Santa Fe Brewing Company

On our long cross country move from San Francisco to New Jersey we found ourselves in Santa Fe, NM. We stopped a lot of breweries on our trip, but this one certainly stood out. We started with some sampling and a few pints at the brewery where we had a great time hanging out with one of the brewers and sampling beer. We also got to watch the best sunset I've ever seen. After that we walked across the parking lot to their brew pub for some more beers, great food laden with green chilies, and a nice open mic night. Their Fiesta IPA is amazing, try it if you get the chance.

http://www.santafebrewing.com/

Dock Street Brewpub

This growler came from Dock Street brewery in west Philadelphia. Dock Street a long and rich history of craft beer brewing. They were really one of the first breweries to get into the craft brewing renaissance that really started in the mid to late 80s. They are well known for their pilsner, but they also make a great Rye IPA that I recommend. It was a cold winter night when a group of us ventured out there for the first time, in addition to the great beer we heard about, we discovered that their hardwood fired pizza is some of the best in the area. We returned with this German style growler filled with a delicious seasonal porter.

http://www.dockstreetbeer.com/

Victory Brewing

Victory Brewing is not the closest brewery to us, but it's one we travel to often. Victory's beer is considered local to us and boy are we lucky. Though they are well known for their Prima Pils, Hop Devil, and Golden Monkey, they produce a large array of fantastic offerings. My personal faves include Hop Wallop, Baltic Thunder (a truly amazing baltic porter), and their Festbier. Their brewery and brewpub is located in Downingtown, PA, not too far from Philly. They use German style 2-Liter growlers. These two came with Festbier and Hop Wallop.

http://www.victorybeer.com/

Iron Hill Brewery

This is the standard growler for Iron Hill Brewery, a micro chain of brewpubs operating in the Philly metro area. We go here often, good food, good beer. It's usually good to go with a seasonal offering here, although their Pig Iron Porter that is always available is fantastic.

http://www.ironhillbrewery.com/