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Indie beer has had a meteoric impact on American culture. Neighborhood breweries are expanding flavor profiles, unearthing novel ingredients, pushing production methods, reimagining physical spaces, and deepening community connections. Because of indie brewers, beer simply is not what it used to be \u2014 it’s more.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Is your beer Indie?<\/h2>\n

Use the Indie Beer Finder below to make sure you’re supporting the innovators, dreamers, and small business owners that make our nationwide patchwork of independent breweries a reality.<\/p>\n

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Our neighborhoods. Our beer.<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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There are currently over 9,000 indie breweries operating in the United States.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Most Americans live within 10 miles of an indie brewer.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Independence matters<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Take a visual journey through the nuanced passions and interests that propel indie beer forward. These breweries, plus thousands of others across the country, are developed by entrepreneurs who crave originality and cultivate genuine connections to the products and experiences they create. Explore with us.<\/p>\n

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Walking Tree Brewery<\/a><\/h2>\n

Vero Beach, FL<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n

\n \"Shojo\n <\/a><\/p>\n
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Sh\u014dj\u014d Beer Co.<\/a><\/h2>\n

Miami, FL<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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1865 Brewing Company<\/a><\/h2>\n

Hampton, VA<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n

\n \"NoDa\n <\/a><\/p>\n
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NoDa Brewing<\/a><\/h2>\n

Charlotte, NC<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n

\n \"man\n <\/a><\/p>\n
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Anderson Valley Brewing Co.<\/a><\/h2>\n

Boonville, CA<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n

\n \"drinking\n <\/a><\/p>\n
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Bow & Arrow Brewing Co.<\/a><\/h2>\n

Albuquerque, NM<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n

\n \"white\n <\/a><\/p>\n
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Naked Iguana Brewery<\/a><\/h2>\n

Galveston, TX<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n

\n \"smiling\n <\/a><\/p>\n
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White Lion Brewing<\/a><\/h2>\n

Springfield, MA<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Streetcar 82 Brewing Co.<\/a><\/h2>\n

Hyattsville, MD<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n

\n \"brewer-examining-beer-in-brewery-back-of-house-hidden-springs\"\n <\/a><\/p>\n
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Hidden Springs Ale Works<\/a><\/h2>\n

Tampa, FL<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n

\n \"volunteer\n <\/a><\/p>\n
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Volunteer Brewing Co<\/a><\/h2>\n

Middletown, DE<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n

\n \"pilot\n <\/a><\/p>\n
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Pilot Project Brewing<\/a><\/h2>\n

Chicago, IL<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n

\n \"Maine\n <\/a><\/p>\n
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Maine Beer Company<\/a><\/h2>\n

Freeport, ME<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Raices Brewing<\/a><\/h2>\n

Denver, CO<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Flathead Lake Brewing Co.<\/a><\/h2>\n

Bigfork, MT<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Green Bench Brewing Co.<\/a><\/h2>\n

St. Petersburg, FL<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Tell us about your indie brewery!<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Is your brewery turning the beer world upside down? Submit your info to be featured.<\/p>\n

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Explore a brewery near you.<\/h2>\n

Look for the Independent Craft Brewer Seal on the map below to make sure it\u2019s indie beer you’re drinking.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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