I love Knee Deep Bewing, Mike. Their Simcoe Triple IPA is awesome. I'll have to fly up to the brewery some day whenever I have a flying airplane again.

Zzz wrote:I always wanted to visit Lang Creek Brewery in Montana, they even had an airstrip. Unfortunately I read that they closed for business.

The Pelican at Pacific City, OR has a great assortment of brews. It's only a 15 minute walk from the airport.

I made it into Lang Creek once Zane, it was a pretty cool operation. I heard the once a year sky diver party there was really something! It was a hot day, and I was already loaded, so deciding how much beer I could take with me took some judgement...... I notice a lot of these operations seem to come and go, too bad when it's right at a grass strip, damn shame!

I remember flying out, not too far away, a small lake that was an incredible turquoise color, not too far outa Kalispel, anyone know the deal on that?

A very minor thread drift: I am still proud (?) I resisted the siren call of landing at the Wyoming Whiskey distillery in Kirby last year. From a off airport flying standpoint it was a piece of cake, and I was right there overhead at 500'. It just didn't pass the off airport sniff test, would have been politically incorrect, too public, too many eyeballs around. As I recounted here at the time, later that day in Thermopolis, I simply bought a bottle off the shelf of a store, so mission accomplished

At the risk of thread hijaack....

I just don't get it about Growlers. They hold as much as a six pack, cost as much and often more, and have to be polished off fairly quickly. The only reason I can see to get one is if the brewery doesn't have distribution.. even then, it seems like the cost of a growler should be less than a six pack.

Am I missing something here? Am I just not one of the cool people?

Craig

I'm moving this into another thread:

http://www.backcountrypilot.org/forum/w ... lers-14957

In NW Montana there is Great Northern Brewing Co. in Whitefish (58S). The brewery is about a mile from the airport. They have loaner bicycles to ride into town and it's a grass strip the state keeps in good shape. Try the Highlander Scottish Red. No food but there are good places to eat all around.

courierguy wrote:I remember flying out, not too far away, a small lake that was an incredible turquoise color, not too far outa Kalispel, anyone know the deal on that?

That would probably be Foy's Lake just outside town. The lake water turns over very slowly and is why (I was told) it is that color. Plus it's really shallow.

I still miss Lang Creek brewing even though it's been 5 years since they closed. It's unfortunate they couldn't make it work, the beer quality was in no way an issue. Their Tri-Motor amber was excellent.



A story about them closing http://www.flatheadbeacon.com/articles/article/tapping_the_last_keg_at_americas_most_remote_brewery/10359

The Redhook Brewery is just minutes from Pease Airport in Portsmouth New Hampshire.

Just fly into KPSM, borrow the crew car from Port City Air, and your good to go.

If things get too lively, there is a nice hotel just next door.

WWW.REDHOOK.COM

Not a brewery, it's a winery, located a few minutes east of KBIS. The winery opens to the public this summer after completing construction of a new building that combines a tasting room and a hangar that will house a nice, low time 180J. This is going to be interesting.

http://www.bearpawwine.com

MAU MAU wrote:The Redhook Brewery is just minutes from Pease Airport in Portsmouth New Hampshire.

Just fly into KPSM, borrow the crew car from Port City Air, and your good to go.

If things get too lively, there is a nice hotel just next door.

http://WWW.REDHOOK.COM

Throwback Brewery and the Blue Lobster Brewery are both walking distance to 7B3...

Here's a decent map of breweries in NH
https://maps.google.com/maps/ms?ie=UTF8 ... urce=embed

My 3 favs are as Zane said The Pelican Pub in Pacific City.

#2Full Sail Brewing in Hood River Oregon. The FBO has a crew car as it is to far to walk. about a 15 minute bike ride.

#3 McMenamin's Edgefield Troutdale Oregon. They make beer, wine and have a distillery all on site. 15 minute walk from the south ramp. SOUTH RAMP! not north!

Cheers...Rob

The Outer Banks Brewing Station is just 1 block from the First Flight Memorial at Kitty Hawk (KFFA). They bill themselves as the first wind powered brew pub. They have an excellent selection of beers available in growlers as well as some hand crafted soft drinks and superb food. If you're flying on the east coast, the first flight memorial (http://www.nps.gov/wrbr/index.htm) is a must stop, and the Outer Banks Brewing Station is a fabulous place to refill your personal tanks. http://www.obbrewing.com/

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I thought I'd better add Denali Brewing Co. to this thread, since it's a stone's throw from both the main strip and the downtown strip in Talkeetna. This red was named in a contest by a guide from Alaska Mountaineering School, by the way- they're another top-notch Talkeetna outfit.

-DP

p.s. I almost hated to reply to this thread, because before I did, this one was right above the thread titled "BMI Saga". Too appropriate!

I don't think anyone's mentioned Anderson Valley Brewing Company yet. Fly in to Boonville airport (D83) and it's an easy walk to the tap room.