50 fastest growing craft breweries
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They stick to super easy to drink beers, but I haven’t had a poorly made one.
I also haven’t had everything they can.
That's one of my favorites. Fresh "Haze of our Lives" is pretty tasty as well. Not a lot of local NE IPAs in 12oz format, so I appreciate that.
This. I've been to the brewery a few times, and never have been impressed with their offerings. Bought some of their cans as well from time to time, just doesn't do it for me.
Their Kviek IPA collab was pretty damn good. Haze of our Lives was pretty meh.
I've only had two of their beers that I can recall - the peanut butter porter (which was excellent) and the summer wheat (just OK, nothing I'd go out of my way for). Good for them, though. Have they been around for a while now or are they still relatively new?
Relatively new. He was brewing one batch at a time in his garage for the first couple years and just expanded to a new brewing facility in town last summer (with the canning machine, etc). They've brought on a second brewmaster and ramped up production a ton since then.
They are sold in Hy-Vees in the DM and CR areas, at least.
Their Laketime peanut butter porter is the best peanut butter porter I have ever had. Its a solid beer.
The PB porter is definitely my favorite of that style. I've had others that were anywhere from pretty good to not good at all, but that beer is consistently delicious. Their One Tough Cookie monster cookie stout was damn good as well.
I first visited the taproom in 2014 on RAGBRAI. I don't think they had been open long. 6 pack cans came out last year.
I first visited the taproom in 2014 on RAGBRAI. I don't think they had been open long. 6 pack cans came out last year.
They've got the porter game down IMO. Crazy how fast they've grown. I remember going to their little house/tap room a couple of years ago and only having a growler fill as an option. Now they fill the shelves locally.
Imperial Peanut Butter-4.25
Peanut Butter Porter-4
One Tough Cookie-4.25
Oreo Speed Wagon-3.75
Mango Habanero Haze-4
Diggity Dank-3.5
Coconut Porter-3.75
Lake Lap-3
Propeller-3.25
Anchors Aweigh-4
Imperial Peanut Butter-4.25
Peanut Butter Porter-4
One Tough Cookie-4.25
Oreo Speed Wagon-3.75
Mango Habanero Haze-4
Diggity Dank-3.5
Coconut Porter-3.75
Lake Lap-3
Propeller-3.25
Anchors Aweigh-4
Fastest growing can get twisted. If you started last year and just kinda tried to get things figured out and sold 20 cases and then the next year you ramped up and sold 1000 cases, you could say you exploded in growth. Then next year if you sold 3000 cases the percent increase wouldn't look as good as the 20 to 1000.
How some car dealers say they are the fastest growing in a region for a certain time period. If you are new and having any success, you are are going to show a large increase in sales.
How some car dealers say they are the fastest growing in a region for a certain time period. If you are new and having any success, you are are going to show a large increase in sales.
When I was a pup, they gave trophies out for kids who scored really high on their Iowa Test of Basic Skills. The next year they gave trophies out for most improved. Since I did well both years, I didn't get a trophy. Meanwhile the dumbass next to me got a trophy for doing slightly less bad.
That was 30 years ago and I'm still a little angry about it
