Readers reveal their craft beer watering holes

Northeastern states

• Flight Deck Brewing, Brunswick, Maine. Located “just a short walk from the ramp” at Brunswick Executive Airport on the old small-arms range of the former Brunswick Naval Air Station. “Don't miss the lobster roll, lobster BLT and lobster wontons.”
• Loaded Question Brewing, Great Rhythm Brewing Co., and Liars Bench Beer Co., of Portsmouth, New Hampshire. Nearby airport: Portsmouth International Airport.
• Cape May Brewing Co. Located on the airport property of New Jersey’s Cape May County Airport and within walking distance of the fixed-base operation. “There is a good dinner and a nice museum on the field. Cape May Beer is critically acclaimed with their Topsail beer being voted one of the best in the country.”
• Southern Tier Brewing Co., Lakewood, New York. Nearby airport: Chautauqua County/Jamestown Airport. “About 3 miles from airport. Crew car available. Great GREAT beer, growlers available. Tell them you flew in and ask for a tour—they love pilots!”

Southern states

• Hunter-Gatherer Brewery & Alehouse. It’s located in the recently renovated, historic Curtiss-Wright Hangar at Jim Hamilton L.B. Owens Airport, Columbia, South Carolina.
• Fairhope Brewing Co., Fairhope, Alabama. H.L. Sonny Callahan Airport is nearby in Fairhope.
• Jailhouse Brewing Co., Hampton, Georgia. Henry County Airport is nearby.

Great Lakes/Midwest region

• Toppling Goliath Brewing Co., of Decorah, Iowa, has opened a new serving room about a mile away from Decorah Municipal Airport, said a reader, adding, “They have won numerous international awards, including best beer in the world. I don't know how you can possibly decide that, but someone did. Connell Aviation has a crew car to get to the brewery and there are several hotels nearby. The town of Decorah is a pretty college town with a Norwegian heritage and worth the visit.”
• Dark Horse Brewing Co., of Marshall, Michigan, was featured on a History Channel program in July 2014. It is located about a mile from Brooks Field. Member comment: “Great food and beer.”
• Latitude 42 Brewing Co., Portage, Michigan, and Bell’s Brewery, Kalamazoo, Michigan. Nearby airport: Kalamazoo/Battle Creek International Airport, where a reader gave a shout-out to the FBO, commenting, “The friendly folks at Duncan (Aviation) are always happy to lend a courtesy car.”
• Streetside Brewery, Cincinnati, is less than a mile from Cincinnati Municipal Airport/Lunken Field “with a nice atmosphere and indoor outdoor seating. Very broad beer selection with some real unique options.”

Western region

• Knee Deep Brewing Co., of Auburn, California, is very close to transient aircraft parking at Auburn Municipal Airport. “Outstanding IPA, big enough brewery to have a large selection.” Moonraker Brewing is also located in Auburn, California, near Auburn Municipal Airport. “Another highly awarded brewery, a few hundred feet from the airport.”
• Elkhorn Slough Brewing Co., Watsonville, California. Nearby airport: Watsonville Municipal Airport.
• 4 Noses Brewing Co., Broomfield, Colorado. “Practically walking distance from Rocky Mountain Metropolitan Airport. Reader comment:  "Great well rounded selection of beers.  If you want to make it into a longer trip the Denver metro has thousands of breweries for every taste."
• Sunriver Brewing Co., Sunriver, Oregon, has locations in Sunriver, Bend, and Eugene. The Sunriver Pub, “on the eastern slope of the beautiful Cascade Mountain Range,” is near 4,163-foot-elevation Sunriver Airport.
• Live Oak Brewing Co., of Del Valle, Texas. “Across the highway from the north side of the airport!” The airport is Austin Bergstrom International Airport.

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