.L.C.), (Griffin Brewery) London
  E.S.B. (actually not too enjoyable), London Pride (Bitter/Pale Ale), etc.
  • Greene King Brewing, (Westgate Brewery) Suffolk
  Abbot Ale, etc.
  • Newcastle Brown Ale, originally Newcastle, now Dunston, Gateshead, Tyne and Wear
  • Samuel Smith's Old Brewery, Tadcaster, N. Yorkshire
  Oatmeal Stout, Pale Ale, Winter Welcome Ale, etc.
  • Wells & Young's Brewing Co. LTD, Bedford (formerly Young & Co.'s Brewery PLC, The Ram Brewery, Wandsworth, London)
  Young's Oatmeal Stout, etc.

• France
  • Kronenbourg, Strasbourg

• Germany
  • Augustiner Bräu, Munich (VISITED! 5/01) (Augustiner Bräustuben, also Augustiner Keller, Augustiner Restaurant, etc.)
  Edelstoff, Weissbier, etc.
  • Beck's pilsener, Bremen (owned by InBev)
  • DAB Dortmunder Actien-Brauerei Pilsener, Dortmund
  • Diebels Alt, Issum, Düsseldorf (owned by InBev)
  • Dinkel Acker, Stuttgart (parent company is Dinkelacker-Schwaben Bräu which is owned by InBev and is brewed by Spaten?)
  CD-Pils, Dunkel (Dark) (tasty!), etc.
  • Ettaler Curator Doppelbock , Ettal
  • Erdinger , Erding
  Weissbräu, Weissbier Dunkel, etc.
  • Flensburger Weizen, Flensburg
  • Franziskaner hefe-Weisse, Munich (owned by InBev)
  • Früh Kölsch, Cologne
  • Gaffel Kölsch, Cologne
  • Hacker-Pschorr, Munich
  Weisse, Dunkel Weisse, Original Oktoberfest Amber Märzen, etc.
  • Henninger, Frankfurt
  • Hofbräuhaus München, Munich (VISITED! 5/01)
  • Jever pilsener, Jever (owned by Brau und Brunnen AG)
  • Köstriker Schwarzbier (Black Lager), Bad Köstritz/Thuringia
  • Löwenbräu original lager, Munich (owned by InBev)
  • Paulaner Müchen, Munich
  Hefe-Weissbier, original Münchner Hell, Oktoberfest Märzen, Salvator Double Bock, etc.
  • Schlenkerla Rauchbier (yuck!), Bamberg
  • Schneider Weisse, Kelheim
  • Spaten Oktoberfest UR-Märzen, Munich (owned by InBev)
  • St. Pauli Girl lager, Beck's Brewery, Bremen (owned by InBev)
  • Warsteiner Premium Verum, Warstein
  • Bayerische Staatsbraureri Weihenstephan (The oldest brewery in the world, c. 1040), Freising
  Weihenstephaner Festbier, etc.

• Ireland
  • Beamish Stout, Beamish and Crawford Brewery in Cork
  • Guiness (St. James's Gate Brewery), Dublin (owned by Diageo)
  Guiness Stout, Smithwick's Irish Ale (St. Francis Abbey Brewery in Kilkenny, Ireland), Harp Lager (Dundalk, Ireland), [also Kilkenny]
  • Murphy's Irish Red Ale, Cork

• Italy
  • Birra Moretti, Udine or Milan or Bergamo depending upon the source . . . (owned by Heineken Italia)

• Jamaica
  • Red Stripe Lager, originally Kingston, now Hunt's Bay (owned by Diageo)

• Japan
  • Asahi Super "Dry", Tokyo

• Mexico
  • Corona Extra
  
  [NOTE: Summary of ROB'S CORONA HYPOTHESIS. Corona markets itself as an upscale import, costing around $30 per case! However, if you truly test yourself you will realize Corona is crap beer on par with Budweiser for flavor. Indeed I have done taste tests where people blindly taste a Bud and a Corona SANS LIME, OR a Corona and a Bud both with lime included. Most people are unable to tell the difference or note that they taste so similar that someone could have swapped the Corona for a Bud and they wouldn't have noticed. This experimental data has held up in repeated trials. Try it yourself. Besides, as any beer afficianado knows, temperature change does not skunk beer but SUNLIGHT DOES. Any beer that markets itself in a clear bottle, and thus invites skunking from sun exposure, cannot consider itself a real beverage. I used to enjoy Corona, but mainly because limes are such a tasty little fruit. Do yourself a favor and save yourself some cash. If you want a refreshing beach beer buy ANY pale (a.k.a. virtually tasteless) lager and ADD LIME.]
  • Dos Equis by Cuauhtémoc Moctezuma Brewery (owned by Fomento Económico Mexicano), Monterrey
  Especial [and Ambar]
  • Sol by Cuauhtémoc Moctezuma Brewery (owned by Fomento Económico Mexicano), Monterrey
  • Tecate, by Cuauhtémoc Moctezuma Brewery (owned by Fomento Económico Mexicano), Monterrey (originally Tecate, Baja California)

• Netherlands
  • Amstel Light, Amsterdam
  • Grolsch, Enschede (originally Groenlo)
  • Heineken, Amsterdam (TOURED!)
  • Koningshoeven Quad, Berkel-Enschot, Tilburg
  • Oranjeboom Premium Lager, originally Rotterdam, then Breda, now at Dommelsche Bierbrouwerij in Dommelen (owned by InBev)

• Norway
  • Nøgne Ø pale ale, Grimstad

• Poland
  • Okocim O.K. Beer Full Pale pilsener, Warsaw originally Brzesko-Okocim (owned by German firm Bräu und Brunnen and the Danish brewer Carlsberg)

• Scotland
  • Deuchars IPA by Caledonian Brewery, Edinburgh
  • Isle of Arran Blonde, Cladach, Brodick, Isle of Arran
  • SkullSplitter Orkney Ale by Orkney Brewery, Quoyloo, Orkney Islands

Domestic

• Anheuser-Busch, St. Louis, MI (TOURED!)
Budwesier (yuck!), Bud Light (double yuck!), Beach Bum Blonde Ale (surprisingly good), Michelob, Busch, Natural Light (yuck!), Redbridge Sorghum Beer (ehhhh . . .), Skipjack Amber Lager, Rolling Rock Extra Pale (purchased May 2006, Latrobe brewery closed as of July 2006), [also O'Doul's etc.]

• Miller Brewing Co., originally Milwaukee, WI + various U.S. breweries
Miller Lite (favorite chugger!), Miller Genuine Draft (MGD), Miller High Life, Red Dog, Milwaukee's Best (yuck!), Pilsner Urquell, Leinenkugel (Sunset Wheat (too sweet!), Honey Weiss, Summer Shandy, etc.) (formerly Chippewa Falls, WI) [also Olde English, etc.]

• Molson Coors Brewing Co., originally Montréal but now various locations in Canada and Golden, CO+ various breweries worldwide
Molson Canadien, Molson Export, Molson Golden, Carling (Black Label), etc.
Coors Light (yuck!), Keystone light (favorite chugger!), Blue Moon Belgian White, Honey Moon Summer Ale, Killian's Irish Red, Carling, etc.

• Pabst Brewing Co. (now brewed by Miller Brewing Co.)
, originally Milwaukee, WI
Pabst Blue Ribbon (PBR) (favorite chugger!), Heileman's Export (formerly La Crosse, WI), Heileman's Old Style [also Schlitz (formerly Milwaukee, WI), Stroh's (formerly Detroit, MI), Old Milwaukee, Colt 45, etc.]

• Sam Adams Brewing Co., Jamaica Plain, Boston, MA (TOURED!)
Boston Lager, White Ale, Summer Ale, Octoberfest, Winter Lager, Honey Porter, Cherry Wheat, Light, etc.

• Yuengling (D.G. Yuengling & Son, Inc.), Pottsville, PA
Yuengling Lager (simply known as "lager" in PA, this is a staple beer!), Porter, Black & Tan, Light [also Lord Chesterfield Ale, Premium]

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Last updated: 7/16/08