These bucket-list breweries are notorious for good reason. They are some of the biggest and best-known destination spots for craft beer in the country, and their impressive, picturesque, and even historical facilities are must-hits on your next beercation.
Anchor Brewing Company (San Francisco, California)
Many a beer pilgrimage has been made to the historic copper brewhouse at Anchor Brewing in San Francisco, a destination that’s often thought of as ground zero for craft brewing in the United States. Enjoying an Anchor Steam Beer at the source has practically become a rite of passage.
Firestone Walker Brewing Company (Paso Robles, California)
Firestone Walker has a new taproom restaurant/pilot brewhouse in the works on Washington Boulevard in Venice that promises to be just as enchanting as its Paso Robles brewery. But both the taproom restaurant in Paso Robles, next to their main brewing facility, and the one in Buellton, which also houses Barrelworks, Firestone Walker’s wild ale project, are equally worth the trip.